Who I am
I'm Kirsten.
I lead with curiosity
and compassion.
"Having walked my own path through an eating disorder and trauma, I know how complex healing can feel. I'm not here to tell you what to eat or how to feel. I'm here to guide you toward an unshakeable sense of self."
I am a certified Felt Sense Polyvagal Model Facilitator, trained through the Polyvagal Institute with Jan Winhall. This model shapes the foundation of everything I do. It approaches dysregulated eating and addiction not as moral failures or habits to break, but as the nervous system's learned strategies for creating safety. Working from the bottom up — beginning with the body and its felt sense rather than behaviour or cognition alone — creates the conditions for change that actually lasts.
I've spent years working alongside people in the depths of eating disorder recovery, in clinical and coaching spaces. That experience shaped how I see people, how I listen, and how I hold complexity. But it also showed me that there was a "missing piece". Somehow, just knowing what to do wasn't enough. People had to have experiential safety within their bodies in order to sustain change. Bringing somatic work into my coaching became that missing piece. My work is rooted in helping you reconnect with your empowered self through the body, so that you can move through life's challenges with compassion, awareness, and practical tools for real change.
As a coach (not a therapist or medical professional), I work within a coaching framework to guide your growth, deepen your self-awareness, and strengthen your capacity to make grounded, aligned choices. Coaching often works in adjunct to a multidisciplinary support team, and I will always refer you to the appropriate clinical providers where needed. This is determined on a case-by-case basis.
The key to life is to love greatly, live gently, and let go gracefully.
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