serenaTillman
Nike Trainer
Licensed Master Social Worker
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
& Certified Virtual Coach
Nutrition Coach Certification coming in 2024!
I was born and raised in California and have sunshine running through my veins. I moved to New York in 2013 to pursue my Masters in Social Work and shortly after met my husband, Joseph, who introduced me to the fitness world. Though I previously leisurely ran with a social run club called BridgeRunners and had biked down the coast of California on an 8-day bike tour, it wasn’t until 2015 that I began to take fitness seriously.
I grew up in the Christian faith and have always been active in the church - from playing electric guitar for the youth group to helping with the 3-5-year-olds on a Sunday morning!
After getting married in 2016, I joined a bible study with Christian wives that I now lead! We hold each other accountable, provide a fun, hilarious, and transparent community, and just GET each other - from motherhood struggles, to being frustrated that our husbands left their socks NEXT TO the hamper…. AGAIN! Can you tell this is something we’re still working on in my household?! These ladies mean the world to me - so much so, that I wrote a blog post about it. Head to my blog tab to read it when you get the chance!
I can’t wait to get to know each and every one of you ladies.
Just so you know I’m human and not a bot, here are a few fun facts:
I sleep with 4-8 pillows each night!
I biked down the coast of California (525 miles) to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation (60-90 miles a day, 8 days of camping!)
I can talk for hours about curly hair. This includes hair routines, best products, ingredients to avoid, hair types, influencers, and DevaCurl drama! (IYKYK)
Favorite shows: The Chicago Series (in order of favorite to least: PD, Med, Fire), This is Us, The Home Edit, Bridgerton
Favorite dessert: ANYTHING Peanut Butter! Peanut butter and chocolate, peanut butter and pretzels, peanut butter and banana… they’re all amazing. In 2022, we found out my daughter is allergic to peanuts and I was clearly more devastated than she was.
TheTillman’s
@ThoseTillmans
I currently live in Montclair, NJ with my husband Joseph (a corporate lawyer turned investment banker) and two kiddos Charlie (4.5) and Greyson (3).
Our family values include being honest and having open communication to ensure everyone is getting what they need out of the relationship. We are a vibrant, outgoing, and silly family together. We love to eat, love to laugh and love to travel!
As a family, we represent 5 things (also known as the ‘Tillman Brand’):
Jesus: We strive to be more like Jesus and we believe what he has said about us. We live it out in confidence.
Generosity: We give our time and resources freely without expectation of return.
Transparency: We are uncomfortably honest with one another. We create safe spaces to give and receive feedback.
Team: We are one team. We rise and fall together and each has a role to play.
Fun: We embrace joy and adventure and we love to laugh. At each other. Often.
Fun Fact: Our marriage was featured in a 2016 Valentine’s Day New York Times article in the Vow Section.
