Cyndii Sinex, MPH

Founder

Cyndii Sinex, MPH is a public health practitioner and the founder of the Chronic Illness Hotline, a text-based peer support line for people navigating chronic illness, pain, injury, disability, and neurodivergence. She combines professional expertise with personal experience to create a space where people feel seen, heard, and supported. The Hotline is currently accepting donations to be the first free, confidential, 24/7 peer support line of its kind, creating space for people to process the ups, the downs, and everything in between - with or without diagnosis & self diagnosis valid. Give today at chronicillnesshotline.org

Cyndii's mission is deeply personal, shaped by years of being misdiagnosed, dismissed, and learning how powerful it can be just to be believed.

May 28, 2026

Closing the Gaps in Chronic Illness Support with Cyndii Sinex

Chronic illness affects millions of people worldwide, yet support systems remain fragmented, difficult to navigate, and often inaccessible. For many, the journey is not just medical but also deeply isolating.In this episode of Changing Minds & Changing Lives, Julie Sowash sits down with Cyndii Sinex, public health practitioner and founder of the upcoming Chronic Illness Hotline, to explore how lived experience can drive meaningful change.After more than a decade navigating misdiagnosis, medical error, and systemic barriers, Cyndii is transforming her experience into a first-of-its-kind solution: a free, text-based, peer-support hotline designed for people living with chronic illness, pain, injury, and neurodivergence.This conversation is both eye-opening and hopeful—offering a powerful reminder that support doesn’t have to be complicated to be life-changing.

Guest: Cyndii Sinex, MPH

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