Welcome to The Positive Edge®
I’m Tina Hallis, Ph.D.—thought shifter, speaker, and founder of The Positive Edge. My mission is to be a bridge: connecting the science of Positive Psychology and the power of Internal Family Systems (IFS) with the everyday realities of workplace culture, teamwork, and resilience.
Why? Because I believe that the quality of our inner world shapes the quality of our outer impact. And in today’s workplaces—where stress, deadlines, and negativity can easily dominate—we need more than surface-level motivation. We need tools that create genuine alignment, collaboration, and growth.
My Journey
For over 20 years, I worked as a scientist in biotechnology, navigating both start-ups and large corporations. Like many professionals, I experienced the highs of feeling valued and impactful—and the lows of stress, frustration, and disconnection.
When I discovered Positive Psychology, everything shifted. Here was research and practical strategies for cultivating optimism, resilience, and wellbeing at work and in life. I immersed myself in it, and eventually built The Positive Edge to help others access these tools.
But my journey didn’t stop there. I had the privilege of working with cancer patients through a metabolic approach, which opened my eyes to the deeper role our inner world plays in health and healing. Positive Psychology was powerful—but sometimes it wasn’t enough. That’s when I discovered Internal Family Systems (IFS), a groundbreaking framework that helps us understand and harmonize our inner parts. IFS offered me—and now my clients—an even deeper path to self-awareness, alignment, and transformation.
My Work Today
Now, I integrate Positive Psychology and IFS into keynotes, trainings, and workshops that help organizations shift from stress and struggle to resilience and collaboration. My programs are designed to spark insights, invite reflection, and deliver actionable tools that create lasting change.
I’ve had the honor of speaking to thousands of people across industries—government agencies, healthcare, education, finance, biotech, manufacturing, nonprofits, and more. From Wisconsin to across the U.S., I’ve seen the ripple effect when individuals align internally and teams connect authentically: they thrive, innovate, and succeed together.
If you’re looking for a speaker who blends science with soul, research with real-life application, and who helps people shift their inner experience to maximize their outer impact—I’d love to connect with you. Let’s talk!
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