Hello and welcome! Shí éí Casandra (Cas) Stouder yinishyé. I am Diné and Seminole.

I offer Indigenous wellness services that come straight out of lived experience—childhood trauma, addiction, recovery, ceremony, and more than two decades of working with tribal communities. My work is careful and prayerful, not because I am perfect, but because I know how much is at stake when we open these doors.

Together we use Medicine Wheel teachings, bodywork, talking circles, and Indigenous trauma science to move from surviving alone to healing in relationship.

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WHO I AM

I am a Diné and Seminole wellness practitioner with 25+ years of experience walking with Native/Indigenous communities through trauma, recovery, ceremony, and systems change. I bring:

• 1,000+ trainings and 1,900+ community initiatives

• Recognitions including Arizona’s Preeminent Health Innovation Leader (2025) and Best Rural Women’s Health Practitioner (2025)

• Deep lived experience as a Native woman in long‑term recovery 

• Formal training with Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, Arizona ACEs Consortium, Tribal Governance, and more

I don’t come as a perfect healer. I come as a relative who has walked through fire and learned how to walk back out with medicine.

 

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WHAT I DO

I help Native/Indigenous communities, agencies, and helpers:

• Address historical, intergenerational, and personal trauma with Indigenous intelligence and trauma science

• Design and implement culturally grounded wellness and recovery programs

• Bring ACEs/NEAR science into practice in ways that fit Indigenous worldviews

• Move MMIW/MMIP work from awareness into practical, four‑direction prevention

• Indigenous full‑spectrum doula offering ceremony‑aware, trauma‑informed pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support.

 

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KEY PROGRAMS & SERVICES​

1. 12‑Month Native American Wellness Cohort (Virtual)
A once‑a‑month, year‑long Medicine Wheel journey for Native/Indigenous relatives (community members, staff, leaders). Trauma‑informed, ceremony‑aware, and grounded in ACEs/NEAR science and traditional teachings.

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2. Sacred Path to Recovery (8 Weeks)
An 8‑week Indigenous recovery program for adults living with substance use disorders. Blends circle, somatic practice, ceremony‑informed structure, and cultural teachings. Designed for tribal programs, wellness courts, and recovery services.

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3. Medicine Wheel Wellness (Year‑Long or Seasonal)
Ongoing monthly gathering around the four directions and seasons. Supports sustainable wellness, recovery, and staff/community resilience.

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4. Indigenous Family Healing Program (12 Weeks)
Multi‑generation healing program that strengthens families impacted by trauma and substance use. Includes family circles, skills practice, and cultural reconnection.

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5. MMIW/MMIP Prevention & Healing
Four‑dimensional curriculum (mental, physical, emotional, spiritual) that includes predator pattern recognition, somatic/body awareness, emotional boundaries, kinship web safety, and ancestral/ceremonial protection. Also offers healing circles and retreats for impacted families.

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6. Cultural & Trauma‑Informed Offerings

• Medicine Wheel teachings

• Talking circles, prayer & smudging education

• Historical trauma & ACEs workshops

• Indigenous ways of healing (deep tissue unwinding, breathwork, yoga + story)

• Culture preservation and revitalization workshops

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7. Trainings & Speaking
Topics include:

• ACEs/NEAR & Indigenous trauma science

• Healing across generations in schools and systems

• MMIW/MMIP prevention and community safety

• Indigenous men’s mental health and healthy manhood

• Indigenous maternal health and trauma‑informed perinatal care

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8. Indigenous Doula Care

• Indigenous full‑spectrum doula

• Dual‑certified by Cihuapactli and the Post‑Partum Healing Lodge

• Ceremony‑aware, trauma‑informed pregnancy, birth & postpartum support

• Culturally rooted advocacy within medical and child welfare systems

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VISIT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PAGE 

 

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HOW I WORK

• Indigenous‑led & Sovereignty‑centered: Community knowledge is primary. My role is to co‑design and support, not impose.

• Trauma‑informed & Ceremony‑aware: No forced sharing of trauma; clear consent and pacing; deep respect for what is sacred and cannot be replicated.

• Somatic & Relational: We work with body, breath, story, and relationship—not just ideas.

• Flexible & Sustainable: I align programs with existing funding (IHS, SAMHSA/TOR, ACF, HRSA, etc.) and build internal capacity so the work continues beyond my direct involvement.

 

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NEXT STEPS

If you would like to explore bringing a cohort, training, recovery program, or MMIW/MMIP work to your community or department, we can begin with a no‑cost consultation email then a scheduled call.

Contact: casandrastouder@gmail.com

​​​Casandra (Cas) Stouder
Diné (Navajo) & Seminole
Indigenous Wellness Consultant | MMIW/MMIP Prevention Specialist | Trauma & Birth Work Trainer /Consultant

Email: casandrastouder@gmail.com 
Location: Prescott Valley, AZ 

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