Shanen Baures - The Journey Within, Spiritual Life Coach

09/08/2026

✨ Life is precious. Don’t wait to start living it. ✨

As a spiritual life coach, I believe we are here not simply to exist, but to grow, heal, discover, and live with intention.

Sometimes the greatest transformation begins when we slow down, listen within, release what no longer serves us, and reconnect with what truly matters.

Your journey is uniquely yours. You don’t have to have all the answers—you simply have to be willing to take the next step. 🌿✨

Live with purpose. Love deeply. Heal gently. Trust your journey.

09/07/2026

Some people hire housekeepers to clean their homes, or lawn services to manage their lawn. But have you ever wished there was someone you could call to...

💜 Just run a few errands for you?
💜 A safe companion to accompany you on a trip?
💜 Someone to stop by and just listen?

If so, you're in the right place.

I'm Shanen and I offer relationship-centered, non-medical support for women who have their hands full and just need a listening ear or an extra pair of hands.

08/27/2026

I'm truly blessed to have worked with such incredible women over the years. It's also so illuminating to see the change in how my clients feel when they don't have to do everything on their own.

Lighthouse Personal Support was created to lighten the everyday burdens so many of us carry alone.

✅ Errands? I'll do them.

✅ Appointments? I'll come with you.

✅ Need to visit your out-of-state kids this holiday season? I'd be happy to plan your trip for you.

It's time to stop worrying that you'll be a burden if you ask for help. This is my job and my joy to do this work and I would love to help you.

08/11/2026

✨ Sometimes solitude is where the journey within begins. ✨

There is a difference between being lonely and being alone.

Loneliness asks, “Who will fill this emptiness?”
Solitude asks, “What is my heart trying to teach me?”

When we become comfortable in our own presence, we begin to hear our inner wisdom, reconnect with our purpose, and discover a deeper sense of peace.

You don't have to lose yourself searching for connection.
Come home to yourself first. ❤️

— The Journey Within

08/04/2026

With Spiritual Life Coaching, I work with clients to identify their spiritual foundation by exploring their underlying beliefs and finding ways to live those values.

This is not a religious procedure, although all religions are totally respected and honored.

We work with normal psychological techniques but also with sensitivity training in journaling, meditation, visualization, manifestation, mindfulness, and energy work (such as Reiki, tapping, self-hypnosis, past-life regression and more) - all ways to help clients get in touch with their Inner Self.

Have you ever been curious about these techniques? Send me a message if you'd like more information! 💜

07/01/2026

Asking for connection is one of the bravest things a person can do.

We’re taught so early to manage on our own, to not need too much, to keep things light so we don't burden anyone. By the time we're in our 50s, 60s, and 70s, that habit is deep. So deep that loneliness can settle in and we don't even recognize it by name.

You deserve support and presence. You don't have to do this alone.

06/24/2026

One of the things that drew me to companion care work is knowing that connection is sometimes what stands between a woman and a long, slow decline in her wellbeing. That's not dramatic language, it's what the research says and is what I've also seen in my own work.

Loneliness is a genuine health concern for women over 50, and this blog post goes through what signs of loneliness may look like. It also touches on what it means to have consistent, warm presence in your life; not medical intervention or a schedule full of obligations, just someone who shows up.

If any part of that feels relevant to your life or someone you care about, I'd love for you to read it.

https://www.journeywithincoach.com/post/loneliness-women-over-50-health-risk?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=loneliness-post

Loneliness raises risks for heart disease, dementia, and early death. Shanen Baures, a La Crosse coach explains the signs and gentle ways back to connection.

06/15/2026

For women who have spent most of their lives being the ones everyone else leaned on, asking for help can be so hard to do.

If you or someone you care for has been carrying that tension between wanting connection and not knowing how to ask for it, I invite you to give this a read or send me a message.

I'm always available to answer any questions you may have.

Discover how companion care helps women 50+ in La Crosse, WI live life fully after loss or divorce. Lighthouse Personal Support: your partner for what’s next.

06/10/2026

I've talked with women who go days without a real conversation and have simply accepted that as normal.

Women who feel invisible in rooms full of people, or who are doing everything they're supposed to do and still feel something essential is missing.

Loneliness doesn't always look like what we imagine it does. It can fit itself around busy schedules, full to-do lists, and lives that look fine from the outside.

My newest blog post is a look at what loneliness is doing to the health of women over 50, and a gentle invitation to take it more seriously than we have been.

I wrote it because I believe you deserve to be seen, and because connection is not a luxury. It's a need.

https://www.journeywithincoach.com/post/loneliness-women-over-50-health-risk?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=loneliness-post

06/05/2026

There is a particular kind of quiet that settles in when you realize you haven't truly talked with someone in days. Not texted, not replied to an email… talked.

If that resonates with you in any way, I want you to know you're not alone in feeling it and that what you're feeling is worth paying attention to.

I’m sharing my new blog post this week about why loneliness is a genuine health concern for women over 50, not just emotionally, but physically. The research surprised me.

I hope you'll take a few minutes to read it:

https://www.journeywithincoach.com/post/loneliness-women-over-50-health-risk?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=loneliness-post

Loneliness raises risks for heart disease, dementia, and early death. Shanen Baures, a La Crosse coach explains the signs and gentle ways back to connection.