My Own Kind

My Own Kind ~ I help midlife women change their daily habits to create a life they love, inside and out ~ You know body better than anyone else.

My mission is to help busy women prioritise their own health and wellbeing. With all the things you've put it through, what you've grown up coping with and the things that have appeared or developed over time. You know what's a 'good hurt' and a 'bad hurt' when it comes to exercising and stretching. I trust you when you say that something doesn't feel right, something hurts or you need to stop. I'll never tell you to 'push through the pain'. You're an adult, you know you body better than anyone, and you deserve to have control over it. My job is to assist, educate, motivate and inspire you - not to berate, ignore or hurt you. I CAN'T help you if you need a 'biggest loser'-type PT who will yell and scream and tell you to toughen up. There's enough of those out there, and besides that's just not me. I CAN help you if you need someone to listen, understand, find another way - to support and encourage you to find your healthiest, happiest version of you.
~ Cristie. I offer:
Face to face and online -
*Holistic Healing through a number of modalities
*Holistic Lifestyle Coaching
*1on1 Personal Training
*Small Group Sessions
*Corporate presentations, workshops and programmes

12/10/2025

Being jet-lagged sucks - but you know what’s worse?

When you’re effectively ‘jet-lagged’ but you don’t even know it.

This can show up as:
‘I’m a night owl’
‘I just can’t wake up in the mornings’
‘I can’t go to sleep without the tv on’

or more sneaky seemingly unrelated issues like
‘I can’t function without coffee’
‘I can only really focus on getting stuff done after everyone’s asleep’

Our bodies are designed (the factory settings at least) to be dictated by:
Waking when the sun comes up
Getting tired when the sun goes down, time to sleep.

And yes, we should get more sleep in the longer nights during winter.

So the story I shared today is about moving to the US and not having structure (a job) to force me to adjust to the local time zone.
So I did it the hard way… living according to my Australian body clock, in Minneapolis (14hrs out of sync).

It caused a downward spiral for my mental and physical health and definitely had a ripple effect and not in a good way.

So my message is, if you’re not getting to sleep til midnight or later, you find it hard to wake in the mornings, you can’t stomach breakfast, your brain doesn’t function til midday, you can’t shift weight no matter what you do, you feel borderline depressed….

You may be ‘jet-lagged’.
Not from travel as such, but your habits have become out of sync with your timezone.

It may not seem like it should matter, as long as you’re getting ‘enough sleep’ but it really does.

Your whole body’s operating system depends on being in sync with the sun/moon cycles.
That’s hormones, rest and repair, metabolism, energy, reproduction…and so much more.

You might want to stay up late….but your body doesn’t.

Cristie. x

12/10/2025

What you want, comes from doing the thing you’re avoiding.

That daily walk, choosing healthier food, not snoozing your alarm - logically it doesn’t make sense does it to not do it, because it’s not a ‘difficult’ thing, right? But when it comes to doing it there’s so much resistance.

This is part of the work I do with my clients.

It’s making those ‘small’ yet absolutely profound shifts that change how you see yourself and your life, coming from a place of

“How do I choose to live?” (Starting now, for the rest of my life)

rather than

“What do I need to do to lose 10kg?” (Short term fix until the willpower runs out)

I’ve designed my Life Lift 6-week programme specifically to create these shifts.

We take your goal, find the habit to change or create to support it, and add in the magic ingredient to shift from a short-term willpowered ‘want’ to a long-term ‘this is who I am’ way of life.

There’s still time to join us - we start tomorrow, and the first Zoom call is Tuesday 7pm (Adelaide time).

To join click on the link in my bio or message me 🤩

Cristie. x

12/10/2025

The irony is that you’re waiting to have more energy, to be able to make changes in your life.

But you need to do something ‘different’ in order to have more energy.

The good news is that it doesn’t have to be a huge change.
It could be as little as going to bed 1/2 hour earlier.
Or drinking 2 more glasses of water every day.
Or not eating those biscuits after dinner.
Or going for a walk at lunchtime.

The thing that you’ve been promising yourself but not doing consistently.

It doesn’t make sense does it, because it’s not ‘hard’, right?

