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<\/h2>\nDr. Teresa A. Smith (Dr. TAS): Faith, Healing, and Purpose in Every Word<\/strong><\/h2>\nDr. Teresa A. Smith, widely known as Dr. TAS, is a resilience speaker, empowerment coach, and faith-driven author who brings over 35 years of experience in education and human services to her ministry. Her mission? To help people rise from adversity, embrace their God-given worth, and live boldly on purpose.<\/p>\n
From Pain to Purpose: Her Story of Faith and Resilience<\/strong><\/h3>\nDr. TAS\u2019s journey is a testimony to God\u2019s power to transform brokenness into breakthrough. As a child, she endured abuse, bullying, and vision loss, but instead of allowing those trials to define her, she turned them into her purpose.<\/p>\n
Her spiritual turning point, what she calls her \u201cDamascus Road moment,\u201d came when she surrendered her pain to God and stepped fully into her calling. Anchored in Jeremiah 29:11, her message is one of hope, healing, and holy restoration.<\/p>\n
Christian Author Sharing Healing Through Every Page<\/strong><\/h3>\nDr. TAS is the author of multiple Amazon best-sellers that combine emotional healing with spiritual growth. Her books are trusted resources for women of faith looking to overcome trauma, build resilience, and deepen their relationship with God.<\/p>\n
Reader favorites include:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Stronger: How Overcoming Life\u2019s Adversities Can Push You Into Your Purpose<\/strong>
\nHer award-winning testimony of healing, faith, and finding purpose in pain.<\/li>\n- Transform With TAS: Sip to Heal<\/strong>
\n31 faith-filled smoothie recipes for recovery after illness, burnout, or surgery.<\/li>\n- Transformation: How Mama\u2019s Wisdom Unlocks the Secrets to Success<\/strong>
\nLife-changing lessons from the women who shaped her.<\/li>\n- Empower Your Journey (31-Day Meditation)<\/strong>
\nA devotional filled with affirmations, reflections, and inner strength.<\/li>\n- Real Talk With TAS and OnJerya<\/strong>
\nA bold, funny, and faith-filled take on love, boundaries, and purpose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nExecutive Editor & Contributing Writer, Conversations Magazine<\/h3>\n
Dr. TAS serves as Executive Editor and Contributing Writer for Conversations Magazine, where she leads with vision while shaping stories that center resilience, healing, and faith in action. Through her editorial direction and written work, she elevates voices grounded in purpose and offers meaningful perspective to readers navigating life\u2019s most defining moments. Her work reflects a steady commitment to helping others rise from adversity, reclaim their voice, and move forward with clarity, strength, and intention in their calling.<\/p>\n
If you are building your brand, your message, or your next chapter, stay connected to this work and step into the next level of your own story.<\/p>\n
Host of Two Impactful Shows: Talk With TAS & Transform With TAS<\/strong><\/h3>\nDr. TAS is the host of Talk With TAS, an interview show exploring faith, healing, and purpose, and Transform With TAS, a cooking-and-conversation experience blending soul food and soul work. Both shows empower viewers to rise above adversity and live fully in their calling.<\/p>\n
Watch and learn as Dr. TAS shares unfiltered conversations, healing wisdom, and nourishing recipes that feed both body and soul. Whether you\u2019re tuning in for spiritual encouragement or practical tools for recovery, you\u2019ll walk away inspired to take care of yourself and walk boldly in your purpose.<\/p>\n
Watch full episodes on YouTube at DrTAS YouTube<\/a> Channel.<\/p>\nListen on Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Subscribe for weekly insight, healing, and encouragement.<\/p>\n
Leadership Coach & Wellness Advocate<\/strong><\/h3>\nIn addition to her role as a speaker and author, Dr. TAS is a professor of Higher Education Leadership and the CEO of DQ Consulting, LLC, where she helps individuals and organizations build resilience and lead with purpose.<\/p>\n
Her \u201cTake Care of You\u201d philosophy is at the heart of her message, promoting emotional, spiritual, and physical self-care as a pathway to wholeness.<\/p>\n
Healing Advocate With a Heart for Service<\/strong><\/h3>\nAfter overcoming Graves\u2019 Disease and undergoing bariatric surgery, Dr. TAS became a passionate advocate for wellness, recovery, and mental health, particularly in underserved communities. She\u2019s a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated\u00ae and the Order of the Eastern Star, dedicating her life to servant leadership.<\/p>\n
