Tara began working alongside women in recovery in Ontario more than 8 years ago. She came from a place of having experienced an internal transformation despite living with complex trauma and the shame, behaviours and self- hatred that often go hand in hand. No longer the woman believed least likely to succeed, she was now emanating a powerful sense of hope, confidence, and so much gratitude with a renewal of spirit, soul, and body. This provoked a passion to journey alongside others and share this deep and lasting hope she had found.

 

She instinctively gravitated to those who hurt, who have been marginalized and who have suffered. This led her to her current work in the DTES of Vancouver BC at Union Gospel Mission. She is the Manager of Women’s Recovery & Housing and is able to strategize to provide women with trauma informed, culturally aware, individualized and accessible care.