Tiffany Nieslanik

I’ve held a wide range of jobs in my time, but one of the most impactful was joining Yelp as one of their first 100 employees to help grow and nurture the Denver community of yelpers. I grew with the company over the next 11 years, taking on wider opportunities in the community world and learning how much I loved connecting with people. Since then, I’ve helped grow communities for working motherhood (The Mom Project) and travel nurses (Trusted Health), among other efforts.

In 2020, I went back to school to earn an M.A. in Creative Writing and recently started working on a science fiction novel that I’ve dreamed of writing since I was a kid. When not working on The Midst, you can find me writing novels, pitching articles to outlets, and working on other community-based freelance projects as they come up.

Since I was a child, I’ve often gone off the beaten path set up by our society for women. Demanding my aunts return my Barbies in exchange for building blocks. Refusing to wear anything pink/fluffy/dress-like when it wasn’t practical (read: without pockets.) Spending my afternoons alone, roaming the woods by my house with just my dog to keep me company. I joined the Army straight out of high school, traveled on my own in Europe for six months in my early twenties, and thought I’d never get married until I met the dreamiest partner in my 30s.

Now in my 40s, I see my friends asking more questions about the invisible work they do, why we don’t have more/better information for our healthcare concerns, and what an authentic-to-them life looks like, and I am here for it. I think the tide is turning, and absolutely cannot wait to see what the future holds for midlife and women and women in midlife.

I believe that the universe is full of magic. And so are you. I’m so glad you’re here.