I’m Dr. Cynthia Garner, and it is my passion to empower leaders, change-makers, and creative thinkers with mental fitness trainings and therapeutic support so they can disrupt oppressive systems and interrupt cycles of abuse. As a therapist, teacher, coach, single-mother, and survivor of complex relational trauma, I am unwilling to be silent about the urgent need for widespread mental fitness training across the lifespan.

In my work with school and organizational leadership, I’ve learned that systemic wellbeing and a culture of belonging depend upon those at the top prioritizing their own mental health. When leaders regulate and welcome themselves, the impact ripples many times outward into their circle of care. We cannot heal a broken world without first healing our relationship to ourselves. Indeed, to make a real difference, we must start within ourselves.

Give yourself and your community the gifts of focused attention, embodied awareness, and strong boundaries that protect, nourish, and inspire. Join the movement today, right now, by committing to your own mental fitness and to systemic wellbeing.