Her Core Message: From Awareness to Strength<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhether she is writing, speaking, teaching, or praying, Dr. TAS guides people through a process of becoming that is both intentional and lived.<\/p>\n
\n- From awareness to responsibility<\/li>\n
- From identity to voice<\/li>\n
- From survival to growth<\/li>\n
- From uncertainty to strength<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Her work is rooted in faith, clarity, and disciplined healing. She challenges people to take ownership of their story, define who they are, and move with conviction toward their next level.<\/p>\n
This is not about waiting for change. It is about choosing it and sustaining it.<\/p>\n
Follow Dr. TAS<\/strong><\/h3>\nGet ready to be inspired, challenged, and transformed. Follow Dr. TAS for weekly faith-based reflections, powerful conversations, and practical tools for healing and personal growth.<\/p>\n
Talk With TAS is syndicated across major platforms, including iHeartRadio, WYAD 94.1 FM, and Conversations Radio Network, as well as YouTube and other social media platforms. Wherever you listen or watch, the message is designed to meet you in real time.<\/p>\n
Dr. TAS\u2019s Linktr.ee<\/a> is the hub for everything. It is where you access her full media presence, connect for interviews or speaking opportunities, and explore her books and resources all in one place.<\/p>\nTune in to Talk With TAS for unfiltered, faith-filled conversations that help you move from feeling overwhelmed to standing in strength.<\/p>\n
Join Real Talk With TAS and OnJerya for honest conversations about life, relationships, boundaries, and becoming.<\/p>\n
Experience TAS Moments, available on iHeartRadio, YouTube, and social media platforms, where short, intentional messages meet you in your day with clarity, reflection, and direction.<\/p>\n
Watch full episodes on Dr. TAS YouTube Channel<\/a>, featuring Talk With TAS, Transform With TAS, and more, where healing meets hope, one episode at a time.<\/p>\n
Dr. TAS\u2019s journey is a testimony to God\u2019s power to transform brokenness into breakthrough. As a child, she endured abuse, bullying, and vision loss, but instead of allowing those trials to define her, she turned them into her purpose.<\/p>\n
Her spiritual turning point, what she calls her \u201cDamascus Road moment,\u201d came when she surrendered her pain to God and stepped fully into her calling. Anchored in Jeremiah 29:11, her message is one of hope, healing, and holy restoration.<\/p>\n
Christian Author Sharing Healing Through Every Page<\/strong><\/h3>\nDr. TAS is the author of multiple Amazon best-sellers that combine emotional healing with spiritual growth. Her books are trusted resources for women of faith looking to overcome trauma, build resilience, and deepen their relationship with God.<\/p>\n
Reader favorites include:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Stronger: How Overcoming Life\u2019s Adversities Can Push You Into Your Purpose<\/strong>
\nHer award-winning testimony of healing, faith, and finding purpose in pain.<\/li>\n- Transform With TAS: Sip to Heal<\/strong>
\n31 faith-filled smoothie recipes for recovery after illness, burnout, or surgery.<\/li>\n- Transformation: How Mama\u2019s Wisdom Unlocks the Secrets to Success<\/strong>
\nLife-changing lessons from the women who shaped her.<\/li>\n- Empower Your Journey (31-Day Meditation)<\/strong>
\nA devotional filled with affirmations, reflections, and inner strength.<\/li>\n- Real Talk With TAS and OnJerya<\/strong>
\nA bold, funny, and faith-filled take on love, boundaries, and purpose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nExecutive Editor & Contributing Writer, Conversations Magazine<\/h3>\n
Dr. TAS serves as Executive Editor and Contributing Writer for Conversations Magazine, where she leads with vision while shaping stories that center resilience, healing, and faith in action. Through her editorial direction and written work, she elevates voices grounded in purpose and offers meaningful perspective to readers navigating life\u2019s most defining moments. Her work reflects a steady commitment to helping others rise from adversity, reclaim their voice, and move forward with clarity, strength, and intention in their calling.<\/p>\n
If you are building your brand, your message, or your next chapter, stay connected to this work and step into the next level of your own story.<\/p>\n
