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Ready To Break Free From Self-Doubt?

October 09, 20253 min read

🌿Are You Ready to Break Free from Self-Doubt and Step into Unstoppable Confidence?

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in cycles of overthinking, self-doubt, or burnout—wondering why it feels so hard to stay calm and confident—you’re not alone.

I’m Cindy Shaw, a Certified Life Coach, Yoga Teacher, and founder of Break the Cycle Coaching Academy, based right here in Charlotte, North Carolina. I help women overcome anxiety, perfectionism, and emotional overwhelm so they can thrive in life, love, and leadership—with confidence that comes from within.

Through a unique blend of coaching, mindset training, and yoga for healing, I teach women how to reprogram limiting beliefs, regulate their emotions, and reconnect with their true selves.


Why Work with a Life Coach in Charlotte, NC?

Charlotte is a fast-growing city filled with ambitious, heart-centered women who want more than surface-level success. You might have the career, the house, the checklist—yet still feel unfulfilled, disconnected, or anxious.

Working with a therapeutic life coach can help you bridge the gap between where you are and where you know you’re meant to be.

  • Gain clarity about your goals and what truly matters

  • Release old emotional patterns and self-limiting beliefs

  • Learn proven tools for stress reduction and mindset mastery

  • Create more peace, presence, and fulfillment in your daily life

Coaching isn’t about “fixing” you—it’s about remembering who you really are underneath all the noise.


My Holistic Approach: Where Coaching Meets Yoga and Mindset Work

What sets my work apart from traditional coaching or therapy is that it’s deeply experiential.
I don’t just teach tools; I practice and live them.

After over 20 years studying yoga and personal transformation, and four years training daily under spiritual teachers, I’ve developed a coaching approach that blends:

  • Therapeutic coaching to uncover and repattern core beliefs

  • Yoga and breathwork to regulate your nervous system and restore balance

  • Mindset and emotional intelligence training to help you respond calmly and clearly—no matter what life brings

This combination creates lasting change because it integrates the mind, body, and spirit—not just surface-level behavior shifts.


Common Areas I Help Women Transform

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Serving Charlotte & Beyond—Online Coaching Available

Whether you live in Charlotte or anywhere in the world, you can access 1:1 coaching sessions, my 12-week transformation program, or yoga for healing classes online.

Local clients also enjoy in-person workshops, yoga master classes, and women’s retreats that bring together a community of growth-minded, compassionate women.

No matter where you are, you can learn to stop living on autopilot and start leading your life with intention, clarity, and inner peace.


Why Break the Cycle Coaching Academy

At Break the Cycle Coaching Academy, transformation happens through a proven process designed to help you:

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It’s not just mindset work—it’s soul work.


Ready to Begin Your Journey?

You deserve to feel calm, confident, and connected—every day.

✨ Start by downloading your free Confidence Reset Toolkit on my home page or book a FREE Break The Cycle call to see how coaching can help you create the peace and purpose you’ve been seeking.

👉 BreakTheCycleCoachingAcademy.com
📍 Serving women locally in
Charlotte, NC and globally online

Cindy Shaw is a Certified Life Coach, author, and 500-hour yoga teacher with over a decade of experience guiding women through personal transformation. She’s the founder of Break the Cycle Coaching Academy, where she helps women overcome self-doubt, perfectionism, and emotional blocks to create lives and relationships aligned with their true selves.

Through her signature 12-week transformation program, online resources, and powerful coaching tools, Cindy empowers women to reconnect with their inner strength and confidently step into the life they were meant to live.

Cindy Shaw

Cindy Shaw is a Certified Life Coach, author, and 500-hour yoga teacher with over a decade of experience guiding women through personal transformation. She’s the founder of Break the Cycle Coaching Academy, where she helps women overcome self-doubt, perfectionism, and emotional blocks to create lives and relationships aligned with their true selves. Through her signature 12-week transformation program, online resources, and powerful coaching tools, Cindy empowers women to reconnect with their inner strength and confidently step into the life they were meant to live.

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