5. Creativity, Resilience & Honouring Energy - with Kirsty Anna Sinclair

"I feel like we're on the precipice of a whole brand new story, particularly around females and money. For that to start happening, we have to start thinking about it differently, talking about it differently, and releasing ourselves from the emotions around it — seeing them and holding them up without shame or that weird secrecy."

That's how my guest this week, Kirsty Anna Sinclair — business astrologer, writer and creator of Sky Insider — opens our conversation on The Money Story Project.

In this episode, Kirsty shares her money story with depth and honesty:

• Growing up in rural Australia where her parents built a house from scratch — using debt, borrowed money, and creative resourcefulness to create abundance from almost nothing.
• Learning that creativity and money seemed to be inversely related — when one was absent, you could utilise the other.
• Watching her mum hide new purchases and safety-pin her bras together — the "conspiracy" of luxury and desire that had to stay hidden.
• Building a thriving wellness centre, then losing it overnight when an unplanned pregnancy and relationship breakdown collided — and discovering what it meant to be "a single mum on benefits."
• Starting her astrology business while afraid it would "just disappear" again and trusting herself to build something sustainable.
• Unpacking the "bad at maths" belief that kept her from befriending numbers, data, and money itself.
• Why the overnight success stories we see online often hide massive privileges we never hear about.
• Creating Sky Insider as her framework for working with natural cycles rather than the "always on" hustle culture that led to burnout.

We also explore why money needs to come out of the shadows, how astrology can be a practical business planning tool, and what it means to honour your energy rather than deplete it.

It's a conversation about money, yes. But also about creativity as resource, resilience through repeated loss, and building businesses that don't grind us into dust.

Resources & Links

Read the accompanying article: Creativity, Resilience & Honouring Energy — with Kirsty Anna Sinclair

Connect with Kirsty:

• Website: kirstyannasinclair.com
• Sky Insider: Sign up via her website for daily astrological guidance delivered to your inbox
• Instagram: @sky_insider
• LinkedIn: Kirsty Anna Sinclair

Mentioned in this episode:

• Economist, Pippa Malmgren's book Signals

Learn more about The Money Story Project and how to share your own story and connect with Harriet Formby.

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