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A Healed Heart,
Meet
Tanya
Brown
By Alicia Arteaga
4 JUNE 2017
Resident Feature
helped you select careers and college, her work as assist-
not process pain and loss. Two years ing clients in em-
after high school Tanya lost her best bracing their expe-
friend, Herissa, who was killed in a hit rience rather than
and run accident. As she transferred to running from it.
college Tanya says, I took all that pain She says, There is
with me and guess what? Where ever a saying, What we
you go, there you are. That is why now resist, persists. So,
I am an advocate for self-care and cop- I encourage them
ing strategies to help people get through to acceptI always
the chaotic situations in life. Eight years encourage people
after college Tanya describes another to learn how to ac-
loss that tested her faith. The loss of her cept and surrender
friend, Troy. She says, Suicidal thoughts to situations be-
and all those emotions were very familiar yond their control.
to me. But, when your faith is tested, it I am not saying
is a total different ball game. I was very dont feel the pain,
dark, angry, and my soul was grey10 stress, chaos, etc.
years after Nicole was murdered, I had I encourage that
an emotional breakdown, which I now like no other. But, there comes a time
call a break through, because I did not when you have to try to give yourself
feel my every day stress nor all the losses permission to accept things otherwise
I encountered. It all caught up with me. the hamster in your head is going to con-
From this experience I was inspired to trol you and take you to a dark place
finish my BA in Counseling Psycholo- Tanya provides clients tools (those that
gy and then pursue my MA in the same are aligned with their needs) so they too
study. I wanted to give back to what was can find peace amid daily chaos. In her
given to me.LIFE - because LIVING IS book, Tanya provides 12 tools to help
FOR EVERYONE! people navigate through the busyness of
Today, Tanya works at the nations largest todays society - called Tanyas Formula.
hospice agency educating the communi- She adds, I am all about hugs. When I
ty on stress management for caregivers, sign my book, I sign it with a Huge Hugs
his son, my family and our animals. We laugh a lot
health care providers and families that and Love. We need more of this in the
and keep life really light. Yes, we have serious jobs
are experiencing their loved one transi- world so I am promoting it. All major
and careers. But, it is so important to laugh, espe-
tioning. She says, On the side, I speak athletes have coaches who guide them to
cially at yourself - which I do a lot.
nationally and internationally on domes- play their best and succeed. Life Coach-
ing is the same philosophy. I help you Tanya offers this advice, No one is immune to
tic violence and mental health awareness.
move forward by using the experience stress, chaos, depression, loss or anything that
I want to distinguish mental health and
to your benefit so you can succeed. I am can cause duressno one. My message is to walk
mental illness. They are two different
your coach; your accountability partner through the tornado. Dont go around it or above it.
things. I focus on self-care so people can
to make sure you are on target to health Go through it. Gain some coping skills and practice
live life with mental health. I advocate
and happiness. self-care daily. Do one thing that makes your heart
for those who battle with mental illness.
smile and feel your life shift. Life is hard at times,
I speak to colleges and our youth and Tanyas speaking engagements have tak-
so you need to try to accept and surrender (if you
encourage them to walk through their en her to almost every state and she says,
cant control it) so healing can begin. With my new
tornado of despair by talking to some- I am looking to do more work here in
site I am going to start blogging. So, I would like to
one they trust. We are all human and my own back yard. There are hurting
ask the readers (of The Bays) to share with me what
have some pain going on or at least we students and families in our community
they would like to learn more of when it comes to
experience stress on a daily basis and it who need some inspiration and hope. I
mental health and wellness as well as healthier re-
is critical we learn the coping strategies. usually say to those in pain, use me and
lationships. I am here for you. A quote from Tan-
Tanya also works as a life coach, but it family as an example. We are smiling,
yas book says, For everyone suffering with mental
shouldnt be confused with therapy. Life laughing, loving and living life to the
illness, loss, or struggles of any kind. May you be
coaching is not therapy. Tanya says, The fullest.
blessed with the courage and grace to find the peace
way I practice is that I do not go to past As Tanya continues to reinvent herself, and hope you deserve.
childhood trauma or pain. When I come she says, I feel that I have a servants Tanya can be reached at tanya@tanyabrown.net or 949-
across those who have, I work tightly heart and try to help as many people as I 278-5550. Please view her revamped website at www.
with a few doctors and therapists in be- can to get through hard timesBut, my tanyabrown.net.
tween their sessions. Tanya describes greatest joy is spending time with Scott,
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