Awakening to Your Dream | Dr. Tererai Trent [Best Of]
Good Life Project
Jonathan Fields / Acast
4.5 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2020
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Born in a small village with no electricity or running water in Zimbabwe, Dr. Tererai Trent was married in her early teens as was the custom, had four children by age 18 and suffered repeated physical abuse from her husband. She is now an inspiring and dynamic scholar, educator, humanitarian, speaker, author, founder of Tererai International, and an acclaimed voice for women’s empowerment and education. Her book, The Awakened Woman, is a call to action that will awaken hearts, give permission to recapture dreams, and provide the tools to forge a brighter path for all. We explore her powerful journey and ideas in today's Best Of episode.
You can find Dr. Tererai Trent at: Website | Instagram
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| 0:00.0 | My guest today, Dr. Tera Raichrend, is an internationally claimed voice for women's empowerment |
| 0:10.8 | and quality education and inspiring and dynamic scholar, educator, humanitarian speaker, |
| 0:17.6 | author, and the founder of Tera Raich International. |
| 0:20.5 | He has appeared on the oboe win free show, Super Soul Sessions, CNN, spoken at the United |
| 0:26.8 | Nations, so many other places. |
| 0:29.8 | But it's the story that brought her to this place that really touched me, growing up in |
| 0:35.2 | rural Zimbabwe. |
| 0:36.7 | Tera Raich did not have the opportunity to go to school, so she taught herself to read |
| 0:41.5 | and write from her brother's school books. |
| 0:43.9 | As was the custom in her community, she was married very young, had three kids by the |
| 0:48.3 | time she was 18. |
| 0:50.0 | And as a young mother, without a high school diploma, she met a woman who would profoundly |
| 0:54.7 | impact her life and awaken a belief in a dream of a better life. |
| 0:59.6 | And that would center on a journey where she would eventually earn multiple degrees and |
| 1:04.3 | launch a prominent global platform with world leaders, international businesses and audiences |
| 1:09.4 | where she advocates for universal access to quality education. |
| 1:13.2 | This story and so much more is detailed in her book, The Awakened Women. |
| 1:18.6 | And I am so excited to share this best of episode with you today. |
| 1:23.1 | I'm Jonathan Fields and this is Good Life Project. |
| 1:34.7 | It's so good to be spending some time with you this morning. |
| 1:37.3 | I would love to take a step back in time with you. |
| 1:40.6 | You grew up in, from what I understand, a small village in Zimbabwe. |
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