Antonia Kersting - Holistic Therapist

Antonia Kersting - Holistic Therapist Supporting YOU to
🌀reconnect to your body
🌀heal trauma
🌀embody your potential

12/08/2026

Healing in groups is magic ✨

When there is a group of people, we can touch and heal wounds that are often hard to really access on our own or even in 1:1 therapy.

Here are the most commonly voiced shifts people have shared with me after attending a workshop:

1️⃣ I am not alone
This is a BIG one. Often we are cut off from our ancestry, from our village, our tribe. It can feel like the whole world rests on our shoulders. Group spaces can remind us that support is available and all around us!

2️⃣ Others have experienced this too
Not only is support available but so is solidarity. Hearing someone share exactly what you experienced or how you have felt, feeling echoed or reflected in their experience can be incredibly powerful. It relieves our shame and isolation and allows us to reconnect.

3️⃣ Feeling something new
Sometimes the most powerful way to heal isn’t to analyse or let time pass- it’s actually to override an old experience with a corrective new one. Group spaces offer you that opportunity to walk away with a new blueprint of healing and healthy relating!

What benefits have you experienced in group workshops? Let me know in the comments!

Something about being forced to slow down has a funny way of showing you what was already there.This accident has been a...
04/08/2026

Something about being forced to slow down has a funny way of showing you what was already there.

This accident has been a very literal interruption to my usual pace, and it’s given me a lot of space to notice some of my own patterns.

And maybe that’s one of the things I love most about the healing process.

We don’t necessarily need to find something wrong with ourselves.

Sometimes we just need enough space to notice what’s already happening.

So, if you’re reading this and wondering what your own life might be showing you at the moment, here are a few questions to sit with:

✨ Where am I finding it difficult to receive?
What happens inside me when someone offers to help? Do I soften into it, or do I immediately want to say “I’m fine”?

✨ Where might I be doing more than I actually have capacity for?
Not what can I technically fit in, but what actually leaves me feeling resourced?

✨ What happens when I slow down?
Do I feel relief? Restlessness? Guilt? Anxiety? Do I suddenly notice things I was too busy to feel before?

✨ Who do I allow myself to lean on?
And do the people I love actually know that I’m willing to need them?

✨ What is my current growing edge?
Not the thing I think I should be better at by now, but the thing life keeps inviting me to practise.

Because perhaps the point isn’t to reach some magical place where we’ve “healed” all of our patterns.

Perhaps it’s to become increasingly curious about them and meet ourselves with compassion.

And then, when we can, choose something different.

What has life been teaching you about yourself lately?

29/07/2026

Your body carries incredible wisdom…

…and it also carries baggage 😅

One of the biggest misconceptions I see is the idea that every bodily sensation should be followed. That if your body says “run”, “shut down”, or “avoid”, then that’s automatically the right thing to do.

Sometimes it is.

Sometimes it’s an old protective response that no longer fits the situation you’re in.

The goal of somatic work isn’t to disconnect from your body. It’s to build enough awareness to tell the difference.

You don’t have to force the feeling away or convince yourself you’re safe.

Instead, you’re simply helping your nervous system gather fresh information before it decides what to do.

Over time, this is how we begin to respond from the present instead of automatically repeating the past.

Family Constellations is one of those modalities that’s surprisingly difficult to explain 😅It’s experiential. It’s syste...
22/07/2026

Family Constellations is one of those modalities that’s surprisingly difficult to explain 😅

It’s experiential. It’s systemic. And because it doesn’t fit neatly into the boxes most of us are familiar with, there are plenty of misconceptions about what it is (and isn’t).

Over the years I’ve been asked everything from “Do I need to bring my parents?” to “Is it something to do with astrology?” 😅

So I thought it was time to bust a few of the most common myths I hear.

Whether you’re simply curious or you’ve been wondering whether this kind of work might be a good fit for you, I hope this gives you a clearer picture of what Family Constellations actually involves.

And if you’ve still got questions, I’d love to hear them.

👇 Leave your questions about Family Constellations in the comments, no matter how big, small or sceptical, and I’ll answer as many as I can

20/07/2026

Don’t worry, you’re not in trouble 😅

I just want you to know I see you!

