Hi, I'm Annabel
The heart behind Heartful Humans! I'm a Shine From Within Youth Mentor and an accredited Mental Health First Aider for Youth. I love delivering workshops and mentoring teens and tweens to help them build genuine self-confidence, self-esteem and self-worth.
I'm passionate about young people learning to trust their own opinions and ideas, know and use their strengths and accept themselves exactly as they are so that they can communicate what they're feeling, be themselves fully and know their place in the world.
Where it all started
If you'd asked tween or teenage me how I was doing, I would have said 'fine' and believed it. I was a sensitive soul, very scared of upsetting others, being judged and to talk about what I actually felt so pretending I was fine seemed like the safest way to manage myself.
Feelings don't just disappear when
you ignore them though!
They queue up quietly in the background and eventually find their way out. Usually through a sudden, unrelated outburst (sorry Bro for breaking all your trophies!). It took me a long time to realise that the overreaction was never about the small thing, it was about all the things that had built up underneath that finally found an exit.
I didn't fully see this pattern until my mid-30's and when I did, I couldn't stop thinking: imagine if I had known how to express myself authentically back in my tween and teen years. How different might my communication, self-expression and self-worth have been. That thought then became Heartful Humans. A space for young people to learn what's really going on underneath, actually feel their feelings and emotions and know that they are safe to express who they are and that the world needs them to.
Young people don't get enough credit for what's really going on in their world during these years
So many physical and emotional changes
School pressure
Friendship shifts
Figuring out who they're becoming
And all at once - it really is a lot!
A big part of what motivates me is to help them see the magic in who they are, celebrate what makes them different and show up as their true authentic selves while they process and adjust to all the change.
Shine From Within Youth Mentor
Accredited Mental Health First Aider for Youth
Current Working with Children Check holder: WWC2985199E
Raise Mentor, 2023
Delivered workshops on self-care, friendships, and leadership to young people aged 7-18
Mentored 1 on 1, from age 14-19
Proudly worked alongside Skyline Foundation and Makai Yoga Collective
More About Me
Live in Sydney, Australia
Ocean dipper and tennis player
Camping, hiking, chocolate and good book lover
Have a 4 legged mate, Dave the labrador
Still learning and working through my own stuff, I don't think that ever ends!
Official Bio
Annabel Chapman is the founder of Heartful Humans, a Shine From Within Youth Mentor and accredited Mental Health First Aider for Youth.
She delivers workshops and mentoring to young people, helping them build self-confidence, self-esteem, and the practical tools to notice, name, and work through their feelings and emotions.
Annabel holds a current Working with Children Check and was a Raise Mentor. She has worked alongside Skyline Foundation and Makai Yoga Collective, and has delivered workshops and mentoring to young people aged 7 through to 19. Annabel currently lives in Sydney with her Labrador dog, Dave.
