Kirsty Marie Energy

24/04/2026

📸 Yesterday, we had a family photo shoot, and as the photographer was raving about our kids (So lovely! They listen! They take direction!) it was one of those times when I can see with clarity how far we’ve come!

Don’t get me wrong, our boys have always been our greatest joy….but, wowsers, were they wild!

💥 I’m talking explosive, firecrackers, intensely feeling, highly sensitive, fiercely autonomous, spirited with a capital s, in constant motion and negotiation…..All the adjectives we use today to describe children who, a generation ago (and sometimes still today) would be labelled difficult, naughty, defiant and worse names besides!

All this to say…. if you are parenting one (or more) of these magnificent beings.. I get it, it can be intensely challenging and exhausting.

AND the way you’re showing up day after day, moment by moment, doing the inner work so you can meet their intensity with respect and regulation, picking yourself back up when you stumble in your perfectly imperfect humanity… it matters so much. 💗

You matter so much, and the connected relationship you’re building with your wild one(s) is having a huge impact…. even if it’s hard to detect moment by moment, day by day…. I promise you it is.

Of course, sometimes there are factors besides personality at play – things like allergies and sensitivities, breathing issues or neurodivergence. These are all important, and regardless, your relationship with your child is still the key component.

You’ve got this, ladies and gentlemen, but remember, it’s a marathon, not a sprint, 👟 so give yourselves grace.

See www.kirstymariedenny.com to learn more about my journey and holistic energetic support.

30/03/2026

Wildlife to wild....life, musings on owl vomit 🦉 and consciousness!

I requested the new(ish) Dan Brown book secret of secrets.. (I love it when I request something with a long wait list and then get to be surprised when it finally arrives) which reminded me of the first Dan Brown book I read... which reminded me of my useless Ecology degree....

26/03/2026

The Uta Frith Autism Spectrum 'Scandal'

If you move in neurodiverse circles you may have heard about this...I'm linking two main points of reference here; the TES magazine article https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/general/uta-frith-interview-autism-not-spectrum?fbclid=IwY2xjawQZc7xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeNCpyzS3hnDm-klJusNRS8tklaoUQ-ozT75KWQi0CShwt1uGPu_1HRlV8x0M_aem_uTv31e1cqkwVE3jXcAn-Ogand an interview with Naomi Fisher. https://youtu.be/_u75Rteen4k?si=RvmYrnU4PDGWneA0

Uta Frith was a pioneer in the world of autism research and actually involved in the initial push to broaden the diagnosis criteria from what was initially quite a narrow set of criteria.

In these recent interviews, she talks about how she believes the ever-widening scope of autism diagnoses has become so broad as to become almost meaningless, specifically saying it’s at the point of collapse. I see her point... there can be seemingly very few similarities between person A with a type 1 (low support needs) and Person B with a type 3 (high support needs) ASD diagnosis. An autism diagnosis is also not a concrete thing with specific genes or biomarkers involved, but rather a collection of traits with potentially extremely variable underlying drivers.

Of course, many people have found that their autism diagnosis under the broader criteria has been life changing for them in terms of self understanding and access to supports, so this take has been somewhat polarising…. Let’s talk about it!

As usual I can see it both ways and I’m all about having the conversation… This is just a short so I may share a longer video or post at some stage if I get to it. If you're interested in recording a conversation about this, let me know... I'd love to!

I agree with Uta about some things and not others, and I'm interested in all the nuance and also the reasons why people are upset..... I can understand that people are fearful about losing funding and supports and also, perhaps slightly more subtly about losing a sense of identity and community.

To me, the bigger issue is always how do we engage in meaningful and constructive dialogue about this and also other potentially controversial or emotionally charged topics? I really think these communication skills are essential to our collective human evolution....

We recorded this interview before Uta Frith gave an interview to the TES which created waves across X/Twitter. We’re releasing this now as it gives further d...

20/03/2026

Many are saying that this March equinox is a potent time for new beginnings and transformation…even that it’s the true new year.

I’m not a big follower of astrology (feel free to chime in, astrologically savvy friends) but I can certainly feel the energetic potentials...

How are you commemorating this equinox?

P.S. I love to work with kinesiology to assist people in accessing their creative potential and new versions of themselves….. there’s no need for there to be a ‘problem’ to work with!

08/03/2026

🤯 Do you have particular scenarios in your life where your brain seems to let you down, even though you know (or hope) that you're not stupid?

Examples could be public speaking, recall under exam conditions, being put on the spot to calculate the change owing, remembering verbal instructions, remembering where your car is (okay, that's me)....You get the picture, it could be any number of things.

Although, naturally, we all have different cognitive strengths and areas of challenge, often there is a hefty stress component involved.

The survival-oriented parts of our brain (the amygdala etc.) often file things under 'dangerous' 🔥 even when there is little (or no) physical threat. Once this has occurred, our resources go into survival (fight/flight/freeze) rather than rational thought or creative problem solving, and, as a bonus we will default to this stress response every time we're presented with the same (or similar) scenario. Yay.

Often these responses are linked to events from childhood...we may not even remember them!

