meet Therese!
I’m a Certified Primal Health Coach, a married mom of two girls, and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. I spent 20+ years reading data for a living before I finally read my own.
Now I help women in their 40s lose the weight that won’t budge by eating more, lifting heavier, and taking sleep and stress seriously, not by doing more of what already stopped working.
Doing more stopped working. Doing it differently did.
Where I Started: A Season of Struggle
I followed Weight Watchers and Noom to the letter. I was eating 1,200 calories a day, skipping breakfast, and working out seven days a week, mostly on my Peloton.
The scale still wouldn’t move. Then one day in a fitting room, jeans that used to fit wouldn’t zip. Not tight. They just wouldn’t zip.
I was exhausted, stressed from a demanding corporate career, and worried I was missing the best parts of my kids’ lives.
The Turning Point: Small Shifts, Big Changes
My transformation began with small, sustainable steps—not an overnight overhaul.
📌 I started lifting. I shifted from endless cardio to strength training with 15- and 25-pound dumbbells. My Peloton became a strength tool, not just a bike.
📌 I stopped cutting and started fueling. Protein and fiber at every meal steadied my blood sugar and my energy.
📌 I took stress seriously. Leaving 20+ years of corporate life showed me how much stress had been working against my body.
📌 I read my own numbers like an actuary. I stopped panicking over daily weigh-ins and watched the trend. The trend was going down.
The scale finally moved: 25 pounds down, and jeans that fit better than they did before kids.
Why I Became a Health Coach
I kept hearing my own story from other women: disciplined, doing everything “right,” and gaining anyway. They didn’t need more willpower. They needed someone to show them why their strategy stopped working after 40.
That’s why I coach 1:1. An app can hand you a plan. I look at your real weeks, spot the pattern, and help you change it.
My Mission
To help women in their 40s stop fighting their metabolism and start working with it, so they have the energy and confidence to show up fully for the moments that matter most.
Fun Facts about Me!
- I’ve been to Peloton Studios in NYC three times so far for classes with my favorites Jenn Sherman and Callie Gullickson!
- I’m a Bravo lover – Traitors, Southern Charm, Summer House, and all the Housewives shows.
- My favorite way to relax is to read. My favorite author is Elin Hilderbrand.
- I’m the founder of a motherhood & self-care blog, Mending Time, Mama.
- I’m a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, which means I’ve passed more exams than I can count. Nothing about coaching scares me after those.
- Two of my favorite “splurges” are dark chocolate and a glass of red wine.
