By Team THORMindful meditation can teach you to notice and observe your thoughts and feelings as they are and accept and let them go without judgment.
Meditation trains us to notice and relate to our emotions without fighting or chasing them. While suppressing strong and negative emotions is a strategy that many people use, pushing feelings away can create a bigger problem, making them come back even stronger.
Noticing our emotions means exposing ourselves to the full spectrum, from anger and pain to happiness and joy. Observing our emotions, as mindful meditation teaches us, is a way to learn what they are telling us, which ultimately helps us deal with emotions in a way that is healthy and productive.
Terry Tateossian is a Menopause Lifestyle Medicine Coach, Certified Personal Trainer & Nutritionist and the Founder of THOR: The House of Rose, a wellness brand serving women over 40 through retreats, coaching, macro-nutrition and community. As 25-year founder and entrepreneur, Terry spent two and a half decades building and running successful start-up businesses, an experience that put her on the front line of founder burnout long before she could name it. After facing serious health challenges, early onset menopause, and emotional eating while running her agency and raising two children, Terry rebuilt her health in her 40s and lost more than 80 pounds through evidence-based nutrition, training, and mindset work. Today, she helps women get strong, improve confidence, support hormone health, and create a stronger second half of life. Terry has been featured in major media outlets and is available for podcasts, expert commentary, brand collaborations, and speaking engagements on midlife health, reinvention, emotional eating, menopause wellness, and strength training for longevity. Get her free macro calculator (her cookbook companion) to start your journey to back to health.
