I’m Marianne Talkovski – Holistic Health, Life and Beauty Coach.
I’m also the author of 28 Secrets To Glow Up and The Authentic Beauty Code, the creator of the Humanity Speaks Podcast, and my alter-ego: a burlesque performer named Chop Suey Lucy. (A woman on a mission has got to have some fun!)
As a little girl, I never felt like I quite fit in.
As a biracial woman in a small Midwestern town, I received a lot of messages – from society, my community, the media, and my peers – that I didn’t belong. I dreamed of the day when I would feel beautiful inside and out.
It wasn’t until my 20s and 30s, after I moved to New York, that I discovered a world of diversity and a holistic perspective on health and beauty. It opened my eyes to so many new possibilities.
I also run a successful wellness & skincare studio in Indianapolis and have helped 90+ spas and hundreds of beauty professionals grow their businesses in the Midwest tri-state area for over a decade.
I realized that I wasn’t alone in feeling like I didn’t belong. Women and girls are bombarded every day with messages about fitting in, measuring up to impossible beauty standards and staying small. So many women decide their photo will look terrible before they even take it! After witnessing this over and over again,
I made it my mission to help women love who they see when they look in the mirror or at their photos and exude that inner and outer glow.
As a licensed acupuncturist, BARE, BOLD & ULCT Certified Life Coach and Beauty Consultant, I will teach you how to heal, balance, love and take care of your body. I will help you love and honor all of your shades, colors, emotions and depths reflecting back to you in the mirror, in your photos and in your heart, at any age and stage of your life.
The beauty you are looking for is already inside you.
I want you to look in the mirror and love who you see, to love the body that carries your soul. I want you to feel brave enough to ask for what you want, bold enough to make a huge impact with your unique genius and have fun while you do it.
As your guide to beauty, wellness and adventure, my goal is to fully support you on your glow up journey. I envision a world where you are seen, heard and valued as the radiant human and contributor that you are meant to be.
Together, we will redefine beauty and rise up in radical self-acceptance, self-care and self-love.
If you ever find yourself in Bali… wear the dress, get on the swing, and let your soul exhale.
My future self is being, becoming, and already is wild and serene, glorious and grounded. The little girl in me felt giddy with glee, asking can we go higher please?
Higher isn’t just a direction—it’s a state of being. So I invite you to come with me - can we go higher, please?
@alohaubud thank you for this breathtaking magic. Every photographer there was so sweet and had ninja tricks up their sleeves 😎
#BaliDreaming #GlowWhereYouGo #YouGlowQueen #UbudMagic #JungleSwing #FutureSelfVibes #RadiantNomad
I’ve come too far in my transformation to ever go back—and Bali made sure of it.
They say you meet your future self here… I didn’t just meet her. I became her.
Two mornings in paradise, and I’ve lived lifetimes already. Blissful, radiant lifetimes.
Also—important research was conducted… at the spa. For industry field-work 🤓
Truth is, we go farther when we don’t go alone. That’s why I’m here with my soul sis @kimberly_smieja - training for the most magnificent, magical whirlwind: life itself.
If you’re craving a glow-up that goes soul-deep, this is your sign.
Tell me where you want to go for your next transformation destination ✈️🌎
#GlowUpInParadise #BaliBliss #SoulfulTravel #FutureSelfVibes #RadiantNomad #TransformInBali #YouGlowQueen #SisterhoodAndSpaDays #WellnessWanderer #MagicalMornings #BlissfulLife
13.5 years on the road, nurturing spa businesses and relationships, and more heart-centered connections than I can count. This week, I got to travel with my manager—someone who not only champions our partners but also celebrates me and is a witness to my book, my family, my life.
To be seen, supported, and cheered for—it’s a gift I don’t take for granted.
And to bear witness to how she prioritizes her family while putting her heart and soul into her work is inspiring.
Do you have someone in your life who really sees you and lifts you up?
Tag them and tell them they matter.
#GratefulHeart #OnTheRoadAgain #RoadWarrior #EminenceOrganics #WomenWhoGlow #BookLaunchJourney #YouGlowQueen #HolisticBeauty #WitnessToMyLife #GlowUpShowUp #CelebrateEachOther
The photographer said my photos were the worst from the shoot.
Years later, I cashed a check as the face of a national campaign for a $240 billion dollar company.
Don’t let someone’s opinion—on your “worst” day—become your identity.
This story (and many like it) is in my book The Authentic Beauty Code, where I unpack what it really means to be seen, love your reflection, and rewrite the rules of beauty on your own terms.
Glow up isn’t just a look—it’s a comeback.
#TheAuthenticBeautyCode #YouGlowQueen #BeautyOnYourTerms #RealBeautyStory #FromInsecureToIconic #HealthyAging #NaturalBeautyMovement #GlowWhereverYouGo #ConfidenceIsYourSuperpower #RewriteTheRules #GlowUpStory #WomenOver40 #BodyPositiveBeauty #FaceOfTheCampaign #HealingBeautyWounds #BreakTheBeautySpell
I said I would burn the Spanx when I started writing my book… so I did.
Because The Authentic Beauty Code isn’t just a title—it’s a revolution.
It’s me, refusing to shrink.
It’s a fire lit under every outdated beauty standard I ever internalized.
It’s reclaiming my body, my voice, my reflection—on my terms.
And yes, it was a literal 🔥 moment.
Fueled by years of dimming, doubting, and trying to “smooth it out” to fit in.
I’m done squeezing into anyone else’s expectations.
To my husband—my hug, my safety, my unwavering support and safety personnel through this journey—this burn was for all of us. With you, I don’t need Spanx.
@susanhyatt you dared me to!
#BurnTheSpanx #TheAuthenticBeautyCode #YouGlowQueen #BodyFreedom #RedefiningBeauty #HealthyAging #GlowUpShowUp #SpanxBonfire #RadicalSelfLove #MyFamilyMyFuel #FireRituals #BeautyUnbound
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