NATASHA L. POLAK (nee KOHLHOFF) is a Christian author and freelance writer. She also is the founder of The Barbie Girls Project: collecting and donating Barbie dolls to youth affected by poverty, trauma, and low-esteem, and hosting doll play workshops that foster friendship, creativity, and thoughtfulness.
Born in New England to Anglo-Indian parents of South East Asian descent, she spent her childhood traveling the world, eventually moving to Indianapolis, Indiana in her teens. Natasha is married to her high school sweetheart, and they have one daughter. When not writing, she enjoys making memories with her family, volunteering with Life Church, traveling, reading, knitting, and conducting genealogy research.