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that being a “good” person meant carrying more than our fair share.

Other people’s emotions.
Keeping the peace.
Holding relationships together.
Anticipating everyone’s needs.
Making sure everyone else is okay before we even stop to ask ourselves how we’re doing.

The tricky part is that over-functioning is often rewarded 😮‍💨
People see you as capable, generous, dependable. They tell you they don’t know what they’d do without you.

Meanwhile, you’re quietly running on empty, building resentment and getting more and more exhausted.

Here’s something I gently want you to consider.: Just because you can carry it doesn’t mean it’s yours to carry.

One of the most important questions I ask myself, and my clients, is:

“Is xyz actually your responsibility?”

And if it isn’t:
What are you afraid would happen if you don’t “overfunction” around this anymore? 😬

Often people will say
“It wouldn’t get done”
“I would loose the relationship”
“I wouldn’t feel safe/in control”

Whatever it is for you, it generally has something to do with maintaining a sense of safety and belonging (often learned in childhood). Overfuctioning was probably your way of staying safe and having your place in your family system.

But this pattern is probably not serving you anymore.

Healing this wound doesn’t mean you care less. It’s about becoming someone who can tell the difference between compassion and responsibility.

Because they are not the same thing.

You can love someone without rescuing them.
You can care deeply without carrying their emotions.
You can support people without abandoning yourself.
And despite what your nervous system might tell you...

The world will keep turning if you put some of the weight down.
(I promise, I’ve checked.)

💛 I’d love to know... what’s one thing you’ve realised was never yours to carry?

18/07/2026

Don’t get me wrong, individual work can be life changing! But…

…there are some things that simply can’t happen when you’re healing on your own 🤷🏼‍♀️

Healing happens in relationship. Many of our deepest wounds were shaped in relationship, and many of our most meaningful repairs happen there too.

Here are 5 profound benefits of group work that you can’t access in solo processes:

1️⃣ New experiences that reshape old patterns.
Time doesn’t heal all wounds. New experiences do. Being met differently, relating differently, and discovering that old expectations don’t always come true helps your nervous system create new pathways.

2️⃣ Honest feedback.
How do your words, behaviours, and patterns impact other people? In a well-held group, you receive compassionate feedback that helps uncover blind spots you simply can’t see on your own.

3️⃣ Being seen, heard and supported.
There is something deeply regulating about realising you’re not the only one. Being witnessed without judgement can soften shame in ways that insight alone often can’t.

4️⃣ A place to practise new ways of relating.
Boundaries. Communication. Asking for what you need. Receiving support. Listening without fixing. Groups become a living laboratory where new relational skills can be practised in real time.

5️⃣ Witnessing other people’s healing.
Often the breakthrough you need isn’t your own process. It’s watching someone else’s. Their story reflects something in yours. Their courage gives you permission. Their healing reminds you that change is possible.

This is why I’m so passionate about facilitating group work. Not because it’s “better” than individual therapy, but because it offers experiences that simply can’t be replicated one-on-one.

Have you ever experienced the power of a well-held group? Let me know your experience in the comments 👇🏼

17/07/2026

We live in a hyper-individualistic culture that profits from your self-criticism.

If you believe your burnout, anxiety, or financial stress is purely a personal failure, you’ll keep searching for the next product, program, or promise to “fix” yourself.

And you may never stop to ask:

“What if this isn’t only about me?”

Because the truth is, you cannot self-care your way out of systemic exhaustion.

As a systemic therapist, here are three places you can start instead:

1️⃣ Name the system.

The first question isn’t:
“What’s wrong with me?”

It’s:
“What system am I responding to?”

Maybe it’s:
✨ An unsustainable workplace.
✨ The cost of living.
✨ Family expectations or patterns you inherited.
✨ A culture that equates worth with productivity.

Reflect:
✨ What external pressures are influencing me right now?
✨ What expectations am I trying to meet, (and who tells me they matter)?
✨ If someone I loved was in my situation, would I judge them as harshly as I judge myself?

Naming the system doesn’t remove responsibility. It helps us stop carrying responsibility that was never ours alone.

2️⃣ Focus on your sphere of influence.

You may not be able to change the economy, workplace culture, or society overnight.

