A powerful testament to healing and resilience, Coach Cinnamon B shares her journey from trauma survivor to compassionate guide, proving that our past does not determine our future or worthiness of love.
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My Hope is Simple: "If I can help one person realize their past does not get to define their future, then every part of my journey has been worth it"
Cinnamon Burdett · In Her Own Words
Her Story
About Cinnamon
Cinnamon Burdett, She/Her, is an ABS Board-Certified Sexologist, trauma-informed sex and relationship coach, author, and speaker. She is the founder of Next Level Intimacy Coaching, where she provides professional coaching and education focused on intimacy, relational repair, and embodied connection. Her work is grounded in advanced training through the Somatica® Institute (Core and Advanced completion) and integrates evidence-based somatic practices with sexuality education to support meaningful, sustainable relationship transformation.
Her areas of specialization include trauma-informed intimacy, nervous system regulation, communication development, desire and arousal reconnection, and midlife relationship transitions. She works with individuals and couples navigating challenges related to emotional safety, grief, shame, and relational disconnection. Her approach is experiential, body-based, and survivor-informed, creating a structured and supportive environment that prioritizes psychological safety, agency, and personal growth.
In addition to her coaching practice, Cinnamon is an author and professional speaker who delivers workshops, keynote presentations, and educational programs nationwide. She is recognized for her ability to translate complex topics related to sexuality, attachment, and relational dynamics into clear, practical, and accessible frameworks. Her work is centered on advancing emotional wellness, strengthening relational health, and supporting individuals in building more authentic and connected lives.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Cinnamon
01What do you attribute your success to?
She attributes her success to the unwavering support and partnership of her husband, who has been a constant presence throughout her journey. His steadfast encouragement through periods of trauma, healing, and personal rebuilding has provided a foundation of stability that allowed her to grow both personally and professionally. She also recognizes that this enduring support has played a meaningful role in her resilience, perspective, and ability to help others navigate their own paths toward healing and connection.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice she has ever received is to “keep going.” This simple but powerful guidance reflects the importance of resilience, consistency, and perseverance through challenges. It serves as a reminder to remain committed to personal and professional growth, even during periods of uncertainty, and to trust the process of continuous progress over time.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
The advice she would give to young women entering her industry is that while the field can be challenging, persistence and commitment make a meaningful difference over time. She emphasizes that success in this space requires patience, resilience, and a willingness to continue learning and growing through obstacles. By staying focused and consistent, those who remain dedicated will find their path forward and build a fulfilling and impactful career.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The biggest challenge she identifies in her field is working within the limitations and cultural constraints of her home state, where conversations around sexual wellness and intimacy can sometimes be more restricted. However, she views this as an opportunity for growth, as it strengthens her commitment to education and advocacy, and through telehealth she is able to expand her reach nationwide, providing accessible, trauma-informed coaching and support to individuals and couples regardless of location.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
The most important value in her work and personal life is perseverance embodied in her belief to “keep going,” even when life is difficult. She emphasizes resilience, emotional strength, and commitment through challenges, viewing hardship as part of the growth process rather than a barrier. This mindset guides both her personal journey and her professional practice, allowing her to show up consistently with compassion, stability, and purpose.
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My Hope is Simple
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My Hope Is Simple
"My hope is simple: if I can help one person realize their past does not define their future, then every part of my journey has been worth it."
- Coach Cinnamon B
People often ask why I do this work.
The answer has never been about relationships, intimacy, or coaching alone. Those are simply the vehicles that allow me to live out what has always been on my heart: helping people believe their story is still being written.
As a Child, I Learned How to Survive
As a child, I learned how to survive long before I ever learned how to feel safe. Trauma, abuse, and experiences no child should ever endure shaped the way I viewed the world, other people, and even myself. For years, I believed my past had already decided my future.
Then I became a mother.
Like so many parents carrying unresolved trauma, I was doing the best I could with the tools I had at the time. I loved my children with everything in me, but love doesn't erase survival mode. Survival teaches you to react instead of respond. It teaches you to stay alert, expect the worst, and push through instead of slowing down to heal.
I Wasn't a Perfect Mom
I wasn't a perfect mom.
Sometimes my words came out before my thoughts. Sometimes stress spoke louder than patience. Looking back, there are moments I wish I could have handled differently. Healing has also meant taking responsibility for the ways my own pain affected the people I love.
Today, I have a daughter who loves me deeply, and I have a son who no longer has a relationship with me. There were misunderstandings, painful circumstances, and things left unsaid. Whether those wounds were created by my mistakes, by things that were believed, or by the distance that grew between us, the outcome has been heartbreaking.
As a mother, there is no grief quite like loving a child you cannot reach.
That Loss Has Taught Me Something Profound
That loss has taught me something profound.
Trauma doesn't just affect the person who lived through it. If it goes unaddressed, it has a way of echoing through families, relationships, friendships, and generations.
If I'm completely honest, one of the deepest wounds trauma left behind wasn't just the pain. It was believing I wasn't worthy of healthy love or genuine friendships.
Even now, in my late forties, building close friendships has been one of the hardest parts of my healing journey-not because I don't love people, but because I spent so much of my life afraid that if someone truly knew my past, they would only see the damage it left behind. I worried they would judge me, pity me, or decide I was too broken to belong.
So I hid pieces of myself.
I smiled. I succeeded. I showed up for everyone else. But I rarely let people know all of me because I believed the truth about my past would outweigh the woman I had become.
That's What Trauma Does
That's what trauma does.
It convinces us that surviving means staying guarded. That if we never let people get too close, they can never reject us. The walls that once protected us eventually become the very thing keeping us from experiencing the connection we long for.
Healing Asked Something Different of Me
Healing asked something different of me.
It asked me to stop measuring my worth by what happened to me and start believing I was worthy simply because I existed. It asked me to stop carrying shame that never belonged to me. It asked me to trust that the right people would see my resilience instead of my wounds.
Healing didn't erase my scars. It changed my relationship with them.
Today, I don't share my story because I want sympathy. I share it because I know what it feels like to believe you're too damaged, too broken, or too far gone to create a different future. I also know those beliefs don't have to become the ending.
That belief is why I became a trauma-informed, body-based intimacy and relationship coach.
Every person who sits across from me reminds me that healing isn't about pretending the past never happened. It's about refusing to let it decide the future.
Being recognized as one of The Influential Women is deeply meaningful because influence isn't measured by titles. It's measured by honesty, compassion, accountability, and the courage to keep showing up even when life hasn't gone according to plan.
If sharing my story helps one person ask for help, choose healing, break a generational cycle, or believe they are worthy of love and belonging, then every difficult chapter of my life has found purpose.
My hope is simple: if I can help one person realize their past does not define their future, then every part of my journey has been worth it.
- Coach Cinnamon B
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