This video shares the founder’s story behind the Savage Simplicity Ecosystem — a space designed to help thoughtful, capable people slow down enough to think clearly, choose intentionally, and build work and lives that are sustainable, not overwhelming.

Savage Simplicity was born from lived experience, not theory. It began with a simple realization: when life and work become too noisy, it’s impossible to see what actually matters. Over time, that realization grew into an ecosystem — including conversations, tools, and community — built around clarity, reflection, and continuous improvement without burnout.

This founder’s journey is not about arriving at perfection. It’s about choosing reflection over pressure, alignment over urgency, and progress that can last.

Explore the Savage Simplicity Ecosystem here:
https://savage-simplicity-ecosystem.circle.so/

Watch, listen, or explore at your own pace. This space exists to be entered gently.

In this premiere episode of Storytellers: Benicia Life, host Bernadette Hill sits down with Cindy Robertson—hairstylist of 40 years, owner of Shear Artistry Salon, and a woman whose story embodies courage, reinvention, and radical honesty.

After addiction nearly cost her everything—her health, marriage, business, and identity—Cindy made the decision to rebuild her life from the inside out. In this deeply personal conversation, Bernadette also shares her own eight-year recovery journey, revealing the intimate parallels between their paths.

Set inside Benicia’s historic Tannery Building, this episode explores what it really takes to start over: one choice, one habit, one honest moment at a time.

Topics in this episode:

• Navigating addiction and rebuilding your life

• Recovery as a daily practice

• Running a local business through personal transformation

• Reclaiming identity after years of silence

• The power of community in healing

Connect with the Guest — Cindy Robertson

Shear Artistry Salon (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=shear%20artistry%20benicia

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Connect with Savage Simplicity wherever you already are →

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@savagesimplicity

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@savagesimplicity

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savage.simplicity.with.bernadette/

LinkedIn – Bernadette Hill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadettehill/

Savage Swag Shop: https://savageswag.printful.me/

Website / Community (Circle): https://circle.so/c/savagesimplicity

Keywords: recovery, women in business, reinvention, sobriety, benicia california, small business owner, healing out loud, resilience, storytelling, bernadette hill podcast

In this episode of Storytellers: Journeys, host Bernadette Hill sits down with Sonia K. Singh—executive coach, leadership strategist, and founder of Point Three Leadership. Together, they explore what happens when powerful women stop doing more… and start feeling more.

Sonia shares the internal shifts that transform leadership from the inside out: reclaiming your voice, naming difficult emotions, and allowing feedback to expand—not diminish—your sense of self. Rooted in emotional intelligence, her approach shows how women can navigate high-performance environments with humanity, courage, and clarity.

This conversation invites you to pause, reset, and redefine how you show up—at work, at home, and in the moments where pressure or perfectionism try to take the lead.

Topics in this episode:

• Emotional intelligence as a leadership strategy

• Reclaiming your voice under pressure

• Hearing feedback without shrinking yourself

• Leading with humanity

• How internal awareness elevates external impact

Connect with the Guest — Sonia K. Singh

Website: https://pointthreeleadership.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soniaksingh

Newsletter (The Point 3 Leader): https://soniaksingh.substack.com

Connect with Savage Simplicity wherever you already are →

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@savagesimplicity

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@savagesimplicity

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savage.simplicity.with.bernadette/

LinkedIn – Bernadette Hill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadettehill/

Savage Swag Shop: https://savageswag.printful.me/

Website / Community (Circle): https://circle.so/c/savagesimplicity

Keywords: emotional intelligence, leadership, executive coaching, women in leadership, voice and confidence, self-awareness, emotional power, simplicity, bernadette hill podcast