Cindy Petersen

Cindy Petersen is the author of The Survivor's Edge.

The instincts that help people survive hard beginnings do not disappear when the danger does. Hypervigilance. Over-functioning. The truth tellers that cannot look away.

Cindy names these adaptations for what they become: a distinct set of talents that set survivors apart.

She writes from the inside. Childhood trauma, domestic abuse, and significant loss marked her beginning. And for thirty years since, her work has kept her close to other people's trauma, whether it was something that happened at work, because of the work or because of their own personal trauma that was impacting their work. She has lived both sides of this book.

Through the book, her Substack, her courses, and her Six Shapes of Strength framework, she helps survivors see their own wiring without shame and claim what makes them different. You are not broken.

You are built differently, and that difference is your edge.

Cindy lives in Pompano Beach, Florida, with her husband, Peter.