Nice to meet you! Here are a few things about me:
Trail guide: I also call myself a coach, but what I really like is the metaphor of nature guide—taking people into a new frontier, exploring, discovering the wildflowers, pointing the way, introducing new ideas, displacing old beliefs, seeing more wonder. Having more daily life pleasures. Getting lost . . . and found. Again. Encouraging people to fall in love with life by turning toward Beauty, Play and Fun and away from seeking Purpose and Meaning.
Beauty Hunter: I’ve been exploring the idea of Beauty as the Meaning of Life with other gorgeous explorers in the Salons. I also write about beauty in daily life as Beauty Hunter on Substack.
Writer: Personal essays, poetry, fiction, technical, business, blogs, I've done it all. I started my career as a magazine writer and editor and rode the waves of time into the world of website content, marketing & strategy. I’ve completed a manuscript about marrying later in life, and write about such topics for various pubs including Medium.
Everyday athlete: Swimmer, runner, walker, skier, former triathlete. My dedication to exercise is less discipline, more love, and very much about community. I understand the need to get those ya-yas out and to socialize while you play; I believe that being in motion is a most natural human state.
Learner: Primary, Middle, High School, College. Extension Programs, Graduate School, Coaching School. Therapist, coaches, mentors, communities, classrooms. Books, the arts and nature are some of my favorite teachers. The learning is ongoing.
Late bloomer: I married for my first time at 49. In one fell swoop I had a husband, grown step-children, grandkids, sibling-in-laws, the works. My grandma name is “T-Sizzle.” My step-daughter married an Australian; my mother’s Australian. Life is funny like that.
Retired party girl: Some people call this being "sober" but it's such a serious word. I hung up my drinking cups and found a new freedom and happiness in facing myself and using the power of my imagination to manifest the previously unimaginable. I am a big fan of the transformation process. I want to help others give birth to the next phase of their beautiful selves, and lives.
“May i suggest we go that-a-way?”
Street cred
MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles
Certified Professional Coach, Erickson International College
Widely published, including magazine and newspaper articles, essays, poetry, short stories, blogs.
Company work includes: Young & Rubicam, ELLE magazine, Corbis, Microsoft, LiquidPlanner, high-tech start-ups and contract jobs. I've been around!
You can see some more online writing here.
“Tatyana showed me a new way of connecting with people that made business more fun and effortless. Our sessions were always bringing me back to this question, “How can I serve?” and it’s a lesson that has stuck with me ever since. I love being in her company because she fills the air with enthusiasm, curiosity and a commitment to feeling good.
I highly recommend working with Tatyana if you need a grounding, gentle and playful guide in your creative endeavors.”