#19| Finding Your Roots: How Self-Trust Transforms Healing

Cindy Payne shares her journey from elementary school teacher to licensed professional counselor, describing how she blends clinical therapy with yoga and mindfulness to create a holistic approach to mental health care.• From teaching to therapy – how Cindy's interest in relationships over education led to her counseling career• Building Rooted Counseling Services during the pandemic and how crisis created opportunity• The significance behind the name "Rooted" and its connection to yoga philosophy• Cindy's personal journey with sobriety and transformative solo retreats to Bali, India, and Morocco• Using Winston, her therapy dog in training, to help clients develop emotional awareness• Creating the "Unmasking" podcast to break down barriers between therapists and clients• Parenting neurodivergent children and the importance of repair after rupture• Practical somatic techniques for managing anxiety and stress• Simple strategies like legs-up-the-wall pose that can replace 30-45 minutes of deep restFollow Cindy on Instagram or visit her website for contact details and to learn more about her services.