Kat Tansey

Kat Tansey is an award-winning author, radio show host, and innovative educator who believes in the power of a well-told tale to teach while it entertains.

An inspirational teacher, Kat spent her early career training thousands of people and consulting with over fifty corporations to help them meet the challenges of change. Her first book, written as a novel, was Winning the Change Game. The book reflected on the lessons Kat learned from twenty years in the corporate world as a training and change management consultant, and featured Alexander Hamilton, who was instrumental in the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, as the change guru.

Kat's second book, Choosing to Be: Lessons in Living from a Feline Zen Master, is the story of her journey from deep depression to emotional wellness after she was struck down by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the early 90's. Choosing to Be was awarded the Independent Publisher's Bronze Medal, and has been highly praised by people like Thom Hartmann, distinguished radio commentator and lifelong meditator, who said it is one of the best books on meditation he has ever read. The illustrious Findhorn Press in Scotland picked up the rights to Choosing to Be and released a new, 2nd edition in September 2010. In 2012 the book was published in Dutch and Chinese.

Empowering and promoting women has always been a significant part of Kat's journey, and in 2008 she focused that passion by collecting the wisdom of midlife women on her weekly talk show. On Finding Magic in Midlife, Kat conducts entertaining and in-depth discussions with a wide variety of accomplished and well-known midlife women. They explore mid-life from all angles, including health, wealth, happiness, creativity,relationships, and much more.

You can explore this rich archive of women's wisdom at http://www.choosingtobefit.com/midlife-magic

Kat lives, works and plays in Ojai, California with her partner Greg and her cat muse Mombasa, who is a descendant of the same lineage as the Feline Zen Master Poohbear Degoonacoon and his adorable sidekick, Catzenbear Degoonacoon, introduced to readers in Choosing To Be.

Mombasa is working with Kat on her new on-line learning adventure for midlife women called Unshakable Self-Compassion. You can learn more about what they are up to at https://www.facebook.com/UnshakableSelfCompassionPage?fref=ts