ICU Nurse. Big Law Attorney. Now Building the Life She Actually Wants

Tatyana Norman Webler graduated nursing school in May 2020 — straight into the COVID pandemic. She spent three years as an ICU nurse watching the healthcare system fail patients in real time, asking why the left hand never talked to the right hand, and wondering if there was a way to fix it. Then she went to law school. She graduated — in labor — passed the bar with a newborn at home, and landed in big law. Eight months later, she was gone. This is the story of what happened in between. And what the blood work proved. In this episode we talk about the moment Tatyana realized big law wasn't just misaligned with her values — it was bad for her biology. We talk about high functioning depression, the Body Keeps the Score, and what it actually looks like to climb out of survival mode and build a life from scratch that actually fits who you are. In this episode we cover: How a single moment on a hospital ethics committee made Tatyana want to go to law school Graduating law school in active labor — and walking across that stage anyway Passing the bar with a newborn and four hours of study time a day What eight months in big law actually cost her — and how her biomarkers told the whole story The week she didn't nurse her daughter once because of an artificial deadline — and the rage that followed Why she left and what happened to her blood work six months later High functioning depression: what it is, how it's different from burnout, and why so many lawyers are living in it without knowing "You can't outthink your way out of depression" — and what she's doing instead How coaching helped her stop strategizing and start actually doing The portfolio career she's building: Lucid Edge Advising, the Ohio Brain Capital Alliance, and her podcast Lucid Commons Why two things can be true at the same time — and why that's the permission slip most of us need Books mentioned: Becoming You by Suzy Welch High Functioning Depression by Dr. Judith Joseph The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk Connect with Tatyana Norman Webler: LinkedIn: Tatyana Norman Webler Podcast: Lucid Commons (Spotify, Apple, YouTube) Advising: Lucid Edge Advising Nonprofit: Ohio Brain Capital Alliance Work with Erin Gerner: Erin coaches high-achieving female attorneys who are successful on paper but struggling with burnout, identity, and what's next — helping them redefine success on their own terms. 📅 Book a connection call: https://calendly.com/eringerner/connectioncall Stay connected with Erin Gerner: Website: eringerner.com LinkedIn: Erin Gerner Instagram: @eringerner Facebook: Erin Gerner Don't forget to subscribe to Powerhouse Lawyers wherever you listen. 🎙️