In this episode of Aura Room, host Yusuf sits down with poet, teacher and counselor Cyndee Dhalai, whose life has been shaped by chronic illness, loss and years in a wheelchair. Through honest storytelling, Sindhi breaks down what resilience really looks like when your body refuses treatment and your life is stripped back to basics. She shares how hitting rock bottom forced her to find new advantages in unwanted situations, raise her threshold for pain, and discover everyday miracles in things most of us overlook. This conversation is ideal for listeners seeking grounded inspiration around mental health, chronic illness, grief, identity, self worth and spiritual resilience, and for anyone who feels stuck inside a life they did not choose.
About The Guest:
Cyndee Dhalai is a poet, teacher, counselor, mother, widow and survivor from Trinidad and Tobago. Once an active special education teacher and deeply independent woman, she was forced into medical retirement after a cascade of severe illnesses, drug allergies and years in a wheelchair. Doctors told her she would never walk and her body repeatedly flatlined, yet she chose to see her life as a “miracle in motion”. Today, Sindhi writes, listens and supports others through illness, grief and identity loss. Her work centers on presence, perspective and finding magic in ordinary moments when everything else feels out of control.
Key Takeaways:
Resilience is a daily choice, not a personality trait . Sindhi reframes resilience as getting up, taking one baby step and acting, even when you feel broken . This supports mental health, trauma recovery and nervous system regulation.
Perspective changes the story of suffering . Instead of asking “Why me”, she asks “What advantage or opportunity exists in this loss” . This mindset shift helps people facing chronic illness, grief, career loss and family rejection.
Illness exposed hidden pride and invited deeper self compassion . Being a patient who needed constant help forced her to drop the idea of “I can do everything alone” and to practice self care, boundaries and emotional maturity.
You can raise your threshold for pain without denying it . By acknowledging pain, then gently redirecting attention, she learned to function without medication, which speaks to nervous system training, mindfulness and somatic awareness.
Everyday life is the real miracle . Standing in a shower, walking on grass, seeing the sky, calling a friend or being able to listen are framed as gifts, not guarantees, which anchors gratitude and spiritual growth.
No one else gets to define your life . You are irreplaceable and only you decide what your story means, beyond religion, culture, expectations or illness labels.
Connect With The Guest:
Listeners can connect with Cyndee Dhalai here.
LinkedIn: She is active on LinkedIn
Books on Amazon:
Pieces of Me Touch My Soul poetry on faith, pain, and resilience
Grief Is a Price You Pay for Love by Faye Allian Cyndee’s pen name for writing about grief
Email: cindeedhalai@icloud.com
Reach out to share your story, reflections on grief and mindfulness, or to connect around her writing and speaking.
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