At 36, I Realized I Had Built an Entire Life That Wasn't Mine.
I had spent my entire life doing everything I was supposed to do, becoming everything everyone needed me to be, and building a life that looked successful from the outside.
But deep down, I knew I was meant for something more. And the woman I knew I was meant to become was the very woman I was terrified to let the world see.
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A Life That Looked Good On Paper.
I had a successful career as a corporate publicist, lived in my dream city, and had all the things society told me were supposed to make me happy.
Everyone around me seemed content with this life, why wasn't I? What was wrong with me?
I couldn't shake the feeling that I was meant for something more; it was like I was living someone else's life.
There was another woman beneath the surface. Deeply sensitive, spiritually gifted, questioning everything, and certain there had to be more to life. But I had spent years learning to hide her.
A Life That Looked Good On Paper.
I had a successful career as a corporate publicist, lived in my dream city, and had all the things society told me were supposed to make me happy.
Everyone around me seemed content with this life, why wasn't I? What was wrong with me?
I couldn't shake the feeling that I was meant for something more; it was like I was living someone else's life.
There was another woman beneath the surface. Deeply sensitive, spiritually gifted, questioning everything, and certain there had to be more to life. But I had spent years learning to hide her.
I Learned To Be Needed Before I Learned
To Be Myself.
Growing up in a narcissistic family system, I learned that being the good girl, the easy one, the person with no needs, was how I stayed safe. I read the room, kept the peace, and made sure everyone else was okay.
That programming followed me into adulthood. I became the problem solver, the person who could hold everything together, the one everyone else went to. I was a high-achiever, and eventually I became a publicist who helped other people bring their visions to life.
I knew how to help other people become visible. But when it came to showing the world who I really was, I was terrified. What if people thought my spiritual gifts were strange? What if speaking my truth cost me the people I loved? What if I really was too much?
I had become so good at being who everyone else needed that I lost who I was. I was sitting on the sidelines of my own life watching other people do the things I wanted to do while I stayed stuck in fear.
The Moment I Could No Longer Ignore My Soul.
By 36, my soul was slowly dying.
I dreamt of another life: sharing my gifts, creating meaningful work, owning my time, and building a business around my purpose. I just couldn’t see how to get there or if it was even possible for me.
In July 2023, a video about the North Node in astrology led me back to my own birth chart. I discovered my North Node in Aries, in the first house of identity and independence.
For me, it was a powerful confirmation of what I already knew deep down.
I had to stop organizing my life around everyone else’s needs. I had to step out of the family dynamic, reclaim my independence, and allow myself to become the woman I had been hiding.
Nothing would change until I did.
The Moment I Could No Longer Ignore My Soul.
By 36, my soul was slowly dying.
I dreamt of another life: sharing my gifts, creating meaningful work, owning my time, and building a business around my purpose. I just couldn’t see how to get there or if it was even possible for me.
In July 2023, a video about the North Node in astrology led me back to my own birth chart. I discovered my North Node in Aries, in the first house of identity and independence.
For me, it was a powerful confirmation of what I already knew deep down.
I had to stop organizing my life around everyone else’s needs. I had to step out of the family dynamic, reclaim my independence, and allow myself to become the woman I had been hiding.
Nothing would change until I did.
For The First Time I chose Myself.
I gave notice to
my old life.
I gave notice to my family and the business we had been building; I stopped participating in the toxic system altogether. I walked away from my life, career, and everything I had built up until this point... without a backup plan or financial safety net.
At one point, I had $70 in my bank account, rent was due in three days, and I had no idea how I was going to pay it. I prayed for help; the answer I got was, "Post your channeled messages on TikTok."
It was my worst nightmare: being seen and sharing my spiritual gifts. It felt humiliating and reckless.
But it changed my life; within hours, money and opportunities started to come to me. Not from the TikTok video, but from everywhere else. People I hadn't spoken to in years reached out with job opportunities. I saw the miracles that were possible when I surrendered to my soul's plan.
These are the first videos I ever made and I am so grateful I did.
A Personal Brand Became The Portal
To My Freedom.
I knew that no matter what I was going to do - get another job, start a business, or try my hand at being a content creator I would need to create a personal brand. But my intuition wouldn't let me create it the way I always had in my career as a publicist.
Astrology had already changed my life so much; I dove in deeper and explored Human Design - I mapped out my soul experiences and created the vision for what I wanted my life to look like. When I was done, I realized I had created the personal brand of my Higher Self. Now I had to become her.
As I shifted my identity, I saw my reality respond at rapid speed. Within four months, I had launched my coaching business, hit my first $20k month, and held my first retreat. I continued to shift into my Higher Self, the real me who showed up unapologetically and didn't second-guess everything I wanted to say.
Your soul came here with a plan and when you become who you are meant to be and do what you came here to do, you unlock a different reality.
Where Soul, Identity and Strategy Come Together
That transformation became the foundation of my work today.
I brought together my experience in publicity, branding, and business strategy with astrology, human design, intuitive channeling, energy healing, and identity transformation.
It evolved into the Higher Self Personal Brand™ Method, a multidimensional approach to discovering who you’re here to be, releasing the fear of being seen, and building a brand and business that can carry your vision into the world.
I know that a powerful message needs both the courage to express it and the strategy to make it understood. I bring these world together.
Where Soul, Identity and Strategy
Come Together
That transformation became the foundation of my work today.
I brought together my experience in publicity, branding, and business strategy with astrology, human design, intuitive channeling, energy healing, and identity transformation.
It evolved into the Higher Self Personal Brand™ Method, a multidimensional approach to discovering who you’re here to be, releasing the fear of being seen, and building a brand and business that can carry your vision into the world.
I know that a powerful message needs both the courage to express it and the strategy to make it understood. I bring these world together.
meet kristen shea
My Mission
My Favorite Moment Is When the Light Returns to a Woman’s Eyes.
It happens when she finally says the thing she has been afraid to say. When the idea she has been quietly dreaming about becomes something she is actually building. When she realizes she can trust herself, go after what she wants, and make a real impact with her work.
I believe every woman deserves the freedom to be herself, the financial independence to make her own choices, and the influence to create the change she wants to see.
I know what it feels like to watch life happen from the sidelines.
And I know how much can change when you finally give yourself permission to be seen, to be powerful, and to claim the life you came here to live.
The world needs what you came here to share.
meet kristen shea
My Mission
My Favorite Moment Is When the Light Returns to a Woman’s Eyes.
It happens when she finally says the thing she has been afraid to say. When the idea she has been quietly dreaming about becomes something she is actually building. When she realizes she can trust herself, go after what she wants, and make a real impact with her work.
I believe every woman deserves the freedom to be herself, the financial independence to make her own choices, and the influence to create the change she wants to see.
I know what it feels like to watch life happen from the sidelines.
And I know how much can change when you finally give yourself permission to be seen, to be powerful, and to claim the life you came here to live.
The world needs what you came here to share.
