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Speaker 1: is a powerhouse and the entertainment industry, known for how

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Speaker 1: dynamic presence as a speaker and hosts at Terror Dome

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Speaker 1: Terror Dome Entertainment. We believe everyone has a story worth telling.

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Speaker 1: That's what they say. They take the fear out of

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Speaker 1: dreaming and transform your vision into an extraordinary reality. She

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Speaker 1: has been inspired to write another book. That's what we'll

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Speaker 1: be discussing on the show today. Entitled Unbreakable, a Survivor's Testimony.

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Speaker 1: Please welcome to Money Making Conversation Masterclass. Teresa Edwards. How

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Speaker 1: you doing, Teresa?

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Speaker 2: I'm good, I'm good. How are you doing well?

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Speaker 1: I'm glad you came with that energy because I said

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Speaker 1: you was a dynamic presence and a motivational speaker. If

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Speaker 1: you the king on this call? How you doing there?

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Speaker 1: I just hung up on you, Teresa. I hung up

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Speaker 1: on you because I've introduced people like that and it's

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Speaker 1: been a snore. But you're not that person. Tell me

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Speaker 1: about your personalt a little bit, Teresa, before we get

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Speaker 2: I had old a mentor said I have one of

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Speaker 2: those inviting personalities. Use me as a beard to go

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Speaker 2: because he's one of those that don't like to talk.

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Speaker 2: But he's like, I can. You know, everybody tend to

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Speaker 2: talk to me. So I just believe in nobody's a

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Speaker 1: Right. That's very true. You know, I never said that

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Speaker 1: people gravitate to me, not that I try to pursue

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Speaker 1: that opportunity. I know people start walking in the room,

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Speaker 1: I feel a room. I've heard that about me. I've

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Speaker 1: I've heard that about me. As far as motivation, I

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Speaker 1: I see something about you that I feel you should know,

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Speaker 1: I will tell you whether you want to hear it

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Speaker 2: The reason I try to because because I've been known

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Speaker 2: you know, people say that must be that military. It's

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Speaker 2: like I pretty much been like that. But it depends

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Speaker 2: because not everybody can handle your truth. So I wait

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Speaker 2: if they're open to feedback, then I give it to them.

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Speaker 2: Other than that, as just let them be because sometimes

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Speaker 2: it's comical just to watch people in their own elements.

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Speaker 1: Because now your name of your business is terror Dome,

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Speaker 1: Terror Dome Entertainment. Yes, it's terror now, that's terror scared.

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Speaker 1: I'm fearful of something Terror Dome Entertainment.

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Speaker 2: Now it's a play on words because we want to

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Speaker 2: take the fear out of your dreaming. Amazing reality.

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Speaker 1: I love it. I love it. I love There's a

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Speaker 1: story behind everything, and that's your story, is that you're

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Speaker 1: trying to let them know. You come over here, we

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Speaker 1: get to get fear out of your dream. We'll make

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Speaker 2: We'll make it happen for you.

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Speaker 1: Now, why did you get into entertainment? Because a lot

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Speaker 1: of people want to know. People always ask me, Teresa,

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Speaker 1: I want to be an actor. I want to produce television.

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Speaker 1: I want to be a I want to be the next,

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Speaker 1: next next, I want to be Whitney Houston. How did

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Speaker 2: I've always been that kid that just because I'm the

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Speaker 2: You know, you know, I'm seasoned, so I remember some

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Speaker 1: Oh it was that code word for oh see. I

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Speaker 2: Don't let you don't don't mess up.

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Speaker 1: Ladies and Gentlemen, is a powerful collection no personal stories

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Speaker 1: and journey from trauma to triumph. And that's important because

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Speaker 1: sometimes we can't get to the light. And so why

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Speaker 1: is it a person and terror dome entertainment? You've been

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Speaker 1: in the military. How many years were you in the military,

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Speaker 1: Teresa Edward year twenty one years now? Thank you for

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Speaker 1: your service. First of all, why did you go in

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Speaker 1: what the military say. They want you to serve this

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Speaker 1: particular way. Did it for twenty one years? Obviously it

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Speaker 2: Well? I wasn't always like this, I believe in ornight

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Speaker 2: So I am a survivor of child rape, been through sexual,

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Speaker 2: because you you just said some powerful things on my show,

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Speaker 2: and it's about my show.

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Speaker 1: I deal with mental health. I deal with motivation. I

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Speaker 2: I would guess it's more of me telling me for

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Speaker 1: Survivor mode, survivor mode. Because you said, Rashon, I joined

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Speaker 1: So yes, you know, really when we when we talk

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Speaker 1: because she has a book called Unbreakable, A Survivors Tested Morning. Now,

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Speaker 1: in this book, these are honest stories. Some people have

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Speaker 1: Talking to Teresa Edwards. She owns a production company called

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Speaker 1: her Emotional Journey, Unbreakable or Survivor's Testimony, because she's a survivor.

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Speaker 2: It's come back up a little bit. So because this

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you something. That first story and them snakes.

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Speaker 1: On the other hand, now we said find your community.

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Speaker 1: Well, my friend, it's been an emotional day for me.

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Speaker 1: Uh with these interviews I've had to deliver. But more importantly,

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Speaker 2: It is on Amazon because that's self published, so it's

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Speaker 1: You can't go from trauma to triumph. Girl, I've read

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Speaker 1: your book, changed my life. We talked soon, Teresa.

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