Growing Tall Poppies : Thrive After Trauma

When Your Body Says ‘Enough’: The Hidden Cost of Being High-Functioning


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What happens when the life you’ve built… is the very thing making you sick?

In this deeply honest and expansive conversation, Dr. Nat Green is joined by Ramah Leith — a former public health professional turned multidimensional healer — who shares her powerful journey from high-achieving burnout and chronic illness to deep healing, alignment, and purpose.

After years of pushing, proving, and striving, Ramah’s body reached breaking point — with chronic pain, digestive issues, and autoimmune disease forcing her to confront a truth many high-functioning women avoid:

👉 You can’t outwork what your nervous system is trying to protect you from.

This episode explores what happens when you finally stop…
 and the identity shifts, emotional release, and deeper healing that follow.

✨ In This Episode, We Explore:

  •  The hidden link between high-functioning perfectionism and chronic illness
  •  Why your body forces a stop when you keep pushing through 
  •  The identity patterns behind people-pleasing, overworking, and “proving” 
  •  What a “dark night of the soul” actually is (and why it’s a turning point) 
  •  The moment everything changed: giving yourself permission to stop 
  •  Healing beyond the medical model: body, mind, and emotional integration 
  •  Why gratitude, presence, and slowing down are powerful nervous system resets 
  •  Reconnecting with your body instead of fighting it 
  •  The shift from head → heart → deeper inner knowing
  •  How adversity becomes the doorway to purpose and post-traumatic growth 

🔥 Key Takeaway

If you’re constantly pushing, overthinking, and holding everything together…

This episode is your reminder:

👉 You’re not failing.
 👉 You’re not broken.
 👉 Your system is asking for something different.

And sometimes… the breakdown is actually the breakthrough.

💫 About Our Guest

Ramah Leith is a multidimensional healer, health and nutrition coach, visibility and business mentor, and ascension guide.

Blending her background in public health with medical intuition, functional nutrition, and energetic healing, Ramah now helps others reconnect with their bodies, release stored stress, and step into aligned, purposeful lives. 

🎁 Free Gift from Ramah

Ramah offers a beautiful guided meditation:
 “Peace, Connection & Alignment” Chakra Healing Activation— designed to support chakra healing, relaxation, and deeper connection. Here 

🔗 Connect with Ramah

  •  Website: Healing Words with Ramah
  • Facebook:
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Upcoming Summit

Ramah is hosting an incredible event from June 22-26, 2026: The Health, Wealth and Quantum Alignment Summit: Moving the 3D Body into the 5D Flow. You do not want to miss this truly inspirational and transformational free online event. Save your seat here!: https://www.3dbody5dflow.com  


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Intro and Outro music: Inspired Ambient by Playsound.

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be deemed or treated as psychological treatment or to replace the need for psychological treatment.

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Growing Tall Poppies : Thrive After TraumaBy Dr Nat Green

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