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About The Author

Tatiana Harris-Metayer is a millennial entirely devoted to her relationship with God as well as encouraging and strengthening others by sharing her faithful testimony. Tatiana is a native to South Florida, born in Miami in 1993, and raised in Broward County. So, she has spent a great deal of time in the North Atlantic Ocean waters over the years. On Sunday, September 10th, 2006, Tatiana was baptized into Christ for the forgiveness of her sins at the age of 13 years old, at Dania Beach. Since then she has remained a faithful disciple striving to live a life worthy of the gospel.

Tatiana's writing journey started while as a young single christian woman keeping journal entries and heartfelt prayer lists. Upon completing her first book (Gone Swimming) while as a married woman, the process of discovering and walking out her God given purpose is illuminated within the pages of Gone Swimming. Tatiana's helpful guide to embracing singleness and achieving adulthood in Christ, unveils her heart toward living life out as a devoted single christian woman.

In Gainesville Florida, on May 5th 2015, Tatiana graduated from the University of Florida with her Bachelor's Degree in Family Youth and Community Sciences. She also received a minor in Education and specialization in Family Life Education from UF. Upon graduation she returned home to her roots, South Florida. While actively serving as a member in her local church (Broward Church), studying the bible with others, and helping with the teen ministry, Tatiana then went on to obtain her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. In Davie Florida, on July 31st, 2018, Tatiana received her Master's Degree and successfully graduated from Nova Southeastern University with honors in the top 10% of her cohort. Tatiana was accepted into the Marriage and Family Therapy Doctor of Philosophy program at Nova Southeastern University in the year 2018 and continues to pursue her doctorate in Couple and Family Therapy.

At this time (present day, 2026), Tatiana has successfully completed all of her academic coursework at NSU, as well as her clinical and supervision hours required for graduation. Tatiana will be completing yet another degree this Fall, 2026.

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Tatiana remains a devoted Christian woman. She is a loving wife to her dear, also devoted Christian husband, Ricardo Metayer. She is a nurturing mother to their first born daughter. Tat is an incredible daughter to her two parents (and in-laws), a caring sister toward both her biological and church family, and supportive friend for many. Tatiana is currently enjoying the process of writing the sequel to her first book, Gone Sailing (Marriage Guide). In addition, she has recently initiated the beginning stages of the third part to the Gone Series Trilogy, Gone Schooling (Parenting Guide).​

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Tatiana is also completing illustrations for her first children's book, The Path Toward Change. So, stay tuned for what is in store for this lady author's highly successful writing journey!

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Planted By The Streams (Est. 2020) is inspired by Tatiana's desire to help others enrich their relationship with God by redirecting focus toward the scriptures. Planted By The Streams serves as the platform for her books, guides, novels, and academic consulting agency, Scholarpillars (Est. 2016). 

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Mission: Empower others to believe in themselves by embracing their natural talents while maintaining a Christ centered focus and giving ultimate glory to God.