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About Me
Tina Moore is a professional writer, speaker, singer, and actor but more importantly she is a woman in her 40′s who openly shares how she changed her life. Tina transformed her life from DEPRESSION and ANXIETY to sustaining JOY and truly being inspired. She processed her pain, gained strength and courage to get rid of toxic, abusive relationships and began listening to her INSTINCT.
Tina is a teacher by trade and her students will also add: “She is a teacher of life. She has no problem sharing her experiences and being so open, honest and extremely insightful. I learned far more than how to sing from Tina, I learned how to live”.
With her professional training and performance experience she opened up her own company teaching children and adults vocal technique, musical theatre and speech and drama with the emphasis on building self esteem.
At the age of 39 Tina was having a birthday alone when she made a LIFE CHANGING DECISION:
“I am going to live my 40’s better than I lived my 30’s.”
Like many men and women her age, Tina felt stuck, a little lost, overworked and frustrated because she couldn’t sustain a joyful, inspiring life. Her life was unbalanced and she needed a drastic change.
Tina decided to jog 40 kilometers on her 40th birthday.
This was big decision because Tina had NEVER EXERCISED IN HER LIFE! She soon discovered that an exercise goal affected all other areas of her life. She healed past pain, found the emotional strength to end a toxic relationship, faced her fear of heights and bungee jumped, healed a broken relationship with a long lost brother and found her true, authentic self. Now Tina enjoys a life full of laughter, joy, kindness, gratitude and many daily blessings. To date, Tina not only completed 40K on her 40th birthday she also recently ran a full marathon on her 42nd birthday (42K on her 42nd). She continues to live JOYFULLY, and AUTHENTICALLY sharing her insight, life lessons and passion on managing depression and anxiety through processing pain and emotions through exercise.
- Location:
- Canada, Vancouver
- Current organization:
- the40by40
- Past organizations:
- The Decision
- Current role:
- Creator / Founder / Author
- Gender:
- Female
- Areas of expertise:
- Depression and the pursuit of mental health, Anxiety, Living Authentically, Health and Lifestyle, Inspirational Speaker & Educator, Exercise and Emotional Healing, Joyful Living, Author - Speaker, Writer of life changing issues, Voice Over Artist, Professional musician/singer
- I am:
- Athlete, Blogger, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Life mentor, Musician, Writer/Editor
- My website links:
- the40by40, The Decision - Exercise Your Right To Happiness
More About Me
I'm passionate about
helping people find their true, authentic SELF by healing past pain, depression and anxiety through exercise. It saved my life and I want to show others there is another way to live.
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A comment on Conversation: What is happiness?
With a smile,
Tina
A reply on Conversation: When you were a child, were you told negative beliefs about money? How did you overcome that belief system?
I value fishing too! There is patience and skill required...there is accomplishment and sense of peacefulness while you are out there...there is an appreciation and respect for nature...
I suppose it comes down to priorities...and a way of life...some thrive on the buzz of the stockmarket while others enjoy the peace of the ocean...neither is right or wrong but rather an individual choice...
Hope you are enjoying your day!
With a smile,
T
A reply on Conversation: When you were a child, were you told negative beliefs about money? How did you overcome that belief system?
A dollar a day saved...10 years...hmmm...I'll keep you posted as to whether that is true :)
I believe money offers security in the sense of feeling safe knowing that you won't be thrown out of your home because you can't afford it, or you can feed / clothe your children as needed but I also know some very unhappy people who have a lot of money...
So, money perhaps enhances life but doesn't give you the core elements that enrich your life...I'd rather have a 100 people by my side when I am about to leave this earth than a 100 dollars :)
Hope you have a wonderful day!
With a smile,
Tina
A reply on Conversation: When you were a child, were you told negative beliefs about money? How did you overcome that belief system?
I love your statement "Money is in my goals alongside health, happiness and relationships"
I think that is healthy...wise...and smart.
Thank you for your response! I think it will help others as well... :)
With a smile,
T
A reply on Conversation: When you were a child, were you told negative beliefs about money? How did you overcome that belief system?
Thank you, hope today treats you with kind hands!
With a smile,
Tina
A reply on Conversation: When you were a child, were you told negative beliefs about money? How did you overcome that belief system?
A reply on Conversation: When you were a child, were you told negative beliefs about money? How did you overcome that belief system?
A reply on Conversation: When you were a child, were you told negative beliefs about money? How did you overcome that belief system?
A comment on Conversation: How do you overcome fear?
I grew up with many fears and those fears were fostered by the people around me...but what I'm understanding on a deeper level is that fear is learned and instinct is what you are born with.
I will give you an example....I am terrified of heights...and yet I managed to bungee jump twice! I went through that terrifying process to manage my anxiety and because the little quiet voice inside me said, "It's ok...you'll be fine...you may even like it!" Now, the fear...it raged...it screamed and yelled and raised my anxiety to an almost 10/10...but I'd remind myself that I made the decision when I could hear my INSTINCT....and I TRUST MY INSTINCT....so that is why I was able to jump...
If you are fearful of starting a business...that is completely understandable...but find your instinct (I hear it best when I jog) and really listen to what it says....it will be quiet, calm and peaceful...it won't be loud, screaming, anxious and chaotic...it won't think of every possible negative scenario that 'could' go wrong....it will simply give you the TRUTH.
It's main purpose is to protect you...I firmly believe this.
Fear has govenerned most of my life...but when I finally found the connection to SELF...INSTINCT... I can now recognize it for what it is, acknowledge it, understand it, process it and then let it go.
It's not easy...but it is possible...
Hope that is helpful!
With a smile,
Tina
PS. If you are interested ,I talk a lot about fear on my blog. www.the40by40.com Just search 'fear' or 'overcoming fear' or 'trusting my instinct' (I also have photos of both bungee jumping experiences)
A comment on Conversation: Why is it sometimes difficult to admit mistakes and say "I'm sorry"?
I think it depends on the person. From my experience I'd say some don't want to say they are sorry due to ego. Underneath the ego is the core issue though. Is it fear of looking stupid? Fear of not being respected? Fear of not being accepted?
Depending on the situation it could also mean fear of losing your job, relationship or position...or power/control. I think on a very simple, basic level people want to feel heard, appreciated and if they admit a mistake then they are somehow flawed, 'wrong', or 'bad'.
I believe 'mistakes' are only mistakes if you don't learn from them...if you learn something then they are lessons, examples, opportunities, chances, and gifts. Perhaps not the most comfortable kind, but they are a path to learning and growing.
If you are being true and authentic to yourSELF, then you will know what is best...saying sorry doesn't necessarily mean you lost and they won or you are wrong and they are right...it just means you are making yourself accountable for the actions that you deem worthy of an apology. That takes courage and insight.
That's my humble answer to your great question!
With a smile,
Tina