Meet Tiffany Worthington | Marriage, Motherhood, & More

We had the good fortune of connecting with Tiffany Worthington and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Tiffany, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
Authenticity. What you see if truly what you get. No fluff but of course a little filter (lol) if you know what I mean (winks). I want women of all ages who stumble across my page to see “true life” in every aspect that I share. From my interactions with my girlfriends, what motherhood looks like for me as a true boy mom, and marriage with my “college sweetheart” all while being a black successful career woman who has had her share of hardships. You can have it all, whatever that may look like to YOU!

Being a mother and a wife doesn’t and or hasn’t defined who I am but is a paramount part of the who I am. Motherhood hasn’t hindered me from accomplishing any goals, but more so the motivation behind it all; showing my son that Mom can and DID do it. I want him to know that granted the cards may be against you, BUT anything you put in WORK for you can accomplish and no one can take that from you!

Marriage is a beautiful thing! BLACK LOVE is a BEAUTIFUL thing! I met my husband at 18 years old, our freshman year at our HBCU, and now 17 years later 6 years married I couldn’t imagine doing life with anyone else. We have literally grown up together and gotten everything we have accomplished “out the mud”. Grit, grind, tears, smiles, consistency, determination, and being supportive of each other’s goals INDIVUDALLY and TOGETHER as a unit is how we got to where we are. And its vital that we be the example of what a HEALTHY LOVING MARRIAGE looks like to our son; so, he knows what it looks like to work hard and be loved and supported by both of his parents. So again, you can have it ALL whatever that looks like to YOU while never losing your personal identity.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Senior Consultant by day and Content Creative/Podcaster by night. I’ve been in the HR field for the past 6 years. It has been a journey to say the least! Such as tech, HR is a hard field to break into, as most professionals retire after being with their organization for years on end. I find myself still navigating the waters as it is such a broad field finding your niche is important. There are a few certifications I am pursuing to make myself more marketing, knowable, and bring in more dollar bills, okay! As of recently, I’m realizing it is never to late to start over and reinvent yourself. Sometimes the pressure of society will make you feel like you must have it all figured out by 30, baby let me tell you, 30 isn’t even touching the surface! I am still establishing my passions, and as I grow older that may and will continue to look different. My overall goal is creating a life I am PROUD OF DAILY. What that looks like, I am still figuring it out. I know what I love and what fuels my fire, next is to share that with the world and if I can capitalize off it great, if not I still want to LOVE whatever it is I am doing professionally and creatively.

Sharing my life as a woman, wife, and mother brings me joy! Womanhood has so many facets to it. With that said “not letting yourself go” after motherhood and marriage is always at the top of my list! Keeping and nurturing relationships with your girlfriends and having that overall balance is an important aspect I love to share. Yes, as the trend says “I am a mom” but there are also so many other amazing qualities I possess. I am the FUN friend, I’m the HYPE YOU UP friend, and in the same breath I am the COME CRY ON MY SHOULDER let’s figure this out friend. Brunch bottomless brinks friend, church on Sunday to worship friend, lol I AM IT ALL lol, and I love that for me! Then the hat switches and I am the baseball mom, on the PTO board, being the mom the teachers/coaches know because I always SHOW UP for my kid!

Yes, “I am a Wife” but let me show you that you don’t have to be miserable and married! Travis and I are a GOOD TIME! Our balance is UNMATCHED and ANYONE that encounters us will say the same thing! WE DA SH*** and that’s on PERIOD (lol). Lose myself, not never! One thing my husband is going to do is HYPE ME UP! I know who Tiffany is, all while being a Mrs. She is sassy, she loves her D in front of her S in front of her T (OO-OOP my sorors!!), she isn’t the 1-2-or 3, but is soft and sweet on the inside that wears her heart on her sleeve. An Arian woman so that sums that up, lol. But I say all that to say I fully submit to my husband while never losing my identity as an individual. Whewwwww let me not start church up in here yall. I’ll just plug @WiretappedPodcast here if you really trying to get Wiretapped with the Worthingtons because listen one thing we do, do is keep it a BUCK!

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Living in the DMV there is always something to do! Now, I am a foodie woman FEED ME! Let me get cute so I can get the content (because everything is content) and eat! The girls love a good HH, The Park at 14th is always going to hit! Ask anyone they are going to say the same thing and let you know the wings and mac and cheese hit! Want an upscale dinner date with your besties to speak life into one another, talk goals, and success we have everything from American restaurants to Italian take your pick. A cute kickback with some food and hookah because we know the girls love hookah, I mean you can find a spot almost on any corner in the city. For me personally, because I live a good way from D.C. I tend to pop into KitchenCrayVirginia on a Friday night for hookah and great food.. There are great museums in the area as well. From the African American museum to National Gallery of Art to just fun stuff like Top Golf, the National Harbor MGM Casino the DMV has a little bit of everything!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I truly feel everyone plays a part in one’s success in some way shape or form because a life lesson was learned. I can’t mention everyone, but I must acknowledge my top three. Now, as cliché as it sounds if I must credit anyone other than the man upstairs (GOD has truly shown out for your girl in the past few months!) I’ll start off first with my husband, Travis. Travis has taken the weight of my problems and took them on as his own. I was borderline depressed just a few short months ago. Specifically, a toxic work environment supported by toxic leaders, childhood trauma coming to head, family issues, everything at once taught me that one main thing KNOW YOUR WORTH and SET BOUNDARIES. Comfortability will have you stuck and stagnate. Loyalty will have you hurt. But taking that leap of faith, letting go, the unknown is sometimes the best thing for your growth and mental sanity. My husband, a man of great faith just kept praying and breathing life into me. Kept expressing that God had something bigger and better for me. Praying over those in my life dealing with their own struggles that I was now putting on my plate. Having to balance many hats, he has always been my partner and then some and continues to support me without hesitation no matter what may arise. Tasia, who is a true example of “if I’m not happy, I’m leaving – it be a job/place – I’m gone”! One of my best friends what has seen my struggles and growth throughout all the phases of my life. Although she may be slightly biased (smiles) she will gut check me when needed in the most loving way. She is one of the people that will push me to articulate exactly what I want without hesitation, because why? YOU ARE WORTH IT. I remember simply feeling like I wasn’t “good enough” didn’t have enough accolades to reinforce my wants and that was quickly met with NO, you have successfully excelled and accomplished XYZ stop doubting yourself STAND UP (lol). Sometimes you need that extra push, that someone who has been apart of your journey and knows you are worth what you may fail to see.
Lastly, the Whittingtons, our framily who without hesitation jumped in feet first and held me down. Networking, revamping my resume, interview coaching, breathing life and confidence back into me. I didn’t know I needed words of encouragement as much as I did, but I did! I did the one thing that for whatever reason our generation is “afraid” and or “ashamed” to do which is to simply ASK FOR HELP. You don’t know, what you don’t know. Everyone got to where they are from an olive branch that was extended. Sometimes that branch will be life changing and the steppingstone to get you where you need to be. It is so important to surround yourself (again as cliché as it sounds) with like minded people, and sometimes people from different walks of life. Everyone has a unique perspective on life, but such amazing things can occur when you share resources and simple encourage folks without having ulterior motives.

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