By AshleyEpisode Description
What if the strategies you’ve relied on for years—restrictive diets, endless cardio, and pushing through exhaustion—are actually holding you back?
I recently joined Dr. Ellen Albertson on her Rock Your Midlife podcast for an honest conversation about perimenopause, weight gain, emotional eating, self-sabotage, and the mindset shifts that helped me lose over 80 pounds after 40.
At 37, I went from postpartum straight into perimenopause. I was struggling with weight gain, panic attacks, burnout, and symptoms of prediabetes. After ending up in the ER twice thinking I was having a heart attack, I knew something had to change.
For years, I tried extreme diets and hours of cardio. But lasting transformation required a different approach—one focused on nourishing my body, building strength, and healing the mindset behind my habits.
In This Episode, We Discuss:
- Why restrictive diets and excessive cardio can backfire in midlife
- Why strength training and muscle matter after 40
- Counting calories vs. macros for sustainable fat loss
- How to break the cycle of self-sabotage
- Setting boundaries without guilt
- Reframing perimenopause as an opportunity for transformation
- Nervous system regulation, burnout, and emotional eating
- How to stop absorbing other people’s emotions
Perimenopause Can Be a Turning Point
My journey taught me that sustainable transformation is about much more than the number on the scale. It’s about understanding your body, building strength, nourishing yourself properly, and addressing the emotional patterns that influence your choices.
If you’re navigating midlife weight gain, hormonal changes, emotional eating, or burnout, I hope this conversation reminds you that transformation is possible—and it’s never too late to start supporting yourself differently.
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Host: Dr. Ellen Albertson from Rock Your Midlife
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.
