Dr. Cornell

Verdeja-Woodson

He/Him/His

You've done everything right.

The degrees. The titles. The rooms you fought to get into. And still — something feels off. Not broken, just... misaligned. Like you're performing a version of yourself that everyone else recognizes, but you're not sure you do anymore.

If you know that feeling, you're in the right place.

I know it because I lived it.

After years of navigating the high-pressure demands of corporate America, across companies like Pixar, Google, Headspace, and Zillow, I hit a wall that a lot of high-performing men know but rarely name out loud: total burnout. The ladder I'd been climbing had taken me further from my purpose, not closer to it.

So I made a radical decision. I walked away from the corporate hallways and built something new. A practice rooted in the belief that your mind and body aren't separate problems to manage. They're one system, and when they're aligned, everything changes.

Today I'm a Certified Mindset Transformation Coach, Massage Therapist, and Stretch & Breath Coach. That's not a résumé flex — it's the methodology. It's why my work goes deeper than talk.

Who I work with

I coach high-performing men — particularly men navigating layered identities: men who carry the weight of cultural expectations alongside professional ones. Men who are code-switching in the boardroom, showing up strong for everyone around them, and quietly wondering when someone's going to ask how they're doing.

You don't have to perform here. This is a structured, confidential space built for clarity — not comfort theater.

How we work: The BRAVE Framework

I don't do "blended approaches." I work through a proprietary process called the BRAVE Framework — a structured methodology built for men who value process, not platitudes:

  • Become Aware — Surface what's actually driving the misalignment

  • Reframe — Shift the narratives that are keeping you stuck

  • Align — Reconnect your goals to your values, not someone else's timeline

  • Venture — Take small-but-meaningful action with accountability baked in

  • Embed — Build habits and self-trust that make progress self-sustaining

This is grounded in Expectancy-Value Theory and an identity-aware lens that honors your lived experience — not in spite of who you are, but because of it.

Men come to me when they're ready to stop managing symptoms and start making moves.

If that's you — I'd be honored to be part of what's next.

Front facing photo of Cornell wearing a silver thin chain and a small nose ring.

Ready for more?