Advocacy isn’t optional when it’s your family

What happens when life doesn’t just test you…it tries to break you?In this episode of Through the Trauma, we sit down with Terez—a mother, wife, author, and now a fierce advocate—whose life was split into before and after the moment her husband was given a 1% chance of survival. For over 10 months, Terez stood in the fire—fighting for her husband’s life, holding her family together, and stepping into a role she never asked for… but was called to become.This isn’t just a story about survival. It’s a story about identity being forged under pressure. It’s about what happens when love turns into warrior-level advocacy. And about the kind of strength you don’t know you have… until you have no other choice.Now, through her upcoming book Advocate, Terez is turning her pain into purpose—so others don’t have to walk through their darkest moments alone.What You’ll Learn in This EpisodeThe moment everything changed—and how quickly life can flipWhat it really looks like to fight for someone you love when the odds are against youThe emotional toll of becoming the sole provider overnightHow trauma forces you to either collapse… or riseThe mindset that carried her through uncertainty, fear, and exhaustionWhy advocacy isn’t optional when it comes to your family—it’s necessaryHow her ICU experience shaped the way she now serves others in real estateTurning pain into purpose through her upcoming book AdvocateKey FrameworkStrength is often born in moments you never asked forAdvocacy is a skill—but it’s also a decisionTrauma can either break your identity… or rebuild it strongerWhen no one shows up for you—you learn to become the one who doesYour story isn’t just yours—it’s meant to help someone else surviveAction ItemsIf this episode moved you… don’t keep it to yourself.👉 Share it with someone who needs strength right now👉 Tag us and tell us your biggest takeaway👉 And if you haven’t already—follow the show so you don’t miss what’s coming nextBecause healing doesn’t happen in silence.It happens when we face it… together.LISTEN: https://www.throughthetraumapodcast.com/ PARTNER: https://throughthetraumapodcast.online/  EXPLORE: https://empowerography.com/ Amber Larkins LinksIG: https://www.instagram.com/the_amber_larkins/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/amber.larkins.39/  LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-larkins-43529986/ TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@theamberlarkinsTerez Depasquale  LinksInstagram - https://www.terezdepasquale.com/agent trauma healing, overcoming adversity, ICU survival story, covid survival story, advocacy, resilience, mindset transformation, healing journey, Through the Trauma Podcast