Krista Buckner

About

TikToker, author, and lifestyle content creator also known by the handle @whatifkrista where she shares midlife fashion, beauty, confidence, motherhood advice, and humorous family content with over 230,000 TikTok followers and amassing over 16 million TikTok likes along with over 130,000 Instagram followers.

Before fame

She started posting content on Instagram in December 2025. She began posting content on TikTok in April 2026.

Trivia

Her essay "This Is Not a Permanent Situation" appeared in the 1999 collection A 6th Bowl of Chicken Soup for the Soul. She has delivered presentations at universities, medical centers, government organizations, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. She celebrated amassing over 100,000 TikTok followers in under 3 months in 2026.

Family life

She has been based in Los Angeles, California. She has three children including a daughter named Stevey who has been featured in some of her videos.

Associated with

Her essay appeared in a Chicken Soup for the Soul collection compiled by Jack Canfield.