Who she speaks to
Groups where the subject is hard, and hope has to be honest
Because she has been the care professional and the patient, she speaks to audiences that may include people in active treatment, caregivers, and the grieving.
What she speaks about
Four talks, all drawn from the book
The smallest act of kindness can change a life
How meals, photographs, prayers and small gestures became lifelines - and how to be that lifeline for someone else.
Faith over fear
Finding a “warrior, not worrier” mindset through diagnosis, treatment, and the long uncertainty after.
Human connection as medicine
Why we heal in community: support groups, teal sisters, food trains, and the people who simply stayed.
Finding your voice after a diagnosis
Reclaiming identity when everything changes - and turning a hard story into purpose.
Every attendee leaves with something to hold onto - a bookmark, and free access to the Resource Guide: the organizations and support that helped Tina's own family. The conversation keeps going after the room empties.
Why it lands
“This isn’t a detached literary memoir.”
“It’s tender, open-hearted, and deeply grateful.”
★★★★★ Literary Titan · Gold Book Award
Her book has been featured in The Minnesota Star Tribune, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, WRAL, The Oklahoman, and 400+ more outlets. But the room is where the stories do their real work.
Testimonials from recent groups are being gathered and will appear here.
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