Episode Description
How much of the wellness advice we hear today do we actually need?
I recently joined Missy Miculka on The Menopause Midwife for an honest conversation about midlife fitness, nutrition, and cutting through the noise that often makes health feel more complicated than it needs to be.
As a certified nutritionist and personal trainer, I’m passionate about helping women understand that they don’t need every trending wellness habit, expensive product, or restrictive diet to feel stronger and healthier.
In this episode, Missy and I get real about what actually matters when it comes to supporting your body through midlife.
In This Episode, We Discuss:
- Why so many trending wellness habits fall short
- How properly fueling your body can transform how you feel
- Why macro tracking can be a powerful tool without strict deprivation
- The importance of progressive strength training for building lasting muscle
- How strength training supports mobility and confidence
- Why simplifying your approach to health can be more effective than chasing every new trend
- How to focus on sustainable habits instead of quick fixes
Simplify Your Approach to Midlife Health
You don’t need to spend a fortune or follow every new wellness trend to take care of your body.
Sometimes, the most powerful approach is getting back to the basics: fuel your body well, build strength, stay consistent, and stop making health more complicated than it needs to be.
If you’re ready to cut through the wellness noise and rethink how you approach fitness and nutrition in midlife, I hope you’ll tune in to my conversation with Missy on The Menopause Midwife.
Your health doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective.
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Host: Missy Miculka from The Menopause Midwife

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.
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