By Ashley
Episode Description
What happens when you’ve built the career, checked all the boxes, and achieved success—but no longer recognize yourself?
In my latest podcast appearance on Amiga, Handle Your Sh*t with Jackie, we dive into a conversation that so many women over 40 need to hear. We talk about what happens when years of putting everyone else first eventually catch up with you, and why true transformation begins the moment you decide to stop abandoning yourself.
During our conversation, I share my journey from growing up as the daughter of immigrants after escaping communism to building a nationally recognized marketing agency—and the health crisis that forced me to rethink everything. Burnout, emotional eating, weight gain, and early perimenopause weren’t random events. They were my body’s way of asking me to slow down and start listening.
In this episode, we discuss:
• Why success means little if you lose yourself along the way
• The warning signs your body sends before burnout
• How perimenopause changes your health priorities
• Why strength training becomes non-negotiable after 40
• The connection between emotional healing and physical transformation
• Why it’s never too late to reinvent yourself and create a healthier future
My hope is that every woman listening walks away knowing she doesn’t have to settle for simply getting through midlife. Your next chapter can be stronger, healthier, and more fulfilling than anything you’ve experienced before.
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Host: Jackie Tapia from Amiga, Handle Your Shit Podcast
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.
