Today we’d like to introduce you to Karrin Shriner.
Karrin, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I’m a person who wears multiple hats. I model/ make content which I started in 2020, I am a Turo host (started in 2022), a full time mom and a life coach for athletes! Every single one of those hats I love and enjoy for different reasons. I get to be a business woman, be a creative, be a helpful resource for people all while tackling being a mother to my beautiful soon to be 2 year old son. I like to set a good foundation for myself and have my hands in different baskets. I have goals for each category and I won’t stop until they are accomplished.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It has been everything BUT a smooth road. I have hit many hurdles, bumps, hiccups, and full on stops. Business wise, I have made mistakes in being a first time business person and learning the ins and outs all from personal experience with no investors, no big money to back me up. I have dealt with loads of rejections as a creative (more nos than yes) and have been judged from people over the internet for my looks, my body, my tattoos, everything under the sun. As a single mom, there are challenges of its own. Being a parent is a 24/7 job and I am always needed in many ways than one. Doctors appointments, learning new things, reading, playtime, keeping my son on a schedule, etc. All while maintaining a balance for myself and remembering that I’m still an individual outside of being a mother. PPD is very real along with dealing with PTSD from trauma all while caring for a little one.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
One of the jobs I do is being a life coach for athletes. I’m one of the coaches for Sweetwine Enterprises. We specialize in helping current and former athletes navigate through different challenges, paths and obstacles being an athlete and a person. Athletes go through a lot more than just injuries. Being in a sport and coming out of a sport can be tough to deal with and that’s why we are here to help. I’m a former athlete myself. Since 5 years old, I’ve done sports such as basketball, soccer, dance and softball, but track and field had my heart. I ran sprints from 7th grade to my junior year of college. I’ve broken records in high school and college, gotten medals, been on podiums and I worked my butt off. I had an injury in college that took me away from track for a whole year and once I was healed, I wasn’t the sprinter I was before. I called it quits when I saw there was no progression. I studied Sports Psychology in college, so I always cared about the mental side of athletes and people in general. I dealt with a lot of challenges including my injury during my time as an athlete, so I understand how it is dealing with the balance of life, school, sports and anything else. I want to be able to help other athletes grow, learn and elevate not just as an athlete, but as a person. Give them tools and skills they can learn and take with them as they go on with their life and to be a good support system for someone who needs it.
What has been the most important lesson you’ve learned along your journey?
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned so far in my 30 years on this Earth are don’t let peoples words, actions or people as a whole take you away from yourself. Don’t let anyone dim your inner spark. We are all going to meet people who don’t have good intentions for you and they can really take a huge negative toll on your life in different ways. If you have a big heart, there are going to be people who see that and try to take advantage of you. Be okay with setting boundaries for yourself, having good standards and knowing what you are willing to accept and what you won’t tolerate. That doesn’t make you unreasonable or selfish. It makes you smart and it shows the amount of care you have for yourself. It’s hard to get back to yourself once someone has done so much to dim your light.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://sites.google.com/sweetwineent.com/0909/meet-our-life-coaches/karrin-kay-shriner?authuser=0
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westcoastkay__?igsh=M3l2dXRjMW9nd3Ez&utm_source=qr
- Other: https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithkay_?igsh=M3pqdzUyYnZkbnI3&utm_source=qr
