Hi, I’m Cynthia. I’m a soul care advocate, trauma healing facilitator, embodied-practice educator, and companion for those seeking spiritual and emotional wholeness. More than anything, I’m someone who believes that healing grows in safe, sacred spaces... and that we flourish when we are truly seen. For over three decades, I’ve had the gift of serving in full-time urban ministry: walking with individuals and communities... nurturing micro-churches, tending to prayer, and offering member care. My heart has long been drawn to the places where faith, suffering, history, and hope meet, especially within the lived wisdom of Black and African American spirituality. Much of my calling centers on tending generational and historical wounds, advocating for God’s righteousness and justice, and supporting others as they journey toward freedom and restoration. One of the deepest lessons I’ve learned is the power of the in-between space... that quiet breath between what happens to us and how we respond. In that pause, I believe God meets us with clarity, courage, tenderness, and the freedom to choose love instead of fear. My work in soul care begins here: helping people notice that sacred pause, rest inside it, and let God’s Spirit do the powerful work of healing. From this grounded center, I imagine communities where every person is honored as a reflection of God’s compassion, justice, and faithfulness… communities that move together toward wholeness of body, soul, and spirit. My own journey has been shaped by adversity, failure, grief, and the sustaining grace of God that has held me through it all. These experiences led me to become a certified Trauma Healing Facilitator through the Trauma Healing Institute and Quest Movement, and a trained Spiritual Director through Sustainable Faith (with ongoing supervision that continues to deepen my formation). My recent work with the Cultural Somatic Institute has helped me understand more fully how our bodies carry racialized and systemic trauma, and how God meets us even there. To stay grounded, I treasure the simple joys: laughing over a good comedy, disappearing into fantasy or action-adventure films, curling up with a book in a cozy, quiet space, or escaping into the peace of theater, camping, or retreat. I am held up by beloved friendships, shared laughter, and long, honest conversations that remind me of the gift of walking life’s road together... “while being on this side of dirt,” as my sistah-friend Brittany says.