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Lifestyle Medicine for Midlife

Jun, 2026

The Menopause Diet Plan: 7-Day Meal Plan + What to Eat & Avoid

If you’re navigating menopause and feel like your body is suddenly playing by different rules, you’re not imagining it. The hormonal shifts that happen during perimenopause and menopause, particularly the decline in estrogen, change how your body processes food, stores fat, builds muscle, and even regulates your mood and sleep.
Jun, 2026

Guest Podcast: Why Women Over 40 Need To Rethink Health, Fitness & Success

Episode Description I’m excited to share my recent appearance on the Brave Bold Brilliant podcast with Jeannette Linfoot. For years, I operated in “go mode”—running companies, raising a family, and pushing through exhaustion. But eventually, chronic stress caught up with me. I experienced significant weight gain, early perimenopause symptoms, emotional eating, and a series of […]
Jun, 2026

Why the Rose Became the Flower of Love: A 5,000-Year History

The rose has been a symbol in human culture for 5,000 years. It was worshiped in Persian gardens, scattered across Roman banquet ceilings, transformed by the Christian church into the flower of the Virgin Mary, fought over in 15th-century England, and used in Victorian England as a coded language between lovers who were not permitted to speak openly. The story of how a flower became the universal symbol of love is older, stranger, and more layered than most of us realize. This is the companion piece to my article on what The House of Rose means.
Jun, 2026

Guest Podcast: Perimenopause or Burnout? Hidden Hormone Signs Every Woman +40 Needs to Know (Part 1 of 3)

Episode Description Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered why you suddenly feel so different? More anxious. More overwhelmed. More exhausted. Struggling to focus. Snapping at people you love. Reaching for a glass of wine more often than you used to. Many women assume it’s stress, motherhood, aging, or burnout. But what if […]
Jun, 2026

Guest Podcast: Reversing Age Is Possible And How I Lost 80lbs At 40 with Terry Tateossian

Episode Description I recently joined Althea Finch for an honest conversation about my journey from burnout, emotional eating, and declining health to losing over 80 pounds and reclaiming my energy in midlife. At 42, I was juggling entrepreneurship, motherhood, and countless responsibilities while struggling with my health. What I thought was a weight problem turned […]
Jun, 2026

Best Wellness Retreats Near Knoxville, TN: A Founder’s Guide

A founder’s guide to women’s wellness retreats near Knoxville, Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains. We cover what makes the region one of the strongest wellness retreat destinations in the United States, what to look for in a properly built midlife retreat, the geography that does half the work, and the full picture of what we built at The House of Rose for women in perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause.
Jun, 2026

Big Mac Protein Bowl Recipe: 450 Cal, 30g Protein

Our loaded Big Mac protein bowl has all the cheeseburger flavors and a homemade Big Mac sauce, seasoned ground beef, sharp cheddar, pickles and it’s only at 450 calories and 30g protein per serving. Includes a macro-friendly Big Mac sauce recipe, meal prep guide, and substitution chart for women over 40.
May, 2026

Perimenopause & Menopause Yoga Retreats Near Nashville & Knoxville: An Insider’s Comparison

Tennessee has quietly become one of the strongest places in the country for menopause yoga retreats. Here is how to tell which one actually understands midlife bodies, which city (Knoxville or Nashville) fits your travel plan, and what makes the Smoky Mountains different from every other retreat region in the South.

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