Tina’s 40 Over 40 Session

Strength in Stillness

In this season of her life, strength is no longer about how much she can carry — it’s about how she intentionally chooses to set things down.

Motherhood is a profound part of who she is with one daughter (13) and one son (9), Tina is navigating her own mid-life transformation while walking alongside her children in theirs. There’s a richness to this stage, a layering of experience as she learns to hold space not just for her family, but for herself. Her partnership is a true team, built on presence and mutual respect, with a shared understanding that each person is allowed to simply be.

After losing her own mother recently — a woman who was a fitness instructor, a joyful mover, a caregiver — Tina strives to live with more presence. That looks like slowing down, letting go of perfectionism, and choosing daily to ask, what is most important right now? For her, that’s time around the table. It’s being outside, cuddling up with her kids, dancing in the kitchen, breathing in the woods. It’s the soft strength of self-awareness.

As a physician, Tina holds space for others in moments of vulnerability. She sees the full human in front of her — not just symptoms, but stories. Not just illness, but identity. Her work is healing, whole-person care. She is a safe harbor for those who need to be seen, validated, and supported. And yet, her greatest work might be the quiet, internal healing — learning to offer that same care to herself.

This season of life is about growth for Tina. Growth through movement. Growth through stillness. She’s discovering strength that has nothing to do with performance and everything to do with being rooted — in her body, in her presence, in the dance between softness and power. Movement as joy, not obligation.

The legacy of her mother pulses through her — music, rhythm, aerobics, bold  lipstick. She’s the first girl on the dance floor, the one who moves with her whole heart, the one whose children come to her as a place to land.

We created this portrait experience to reflect all of that. Botanical. Earthy. Woodsy. A little glamorous. A little nostalgic. A little silly. A celebration of navy and green and that perfect swipe of red lipstick. A celebration of not taking up less space, but learning to own it — fully.

Strength, for Tina, is not about powering through. It’s about standing still — and knowing she is enough.