About

Two people, deeply connected.

Earthwalk Allies began between two nature-and-animal loving friends — one who has spent fifteen years holding sacred space for others, and one who kept asking questions, fascinated by the non-ordinary.

The founding story

How we came together, and why now.

A mutual love of animals initially brought Kristy and Shari together, in their youth, working at an animal hospital in Minnesota.

Connected on a soul level, and with unwavering belief in each other, they've navigated decades of individual transformation. And, no surprise, each has always felt most like themselves while being in nature, especially together and with their spouses. They'd each separately come to a point where they ached to do more meaningful work — for Kristy, around animism, and Shari, a heart project that included animals. Neither were sure how.

One day, in April of 2026, while chatting, they agreed out loud to open a little door to the possibility of doing something together — and bam. The door flew open with plentiful, undeniable ally signs. All the stars started lining up for this partnership, and Earthwalk Allies was born — right on time for the world.

Kristy and Shari camping, some decades ago — Some decades ago.

The founders

Kristy Sweetland

Co-founder · Nature-spirit work · Teaching

Rooted in New Mexico

Kristy has been helping people develop their deep connection with nature for nearly two decades. With a bachelor's degree in organizational psychology and a master's degree in transpersonal psychology, she works with individuals via her private practice, Coaching to Come Alive. Kristy is a credentialed Certified Professional Transformational Coach and a Board-Certified Executive Coach. She holds professional certificates in neuro-transformation and resilience psychology, too.

After a life-changing, spontaneous shamanic initiation (read about it in her award-winning book, Stark Raving Zen: A Memoir of Coming Alive), Kristy studied with multiple shamanic teachers, the most pivotal Alberto Villoldo, who also teaches channeled light energy.

Shari Vaccaro

Co-founder · Strategy · Communications

Rooted in Minnesota

Shari is an empath and lifelong, existential ponderer who was raised with an appreciation for both animals and the outdoors. Shari has a bachelor's degree in studio art, and as a brand strategist and communicator, she brought Earthwalk Allies into existence — a big step in her own search for meaning.

Shari is a thinking partner, a calm, grounding presence who people have always turned to, in every room she's been in.

A little more about Kristy that Shari loves — plus a note for you.

Kristy is clairvoyant, clairsentient, clairaudient, and claircognizant. That means she has extrasensory visual perception, physical feelings without external stimuli, auditory impressions the ear can't hear, and intuitive knowing without logical explanation.

She is not here to channel or translate for you. We all have extrasensory abilities, intuitive powers. Earthwalk Allies helps you get your radar working and hone your intuitive skills for understanding nature-spirit signs.

We are not above. We are not ahead.
We are walking alongside.