By AshleyEpisode Description
I’m excited to share my latest podcast feature, where I open up about the real story behind my midlife transformation—one that began long before I realized I was in early perimenopause.
At 37, while running a demanding marketing agency, working 18-hour days, and raising a young family, my health began to unravel. I gained 80 pounds, developed pre-diabetes, experienced severe anxiety attacks, and dealt with unexplained ovarian cysts—all without understanding that these changes were tied to perimenopause. It wasn’t until I officially entered menopause at 42 that the full picture became clear.
A breakthrough came when a coach uncovered what years of dieting had hidden: an undiagnosed eating disorder that shaped my relationship with food. Shifting from restriction to strategic nourishment, strength training, and emotional healing allowed my body to respond almost immediately—proving that midlife change does not require punishment, deprivation, or extreme workouts.
Today, that journey lives on through THOR: The House of Rose, where I host small, intimate retreats in the Smoky Mountains and coach women online through the same holistic approach that finally healed me. These retreats have grown into tight-knit “girl gangs”—women who stay connected, support each other, and rediscover their strength together.
If you’re navigating perimenopause, menopause, or midlife health changes, this conversation will remind you: your strongest chapter can start right now.
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Hosts: Ashley & Traci from Let’s Talk Midlife Crisis 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.
