Biography

Christina (Tina) Braddock, RN, BSN, CEN, is a registered nurse that identifies as a white heterosexual female who was born in Manhattan of Irish/Scottish/French descent. After witnessing the effects of 9/11 at a young age, she decided she would be the first in her family to serve in the U.S. Army and become an emergency trauma nurse. Upon commissioning as a medical officer in May 2012, she received many accolades throughout her 7+ years on active duty. While on an overseas assignment to Afghanistan and Kuwait, she gained tremendous insight into the warfighter's mind and began to facilitate yoga and meditation. She supports veterans as well as first responders from a whole health perspective by getting to the root of trauma suffering endured both in war and at home. She is working toward her doctorate in nursing practice for dual psychiatric mental health and family medicine at Hawaii Pacific University while residing on Kanaka Maoli land on the North Shore of Oahu. Tina is a graduate of the 2021 CIIS CPTR program. She is opening a wellness space, facilitating as a psychedelic integration nurse, and aspires to be a transformational nurse leader in the post traumatic growth and integrative medicine space. She bows in deep gratitude to her mentors, her personal healing journey, and continues to honor and fight for our ancestors and fallen warriors.