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Antonia Kersting - Holistic Therapist

Supporting YOU to
🌀reconnect to your body
🌀heal trauma
🌀embody your potential

19/01/2026

This might be the missing piece for you…

So often we’re told to analyse more, heal harder, go deeper into our stories or trauma. And while all of that has its place, it’s incredibly hard to create real change when your nervous system is still in survival mode.

When your body feels unsafe or stressed, it’s not that you’re “doing it wrong” but your system is just focused on getting through the moment. Familiar choices feel safer than new ones, even when they don’t actually serve you.

Regulation changes that.
It creates space. Capacity. Choice.
From there, new possibilities can actually land.

If you’re curious about what your overwhelm is really trying to tell you and how to gently work with it, I’ve created a free guide to support you.

✨ Regulate: Understanding Your Overwhelm and How to Work With It ✨

Download it via the link in my bio.

17/01/2026

One thing I see all the time is people thinking that “doing the work” means life suddenly gets easier or relationships just magically improve.

Usually what actually changes is you.

You start noticing patterns sooner. You pause instead of pushing through red flags. You’re more willing to have the uncomfortable conversations or walk away when something doesn’t feel right.

Therapy isn’t a shortcut to a perfect life, it’s learning how to respond differently to the life you’re already in.

And that changes everything.

Thank you .co for the inspo- make sure you check out his whole take on this 🙌🏼

15/01/2026

Self-awareness is only the first step to change.

You can be aware of all your patterns, trauma, behaviours and thought loops- but that doesn’t mean you’re able to change them.

Therapy isn’t just about increasing self-awareness, though of course this can be the first step. Instead, (good) therapy goes beyond the cognitive understanding and into the embodied living.

You can understand WHAT you do and WHY you do it but struggle to change HOW you show up.

You might have used self help and reflection to very effectively identify, name and describe how you feel. Yet, intellectualising your experience (I.e. understanding yourself very deeply) can also sometimes be a coping mechanism that prevents you from actually feeling what is happening.

If you already have good self awareness but you struggle to change your mood, feelings, thoughts or behaviours it’s probably time to start seeing a relational and/or somatic therapist that can help you get out of your head and into your body.

Some of the most profound shifts I have seen with clients are those who finally were able to connect their self awareness with their nervous system state and begin their embodied transformation through regulation and integration.

It’s time to stop intellectualising and actually start making those changes you have been wanting to make 🙌🏼

14/01/2026

…was when I realised that my body wasn’t my enemy.

It was and always will be my ally.

When I realised that the symptoms I was having (fatigue, brain fog, low motivation and pain) weren’t here to hurt me- they were here to warn me- things started to shift.

My body was letting me know that something was not quite right. That my nervous system was overwhelmed. That I was not listening to my intuition.

When I started treating my physical symptoms as hints of where a need of mine was unmet rather than something to be fixed or “removed”, I miraculously began to get better.

Symptoms that had been unexplainable, incurable or at best manageable (according to doctors), started to disappear.

Rather than a problem, my body was trying to show me a solution. A different way.

This is what started my somatic journey.
A pathway deeper into myself.
A listening to what hadn’t been felt and said.
A coming home to my body.

As women we are often deeply disconnected from our bodies, due to conditioning and necessity. But the truth of our being, our hearts and souls is printed all over our physical form.

It shows up in your posture, your gestures, your skin and your bones. Physicality isn’t random. It’s an expression of who we are and how life has shaped us (and sometimes even previous generations)

If you struggle with physical symptoms, stress or mental overwhelm, I want to invite you to take a moment to simply be with your body.

Take a breath.
Feel your sensations.
And begin the journey home.

13/01/2026

What would it feel like to live a more aligned life for you?

Would you work less?
Spend more time with friends?
Create more?
Earn more money?
Travel?
Volunteer?

Really, alignment is about authenticity. It is about being and expressing yourself in the world in a way that feels like YOU. Doing the things you want to do, when you want to do them and who you want to do them with.

And often, we do not live that way due to fear and conditioning.

The first step to creating a life that is more aligned with who you are is to get clear on your values. What is it that you specifically value in life? This could include qualities such as honesty, growth, novelty or be more specific like family, connection, travel.

When you get clear of what you value, it becomes fairly obvious what does not align with those values in your life right now (e.g. if you value travel but haven’t taken a holiday in 2 years).

Creating a life of alignment really involves then slowly but surely making choices and taking action towards aligning you life more with what you actually desire. This is not a fast process but an incredibly valuable one.

It does not mean that you will not experience discomfort in your life but rather it means that your life will be one that creates conditions for you to flourish and cope with any arising challenges more easily.

What value do you want to align with more this year? Let me know in the comments ♥️

12/01/2026

The facts don’t change. But the nervous system can.

Healing isn’t about pretending something didn’t happen, or trying to make peace too quickly. It’s about allowing what was never fully felt to move, complete, and settle in the body.

