Key Points, Top Takeaways and Memorable Quotes 

“So much of that relates with my mom is because I had watched her grow with me as I was growing up doing everything.  I didn’t know there were options of asking for help, you know, asking other people to, it just didn’t occur to me because I had never seen that.  My mom was like, ‘you figure it out, you do it yourself, whatever you need to do, you figure out how to do it.’” 6:17

“It was a blessing and a curse, they say because I learned how to, like I always had a bright smile.  And often it was honest and genuine and authentic like I’m happy, but I also learned how to use that to cover up everything that was hurting.” 10:33

“I had to work so you just make it work.  I didn’t consciously do it, but I know unconsciously I just went with then I won’t feel anything emotionally because there’s no room or time to feel anything. And I just have to do my day and get through my day and this is how it is.  And I become very strict, very regimented, very focused, and very driven.  And driven because it was so much about ‘Get out of poverty.’  That was the mindset.” 16:40

“So much of the work I do now talks about how much it's a coping mechanism.  And how much I learned to cope with what was going on in my home growing up.  Yes there’s survival, yes there’s a need for discipline growing up, but there’s also an element where it's also very comfortable to be very busy and to have a full schedule and to not have time to feel, or to think or to anything other than this what I do and then check the box off in the course of the day.” 21:18

“What I realized is, in order for me to do that, I had to go back to my parents and revisist all those parenting things I didn’t like and finally let go of feeling like there was any blame, or shame, or anger, anger was a big one for me, rage.  Going back and revisiting all those to understand what happened.” 24:22

“You know, that answer has changed over the last few years because now, where I’m sitting, the only thing I would say to my younger self is ‘Be patient, you’ll see how it all works out and it’s going to be ok.’ It’s like if I had heard that, there’s something about planting the seed of hope that I could have carried with me to say ok, it’s the hard part, but it’s going to be ok.” 28:16

“To this day I still feel like sometimes that’s when I’m fighting with God, when I'm wrestling, I just come back down to ok, well I may not know who you are, and I may not trust you and I may not even like you, but this life force is real, it’s tangible, it’s real, I can feel it, i saw it, I see it, and that’s what I always come back to and refine my faith from that place.” 37:57

“Cuz that was the hardest thing I struggled with. For me, I thought well God was indifferent. I realized, oh, I felt like God was indifferent, but that was, now I look back at my mom’s history, and my dad’s history, and through story I’m like, oh, God was there.  Both of my parents made choices that were not in alignment with God and that energy and what they were supposed to do.” 39:53

“Watching her and realizing my role as a parent is just to teach her the skills the best that I can but I have to let her stumble and I have to let her feel uncomfortable to the point where that’s what gives her those boundaries.” 51:42

Guest Bio 

Dr. Natacha Nelson is known for her work as a Life Doctor; Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur & creator of The Untamed Heart System and events. Her journey into entrepreneurship began at the young age of 16 and she has been building businesses ever since.

A 22 year South Bay resident, Dr. Natacha has been a consistent leader delivering Health and Wellness services to all ages in the community. She has a long list of client success stories ranging from Corporate Executives, Professional Athletes, Medical Professionals, coaches to stay-at-mom homes. She has defied all the odds both personally and professionally and has mastered the ability to turn adversities into advantages. She has coached Businessmen & women nationwide.

Show Notes  

0:00 - What I Meant to Say Podcast Intro

0:18 - Introducing Natacha Nelson

0:43 - Introducing Natacha Nelson Connection

2:29 - Journaling and Inspiration for the Book

7:29 - Your Mother’s Reasons and Your Relationship with Her

9:38 - Never Knowing What Goes on Behind the Scenes and Putting on a Bright Smile

11:59 - Coming from a Place of Lack

15:05 - Shutting Down Everything Except School, Playing Ball, and Work

17:24 - Moved to Southern California from Northern California and Starting a Business

18:15 - Mid-Life Crisis and my Exploding Well was Getting Pregnant with my Daughter

20:40 - Generational Patterns and Stories

22:48 - How Did You Reframe Some of the Messaging you Received from Your Mother?

25:32 - Growing Up Biracial

28:09 - What Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self?

30:39 - I Had to Hit Bottom with My Failing Business and Life

34:59 - Wrestling with Faith throughout Your Book and Life

40:37 - BB Commercial

40:45 - Mindy, Body, Spiritual Based Education and Knowledge

42:55 - Shoutout to One of My First Patients and All His Questions

44:16 - Working on the Mental and Emotional Misalignments

46:16 - Generational Healing through Connection and a Sense of Belonging

50:05 - I Look at My Daughter and Want to Give Her All the Answers

54:52 - Where Can People Find You and How Can You Help Them?

1:00:48 - WIMTS Podcast Closing

Links & Where to Find Natacha 

Book - Finding Courage to Let You Out by Natacha Nelson

Website - www.theuntamedheart.com

Facebook - @NatachaNelson

IG - @natacha_lifedoctor