Like many others, never in her life did she imagine herself a victim of domestic violence. Join this empowering episode as we welcome special guest Harriet Tinka. Harriet was a former runway and magazine model and following her high-profile modeling career, she decided to go to college at the University of Calgary. While there, she was stabbed, kidnapped and left for dead by a stalker and found herself asking why she had survived. Sometimes inspiration comes from the most surprising and unsuspecting places, and that happened in her case too! Harriet turned her horrifying experience into motivation and she has since inspired and given hope to other women who are faced with domestic violence.
She is known by her students as a “Powerhouse Role Model” who makes being genuine the most powerful thing of all. As a Turning Point expert, Harriet Tinka is a perfect example of someone finding a need in the community and filling it. This is a must-listen Aging GreatFULLy episode for everyone who has endured challenges, abuse, questioned their ability to rise, wondered about their purpose, found themselves at a life crossroad, or even needed a little inspiration along life’s way! Harriet is an invigorating transformational speaker, passionate life coach, blogger, Chartered Professional Accountant, Football Official, marathon runner and founder and CEO of the award-winning social enterprise, Empowered Me Inc, www.empoweredme.ca, a company whose mission is to inspire and empower girls and women.