In this episode, I’m joined by intimacy coach and dear friend Shauna Stewart to weave together the story, spirit, and sacred purpose behind our upcoming Shed Retreat on Vashon Island.

We explore what it means to shed as a collective act of liberation—how our personal unraveling and release becomes part of the wider transformation happening in the collective consciousness. Each woman who remembers her pleasure and her body becomes a thread in the great weaving of the new world we’re co-creating.

This conversation is about the wisdom of shedding—of dissolving what’s outdated, oppressive, or numbed—and allowing what’s true, alive, and sacred to rise in its place. We talk about how pleasure isn’t just a personal experience, but a collective medicine, a vibration that calls us back to our wholeness and our creative power.

Shauna and I also share how the retreat has been intentionally crafted as a womb space—a place to be witnessed, to soften, and to reconnect with the body’s natural rhythms of release and renewal. We speak about the through-line between pleasure, grief, and rebirth—and how embodying these cycles helps us live as conduits of healing for the greater whole.

In this episode, we explore:

• The collective and personal symbolism of shedding and rebirth
• Pleasure as the through-line that reconnects us to creation and truth
• How emotional alchemy transforms grief and rage into life force
• The role of sacred space and ritual in anchoring healing
• The ripple of liberation that happens when women return to themselves

Retreat Details:

When: November 14–16, 2025

Where: Vashon Island, Washington

• One final shared room remaining (king bed with closed door for privacy)

Join us for Shed—a sacred weekend of embodiment, emotional alchemy, and collective renewal. Together, we’ll release what’s heavy, remember what’s holy, and rise into the full expression of our feminine power.

Click HERE to Learn More! We will see you there!

Guest Resources:

• Shauna Stewart: Linger Boutique
• Listen to our original episode on the SHED Retreat on Shauna's Podcast Life Turned On. I highly recommend listening to all her other episodes this season as well to hear more stories of women shedding what no longer serves them and fully embracing their power and pleasure.
• Instagram

Kayla's Resources:

• Schedule your free 45-minute consultation call to explore 1:1 coaching with me and step into your own sacred reclamation.
• Or start by joining my newsletter, where you’ll receive my FREE Sacred Body Workbook—the perfect place to begin your healing journey before our work together.
• You can email me at kayla@connectedpleasurecoaching.com
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