Host of Two Impactful Shows: Talk With TAS & Transform With TAS<\/strong><\/h3>\nDr. TAS is the host of Talk With TAS, an interview show exploring faith, healing, and purpose, and Transform With TAS, a cooking-and-conversation experience blending soul food and soul work. Both shows empower viewers to rise above adversity and live fully in their calling.<\/p>\n
Watch and learn as Dr. TAS shares unfiltered conversations, healing wisdom, and nourishing recipes that feed both body and soul. Whether you\u2019re tuning in for spiritual encouragement or practical tools for recovery, you\u2019ll walk away inspired to take care of yourself and walk boldly in your purpose.<\/p>\n
Watch full episodes on YouTube at DrTAS YouTube<\/a> Channel.<\/p>\nListen on Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Subscribe for weekly insight, healing, and encouragement.<\/p>\n
Leadership Coach & Wellness Advocate<\/strong><\/h3>\nIn addition to her role as a speaker and author, Dr. TAS is a professor of Higher Education Leadership and the CEO of DQ Consulting, LLC, where she helps individuals and organizations build resilience and lead with purpose.<\/p>\n
Her \u201cTake Care of You\u201d philosophy is at the heart of her message, promoting emotional, spiritual, and physical self-care as a pathway to wholeness.<\/p>\n
Healing Advocate With a Heart for Service<\/strong><\/h3>\nAfter overcoming Graves\u2019 Disease and undergoing bariatric surgery, Dr. TAS became a passionate advocate for wellness, recovery, and mental health, particularly in underserved communities. She\u2019s a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated\u00ae and the Order of the Eastern Star, dedicating her life to servant leadership.<\/p>\n
Her Core Message: From Awareness to Strength<\/strong><\/h3>\nWhether she is writing, speaking, teaching, or praying, Dr. TAS guides people through a process of becoming that is both intentional and lived.<\/p>\n
\n- From awareness to responsibility<\/li>\n
- From identity to voice<\/li>\n
- From survival to growth<\/li>\n
- From uncertainty to strength<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Her work is rooted in faith, clarity, and disciplined healing. She challenges people to take ownership of their story, define who they are, and move with conviction toward their next level.<\/p>\n
This is not about waiting for change. It is about choosing it and sustaining it.<\/p>\n
Follow Dr. TAS<\/strong><\/h3>\nGet ready to be inspired, challenged, and transformed. Follow Dr. TAS for weekly faith-based reflections, powerful conversations, and practical tools for healing and personal growth.<\/p>\n
Talk With TAS is syndicated across major platforms, including iHeartRadio, WYAD 94.1 FM, and Conversations Radio Network, as well as YouTube and other social media platforms. Wherever you listen or watch, the message is designed to meet you in real time.<\/p>\n
Dr. TAS\u2019s Linktr.ee<\/a> is the hub for everything. It is where you access her full media presence, connect for interviews or speaking opportunities, and explore her books and resources all in one place.<\/p>\nTune in to Talk With TAS for unfiltered, faith-filled conversations that help you move from feeling overwhelmed to standing in strength.<\/p>\n
Join Real Talk With TAS and OnJerya for honest conversations about life, relationships, boundaries, and becoming.<\/p>\n
Experience TAS Moments, available on iHeartRadio, YouTube, and social media platforms, where short, intentional messages meet you in your day with clarity, reflection, and direction.<\/p>\n
Watch full episodes on Dr. TAS YouTube Channel<\/a>, featuring Talk With TAS, Transform With TAS, and more, where healing meets hope, one episode at a time.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Stronger: How Overcoming Life\u2019s Adversities Can Push You Into Your Purpose<\/strong>
\nHer award-winning testimony of healing, faith, and finding purpose in pain.<\/li>\n- Transform With TAS: Sip to Heal<\/strong>
\n31 faith-filled smoothie recipes for recovery after illness, burnout, or surgery.<\/li>\n- Transformation: How Mama\u2019s Wisdom Unlocks the Secrets to Success<\/strong>
\nLife-changing lessons from the women who shaped her.<\/li>\n- Empower Your Journey (31-Day Meditation)<\/strong>
\nA devotional filled with affirmations, reflections, and inner strength.<\/li>\n- Real Talk With TAS and OnJerya<\/strong>
\nA bold, funny, and faith-filled take on love, boundaries, and purpose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nExecutive Editor & Contributing Writer, Conversations Magazine<\/h3>\n
