Welcome to Kindred Conversations
Nurturing Self Belonging
At the heart of my work is an experience-driven devotion to nurturing self-belonging; the quiet, radical act of coming home to yourself. In a world that rewards performance and perfection, Self-belonging is the ways that we attune to the steady rhythm of our own truth. Through communication with the body, the nervous system, and the authentic self, we can rewrite our inner stories and scripts of self-trust. Self-belonging creates safety within, softens patterns of self-abandonment, and grows our capacity to receive care.
Self-belonging isn’t about becoming someone new; it’s about remembering who you are beneath the masks and survival strategies of perfectionism, chronic over-giving, and feelings of not-enoughness. As we tend to the roots of authenticity, care becomes sacred again: a gentle homecoming to the Self that’s always been there, waiting to be met, known, and loved.
Kinesiology as a Compass
I fell in love with kinesiology in my early 20's, long before I was able to 'make it work' for myself. I was extremely disconnected from my body and myself. As I completed courses in NZ, AU, EU and UK, each time I collected many different ways to finally communicate with the parts of me that had been hidden away for safekeeping.
Kinesiology has been my compass that has brought me back to my deepest Self time and time again. To have conversations with my Self, my body and nervous system, has brought me into alignment, and made it easier to know who I am (and who I'm not meant to be!). It has guided me through the in-between liminal spaces, and continues to bring equal parts mystery and embodied awareness, science and spirituality, compassion and comfort.
Combined with my passions for psychology, human design, nervous system somatic support, and intuitive insights, the way I work is a kind of magic that offers a profound sense of clarity, openness and connection that leads the way through the welcoming adventures of Self-belonging.
AUTHOR AND PRACTITIONER
Hey, I'm Anna
Anna supports people who are navigating identity shifts, later-in-life self-discovery, and the quiet exhaustion of holding themselves together in ways that no longer fit. Blending somatic practice, emotional processing, and dynamic identity co-creation, she helps clients rebuild trust in their bodies, rhythms, and inner knowing, cultivating a felt sense of self-belonging.
Anna understands that what feels like chaos and uncertainty on the surface is often a deeper re-patterning — a creative reorganisation of who someone is becoming next. By slowing down enough to listen, she helps clients recognise the body’s innate intelligence as a system that knows how to move through disruption and toward a more coherent way of being that flows into greater expression of self in life, relationships and direction.
Loves cats, tea, and fantasy books
Published Author in two anthologies
Bachelor of Arts maj. Psychology
Registered Neuroenergetic and Human Design Kinesiologist
Fun Facts About Anna
Get to know me
I'm a kiwi living on Awabakal land, Newcastle, NSW
Human design 6/2 Splenic Projector
I'm a Scorpio but you might meet my rising Cancer first! My chart and personality is WATER central.
I got my AuDHD diagnosis at 38
I have cPTSD and Functional Neurological Disorder that shows up as non-epileptic seizures occasionally
The things that regulate me most are listening to audiobooks, channelled journalling, tea, cat cuddles, and time near or in water
If you find a typo in anything I create, I will always be grateful to be made aware of it!
Kindred Conversations acknowledges the Awabakal people as the traditional custodians of the land where we work, live and connect with others and nature. We honour and respect the leaders and healers of past and present.
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