Broken to Brave: Finding Freedom from the Unlived Life

"Have you ever thought about your last day? Where it would end? And how you would end it? I answered these questions, and now tell my story in hopes you never consider questions like these. Ever." EVERYONE HAS A BATTLE. You get the one you need... Choose BRAVE. Choose to be... YOU. While the chemo dripped, Teresa shivered as she replayed the words, "you have cancer." A wife, mother, and school principal, her life would irrevocably change in ways more damaging than the chemical toxins pumping into her veins. From a prison cell of vulnerability and with humor and poise, Teresa shares her roller coaster ride from hopeless imprisonment through cancer, loss and depression, self-sabotage, and suicide to courageous freedomfrom her unlived life. Broken to Brave challenges you to consider --your perception of time; --who surrounds you during change and struggle; --extending grace to yourself; --your power to choose. If you or a loved one are chained in a prison of an unlived life, Teresa helps you --recognize self-destruction warning signs; --embrace reality and accept your purpose; --acknowledge your strengths with permission to grow; --find your keys to start living in the moment without the weight of the past and future.

TERESA ALESCH, author, Hometown Hawkeye, and PK-12 Iowa education administrator, is a "life-winning" cancer fighter. Her mission is to empower you to unlock your BRAVE by being resilient, intentional, and courageous in the midst of life's adversities. Her battles with cancer and loss and her walk through the aftermath revealed keys to finding perfection in imperfection.

In her book, Broken to Brave: Finding Freedom from the Unlived Life, Teresa walks readers through her private journey and reveals the greatest key to surviving was finding her faith, understanding God's love, and accepting His blessing. Teresa teaches you to find your own keys to free yourself to appreciate the past, focus the future, and be mindful and purposeful in the present.

A former 6-12 school principal, Teresa currently serves as a special education regional administrator. Her passion for student and adult learners drives her work with schools and communities. She partners with organizations to promote a growth mindset and improve education and mental/emotional health models for students.

Teresa is a John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer, a tribe member of Igniting Souls, a founding member of Courageously Free Women, a women's ministry to inspire and encourage women in their journey of Christ-centered living, and With Eyes Wide Open, a group of Christian authors who have united to passionately take on worldly views with truth and light.

Teresa and her husband Cody, a college wrestling coach, educate and challenge young and wise minds to be better today than yesterday. They are blessed with two competitive, spunky, and brave children who-spitting images of their parents-keep them on their toes...and laughing. Embrace time, learn more, and meet Teresa at teresaalesch.com.