Tina is passionate about creative and healthy living. Having lost 160 pounds on her own, starting in her early 20’s, she has now maintained the weight loss for over the last two decades. The journey of staying mindful, creative, active and developing a positive relationship with herself has lead to long lasting changes in service of her life and health.
Tina’s health story began when she moved to a small working farm in 2001 and started cooking and recreating food from her childhood; resolving years of emotional eating through journaling and long, aimless walks. Writing, plating and photographing meals was her healing art for over 20 years; but she wanted to reimagine her narrative by looking beyond her plate and journal.
While reading The Artists Way during the pandemic, Tina began painting and drawing. Through free-play and painting women’s bodies in various shapes and sizes she discovered a new acceptance of her story through art. Two years later, after recovering from COVID, she left a project manager position in digital news and went to Oaxaca, Mexico for a 3 week vacation that turned into a 6 month stay. Here she began teaching, was welcomed by a special family and felt more connected to life and herself than ever before. In 2023 she returned to Oaxaca, Mexico to teach and met a yoga teacher who challenged the limiting beliefs that still existed in her body and mind; alongside a community of women who supported her everyday.
Ongoing growth has been a theme for Tina, and this personal investment has been her life’s work. Her dream is to continue writing and being of service; to encourage sharing story in an effort to heal one another so we can all live our best lives.