Meet Tina McGlinn: Resilience & Identity Expert

You’re in the right place if you’re rebuilding after trauma, burnout, illness, loss, or a life-changing experience.

I'm Tina McGlinn.

Resilience and Identity Coach. Cancer survivor. DV survivor. Trauma breaker. Mental health leader. Speaker. Real. Grounded. Direct.

For more than 25 years, I’ve worked across nursing, mental health, trauma-informed practice, and peer-led recovery programs.

Today, I work as a trauma-informed coach and speaker, helping individuals and organisations understand what identity rebuild actually requires after trauma.

What people connect with most isn’t just my qualifications.

It’s that I’ve rebuilt too.

I don’t teach resilience from theory.

I teach identity recovery from lived experience and professional practice.

My life isn't a polished comeback story.

It's messy. Real. Beautiful. Brutal. I've been through childhood sexual abuse. I've rebuilt after domestic violence. I've stood in hospital gowns facing breast cancer. I've survived redundancy, burnout, and years of hiding my truth just to feel safe.

And I've reclaimed every part of myself ~ one decision, one journal page, one breath at a time.

This is why my work focuses on identity after trauma ~ not surface-level motivation, but real, sustainable rebuilding.

Here's how I can support you:

Reclaiming You

A 10-week group journey to rediscover your identity and power

Individual Coaching

Private trauma-informed identity coaching for deep personal transformation

Self-Paced Courses

Self-paced courses designed to help you rebuild identity and confidence

Self-Check Tool

A guided reflection to understand where you're at

Journals + Tools

Self-paced resources to guide you through

Speaking & Workshops

Real talk that shifts rooms and changes hearts

What makes people trust me most?

I began my career in nursing in 1996 and spent over a decade in healthcare before transitioning into the community mental health and AOD sector in 2011. By 2014, I moved into leadership and went on to hold senior roles across trauma-informed, peer-led, and complex mental health programs.

I understand systems.

I understand trauma.

And I understand identity rebuild from the inside out.

People trust me because I bring both lived experience and professional expertise

I've led systems and survived them. And now I help others reclaim who they are from the inside out.

Credentials & Training

Nursing & Mental Health Leadership
Trauma-Informed Coaching
Applied Recovery & Peer Practices
25+ Years Professional Experience

You don't have to be fixed ~ just witnessed.

You don’t need to have it all together.

You just need to be willing to begin.

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