Hi, I'm Natalie Jill and I help women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond redefine, rebrand, and laugh

with aging. Welcome to midlife conversations. On this podcast, I do what I do best, taking complicated

information that is relevant in this point of our lives now and break it down simply with

actionable steps you can implement

to level up your life. I also regularly interview some of the most inspiring people living

their best midlife years now. On this show, I cover topics about our shifting hormones,

weight struggles, our mood and focus changes, raising teenagers, our relationships, career changes, beauty, and more.

If you are new here, I encourage you go back and listen from episode one when this podcast was

previously called Listen Up for the full transformative experience.

Today I'm here with Tara Garrison, who I just met recently in San Diego. And by the way,

when I met her, I was a girl crush fan from afar. I was following her on TikTok and

Instagram and all the things. And I was just so amazed by her muscles. I was like, how is this

girl so ripped yet so feminine looking? Like she looks so good. I was so captivated by her videos.

And I definitely geeked out on her social media and would scroll all the way back. And I learned

that at one time she was 175 pounds. And she was not into working out or weight training or any

other things. And she basically redefined herself in her late 30s and got herself in shape,

started a business,

all the things.

And then my friend was out here in San Diego with me and was saying he had introduced me to his friend and it happened to be her. So I completely geeked out on that. Loved getting to know her. The more we chatted and hiked and spent time together, I thought I had to have her on the show because she's got a lot to share about midlife, a lot that's going to help us here.

So thank you so much for being here today. Yeah, thank you so much, Natalie. And I've been geeking out on your stuff too. So it was so awesome to me. And wow, we had a blast. So yeah, I'm excited to share with the ladies today. things that I have learned. Yes. And I taught you something too. I taught you how to do a handstand with me. You did. You pushed me way out of my comfort zone doing tricks on the beach. We have proof on our social medias that we did. We even got the guys to do it to it too. It was pretty fine. Okay. So take us back a little bit for those just listening, because there's a lot of women listening that have not been in shape. They've never been in shape

and they think is it impossible for me. So talk to us about the 175 pound you and what happened then?

Yes. Ladies, I get it. I get it. I was overweight my whole life. I was in that like I'm not

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