I'm Antanika
I’m a Lived experience practitioner ·
Writer · Artist · Advocate
Altered State- Peer support specialist ·
Mother of three
I often find my work lies at the edges of things that sometimes others have never heard of.
I am passionate about advocating for the meaningful. I like asking hard questions, and I am known for having a come as you are approach to my work with individuals and groups.
My peer work draws on over a decade of national advocacy and leadership in a Australian Not-for-Profit, filling gaps with peer support, and community bringing my own understanding from multiple roles and good and bad experiences across my own life span. I've spent years building organisations, facilitating groups, and sitting with people in the hardest moments, not from a distance, but from inside the same human experience.
You will find my musings, art and other projects here as well, so feel free to explore this site to see more.
I am available for Lived Experience and Peer support, and have a network of others who may suit if I don’t.
Projects
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My thoughts in writing…
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Harm Reduction
Lived Experience - Consulting
Preparation + Integration
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A free course about your cycle - Click Here to start
Reflections
Cycle Sense
A self paced Course for you and your daughter, easy to read, printable resources to help you navigate your cyclical lives together.
This free course introduces you to the 4 seasons cycle framework.
Psychedelic Treatments and a cycle-aware practitioner
I am not suggesting every woman or therapist schedules their therapeutic life around the cycle.
Some women do not notice much variation across the month. Some do not menstruate. Some are on hormonal contraception, post-hysterectomy, menopausal, on gender-affirming hormones, or living in bodies that do not fit neat reproductive categories.
This is not another rulebook for women to fail at.
It is about asking better questions.