To work with children in Edmonton and surrounding areas who are being bullied, Empowered Me uses the anti-bullying program ‘WITS.’ WITS was developed at the University of Victoria and is an acronym to help children remember effective strategies when confronted by a bully: (1) Walk away, (2) Ignore, (3) Tell somebody and/or (4) Seek help….
Empowered Me is locally owned and has been providing world class self-empowering workshops for over five years. Empowered Me and its workshop leader’s positive impact on its participants have been recognized through various prestigious awards. We pride ourselves on hosting life changing workshops that empower participants to be the best version of themselves. If you are looking for a long…
A group of teenagers walked into the Edmonton Public Library and greeted each other with a lot of excitement. It was an excitable group. There was a lot of chatter, laughter and still a little shyness. This wasn’t an ordinary group of teenagers, however, this was a group of children that arrived from Syria as…
During the Edmonton Natural Hair Show last week, Empowered Me took people on a journey through the link between inner and outer beauty. Becoming comfortable in one’s own skin is no small feat and Empowered Me’s owner and coach, Harriet Tinka, shared her personal journey towards high self-esteem. When Harriet was only a teenager, she was…
UPDATE (May 3, 2017): Harriet is now a proud recipient of the Capital Region Rotary Integrity Award. She was honoured with the award along with eight others who also serve the community, including Edwin Bean, Paul Shufelt, Danielle Bragge, Teena Van Boom, April Eve Wiberg, Shelley Kofluk, Honourable Judge James Skitsko and Daryl Meyer. Empowered…
The proverb that children should be seen and not heard has been a hard and fast rule since before the foundation of Canada in 1867. Luckily, it no longer has a place in 2017, as empowering the leaders of tomorrow has been determined to be a healthier approach to education and child-rearing. “Canada’s youth is the future…
If I Should Have a Daughter…..I will tell her to surrender to the fear of pain and not to transport herself away from the sting of loneliness.She will learn that there is no scroll button to press that makes it all better. I will tell her to welcome the pain into her house and not…
A free mental health event over the weekend focused on the myths and challenges of mental health within Edmonton’s refugee and newcomer communities. Harriet Tinka discusses the event and issue.
Ever thought about being a Chartered Professional Accountant? Harriet Tinka CPA, CMA is an in-demand speaker, life coach, youth supporter, passionate entrepreneur, and life enthusiast. She’s also a competitive runner who has completed tough mudders and the Canadian Death Race. Listen to Harriet talk motivation, empowering young women, and the strangest thing that’s ever happened…
From Tragic to Magic Check out our interview with Marc Guberti. He is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author with over 100,000 students in over 180 countries enrolled in his online courses. In the interview we share some of the Golden Pearls from our book “The Secrets To Living a Fantastic Life”