I’m Terri, and I’ve spent over 15 years supporting women to improve their health, mindset, and confidence.
I founded Terrific Fitness in 2010, and later evolved into Freedom Fitness For Women in 2023, where my work increasingly focused on supporting midlife women through training, nutrition, and menopause-specific coaching. Over time, it became clear that what women were experiencing in perimenopause required more than programs or surface-level solutions.
Today, my work has evolved again — this time into my personal brand, Terri Batsakis — reflecting the deeper, more holistic support women truly need during perimenopause and menopause. My coaching now integrates health education, nutrition, mindset and behaviour change, and nervous system support, so women feel informed, supported, and steady rather than overwhelmed or blamed.
Like many of the women I work with, I have lived this stage of life myself.
At 50, I experienced firsthand how perimenopause can impact energy, sleep, mood, confidence, and identity. I understand what it feels like when your body changes in ways you don’t recognise, when old strategies stop working, and when you’re still showing up for everyone else while quietly feeling unsettled inside.
That lived experience shapes the way I coach.
My approach is compassionate, grounded, and realistic. I don’t believe women need to be pushed harder or fixed. I believe they need understanding, education, and support that fits this stage of life, so they can rebuild confidence, self-trust, and a sense of control again.
This is the work I’m deeply committed to — helping women navigate perimenopause with clarity, calm, and confidence, and feel at home in their bodies and lives again.
Qualifications & Recognition
I am a Certified Menopause Coaching Specialist, Certified Nutrition Coach, Certified Wellness Coach, and Internationally Certified Results Coach, and the author of Unleash the Best Version of You.
My work has been recognised through awards and media features, including the GHP Health & Pharmaceutical Award, the AUS Active Active Achiever Award, nomination as Australian of the Year (Access & Inclusion), and features in Women’s Weekly, Herald Sun, Take 5, Leader Press, and Diabetes Australia.
And now, I’m here to support women to reclaim confidence, self-trust, and calm in what can be one of the most transformative chapters of life.