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When success comes at the cost of your health, something has to give.
In this powerful conversation, Terry Tateossian shares her deeply personal story of burnout, awakening, and rebuilding from the inside out. After escaping communist Bulgaria as a child, she went on to create a thriving marketing agency, raise two children, and embody the hustle culture—until her body said enough.
Two hospital visits later, Terry realized the high-achiever mindset that once drove her was now destroying her. What followed was a journey of slowing down, healing old wounds, and redefining what true success looks like.
Terry opens up about:
💡 Growing up in survival mode and how that shaped her need for control
🔥 The moment she realized her body was sending a wake-up call
💬 The “bull and baby” metaphor that changed how she viewed strength and vulnerability
🌿 Learning stillness, self-compassion, and emotional honesty
💫 Finding purpose in helping other women reconnect with their bodies, hearts, and lives
This episode is a beautiful reminder that healing doesn’t mean giving up your ambition—it means redefining it. Sometimes the most courageous thing we can do is stop running, listen, and finally come home to ourselves.
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Host: Stephanie McLaughlin from The Big Four Oh
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.
