About
CINDY URRUTIA, Ph.D.
A trusted guide for clarity, personal power, and human connection.
For more than two decades, Cindy Urrutia, Ph.D. has worked across education, leadership, and wellness. She helps individuals and organizations facing transition, burnout, and disconnection rebuild self-trust, strengthen human connection, and take clear action.
TEDx Speaker
20+ Years in Education, Leadership &
Personal Growth
Creator of
The Start Stop Shift™
Author of
THE WHOLENESS RESET
The Story Behind the Work
For many years in higher education, I was known as someone who could lead, build, and deliver.
I taught. I created programs. I supported students, faculty, teams, and communities.
Behind that success, I was also living with Type 1 diabetes, a condition that requires constant attention, planning, and care. It taught me discipline, responsibility, and how to perform under pressure. It also made me deeply committed to wellness because my life and health depend on it.
But over time, I learned that caring for the body is not the same as caring for the spirit.
You can be productive, responsible, and health-conscious, while still ignoring what your heart and inner life need, and that affects both your personal and work life.
That lesson became even clearer as life brought grief, change, and challenges I could not manage through discipline and achievement alone.
The Turning Point
In 2020, when my mother died from COVID-19, grief brought everything into focus. It showed me that life cannot be lived only through responsibility, discipline, and achievement alone. A win on paper means little if it does not help create a more conscious, compassionate, and humane world.
What became clear:
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Presence is not optional.
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Honoring your inner truth changes everything.
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Leadership that lasts begins within.
That moment marked a turning point. Not away from my path, but into a more sincere expression of it.
Today, those experiences are the anchor of what I teach through my books, keynotes, and programs.
Books, Keynotes & Programs
Books
For readers seeking self-trust, inner truth, personal growth, and practical support for
Keynotes & Events
For organizations, conferences, and retreat audiences seeking clarity, stronger connection, and human-centered leaderhip
Free Guide
Start with Unlocking Your Inner Wisdom, a free guide to help
you reconnect with what is true within you.
Personal Support
A Personal Session helps you name what is happening and leave with one clear next step
Contact Us
Get in Touch
Feel free to reach out for inquiries or to book me.
~Cindy