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Sounds True.com, many voices, one journey. You're listening to Insights at the Edge. Today my guest is Terry Tate. Terry is a clinical nurse

specialist, a teacher, and a humorist who offers keynotes and workshops primarily for health

care organizations, survivor groups, and other communities.

She's a down-to-earth inspirational teacher, disguised as a stand-up comedian.

Her unique brand of humor shines hilariously into the darkest

corners of the human experience.

She visited these dark places, most notably during two near fatal bouts of disfiguring oral cancer.

With her one woman show, shopping as a spiritual path, Terry has re-emerged from illness to a new wholeness, committed to illuminating

the way for others as they discover their own path to healing, purpose, and passion. Which sounds true, Terry Tate has released a new book called A Crooked Smile,

which recounts her experiences through her cancer diagnosis, multiple surgeries, and a spiritual journey

she never expected to traverse.

It tells years of living in a crucible of inner growth and shares her surprising

adventures with unlooked-for helpers, shamanic guides, and unexpected openings to spiritual sources of wisdom and healing.

In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Terry and I spoke about tapping inner guidance,

how she learned to do this, and how in many ways she says this was

the prize of her ordeal with oral cancer. She also talks about her discovery of an inner voice she calls the

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