When that happens, the past no longer has to organise the present, even though the facts remain the same.

This is the work that actually leads to healing and change.

21/12/2025

Solstice isn’t just something that happens in the sky.
It’s something we experience in our bodies, our rhythms, our lives.

Wherever you are in the world, this moment offers you a unique opportunity for reflection.

If you feel called to take this a little deeper, here are a few journal prompts you might sit with today or this week:

Southern Hemisphere (Summer Solstice)
• Where am I currently at capacity (emotionally, energetically, relationally)?
• What helps me stay grounded when life feels full or demanding?
• What wants to be expressed, shared, or celebrated right now?
• What would it look like to meet intensity without burning out?

Northern Hemisphere (Winter Solstice)
• What is naturally slowing or asking for rest in me right now?
• Where am I being invited inward rather than outward?
• What am I ready to release before the light begins to return?
• How do I relate to stillness when there’s nothing to “achieve”?

Just allow yourself a moment to listen to the rhythm that’s already moving through you.

Happy solstice. 🌞🌑

20/12/2025

Not sure what “resting” actually means?

Rest isn’t just lying down or doing nothing. It’s not about stopping your life.

Most of the time, rest is about reducing demand on your body, your nervous system, and your attention.

That might look like taking a break from problem-solving, turning the lights down, putting your phone on do not disturb, or not over-explaining yourself (I.e. mental, sensory, emotional or social rest).

In a culture that rewards pushing through, choosing to do less can bring up guilt or resistance.
 But resting doesn’t mean you’re failing or falling behind. It means you’re meeting yourself with a little more care.
Sometimes, doing less is exactly what your system needs to recalibrate and let you enjoy life more deeply.

18/12/2025

Many of us grew up in co-dependent family systems, where belonging meant adapting, pleasing, or disappearing.

So we cultivated independence, which felt like freedom. Like finally breathing on our own.

But humans aren’t meant to heal or live in isolation.
True wellbeing isn’t choosing between sovereignty or support, instead it’s learning how to hold both.

Interdependence is the medicine:
Being yourself and being held, connected without losing your centre.

17/12/2025

Saying “No” is often one of the first steps in healing.

In a culture that rewards and reinforces over-giving and blurred boundaries, a clear “No” can feel threatening to the nervous system. Especially if your safety once depended on being agreeable, pleasing, or compliant to your caregivers.

One of the first things I often explore with clients is their embodied “Yes” and “No”. Not the polite or conditioned response, but the one that lives in the body. The tightening, the softening, the pull forward or the instinct to step back.

Many people, women in particular, learned early that saying “Yes” kept connection, reduced conflict, avoided harm or protected them from being perceived as difficult or unkind. Over time, the body learned to override its signals in the name of safety.

But saying “Yes” when your system is signalling “No” is a form of self-dismissal. And when you repeatedly dismiss yourself, something essential erodes.

How can you trust yourself if you don’t listen to yourself?

Chronic self-abandonment doesn’t just impact boundaries. It weakens self-trust. And without self-trust, self-esteem and self-love remain ideas rather than lived experiences.

Healing often begins by repairing this relationship with the body. By learning to slow down, notice your signals, and allow your nervous system to experience that honouring your “No” does not equal danger.

Each time you listen to yourself, even in small ways, you rebuild trust. And from trust, a steadier sense of self can grow.

So I’ll ask you gently: Do you know what a true “Yes” and “No” feel like in your body?

16/12/2025

In moments of collective shock, our nervous systems need as much care as our hearts.

You don’t need to process everything at once. 
You don’t need to hold everyone. 
And you’re allowed to tend to your own regulation and your community.

Gentle self-care and quiet acts of connection are not insignificant, they’re protective.

15/12/2025

With the rise of mental health content online, naming trauma, attachment wounds, and nervous system states has helped many people meet themselves with more compassion. And that matters.

And there’s also an emerging pattern worth naming:

Insight is increasingly being used not as a bridge to change, but as a way to step out of responsibility.

It can sound like:
“I was triggered.”
“This is my abandonment wound.”
“I’m dysregulated and need self-care.”

These experiences are real. They’re valid. They deserve care and context.

But when they’re used to excuse avoidant, inconsistent, or harmful behaviour, something essential is lost. Not just for the people impacted, but for the person themselves.

You’re not responsible for how others perceive you or react. Their history and nervous system belong to them.

But you are responsible for how you conduct yourself. Your honesty, communication, follow-through, and willingness to reflect on your impact.

Responsibility isn’t self-blame. It doesn’t mean overriding your needs or abandoning your boundaries. Often, it means clearer boundaries and more honest communication.

Healing moves us from “this is why I am like this” to “this is how I choose to respond now.”

That shift isn’t punishment.
It’s sovereignty.

And it’s where real change begins.

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