Your Journey To Happiness Starts Here.
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Overcoming Hardship, Embracing Joy, And Creating A Life You Love.
Are you or your audience searching for more happiness but unsure where to begin? The key lies in connection—who you surround yourself with, the thoughts you nurture, and the environment you create.
As a speaker, I bring real-life experience, resilience, and practical strategies to help individuals move from struggle to strength. Whether you're navigating loss, major life changes, or simply seeking more joy, I offer a powerful message of hope and transformation.
Let’s inspire your audience to take the first step toward a life they truly love. Book me for your next event, and let’s start the journey together!
Want to be Inspired?
Hi,
I know Life can feel overwhelming—balancing responsibilities, raising children, maintaining a home, and navigating unexpected hardships. Many feel pulled in different directions, longing for change but unsure where to start.
I understand because I’ve lived it. At 34, I became a widow with four small children, 6yrs, 4yrs, 20 months and —my youngest just 12 days old. I was lost, helpless, and unsure of how to move forward. Raising a special needs child, managing single parenthood, and feeling like there was never enough time in the day, I faced struggles that many experience but few talk about.
But through it all, I discovered something powerful: happiness is something you can build, even after loss. After a year of feeling hopeless, I made the choice to take control of my life and embark on a happiness journey—learning how to create joy and purpose despite the hardships. Now, I share that journey to help others do the same.
I have spoken to audiences about resilience, overcoming grief, and designing a life you love. My story isn’t just about loss—it’s about hope, transformation, and finding happiness again. I even wrote a book about it!
If you’re looking for a speaker who brings authenticity, inspiration, and real-life strategies for overcoming adversity, I’d love to connect with your audience.
Let’s talk about how I can bring encouragement and empowerment to your next event!
Cyndee was honestly probably one of the best guest speakers I have had in a course while at TCU. So many times, guest speakers come to a class and talk at you, hoping you obtain the information. Cyndee was different, she talked with us through her story, letting us choose what we wanted to take away. I also appreciated that she had great communication and speaking skills. She was courageous in her own life as she, at some points, faced tough decisions in which she needed to pick a higher power and his understanding/plan. I think we could all benefit from having a true character pillar like Cyndee Hopkins in our life more.
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I just finished reading your book again. You’re phenomenal. You write in a way that draws me into your story. I experienced those highs and lows with you, and I struggled with you to find faith so it would all make sense. I wish Oprah had picked up your book so the world could have known your story.
Paul W.
TCU Professor
Today, the trajectory of my life has completely shifted due to Cyndee’. She has given me a whole new outlook on life and has reminded me of who I truly am. Her genuine compassion and intense motivation to see me succeed has transformed my life. Cyndee is so successful because she has cultivated her own life experiences with an in-depth, organized and powerfully motivating system that completely changes your perspective and guides you into your true self. The skills I’ve walked away with after hearing her speak include building up my confidence and self-worth, overcoming my anxiety, discovering my life’s purpose, organizing my future, setting my goals in motion, shifting my negative thinking into positive affirmations, setting healthy boundaries, and becoming financially independent. Cyndee has taught me how to take back my power. I now have the tools to accomplish my dreams and overcome any obstacle in my way. I highly recommend Cyndee to speak at your event if you’re ready to take control of your future, success, and happiness!
~ Triniti L~
Testimonials
My Book
The police were there, searching the house, looking for evidence of any foul play. This was common procedure, they explained, for people who died at home…I followed them from room to room explaining, ‘Why would I have killed him? I have four kids. I need him. I have four kids. I need him.’” - excerpt from Detour to Happiness
Just twelve days after their fourth child is born, Cyndee Hopkins’ husband, Dave, dies unexpectedly in the night. Suddenly the sole parent to four small children, all age six and younger, Cyndee has no income, no insurance, and no idea what to do. What she does have is a grief so pervasive, so consuming, that she can barely pour her kids’ cereal in the mornings.
Some old friends fall away in the days and weeks after—so many don’t know what to say or how to deal with Cyndee’s loss. But new friends soon rise up to take their place: Pastor Terry, who becomes one of her closest confidantes—and her impromptu plumber, and the “frat boys”—an ensemble of her husband’s close college friends—who adopt her and her children into their own lives and families without question.
As Cyndee slowly regains her footing in a now unfamiliar life, one new friend is more persistent than the rest: God. Though she never gave Him much thought before, suddenly His presence, and His work, is everywhere, and impossible to ignore. With His help, Cyndee discovers how to move forward from her past to her future and how to cross the threshold from simple hope to a strong and reviving Faith.
