About Tish

Hey gorgeous (yes you!). Nice to meet you 🙂

I’m Rewritin’ Midlife’s Rules!

You'll find me rockin’ the wrinkles & risin’ loud... all because I'm untamed, unfiltered & unapologetic (a rebel you might say). 🙂

I didn’t get here by doing all the "right" things or showing up "perfectly". And I sure as hell didn't get here by having my shit all together.

No, instead I got here (the place I am today - confident in my plus-size body in a world that says plus-size bodies shouldn't exist & unapologetic about who I am) by unlearning everything I was taught to believe about my body, my voice, and my worth. And by showing up messy, raw, vulnerable - imperfectly perfect as I like to say 🙂

I was the little girl who used to wish for a Fairy Godmother to make her skinny (that didn't happen - obviously). Instead, I grew up learning that being fat, emotional, open-hearted & more made me "too much"...

Too big. Too emotional. Too loud. On and on.

I spent years battling eating disorders, addiction, and self-doubt. Numbing out with food. Binge drinking. Promiscuity. Making myself as small as possible (both literally & figuratively). All because I believed the “truths” others made me believe – society, medical professionals, teachers, even well-meaning family & friends.

It wasn’t until I hit rock bottom that I finally began to rebuild. Finally began to learn who I really was & started stepping into my power. But I’m getting ahead of myself so let me back up a sec…

My healing began in a circle of women at my first AA meeting (and several after that) who told me: “We’ll love you until you can love yourself.” (And honestly, I thought these ladies were all whacked! I mean who the hell who comes to AA to be told something like that? 🤷🏻‍♀️ All I was there for was to figure out how to stay sober.

Of course, hindsight is 20/20. Right? Because turns out, that love saved me. And it changed me.

Through recovery (and all that love from all those ‘whacked’ women LMAO), radical self-love, and body acceptance, I began to see what had always been true: My “too muchness” is my superpower!

I’m fluffy (aka FAT! And by the way – I’m ok with that word!). Loud. Tender. Unfiltered.

AND I’M DONE APOLOGIZING FOR IT.

As a 50-year-old woman, I no longer want to fix or prove or shrink myself. I want to live freely. Unapologetically. Loudly. And of course on MY TERMS, not expectations of others and sure as hell not by societies bullshit standards of what a woman should look like (thin) and definitely not what society says about aging women (because they say our best years are behind us - I'm NOT buying that)!

All that to say… I'm gonna live this second act as a midlife "rebel" and I'd love for you to come along with me! 🙂

Here, at tishlee.com, I do things differently. Because... rebel, ya know?! LOL

I'm rewritin' the "rules" of what midlife can look like. I'm creating a space for other midlife 'rebels' ready to:

Reclaim their confidence
Say the things they’ve been told to keep quiet (or have been too scared to say out loud before)
Talk about aging, body image, intimacy, and identity without shame
Build a life on OUR terms not the expectations of others
Follow their dreams/passions
Step into (or reclaim) their power
Come home to themselves (reclaiming)

I share my journey, my stories, and my messy truths because I know it helps others feel less alone. And I’ve always said that if me sharing my “messes” helps even one other woman, then it’s worth showing up messy, raw, and vulnerable!

So, whether you’ve followed me since the Body Positive Fairy Godmother days or just landed here now – welcome! I am so damn glad you are here!

Let’s show the world that us middle-aged women aren’t gonna just sit back and wither away for the rest of our days here (I know. I know. That’s kind of morbid but seriously – we are in the second act of life and even if that weren’t the case… we are not promised tomorrow). No. No. No! Instead, we’re gonna show up and live Act II louder (unless quieter is your version of rebellion lol), prouder, and however the hell we want because we’re worth it!

Love & Hugs 🙂
-Tish, Midlife Confidence & Empowerment Instigator

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About Tish

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