Understanding Perimenopause: Essential Knowledge for Women Over 40
🎙️Inspired Living for Women Podcast Episode 28 🚺📚
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In this powerful episode of Inspired Living for Women, I sit down with Terry Tateossian—founder of THOR (The House of Rose)—to uncover the often-overlooked realities of perimenopause and how women can navigate this transition with strength and clarity. After a successful career in IT and entrepreneurship, Terry’s personal health crisis in her late 30s—marked by significant weight gain, prediabetes, and multiple hospitalizations—propelled her into the world of women’s wellness. She shares the surprising truth that perimenopause can begin as early as the mid-30s, a fact many women never hear, and explains how symptoms like fatigue, mood changes, and brain fog can leave women feeling like they’re “losing their mind” without proper awareness or support.
Our conversation explores Terry’s three core strategies for thriving during this stage of life: prioritizing quality sleep for hormonal balance, incorporating resistance training to preserve lean muscle mass, and ensuring adequate protein intake to support metabolic health. We also discuss the science of cellular regeneration—and why it slows during perimenopause—as well as the transformative impact of her intimate, nature-based retreats that combine movement, nutrition, and community. Terry’s message is one of empowerment: by working with your body’s changing needs rather than resisting them, you can emerge from this transition stronger, more vibrant, and deeply aligned with your own well-being.
Key Takeaways from Our Conversation:
⏳ Perimenopause Can Start Earlier Than You Think – Terry reveals that hormonal changes can begin in the mid-30s, often going unnoticed and leaving women confused about unexplained symptoms.
💤 Sleep as a Hormonal Reset – Getting at least eight hours of quality sleep each night helps stabilize hormones, improve mood, and support overall health during midlife transitions.
🏋️♀️ Muscle Is Medicine – Resistance training is non-negotiable after 40 to preserve lean muscle, regulate blood sugar, and maintain long-term strength and vitality.
🥩 Protein Power – Many women consume far less than the optimal amount of protein; raising intake to meet individual needs can significantly boost energy, recovery, and metabolic health.
🌿 Work With Your Body – By aligning nutrition, movement, stress management, and restorative practices with your body’s needs, you can navigate perimenopause and menopause with strength, clarity, and resilience.
Noteworthy Quotes from Terry:
"For the first time, I felt empowered that I could get my life back on track and stop dreading getting older."
"One of the biggest mistakes women make is being undernourished while doing excessive cardio."
"Perimenopause can start as early as your mid-30s—I entered at 37 and was post-menopausal by 42."
"Your body regenerates millions of cells every second, but the speed and quality decline with age, making nutrition, strength training, sleep, and stress management essential."
Terry’s Bio:
Terry Tateossian is the founder of THOR: The House of Rose, a wellness community devoted to helping women over 40 reclaim their energy, strength, and confidence through fitness, nutrition, and mindset retreats. As a certified personal trainer, nutritionist, and hormone specialist—and host of the podcast How Good Can It Get—she empowers women to let go of one-size-fits-all health advice and embrace a more personalized, sustainable approach to well-being. An award-winning entrepreneur, Terry is committed to showing that midlife isn’t a decline, but a powerful opportunity for renewal, clarity, and reinvention—inside and out.
More About Terry:
Website: thehouseofrose.com
🎧 Tune in now as Terry shares her inspiring journey from personal health crisis to empowering women over 40—revealing how sleep, strength training, and personalized nutrition can transform the perimenopause experience and unlock lasting vitality.
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