Meet Her Smile Client Tatjana Keski-Frantti: Finding Herself Again
As a teenager, Tatjana had time. Time to walk and take in the scenery, time for exercise classes that brought her a genuine sense of peace, time that belonged entirely to her. There were commitments to extended family, but not yet the weight of real responsibility. Then life did what life does. A boyfriend became a marriage, marriage became children, and Tatjana found herself pulled in a dozen directions at once, with barely a moment left over for herself. Even her walks weren't really hers anymore, her mind constantly running through the next task, the next commitment, unable to simply notice the world around her.
Working with Adele Haussmann helped Tatjana see something she'd lost sight of: that without taking time for yourself, burnout isn't a possibility, it's a certainty. Before starting with Adele, she was overwhelmed, juggling school runs, sport, work and family, with no space to breathe in between. What struck her most was Adele's depth of knowledge across every part of Her Smile, and the fact that despite knowing so much already, Adele never stops looking for a better, easier way to help her clients.
Tatjana began with Her Smile's Makeup Tutorial, learning to apply makeup and experiment with what actually worked for her face, something she'd never been taught growing up in a family where makeup simply wasn't part of daily life. She followed this with Her Smile's Skincare Education, learning why the right products actually make a difference, and later found that Adele's facials, with each product explained as it's used, genuinely delivered results she could feel.
From there, Tatjana moved into Her Smile's ladies exercise group training, learning to move correctly rather than just moving, and completed the Spring In Your Step online program. When she later moved away from Canberra, distance wasn't the obstacle it might have been. She simply shifted to weekly one-on-one Personal Training with Adele via Zoom, learning how to train safely and effectively from wherever she was.
Tatjana also completed Her Smile's Wardrobe Revamp online program before joining the Her Smile Shopping Weekend Retreat in Sydney. The wardrobe program gave her the chance to properly clean out what she owned and build a genuine shopping list based on what she actually needed, rather than what had simply accumulated over the years. The retreat itself brought it all together: fitness, food prep, colour analysis, day and night makeup tutorials, shopping with her list, High Tea at the QVB, and a night at the musical Chicago, all in the company of a small group of women doing the same work on themselves.
In the four months since beginning her journey with Adele, Tatjana has lost six kilograms, a process she describes as still very much in progress. What she values most isn't just the physical change but having found a way to centre herself whenever life turns upside down, with the ongoing support.
As Tatjana says: moments are meant to be enjoyed, and thanks to Her Smile, there has been so much more to enjoy.
Tatjana was one of the women who walked the runway at The Abbey, Canberra, and you can read more of these journeys, including Caroline's story of finding her way back to walking without pain, on our Women Who Walked hub. You can also see what other women have said about their own experience with Her Smile on our client reviews page.
If Tatjana's story speaks to you, wherever you live, Her Smile trains women online and in person right across Australia. Book your free discovery call and find out where your own journey could begin.
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