But the promises you don’t keep to yourself, have a ripple effect:
My words don’t mean anything
I don’t stick to anything
I don’t have time
What’s the point in trying
Nothing works

When the reality is, just one small shift - keeping a promise to yourself, consistently, can do the exact opposite:
I prioritise myself
I matter
I respect myself
I’m worthy
I am progressing and changing
I can feel it’s making a difference
I make time for what’s important to me

This is part of the work I do with my clients.
It’s those ‘small’ yet absolutely profound shifts that change how you see yourself and your life, coming from a place of

“How do I choose to live?”
(Starting now, for the rest of my life)
rather than
“What do I need to do to lose 10kg?”
(Short term fix until the willpower runs out)

I’ve designed my Life Lift 6-week programme specifically to create these shifts.

We take your goal, find the habit to change or create to support it, and add in the magic ingredient to shift from a short-term willpowered ‘want’ to a long-term ‘this is who I am’ way of life.

There’s still time to join us - we start tomorrow, and the first Zoom call is Tuesday 7pm (Adelaide time).

To find out more and join simply click on the link in my bio or message me!

Cristie. x







10/10/2025

So many women feel stuck; not because they don’t want to change,
but because they don’t know where to start.

That’s where I come in.

Take my free quiz to discover your #1 priority - the area that will make the biggest difference first.

Because clarity gives you direction.
And direction gives you momentum.

I can help you get started:
The Life Lift 6-week programme (starts Monday!)
The Lifestyle Reset 12-week 1:1 intensive

Links in my bio for details 👆🏼







09/10/2025

Most people DO something different, to BE someone different.

And yes sometimes that works, however….

When that thing you’re doing doesn’t match your identity (who you believe you are) you don’t do that new thing for long.

And that’s why you get stuck in the cycle of
try something new - fall off the wagon….
try something new, again (ugh) - fall off the wagon…

It’s because the new thing doesn’t match ‘who you are’.

‘I’m going to meditate every day’ - but you never stick to anything*.
‘I’m going to exercise every morning’ - but you’re not a morning person*.
‘I’m going to eat healthy from now on’ - but you hate cooking, and the healthy food you make tastes bland and boring*.

*These are all beliefs you have about yourself.
You’re just proving those beliefs to be right, over and over again.
They are real for you; but I can assure you - you CAN change them.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Now flip it:
Change who you believe you are, your identity -
then you can change what’s important to you, what you prioritise and what you choose.

Then the choices you make, the actions you take, are easier.
It takes much less willpower, because you’re not trying to override ‘the system’; because you’ve actually changed the system!

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

So if you feel exhausted just thinking about attempting to make changes AGAIN….because they just don’t stick.

This approach is different.

This is the way to make the change you’ve been craving.
I’ll guide you through the process, and you’ll experience how small changes can make a big difference!

Join me for my Life Lift 6-Week Programme - we start on Monday!
To join, click on the link in my bio, or simply message me.

Cristie. X







If you’ve been thinking“I really should do something for myself…” this is your gentle nudge. My Life Lift™️ 6-Week Progr...
07/10/2025

If you’ve been thinking
“I really should do something for myself…”
this is your gentle nudge.

My Life Lift™️ 6-Week Programme closes tonight at midnight, and I don’t want you to miss out on the special rate.

This isn’t another challenge or bootcamp.

It’s a reset — a space to breathe, reflect, and finally shift the habits (and self-talk) that have kept you stuck.

If you’re feeling:
* Overwhelmed by all the “shoulds”

* Stuck in negative loops of “I can’t”

* Tired of just surviving on empty

then this programme is for you.

Over six weeks, I’ll help you:

✨ Uncover what’s really holding you back

✨ Build small, doable habits that actually fit your life

✨ Feel lighter, clearer, and more connected to you again

This isn’t about doing more, it’s about doing what matters, in a way that feels kind and sustainable.

You deserve to feel good again.

And I’d love to help you get there.

🌟🌟🌟

👉 Join before midnight to lock in the special rate - link is in my bio, or message me.

Cristie x







This is me.My Own Kind of Natural Experiment.I’m genuinely curious about what happens when we just… let life show on our...
07/10/2025

This is me.
My Own Kind of Natural Experiment.

I’m genuinely curious about what happens when we just…
let life show on our faces.

No filters, fillers, or fixes.
Just me, living this midlife experiment ‘au naturale’.

Not because I think it’s better, or anyone else should;
but because I want to see what’s possible when I trust my body’s own process.

The lines, the wrinkles, the spots and imperfections — they all tell stories I don’t want to edit out.
So if you’re also wondering what it feels like to age without the extras…
you’re in the right place.

Let’s find out together.