But you can ask:

“Where do I actually have influence?”

Maybe that looks like:
✨ Setting a boundary.
✨ Asking for support.
✨ Having a difficult conversation.
✨ Shifting your attention and focus onto things you can control

Agency is recognising where your choices can genuinely create change.

3️⃣ Remember that healing is relational.

We’ve been taught that healing is something we do alone. But humans are wired for connection.

Ask yourself:
✨ Where do I already experience belonging?
✨ Where could I receive more support?
✨ Where could I contribute in a way that feels nourishing rather than depleting?

Healing isn’t always about becoming more independent. Sometimes it’s remembering you were never meant to do life alone.

You are doing the best you can in a world that often asks for too much.

What is one area where you’ve realised you’ve been taking personal responsibility fo

This is a conversation I’ve been wanting to have for a long time…Not because I think spirituality is the problem. Actual...
15/07/2026

This is a conversation I’ve been wanting to have for a long time…

Not because I think spirituality is the problem. Actually quite the opposite.

I think many of us have come to spiritual practices because we’re longing for more connection, more meaning, more belonging and a deeper relationship with ourselves, each other and the living world.

But sometimes, without meaning to, we recreate the very patterns we’re trying to heal.

When we approach practices, teachings or cultures as things to consume rather than relationships to tend, spirituality can become another expression of fragmentation instead of integration.

For me, this isn’t about perfection, gatekeeping or getting it “right.”

It’s about asking better questions.

🌿 Where in my spiritual life could I seek more relationship and reciprocity?

🌿 What traditions, teachers or practices have shaped me? How do I honour and give back to them?

🌿 Where is my spirituality making me more accountable and more connected to others and the world around me? Where is it becoming a way to avoid discomfort?

🌿 Where am I taking what feels good while overlooking the wider context it belongs to?

I don’t have all the answers. I’m asking these questions of myself too.

Because I believe spirituality at its best doesn’t separate us from one another. It reminds us that we’re part of something much bigger.

I’d love to hear your reflections in the comments: What are your thoughts on this?

14/07/2026

Most people are drawn to spirituality because of one thing…

They’re looking for something they haven’t felt: Belonging.

A connection to themselves. And to something greater than themselves.

For many of us, our relationship with our own ancestry, culture or lineage has been fractured. Through migration, trauma, colonisation, family rupture or simply modern life, we’ve lost many of the ways that once helped us know where we came from and where we belong.

So we look elsewhere.

Tarot. Breathwork. Plant medicine. Astrology. Ceremony.

And none of those practices are the problem.

The question is whether they’re helping us come home to ourselves... or whether they’ve become a substitute for repairing the deeper relationship that’s missing.

As long as the root connection to our own ancestry remains broken, we are still excluding a massive part of ourselves. We carry this quiet, persistent feeling that something is always missing, it’s never enough.

In order to fill that void, you keep adding more spiritual practices, workshops, trainings ect ect which all fall short of actually healing the wound underneath.

Because spirituality can absolutely support your process. But healing isn’t only about connecting to new insights and practices. Often the most profound healing is about reconnecting to what’s always been there.

Reconnecting into relationship with the people, places and stories that made us. So that we can be whole once more.

If this has touched something in you and you would like to explore it further, I’d love to invite you to my upcoming online workshop:

✨Ancestral Healing: An Introduction to Family Constellations✨

Location: Online (Zoom)
Date: Tuesday 21 July
Time: 6:30am – 8:00pm AEST

Link with more info is in my bio ♥️

With a fair few new faces on here I thought I would reintroduce myself…But not with a “Here is my why” or “How I got her...
13/07/2026

With a fair few new faces on here I thought I would reintroduce myself…

But not with a “Here is my why” or “How I got here”. I might do those at a later stage 😅

Instead I thought it would be fun to let you peek behind the curtain into a bit more about who I am outside of what I offer.

Of course, while these things don’t directly affect my work, they have all shaped me. All form part of the stepping stones that have led me where and who I am today.

In some ways, they do influence what I offer and how I offer it- how could it not?

I hope you enjoy these life snippets and let me know some of yours in the comments (or if you want a story time on anything I’ve shared!) 👇🏼

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