G’day, I’m Kat!

I care about living a life that feels like mine, and helping you do the same.

My work here is as an authenticity coach, speaker, author, podcast host, somatic dance and qi gong teacher. I love an honest conversation, a question that makes you stop mid sentence and a good belly laugh. Preferably all three.

My work centres on getting to know yourself beneath the roles you’ve collected along the way, understanding what matters to you, finding the courage to live by it, and giving yourself permission to change, even when you’ve already announced your plans to everyone.

That last bit can be awkward. You’re still allowed.

I’ve had to get to know myself, too.

There were years when I didn’t feel worthy of much. My life has included childhood s*xual abuse, bulimia, drug addiction, chronic pain and brain surgery at 23. There was a lot of pain, and a lot I didn’t know how to be with.

Learning to relate to myself differently took time. I began noticing the beliefs I carried, the ways I protected myself and the choices I kept making even when they hurt. I learnt to question what I had accepted as fact about who I was and what was possible for me.

That work asked for honesty. It also asked for kindness, which I wasn’t always particularly generous with towards myself.

Over time, I began making choices that reflected what I actually needed and valued. I share more of that journey in my book, Authentic: Coming Home to Your True Self. Those experiences shape the care I bring to my work and my respect for how much courage change can take.

I’m still becoming.

There’s something humbling about teaching this work and then catching yourself doing the very thing you help other people notice. A lovely little opportunity to practice what you (I) preach. Occasionally accompanied by a swear word.

I still have moments when I overthink, resist or realise I’m back in an old patterned response. I’m always learning to notice sooner, be honest about it and do something useful with what I see.

As I change, so does my understanding of what a good life feels like. What I want to give my energy to. What I’m ready to leave behind. What I want more room for.

I believe we need permission to keep having those conversations with ourselves. You can honour who you’ve been and recognise that something no longer fits. You can feel proud, sad, relieved and unsure about the same decision.

There’s room for all of that in the work we do together.

How I work.

I bring warmth, directness and curiosity. I’ll listen carefully, ask questions and help you notice where your choices and what matters to you might be pulling in different directions.

We might explore a big change in your life, a role you’ve outgrown or a pattern that keeps showing up. We might work on something that looks small from the outside but takes a lot from you, like expressing a need without delivering a fifteen minute defence of why you’re allowed to have it.

Coaching gives us space to understand and question. Qi gong moves stuck energy with gentle movement, breath and awareness. Somatic dance creates room to explore how you feel through movement and expression.

These practices are part of my life and increasingly part of what I share. Sometimes I need stillness. Sometimes I need to be honest with myself. Sometimes I need music and a good dance before I’m ready for either.

There’s a whole life beyond the work.

I’m married to the love of my life, Steve, am a step-mum and a devoted dog mum to Bailey and Daisy, who receive an entirely unreasonable amount of affection (just ask Steve).

I love being in nature, walking, sitting in the sun, cooking for my family, gardening and getting absorbed in a good book. Animal welfare and caring for the environment matter deeply to me. I want those values to show up in how I live.

You’ll also find me teaching community qi gong by the water in Elwood, dancing and making room for the simple things that help me feel present in my own life.

The ordinary parts matter to me. Having time for the people I love. Enjoying where I am. Feeling able to be myself when there’s nothing to achieve and nobody to impress. That’s a life I want to keep making room for.

What feels true for you now?

Maybe you know something needs to change. Maybe you’re curious about what’s next, or you’d simply like to feel more connected to yourself.

You don’t need a polished explanation. We can start with what you know, including, “I’m not sure, but something feels off.”

Explore how we can work together