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Freedom’s Gift of Faithfulness

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Teresa Carey
Freedom’s Gift of Faithfulness

As though it was a friend that was painstakingly selected and nurtured, I said a tough goodbye to the Nichols and Stone cherry table and chairs as they passed through the front door. They were moved out the day of property division, along with many other items that just weren’t as meaningful. It wasn’t just

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Posted in Divorce, Growth Experiences, Self-Empowerment | Tags: beliefs, emotional, faithfulness, freedom, God's promise, hope, Journey of freedom, life lessons, my story, new beginnings |

The Less Spoken Voice

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Teresa Carey
The Less Spoken Voice MENToo

In a hurry to get to appointments, I was quickly walking through the parking garage. Unexpectedly, a man’s voice called out to me in a muffled echo through the concrete encasement of the stairwell, “I read your book! That’s exactly how my relationship is!” I looked down to see a face looking up at me

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Posted in Domestic Violence, Unhealthy Relationships | Tags: itsabouttime, Mentoo, metoo, whywestayed |

Why Did We Stay?

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Teresa Carey
Why Did We Stay

By Teresa G. Carey “I’m confused. Why didn’t you just leave?”, a friend questioned with a pure spirit and curious intention after reading my book about unhealthy relationships, The Attractive Trap™. That’s a valid question. Why did I stay in a relationship that was so undeniably toxic looking back at it on the other side

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Posted in Emotional Abuse, Mental Abuse, Unhealthy Relationships |

Be Like Rick

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Teresa Carey

Just last week a friend sent me a link to a blog by Rick Steves entitled, “What Would You Have Done?” Yes, this is THE Rick Steves, travel guide extraordinaire, whose world famous pocket size books recently navigated me through Amsterdam, Venice, Florence and Tuscany. His advice allowed us to visit the most coveted sites

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Posted in Emotional Abuse, Mental Abuse, Unhealthy Relationships | Tags: abuse, abuser, Post tramatic stress disorder, Rick's Blog, verbal abuse |

What Happens in the Canyon…

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Teresa Carey

By Teresa G. Carey, Author – The Attractive Trap My husband tried to prepare me more than once, “You’ll leave something there, but you’ll take something far better out with you.”  As we started the trek from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon at 5:30 a.m. with two of our five kids, his advice

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Posted in Growth Experiences | Tags: Adventure, Colorado, Family vacation, Grand Canyon, hiking, nature, rim-to-rim, walk in the park, World health |

Renew & Reclaim – Podcast with Dr. Karin & Teresa Carey

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Teresa Carey

Did you miss out guest podcast appearance on Dr. Karin’s Love & Life podcast? Check it out here!  It’s all about renewing and reclaiming any area of our lives that isn’t in step with our core values and authenticity. Dr. Karin  Love & Life Podcast with Teresa G. Carey In my latest Riff on Relationships we talk about feeling

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Get Ready for Take-Off: The Flight to Freedom

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Teresa Carey

(Excerpt from Chapter 6, The Attractive Trap) On a visit to Kitty Hawk, NC, I visited the famous Wright Brothers Museum. On one of the walls the three obstacles and subsequent lessons of flight were posted. After laborious trial and effort, the Wright brothers established three hurdles that must be overcome and applied in order

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Posted in Healthy Relationships, Self-Empowerment | Tags: Conrol, Life, momentum, Power, Take flight, Take-Off, Wright Brothers |

Is it Time For Spring Cleaning?

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Teresa Carey

There’s something magically liberating about cleaning out closets, emptying drawers of unused items, and finally letting go of sad single socks whose mates long ago were forever lost in the vortex of the clothes dryer.  Ahhh… it’s finally spring time! I’ll take the renewal and reenergizing opportunities of warmer weather time over the rationalization of

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Posted in Healthy Relationships | Tags: authentic, control, friends, friendships, inner peace, life lessons, spring cleaning |

Passion and Control – Good Lovin’ Gone Bad

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Teresa Carey

Ahhh…. It’s February and love is in the air. It’s the month of when we traditionally demonstrate and hopefully celebrate our passion for friends, significant others and family members. Red is everywhere and it’s only taken a few red hearts and boxes of chocolate these past few weeks as we’ve walked into a retail store

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Posted in Dating, Divorce, Healthy Relationships, Marriage, Uncategorized, Unhealthy Relationships |

Dreams Really Do Come True

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Teresa Carey

What are your dreams for this year? Check out Teresa’s advice on how to put them into action. Dreams Really Do Come True

Posted in Divorce, Healthy Relationships, Uncategorized | Tags: dream board, dream book, dreams, Goals, relationships |
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