Luckily, there are ways to connect with the subconscious patterns running the show and rewire them, with kinesiology being just one of these ways :)

Do you ever feel like your brain simply abandons you and goes ‘offline’ in certain situations? Or perhaps you ask your child a question they should be able to answer, but they stare at you blankly...

04/03/2026

Pupil size, the nervous system and autism.

If you're (gasp) middle aged(ish), you probably remember the days before automatic red-eye reduction when some people always had 'devil eyes' in photos.

That was me! (Check out the difference in pupil size in this picture of me and Brent not long after we met, awww, so young). I didn't really click at the time that it was because of the size of my pupils which were often so massive that hardly any iris was showing at all.

Much later, after I had my kids I read some research about larger resting pupil size (see a summary and some links here: https://neurolaunch.com/larger-tonic-pupil-size/ )as a possible early indicator of ASD in children and went hmmmm.

Of course, not everyone who is autistic has large pupils, and not everyone who has large pupils is autistic.
However, it does provide some interesting clues about the state of the nervous system suggesting autonomic differences or hyperarousal. I don't have an autism diagnosis but am certainly sensitive.

Interestingly, my pupils are much smaller now although I do still struggle to adjust to rapid changes in light still (e.g. driving at night).

Ageing is inevitable (and a privilege), but you can always improve your nervous system health.....

16/02/2026

Chakra Balancing Special: $100 for a full 1 hour session (including hand and foot chakras)

Kinesiology is energy work!

As well as working (energetically) on the nitty gritty of brain pathways, organ health etc. etc. I also work with the energy body including the chakras 😇

🌟The chakras can be described as energetic transducers and transformers … a healthy chakra system helps us to connect to our higher soul purpose and bring it through into this denser physical reality that we operate in.

In this way, balancing the chakras is foundational to being energetically balanced, vibrant and aligned with universal energy. ⚖️

For the rest of my birthday month, I have a special on a full chakra balance which may include ‘minor’ chakras as well as the major centres.

Healthy foot chakras 👣 are important for feeling balanced and grounded with a stable foundation.

The energy flowing through our hands 👋 is also incredibly important considering how much we use them to express ourselves and connect with others…. Think about healing work, parenting, art, music etc. etc. 🖌️🪉🎼

Message me, email info@kirstymariedenny.com or txt/call 0273491133 to organise a time that suits in person (Ellerslie) or online. Some Sunday sessions in Remuera and remote sessions can also be booked online https://kirsty6sga.setmore.com/

21/01/2026

There is just so much advice and information out there isn't there...

I smiled and nodded through Plunket (community health nurse) visits with my firstborn, (is he sleeping in his own bed after settling himself to sleep? lol) and then opted out of having a 'well child' provider altogether with my second.

That's not to say that I don't sometimes get overwhelmed when I'm my own research.

Here's my article https://www.brainzmagazine.com/post/how-to-become-an-intuitive-parent, but I'd love to hear about your intuitive parenting moments.....

18/01/2026

❓Did you know that kinesiology is big in Australia, and in parts of Europe even small villages will have kinesiologists who are booked out?

💪 So what is kinesiology?

Energetic kinesiology encompasses a broad range of energetic healing or balancing techniques which are united by the use of muscle testing to ‘talk’ to the healing or energetic system.
Is it ‘better than’ other modalities…I definitely wouldn’t say that, but it is a really useful tool. Naturally, as with other modalities each person will make it their own, and their different approaches will be optimal for different people.

✊I was chatting with some colleagues the other night and we were discussing the utility of different ‘hand modes’ we sometimes use e.g .to access different parts of the brain, body or energetic system and how exact we need to be when touching different acupressure points etc. I said something along the lines of ‘surely any of these things are simply processes/procedures we use to clarify our intention when working with energy’ We did spoon bending together too 🥄!

So are the specific procedures necessary? No. Is it the only way or the best way to work with energy? Of course not, but here are some of the things I like about it:

1. It’s efficient and completely personalised: Rather than working with a standardised procedure, kinesiologists use muscle testing to cut to the chase in terms of priorities and it’s easy to rapidly scan through extensive possibilities.
2. It can be very gentle but still powerful; one of the nice things about the way I work is that we’re looking for priorities, one by one and peeling away layers of stress, so that we can work deeper into issues and traumas without ‘blowing a gasket’ so to speak.
3. It’s so holistic…different practitioners work in different ways and with different specialties, but being a ‘big picture’ person I absolutely love it: I’m interested in the micro/more ‘physical’ layer of wellbeing – cell health, biochemistry, nutrition etc. right out to the more macro/esoteric – think chakras, transduction of universal energy, your soul’s mission on earth….all that jazz.

I think perhaps there is also a ‘collective consciousness’ around modalities, rituals, prayers etc. that are repeated by many people which may make them easier to access and work with…. Think about Reiki for example…

What do you think? How do you like to work with energy and intention? 🌟

07/12/2025

Is your child a tiny tyrant? Do the simplest requests or tasks (think tooth brushing, putting on socks) trigger apocalyptic meltdowns? Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) has been floating around as...

17/11/2025

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