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 becoming a home to your Self. For many people, this doesn't feel like a return, so much as a rebuild. In a world that rewards performance and perfection, Self-belonging is the way 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 is the active process of constructing safety within, that enables the softening 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 our authenticity, care becomes sacred again: a gentle remembering of 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 the 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 made it easier to know who I am becoming (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 and gene keys, 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.
Hey, I'm Anna
A guide for your in-between self journey
I love to support people who are navigating (unexpected) identity shifts, later-in-life self-discovery (especially ADHD/Autism/AuDHD diagnosis), and whose bodies are no longer quiet about the exhaustion of holding themselves together in ways that no longer fit.
I understand 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.
But first, it feels scary. Like you're lost, don't know who you are anymore, and not sure where to even begin with what you need to know, let alone learn (or unlearn!)
You want to trust your intuition, but its guiding voice isn't finding you. Your fears feel bigger than they used to, and your body is asking you for far more care and attention through illness, burnout and chronic conditions.
This is where we meet, and this is where we create a new way for you to move forward that helps you write a new chapter: with confidence, clarity and more capacity for living a life that you get to truly live.
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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