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Why is it that so many women can show up fiercely for everyone else — in their careers, families, and responsibilities — yet struggle to show up for themselves?
In the latest episode of The Stone in My Shoe, I sat down with the host to dive deep into a question I’ve lived through personally. We explored the hidden patterns behind self-sabotage, emotional eating, and the kind of high-functioning burnout so many women silently carry in midlife.
We talk about:
• Why high-achieving women often self-sabotage
• How trauma responses can masquerade as ambition
• The link between grief, nervous system overload, and emotional eating
• Why suppressing inner patterns only strengthens them
• How midlife can become a powerful reclamation — not a decline
This isn’t a weight-loss story.
It’s a story of awareness, identity, nervous system healing, and learning to lead your inner world with compassion instead of survival.
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Host: Debbie Thompson from The Stone in My Shoe 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.
