Welcome to episode 136 of the Mindful You Podcast with your host Alan! In today’s enlightening conversation, Alan welcomes special guest Dr. Cindi Saj—a clinical director, counselor, and educator whose expertise lies in mindfulness, healing, and trauma recovery. Together, they explore the transformative power of purposeful living, reframing life’s challenges, and the deeper meaning behind trauma and resiliency.

In this episode, you’ll discover how everyone’s life journey shapes their purpose, why rest and self-awareness are vital for mental health, and learn about cutting-edge healing techniques like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Dr. Cindi Saj shares practical insights on emotional well-being, offering both science-backed knowledge and a compassionate perspective on how we all process and move through difficult experiences.

Settle in for a conversation filled with wisdom, real-world examples, and actionable advice—plus a few laughs and stories from both Alan and Dr. Cindi Saj. Whether you’re new to mindfulness, curious about trauma healing, or simply searching for ways to live with more intention and ease, this episode is for you!

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About Alan:

Alan Carroll is an Educational Psychologist who specializes in Transpersonal Psychology. He founded Alan Carroll & Associates 30 years ago and before that, he was a Senior Sales Training Consultant for 10 years at Digital Equipment Corporation. He has dedicated his life in search of mindfulness tools that can be used by everyone (young and old) to transform their ability to speak at a professional level, as well as, to reduce the psychological suffering caused by the misidentification with our ego and reconnect to the vast transcendent dimension of consciousness that lies just on the other side of the thoughts we think and in between the words we speak.

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