The Baggage Reclaim Sessions

Why unfinished endings stick with us and make everyday moments feel unresolved. How casual promises and social cues create looping expectations we obsess over. The pain of future-faking and unmet promises that leave stories hanging. Why breaking contact or re-engaging can reopen old questions. Ways to shift perspective so personal narratives stop replaying on repeat.

When someone shows us who they are, they're showing us their values. If that's different to who we are and where we want to go, we have to acknowledge this. But sometimes, despite what we know, we look to give a second (or umpteenth) chance. Natalie breaks down what's really going on in these situations so that when we do give (or receive) chances, we do so with more awareness and truth. Instagram | Break The Cycle | Blog | Membership

When an ex who didn't treat us with love, care, trust and respect starts saying 'all the right things', it's all-too-easy to be nostalgic. Before we plot our fairy-tale ending or abandon opportunities, our current relationship or even ourselves and the growth we've experienced since the relationship ended, let's check ourselves. Instagram | Courses | Blog | Membership

Explore the importance of feeling anger and how ignoring it affects your well-being. Discover why people often mask their anger with pleasantries and avoid giving honest feedback. Learn how unresolved anger can resurface unexpectedly and the role of people-pleasing as a form of silent rage. Engage in practical steps to process your emotions, including journaling about what angers you and recognizing signs of unresolved feelings. Unpack the connection between past experiences and present anger, and understand how acknowledging them can empower personal boundaries.

What's your tolerance for discomfort, boredom or time out from your typical routine? Natalie talks about our discomfort with having time and space, especially when it means that we might feel and think more than our typical way of life allows for. Instagram | Classes | Blog | Membership

Natalie revisits the topic of improving communication in our intimate relationships. When we recognise that we're experiencing an issue or that we need to express difficult emotions or thoughts, we sometimes decide to keep it to ourselves so that we don't hurt the other party's feelings or ourselves. But the moment we do this, we're blocking intimacy. It creates more problems than if we'd spoken up in the first place. Instagram | Classes | Blog | Membership

What do you do when you feel as if your whole world has been turned upside down? Well, that's something that a lot of us are feeling right now. Natalie shares some thoughts on navigating anxiety and uncertainty. She also digs into some questions/situations that have cropped up thanks to Coronavirus: Do I have to check up on people/family? My ex reached out to me. What does it mean? What do I do? I'm thinking about contacting my ex. Also, what am I going to do about dating??? How do I deal with other people's anxiety about the Coronavirus? I feel bad about needing to run my business and selling my products/services? Instagram | Classes | Blog | Membership

A frank look at situations where one person benefits while the other gets hurt. Short scenes explore pop-up relationships, casual sex dynamics, and the ethics of transparency. The conversation examines why we tolerate being used, how we enable others, and how boundaries and empathy can stop that cycle.

Have you ever experienced stonewalling in a relationship (or possibly engaged in it yourself)? In another episode about understanding and improving communication in our intimate relationships, Natalie breaks down stonewalling including delving into three common scenarios: Shutting down expressing of feelings, thoughts and concerns. Using stonewalling and silent treatment to communicate displeasure or be punitive. Stonewalling and then blindsiding with a breakup. Instagram | Events | Blog | Membership

Natalie talks about why not knowing what you want doesn't have to mean something terrible and why it's going to be tricky to listen to what you want if you're not listening to and meeting your needs. Instagram | Events | Blog | Membership