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Overcoming Obstacles with Grace and Humor

Terri Tate is a down-to-earth inspirational teacher disguised as a stand-up comedienne. Her unique brand of humor shines hilarious light into the darkest corners of the human experience. She visited these dark places, most notably during two near-fatal bouts of disfiguring oral cancer. Terri has re-emerged, committed to illuminating the way for others as they discover their own path to healing, purpose and passion.

NEWS!

NURSETALK! RADIO
Hear TERRI on the hysterical radio show, NURSETALK! on Green960.com

NEW PROGRAM FOR NURSES
"We Need Our Young:
Putting an End to Lateral Violence"
More info>

WINNER! BEST OF THE FRINGE
San Francisco Fringe Festival
Terri's one-woman show, Shopping as a Spiritual Path, was selected as Best of the Fringe.

ACCOLADES!

"I love Terri. I love her work. I love her whole gig."
Anne Lamott, Bestselling author

"Terri heals with her humor. Whether in front of an auditorium packed with providers or one-to-one with a newly diagnosed cancer patient, she guides people to hope and to faith in their own wisdom."
Margaret Altman M.D.

"A fabulous one-woman show – brilliant and magnificently funny.”
—Marci Shimoff, author of Happy for No Reason, co-author Chicken Soup for the Soul books for women and featured teacher in The Secret

"Every once in a while that special individual comes into our organization and touches lives with a message that inspires empowerment and change. Terri is one of those individuals."
Jim Linderman, St. Joseph's Regional Cancer Center

KEYNOTES

Humor at the End of Life
Distance Learning Seminar
Kaiser Permanente

The Power of Storytelling
Caring, Compassionate and
Professional Communication
Between Nurses
Kaiser Permanente
2009 No. California Nurse Educator Symposium

Howard. S. Fiala Memorial Oncology Lecture
Distinguished Speaker
New Jersey

Institute for Health and Healing
Shopping as a Spiritual Path:
A story of healing

CPMC - Mini-Medical School
SF Jewish Community Center
San Francisco, CA

Cancer as a Turning Point Conference
Shopping as a Spiritual Path

Multiple conferences

Northern Michigan Hospital
Wit and Wisdom from Both Sides of the Bed

National Nurses' Week Celebration
Petosky, MI

Boca Raton Community Hospital
National Cancer Survivors' Day Celebration
Boca Raton, FL

American Cancer Society
Relay for Life

Keynote Speaker
Pleasanton, CA

PERFORMANCES

Disabled Comedy Show
Benefit for Special Olympics
Opening for Josh Blue

San Francisco Fringe Festival - BEST OF THE FRINGE winner!
Shopping as a Spiritual Path

San Francisco, CA

Disability Arts Festival
de Young Museum
San Francisco, CA

CONTACT TERRI
415.785.3554
email

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Terri chatting with her son Eric and her new best friend, Lance Armstrong, at a Livestrong event in NYC. Eric donated one of his paintings to a benefit show for Livestrong.

Interview with Terri's son,
artist Eric White

Eric disscusses his painting in the Paris and New York benefit shows for LiveStrong, The Lance Armstrong Foundation - an interpretation of Terri's experience with cancer. Displayed next to Eric's painting is God's Lesson Plan, a brief version of Terri's story.
http://www.stages09.com/stages/news-page2.html

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Listen to Terri on NurseTalk! Radio
"Lateral Violence"
Stream at http://green960.com
Or anytime on iTunes

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See Terri online interview on BlogHer
Click here, then select "The Juice: Healing with Humor."

INTERVIEW ON LIFELOVEANDHEALTH.COM

Listen to an online radio interview
with Terri and her surgeon,
Michael Sullivan, MD:

"Reunion" interview part 1

"Reunion" interview part 2
"Reunion" interview part 3

TERRI'S DVD!

DVD cover

Shopping as a Spiritual Path
A high-spirited, heart-gripping romp through disease, divorce and disfigured dating

Buy the DVD

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Shopping As A Spiritual Path
at Nibbles & Noshes Head and Neck Cancer Support Group
Cancer Lifeline
Evergreen Hospital
Seattle, Washington
April 13, 2011

Surviving Life Tour:
Laughter, Inspiration & Chocolate

with Terri Tate, David Roche
& Diane Conway

April 23, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Mill Valley Community Church
8 Olive at Miller, Mill Valley
$15 415.785.3554

The Power of Personal Storytelling
Workshop with David Roche &
Jo Anne Smith
April 24, 2011
Mill Valley, CA

More info›

RECENT EVENTS

Tell It on Tuesday
'An Angel in Hell's Kitchen'
The Berkeley Marsh
Berkeley, CA

Washington State Dental Hygiene Association
Keynotes and Facilitation
Seattle, WA

Moving Mountain: Tools for the Journey
Keynote
Moving Mountains for Moebius: 9th Moebius Syndrome Foundation Conference
Denver, CO

The Power of Our Stories
Breakout session
Moving Mountains for Moebius: 9th Moebius Syndrome Foundation Conference
Denver, CO

Shopping as a Spiritual Path
Cancer as a Turning Point Conference
sponsored by The Wellness Community of Knoxville

Humor, Resilience and Hope
in the Face of Unwanted Change

Daylong program for nurses
Genesys Health System
Grand Blanc, MI

Humor, Resilience and Hope
in the Face of Unwanted Change

UCSF Holistic Nurses Association

Storytelling as Teaching Tool:
Why, When and Where to Use Stories in Clinical Eduction

Distance Learning Seminar
Kaiser Permanente

Healing Lateral Violence with Honesty, Hope & Humor
Michigan Nurses Association
Annual Convention
Bay City, MI

The Healing Power of Humor
Special guest on The Juice Webcast
on BlogHer.com

Healing with Humor
A Day in the Life of a PACU Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara

Humor, Resilience and Hope
in the Face of Unwanted Change

Keynote at Nevada Association of Social Workers
Reno, NV