For more than twenty years, I thrived in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. I was capable, driven, and used to carrying a lot. But as my hormones began to shift, cracks started to show. Stress felt heavier. Fatigue became constant. The woman who could handle anything suddenly couldn’t and I kept pushing anyway.

Then came New Year’s Day 2022- my ultimate wake-up call. One misstep at my in-laws’ house sent me face-first into a brick wall (yes, as dramatic as it sounds). That trip to the ER led to an MRI, and finally to the answers I’d been searching for: Hashimoto’s disease and perimenopause.

This gave language to what my body had been trying to tell me... unexplained weight gain, thinning hair, constant body aches, brain fog so heavy it slowed my response time in meetings, even episodes of SVT and depression I kept hidden. I was running on empty, both at work and at home.

That brick wall moment could’ve been the end of my story. Instead, it became a pause. 

Around the same time, my daughters were stepping into lives of their own. The roles that had defined so much of my identity - wife, mother, employee - were shifting. And I found myself in unfamiliar territory, learning how to be with myself again.

That season wasn’t just about health.
It was about identity.

I began exploring yoga, breathwork, nervous system work, and nutrition not as fixes, but as ways to support a body and a life in transition. Just as important, I began asking what actually brought me joy, presence, and a sense of fullness in my days.

Living Well with Trish and Midlife Fits All grew from that space.

Not from a desire to start over, but from learning how to live it with more awareness, intention, and room for joy.