Welcome! I’m glad you are here.

Priscilla María, J.D.

Keynote Speaker,

Cycle Breaker Coach,

Founder of Cycle Breakers Club

My Story:

My name is Priscilla María and I am a Keynote Speaker, Certified Trauma-Informed Life Coach, and trauma survivor who empowers others to become cycle breakers.

My life purpose is to help others heal from trauma, overcome limiting beliefs, and create their ideal lives.

As a sober, bisexual Latina woman with diagnosed mental illness, I show up authentically to exemplify that recovery and healing are very possible.

Click here to read some of my life story. You might be surprised by how much we have in common!

  • • Certified Trauma Informed Life Coach facilitated by Moving the Human Spirit, a training program accredited by the International Coaching Federation. Visit the program’s website here to learn more about the certification process.

    • Certified Speaker for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

  • • Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University, cum laude

    • Juris Doctor degree from UC Irvine School of Law

  • • Founder of private coaching practice Cycle Breakers Club.

    • Work as a Thrive Coach for the Reframe App supporting people reducing or quitting drinking.

    • Coach students in the DC Futures Program, a scholarship program offered through the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).

    • Host monthly support group for LGBTQ+ Latinx people for OutCare Health.

    • Co-host Tuesday meetings for the Sober Black Girls Club that serve queer BIPOC femmes in recovery.

    • Co-faciliated a domestic violence support group as a trained advocate at the Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility.

    • Curated mental health and domestic violence awareness content for a family law firm as a creative and community outreach manager.

    • Raised mental health awareness on behalf of NAMI at local schools and community centers as a certified speaker.

    • Supported trauma survivors as a law student through the Veterans and Domestic Violence Cinics.

    • Wrote op-ed essays for popular online platforms, such as Yahoo!, Blavity, and Nalgona Positivity Pride about mental health and the effects of trauma.

    • Provided leadership and secured almost $400,000 in funds through grantwriting for a national mental health organization that serves Black communities.

    • Extensive volunteer experience primarily supporting underserved Black and Brown youth and families through academic support and mentorship.

"A cycle breaker is one who rebuilds what is broken, and builds what does not exist. This isn’t just for their well-being, but for those beside them and behind them who need a different way to live."

–Nate Postlethwait

Why are you a

certified trauma recovery coach?

Little Priscilla is my motivation and reminds me that we all deserve healing.

I am the voice I needed as a child and the adult that would have protected a younger version of myself..

Are you interested in connecting?

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