By AshleyEpisode Description
What happens when a business-owning mom hits rock bottom — physically, emotionally, and hormonally — and finds her way back? That’s the heart of my new conversation with Jessica Lamb.
In this episode, I share my story of entering early perimenopause at 37, gaining 80 pounds, juggling motherhood and entrepreneurship, and eventually hitting a breaking point that sent me to the ER twice. What I learned was that my real struggle wasn’t willpower — it was nervous system overload, emotional coping, and living completely out of alignment.
We talk about:
- Panic attacks, burnout, and what my body was trying to tell me
- Using sugar and alcohol to regulate stress
- Early-onset perimenopause and why I didn’t recognize the signs
- Losing 80 pounds and keeping it off through identity and lifestyle shifts
- Why strength training and boundaries changed my life
- How healing my health reshaped my business and the way I lead
- What THOR retreats are — and how they help women reset their nervous systems
For Every Woman Who’s Running on Empty
If you’re a woman juggling career, family, and a changing midlife body — and you feel overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself — this episode will show you what’s possible.
Midlife isn’t the end. It’s the turning point.
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Host: Jessica Lamb from Mama Making Podcast
Terry Tateossian is a Menopause Lifestyle Medicine Coach and the Founder of THOR: The House of Rose, a wellness brand serving women over 40 through retreats, coaching, macro-nutrition and community. After facing serious health challenges, early perimenopause, burnout, and emotional eating while running a successful 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 build muscle, 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 for her cookbook here.