Dr. TAS serves as Executive Editor and Contributing Writer for Conversations Magazine, where she leads with vision while shaping stories that center resilience, healing, and faith in action. Through her editorial direction and written work, she elevates voices grounded in purpose and offers meaningful perspective to readers navigating life\u2019s most defining moments. Her work reflects a steady commitment to helping others rise from adversity, reclaim their voice, and move forward with clarity, strength, and intention in their calling.<\/p>\n
If you are building your brand, your message, or your next chapter, stay connected to this work and step into the next level of your own story.<\/p>\n
Host of Two Impactful Shows: Talk With TAS & Transform With TAS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Dr. TAS is the host of Talk With TAS, an interview show exploring faith, healing, and purpose, and Transform With TAS, a cooking-and-conversation experience blending soul food and soul work. Both shows empower viewers to rise above adversity and live fully in their calling.<\/p>\n
Watch and learn as Dr. TAS shares unfiltered conversations, healing wisdom, and nourishing recipes that feed both body and soul. Whether you\u2019re tuning in for spiritual encouragement or practical tools for recovery, you\u2019ll walk away inspired to take care of yourself and walk boldly in your purpose.<\/p>\n
Watch full episodes on YouTube at DrTAS YouTube<\/a> Channel.<\/p>\n
Listen on Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Subscribe for weekly insight, healing, and encouragement.<\/p>\n
Leadership Coach & Wellness Advocate<\/strong><\/h3>\n
In addition to her role as a speaker and author, Dr. TAS is a professor of Higher Education Leadership and the CEO of DQ Consulting, LLC, where she helps individuals and organizations build resilience and lead with purpose.<\/p>\n
Her \u201cTake Care of You\u201d philosophy is at the heart of her message, promoting emotional, spiritual, and physical self-care as a pathway to wholeness.<\/p>\n
Healing Advocate With a Heart for Service<\/strong><\/h3>\n
After overcoming Graves\u2019 Disease and undergoing bariatric surgery, Dr. TAS became a passionate advocate for wellness, recovery, and mental health, particularly in underserved communities. She\u2019s a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated\u00ae and the Order of the Eastern Star, dedicating her life to servant leadership.<\/p>\n
Her Core Message: From Awareness to Strength<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Whether she is writing, speaking, teaching, or praying, Dr. TAS guides people through a process of becoming that is both intentional and lived.<\/p>\n
- \n
- From awareness to responsibility<\/li>\n
- From identity to voice<\/li>\n
- From survival to growth<\/li>\n
- From uncertainty to strength<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Her work is rooted in faith, clarity, and disciplined healing. She challenges people to take ownership of their story, define who they are, and move with conviction toward their next level.<\/p>\n
This is not about waiting for change. It is about choosing it and sustaining it.<\/p>\n
Follow Dr. TAS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Get ready to be inspired, challenged, and transformed. Follow Dr. TAS for weekly faith-based reflections, powerful conversations, and practical tools for healing and personal growth.<\/p>\n
Talk With TAS is syndicated across major platforms, including iHeartRadio, WYAD 94.1 FM, and Conversations Radio Network, as well as YouTube and other social media platforms. Wherever you listen or watch, the message is designed to meet you in real time.<\/p>\n
Dr. TAS\u2019s Linktr.ee<\/a> is the hub for everything. It is where you access her full media presence, connect for interviews or speaking opportunities, and explore her books and resources all in one place.<\/p>\n
Tune in to Talk With TAS for unfiltered, faith-filled conversations that help you move from feeling overwhelmed to standing in strength.<\/p>\n
Join Real Talk With TAS and OnJerya for honest conversations about life, relationships, boundaries, and becoming.<\/p>\n
Experience TAS Moments, available on iHeartRadio, YouTube, and social media platforms, where short, intentional messages meet you in your day with clarity, reflection, and direction.<\/p>\n
Watch full episodes on Dr. TAS YouTube Channel<\/a>, featuring Talk With TAS, Transform With TAS, and more, where healing meets hope, one episode at a time.<\/p>\n
- Transform With TAS: Sip to Heal<\/strong>