Dr. Cindy (Cynthia Garner) is an expert in the evolving field of mental fitness and systemic wellbeing. Her passion for working with fierce women and high-impact leaders comes from her life experience as an adoptee, educator, single mother, and survivor of complex generational trauma. She is certified in numerous mindfulness-based interventions for stress and anxiety, and is an author, somatic psychotherapist, women’s leadership coach, creative catalyst, trainer, and motivational speaker.

Cynthia studied counseling at Regis University, earned a doctorate in Body-Mind Health from the Parkmore Institute, and is trained in group psycho-education through the UCSD Medical School, the Centre for Mindfulness Studies, Inward Bound, Mindful Schools, and the Hakomi Institute.

Cynthia Garner is a certified mindfulness instructor, somatic psychotherapist, and author. Her passion is helping trauma survivors find refuge in the present moment, reclaim their power, and come home to their authentic selves.

Work with me: Start your Healing Journey

My mindfulness practice and somatic therapy training brought me home to myself, after years of alienation, betrayal, and emotional violence. Understanding how trauma is stored in the body and learning tools to regulate my nervous system offered me the opportunity to reclaim my mental real estate, stabilize my attention with anchors in the present moment, and tend to my wounded heart.

Gradually, one baby step at a time, I began to widen my window of tolerance, develop the capacity to ride the waves of emotion, and to learn how to disengage from the conflict in a non-violent way.

I am so grateful for the lessons that my experience taught me, and that now I have the opportunity to raise my daughter in a regulated and compassionate environment, and that I get to share these practices and teachings with other survivors of relational trauma who don’t know where to start.

There are a few different ways you can work with me to learn mindfulness, heal your relational wounds, and come home to yourself:

Sometimes we need individual support to identify our core beliefs and discover the deeply engrained patterns that keep us from moving forward. Our sessions together will help you access the wisdom of the body, train your mind to respond rather than react, and offer refuge so you can do the good work you love without burning out.
Invest in your relationship with yourself, reconnect with your power and purpose, let go of scarcity and limiting beliefs, unblock creative flow, and take concrete action steps towards your manifesting your vision.
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Start now and reclaim your power — one moment, one breath, one practice at a time.
Fierce Boundaries offers practical tools to help you reclaim your energy, protect your well-being, and stay rooted in what matters most. If you’ve been feeling exhausted, depleted, or pulled off balance by toxic influences in your life, you are not alone. And it doesn’t have to stay this way.
There is a way to return to yourself, and you already have everything you need inside you. You can protect your time, energy, and sanity without shutting down or blocking people out. You can learn to pause and respond instead of reacting. Believe it or not, it is possible to be grounded, calm, and steady—even when the world around you feels uncertain.
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The Welcome You Podcast:
Are you a recovering co-dependent who struggles to break free from toxic relationships? Then join me, Dr. Cindy, on the Welcome You Podcast where I can help you set fierce boundaries and reclaim your power with kindness and composure. I’ll share how raising a child with an emotionally abusive coparent nearly broke me, until I found my way home to myself. Join me wherever you stream your podcasts, so that you can finally be free to welcome yourself home.
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