(and if you’ve had a bit of work here and there, now looking at paring back and embracing your natural you - you’re absolutely welcome here too)

With kindness,
Cristie. x

06/10/2025

The 15% that matters most….
in fashion AND health.

I know when I’ve shared this with people in the past they’ve been surprised…
in an underwhelming, disappointed way.

“Oh I thought you’d be designing all the time?
I thought designing, sketching and creating would take up most of your time?”

It definitely depends on your business, your skill set, and your focus; this was mine.

That 2 weeks every season determined my direction, focus and ‘theme’ for that quarter.
It was a short, intense window of time to focus purely on the creative side; travelling (often to Paris) to research, collate, decide on theme, colours, fabrics, trims.

Then interpret and transpose into sketches, prototype drawings and specifications, measurements, everything down to the stitch detailing, fastenings - then send off to factories.

15% of my time was spent on the thing that defined my business, on what people thought was my ‘job’, on what I was focused on making happen for the other 44 weeks of the year.

I believe the same goes for health and wellbeing.

Investing in that 15% can help create strategy and structure; clarity and focus to make sustainable healthier habits.
That 15% often is the mindset shifts - in your identity, what you believe, what you value…and then the other 85% is in what you do based on that 15%.

Put another way:
If I didn’t have that collection planned - what would I have been working towards?

Our health might not be a visual like a fashion collection - but it is something you can deconstruct, create and plan for.
This is what I help my clients with.

If you could design your own quality of life, what would it look and feel like?
(You can by the way 😉)

If you need help, my Life Lift™️ 6-week programme can be a great way to start!

It starts next Monday Oct 13th, register today via the link in my bio - or simply message me.

Cristie. x

03/10/2025

My theory on the connection between Mid-life women and hip replacements.

02/10/2025

He’s such a hippie 🥰
This gorgeous boy loves a natural therapy.

If you have a few minutes to spare and want to relax a bit, here’s some dog therapy for you 🙏💗

(Meanwhile Goldie was on her ‘day spa’ bed in the background snoring her head off…😂👸)

07/06/2025

Worried about shoulder and arm pain?
These are my stretches and releases for midlife women to regain movement and confidence!

You’ll find the link to my new YouTube video programme in the comments below.

If you’re worried about shoulder and upper arm pain:
😳 that pain that makes you think ‘eek is this what frozen shoulder is?!’

🥺you can’t quite specifically locate where the pain is or where it’s coming from

😤you haven’t done anything to cause this pain (you haven’t got an acute injury)

😖you’re getting more restricted in your movement

🤯you’re finding it hard to do up your bra, to lift your arm(s)
unable to exercise or afraid to

🥰These stretches are for you. 🥰

Once you’re familiar with these stretches and drills you can choose which ones are the most useful and beneficial for you, and you’ll get quicker at creating a regular routine.

Even doing just 5mins a day can be beneficial!

You might have been feeling bad about procrastinating and not doing something about it - but perhaps it was because you didn’t know what to do or where to start.
And now you can 💗

Find your own kind of approach to a healthier, more content you.

Cristie. x

19/01/2025

Pain is often suppressed emotions stored in the body.
(great books to read more on this:
Dr John Sarno’s ‘Mind Body Prescription’ and his other books
Dr Gabor Mate’s ‘When the Body Says No’
Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk’s ‘The Body Keeps The Score’)

You may also have heard of Somatic Healing, and what I do relates to this too.

So much of the pain we feel is directly related to stored emotions.
And when something triggers us - the pain comes to the surface, or ramps up even more.

Rather than being at the mercy of your ‘random’, ‘out of control’, ‘unsolvable’ pain - what if you could let it go?

This is something I love doing with my clients, especially because it gives them so much more freedom in life.
And it most often takes only ONE session to resolve it.

If this is something that could make a significant difference in your life, to give you more freedom, energy and possibilities - message me or book a discovery call (link in my bio) to make it happen!

Cristie x

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Our Story

Welcome to my studio; my face-to-face and online community providing Holistic Personal Training and Coaching for women in a small boutique studio setting, tailored to each clients needs.

I opened my studio to create a fun, supportive, creative space for women to connect, share, enjoy moving and take on new challenges getting stronger and fitter. For some, it’s where they can feel good starting to heal and become well again. Be in their bodies, rather than always in their heads. Every day is different.

I believe in nurturing our emotions and mindset as much as mobilising and strengthening the body, therefore we all need to work and heal differently; and this is where I feel I provide a unique level of service and connection with my clients.

Some of the services I provide: