Shannon Keating, Holistic Life Coach

Memories from May 🌻

Featuring some humans that I simply can’t get enough of 🤍

Being in your 20s can be the one of the most freeing, yet challenging eras of a woman’s life. Your options are endless for what you can do or where you want to live, but at the same time you may be experiencing lots of doubt, life transitions, career or relationship changes, and other difficult situations that are challenging to navigate alone.

This is is why I absolutely love working with my clients in their 20s who are experiencing this, giving them the support they need to find confidence and trust within themselves.💫

I was supported through my twenties by coaches, and I truly couldn’t have done it without them. When you sign up for coaching with me through my Babes Rising program (which is specifically tailored for women in their 20s!), you’ll receive:

✨An introductory, 60-minute Vision & Goals session
🗓️1-2 Coaching calls a month - a blend of life coaching, Human Design insights, and gentle reiki energy healings!
💌Emailed notes with insights, tools, and next steps
📲 Unlimited voice note and text support so you never feel alone in the process

If you find yourself often feeling unsure about your next steps/feeling behind in life, stuck in constant comparison from social media, overwhelmed trying to balance all the facets of your life, and tired of feeling like you need to fix yourself or people please, this program was made with you in mind.

I would love to connect with you and chat more about life coaching if this sounds like a good fit for you. Send me a quick DM letting me know you’re interested, or visit my website to view my offerings!! 🩷

This picture is from my birthday a few months ago, I’d been meaning to post it because one of my words for this year is JOY ✨. When I first say this pic I felt it really encapsulated that energy.

My words don’t have anything to do with birthdays but more with joy and what I feel can really help you tap into your own authentic joy more and more.

This week, I’ve absolutely loved my 1:1 client sessions and when reflecting yesterday and today as I wrote my Friday Faves weekly 📧 newsletter, I noticed a common theme inside of many of my coaching sessions:

Worrying about what others think of you and holding yourself back because you’re fearful of the judgement you might receive from others with you do or say x, y, or z.

I want to recap some of the advice I offered to my clients with you here:

✨ You have to get comfortable with people having a variety of opinions about you.

Some people will adore you, some people will truly see you, some people will judge you, some people will misunderstand you.. and it’s honestly all ok.

How people view you and what they judge about you is always more about their own relationship with judgement and the things they judge in general. It’s really not about you.

Another point I emphasized was:

✨ You need to make your desire for authenticity stronger than your need for validation or approval.

You do not need to make the part of you that wants to fit in, belong, and be liked completely go away (it’s so natural!).

But you have to keep it in check and strengthen your desire to be authentic and true to yourself.

That way, you’re still showing up to your life in a way that’s fully aligned with you and your heart.

Courage is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately and in this area, you must courageously choose authenticity over validation seeking.

It’s the only way you will ever feel free in this life.

From that place, joy becomes an effortless byproduct. You naturally light up from within. You’re doing the things that you want to do, you’re expressing yourself authentically, you’re becoming more comfortable with other people’s judgement, and you’re living life feeling much more free. 💛

I am really excited to announce here that I’m running another summer camp for girls this summer here in San Diego! And this time, there are two weeks to choose from. 🤩

Our GEMS Summer Camp is a 1-2 week program for girls in 6th-8th grade that blends movement, mindfulness, creativity, and honest conversation around topics that matter most in a young girl’s life.

Girls will move their bodies, build internal confidence, strengthen life and relationship skills, and build deep connections with themselves and each other.

We will be exploring different themes each day of the program, including:

💛 Loving who you are
🌸 Talking to Yourself Kindly
🦋 Appreciating your unique beauty
💬 Navigating friendship drama
📲 Creating healthy tech habits

…and more!

Each day will have a specific movement/fitness component as we move together for an hour exploring: Functional Fitness, Pilates, Yoga, and outdoor workouts.

Other activities each day include: journaling, group discussion, 1:1 chats, hands on creativity, and group games!

Dates are:
📅 July 13th-17th
📅 July 20th-24th

If you are interested in signing your daughter up for this, please send me a quick DM, or visit the GEMS website at the link in my bio!

This experience is truly one-of-a-kind. It was a highlight of my summer last year and I am SO excited to take the girls through all I have planned this summer 2026! 🫶

Yesterday morning I received a text from that read: “In about three months at this time we will be in retreat mode on beautiful lake Champlain 🥹🦋”

And it really started to hit me.

In just a few months time, I will be flying across the country to the east coast to visit with Lauren and her family, and then drive up to our next retreat location in Vermont to co-host our second women’s retreat together!

We’ll be staying at a beautiful home on a lake with a group of women we get to take through this entire retreat experience that we’ve intentionally created. Lauren and I LOVE these retreat experiences. We’ve witnessed how powerful they can be for women, both during and after the experience.

Women deepen, soften, and truly come to life.

There are so many incredible moments; of clarity, connection, feeling truly seen, and laughing so hard your stomach hurts.

Right now, we are celebrating this retreat being sold out while also inviting a few more women to join us via our DAY PASS option!

If you wanted to join for one-day, you can come for either all day Saturday, June 27th or Sunday, June 28th.

Saturday activities include: Our Group Creative Project, Individual Intuitive Readings, Dance Workshop, Mocktails and Popsicle Making Workshop, Yoga & Stretch Class

Sunday activities include: Our Group Human Design Workshop, 1:1 Life Coaching, Lake Adventure with Kayaking/Paddleboarding, Custom Nails, and Group Energy Healing

Both days also include: Organic Meals, Snacks, and Desserts + Gifts/Swag Bag 🥰

It’s going to be SUCH a memorable experience and we would love for you to join us for one of the days if it calls out to you! Just DM me for the link with all details. Payment is $375 (or two payments of $188). ✨

I think a lot about how we just have one life, and how important it is to do the things that make our hearts expand, especially when it’s alongside the people who feel like home.

I took this selfie of me and Z last Sunday in the midst of working on her Bat Mitzvah project together. When my friend Rachael asked if I would mentor Z for her Bat Mitzvah project, it was an immediate yes.

When I first moved to San Diego I was purely following my intuition. I arrived with three suitcases, no car, and no apartment lined up. I just knew I wanted to move to San Diego after my lease in Florida was up, and that it wasn’t the time to overthink, but the time to embrace the feeling, take the leap, and trust that life would catch me.

Part of life catching me was Rachael and her family taking me into their home while I searched for an apartment. I knew just a handful of people in San Diego and, even though I had only met Rachael just once in person, she, along with her husband and two daughters, completely welcomed me in. Their home felt so safe, and they all quickly became family to me. I lived with them for a total of six weeks, and I really can’t imagine my life without this chunk of time because it solidified something for me that I didn’t know how much I needed to feel at that time – I have family here in San Diego.

So when Rachael reached out about mentoring Z on this special project of hers (which, we decided together, is going to be her recording a mini podcast series on the topic of what makes a good friend and diving into healthy vs toxic friendships), I didn’t have to think twice about saying yes.

Anybody who knows me knows that my passion lies in supporting girls, with just about anything and everything. So it was a yes for that reason.

But it was also a yes because I believe in and value reciprocity so much inside of my relationships. The give/receive energy that can be infinitely flowing between us. ♾️

When you have my back and I have yours. A yes you made to me becomes a yes I make for you. Endlessly.

Feeling super fulfilled helping Z with this project. It was an honor to interview HER for her first official podcast interview. She did a fabulous job🫶🏼

Happy Saturday! This post is a celebratory one because yesterday was my BIRTHDAY 🥳

Yesterday at 12:09 PM EST I turned 33. I am soooo excited about this number. I love angel
numbers and the symbology behind numbers in general.

When I asked ChatGPT about angel number 33, this came through:

33 is often called a Master Number, linked with compassion, creativity, communication,
and service — using your voice and gifts to uplift others, while remembering the big
lesson: your impact is strongest when your giving is sustainable.

I. LOVE. THIS. And I deeply resonate.

I’m really excited for this year ahead.

In honor of my birthday, I wanted to do something special for my community (you) ✨

I’m offering 33% off:

Human Design Readings

An empowering deep dive into your unique energy. We’ll explore how you’re designed
to make decisions, use your gifts, and move through life in a way that keeps you feeling
aligned, energized, and authentic.

Intuitive Readings

A safe space to receive supportive guidance around what you’re navigating in your life
right now. These readings are filled with messages and practical steps to help you move
forward feeling more clear and connected to yourself and your own intuition.

If you’ve been feeling like you could really use some clarity and extra support right now,
this is your sign.

Use code: HAPPYBIRTHDAY at checkout for 33% off 🎂✨

Can’t wait to support you if you choose to take advantage and receive a little birthday
gift for yourself!