None of us arrive here untouched.

We are shaped by the ways we were loved, protected, guided, and taught to belong — many of them formed in response to pain, loss, or separation. These patterns don’t just live in our thoughts; they live in our stories, our bodies, our relationships, and our spiritual lives.

Much of what we come to call “faith,” “personality,” or even “truth” is not chosen — it is learned, absorbed, and carried. Code Keepers exists to help us notice this gently.

With awareness, inherited patterns can come into view.

With clarity, new choices become possible.

With compassion, what was once necessary for survival can begin to soften and release.

This is not about rejecting where you’ve come from. It is about seeing with enough kindness and honesty to choose what carries forward.

The Christ Codes are not something you are given, taught, or required to believe.

They are something you remember.

They are the deepest truth of who you are — the original knowing written into the soul before fear, conditioning, or survival ever shaped the story.

These codes are not outside of you.

They live beneath the layers you learned to wear.

Love, wholeness, and oneness are not ideals to strive toward, but frequencies to return to at the core of your being.

When these codes awaken, something softens.

The illusion of separation loosens its grip.

Innocence returns to the heart.

God is no longer approached through fear or earned worthiness, but recognized as presence within.

What has always been true quietly rises into awareness.

In this work, Christ is not doctrine, but a living frequency — love, wholeness, and oneness awakening within the soul.

I lived in total devotion — until my body broke down, my spirit cracked open, and the scaffolding of religion could no longer hold the weight of my truth.

I saw the cost of a belief system built on guilt, conditional blessings, and earned love. And I reached a crossroads: silence my knowing, or follow it.

I chose to listen.

I wrote this book because I know I am not the only one standing in this place, where old frameworks are loosening, and something truer is asking to be built from the inside out. 

Code Keepers is my way of giving voice to this, not as theory, but as lived experience.

To be a code keeper is to notice what has shaped you, and to listen for what is now asking to change.

It is a remembering that unfolds over time:

    •    Old spiritual wounds begin to soften

    •    Trust in inner knowing slowly returns

    •    A direct, embodied relationship with God and Christ deepens

    •    The path forward becomes something you recognize, not something you follow

In this way, each of us becomes a living threshold — choosing, with care, what carries forward and what comes to rest.

Karissa Sherwood is a passionate advocate for healing and spiritual transformation. Her personal journey has led to certifications in yoga, sound healing, life coaching, and Reiki, which have helped her cultivate and share her unique spiritual gifts. As a mother of four, including a daughter with special needs, Karissa dedicates her life to fostering wholeness and guiding others on paths of self-discovery and acceptance.

Through her deeply relatable and authentic storytelling, Karissa hopes to inspire a powerful ripple effect in the special needs community—encouraging love, unity, and acceptance between parents and children by first embracing all parts of themselves. Her heartfelt presence on social platforms offers an honest glimpse into life with her daughter Marley, making her a trusted voice for those navigating similar journeys.

Driven by a mission to empower others, Karissa provides tools to break free from ingrained patterns and create legacies of love, connection, and intentionality. She has an extraordinary gift for making others feel supported and seen, walking alongside them even as she leads. Karissa believes that if sharing her story shifts even one parent’s perspective, it will have been more than worth it.