Language is a place we live inside.
When the stories no longer hold, the words fray too.
This is where we begin again—with presence, pattern, and voice.
Most of us live inside stories we didn’t choose.
Inherited metaphors.
Half-true names. Urgent scripts.
Welcome
I’m Tamra Smith-Vanderkam.
Through narrative consulting, creative inquiry, and pattern work, I hold space for people to walk through thresholds of identity, meaning, and voice.
Stories on voice, presence, and cultural becoming. The Long Way Through.
✍️ Start with Story
This isn’t case study. It’s story study. The goal isn’t persuasion—it’s participation.
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The Pattern Lab: Narrative consulting for people navigating change, story, and reinvention.