About Kate

My story…

When sensitivity becomes chronic depletion

I’ve given away a lot of my energy over the years, and knowingly and unknowing let people take it. I didn’t have the tools to assert & protect myself and I constantly felt depleted & emotionally drained. I often compared myself to others, wondering how they seemed to juggle and carry all the things so well and thinking there must be something wrong with me. Nope, there’s not — I am beautifully sensitive, highly empathic.

How I lost myself while helping others

I’ve always been someone who could feel what others were feeling—sometimes even before they could. This made me a skilled therapist, a deep listener & client’s always commented on how they felt so seen & heard. I could easily attune to my clients - but I wasn’t attuned to myself and I was accumulatively taking on others energy. Merging with my clients’ emotions and taking it all home. I over-gave, I said yes too often and I let others overpower me—especially those I saw as authority figures. I couldn’t feel into my body and speak up when something didn’t sit right & I was emotionally and physically drained and couldn’t switch off.

The cost of over-giving

Even in my own private practice, I lost connection to my inner rhythms and my body’s cues. I worked long days which spilled into my time with loved ones. I felt a constant sense of urgency, checked my emails obsessively, and developed a shopping addiction to cope. I even got six speeding fines in three months—my energy was scattered.

My body’s way of saying no

And despite my best efforts to do all the “self care” things, I was just masking my stress as I was completely misreading my energy and inner signals. After a few years of running on autopilot, I was forced to stop. A full body NO. I was completely out of alignment with myself.

I experienced deep fatigue, vertigo so severe I had to furniture-walk, chronic migraines and headaches, and a nervous system that had been bracing in survival mode for years. Years spent hyper-vigilant to the needs of others—trying to manage everything around me, including what was never mine to carry.

Returning to self energy

I left my business partnership and transitioned to sole trader. I knew I had to create space to slowly unravel. I started uncovering my protective patterns, listening inward, and resting deeply. I got clear on my boundaries and spoke them even with a shaky voice. It was an “enough is enough” moment. While the protective parts of me were simply doing their job to protect me, I knew it was time to seek support to let them go and find a new way of being. One where I could honour my capacity and sensitivity and help others from a place of sustainability.

Yes it was uncomfortable and I felt guilt for “letting others down”, but the more I listened to my inner world and embodied my boundaries, the more natural it became. And every time I followed through, my body would sigh in relief.

I cultivated this new way of being through somatic & radical self-compassion work & Reiki energy healing. Now I have a strong sense of my boundaries, my capacity, and my ability to make aligned decisions.

That’s what I offer - a space for you to do the same. My offerings are about guiding you back to your true self, learning to self-resource from a place of inner knowing, and reconnecting with your body & energy.