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In this deeply personal conversation with Terry Tateossian, a seasoned entrepreneur and women’s health and fitness coach, we uncover her profound transformation from self-abandonment to discovering her true life’s purpose. Terry shares how she achieved incredible success in entrepreneurship, earning numerous accolades in the business world. However, her biggest challenges were personal. Despite her professional achievements, she struggled with feeling comfortable in her own body, often using unhealthy coping mechanisms that led to her becoming hopelessly obese by her mid-thirties, standing at 5’3″ and over 210 lbs (almost 100kg). Terry candidly shares her desperate battle with weight issues, a struggle that, despite her intelligence and resourcefulness, baffled her for years until she realized the root cause wasn’t purely physical. This revelation was pivotal, breaking the cycle of dieting and bingeing and opening the door to addressing and healing her underlying emotional and health challenges.
We also explore Terry’s journey from fear of public speaking to becoming a confident speaker, navigating the emotional turmoil of her upbringing and family secrets, and learning to overcome internal triggers that shut her down and held her back. What’s truly inspiring about Terry’s story is how she transformed her own life and, in doing so, found her true calling.
Now, as a women’s transformation coach, she dedicates herself to empowering others to regain confidence, enhance well-being, and discover their purpose through strength training, nutrition, and mindset coaching. Terry’s journey shows us the incredible results that can be achieved when you find the courage to create real change, proving that happiness and transformation truly begins within.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- How public speaking can be both a terrifying and exhilarating experience.
- Why tackling what scares you most is often the path to real growth.
- The importance of self-care, particularly for high achievers.
- The key steps for making personal changes that really stick.
- The role of awareness to help process and manage emotions.
- How your beliefs and self-worth impact your entire life.
- Seeing complex mid-life challenges as a gift for changing unhelpful habits
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Host: Kim Payne from Courageous Me
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.
