Women In Transition  

“Leaving the past and venturing into the future is the terrain of explorers and visionaries. We are all capable of being either or both of those things, but we have to unburden ourselves of our own expectations and the belief systems of others to learn to fly.” In my lives of wife, ex-wife, partner, mother, grandmother, poet, novelist, business owner, therapist and community activist, I needed to give myself the advice I wrote in that quote. The following tells you what I have been doing, not who I am. It is a fact in this world that others define us, usually, by what we have accomplished. I feel defined most happily by my feelings of being connected to individuals and the larger world as a spiritual human being”

Therèse has combined wisdom and insight to create a spiritual path for her life and work. She is a Time Dimension Therapist, Certified Clinical and Medical Hypnotherapist, and Somatic Intuitive Practitioner while acting daily as CEO of ISIS Institute and Whole Heart. However, she creates her life’s work most typically through the written word and workshops. Her book The Promise: Revealing the Purpose of Your Soul, was a 2008 winner of the Independent Book Publishers Award’s bronze medal in women’s issues, and she has recorded a CD titled The Promise: Walking Your Path of Truth, consisting of guided visualizations and meditations with music by international composer Michael Hoppé and the Prague Symphony. Me and Green, a book for children on sustainability, came out in September of 2009.  Her novel A Time to Reap, the story of three generations of women finding the inner source of their strength through tragedy and blessings has met with wonderful reviews. Her previous books are Lot’s Wife; Walking Your Walk: A Woman’s Guide to a Spirit Filled Life; and Night Gardening: Passionate Poems for the Beloved with her partner, Lance Ware. She has just written a novel for young people titled Escape from Iraq. She has been published in many literary publications and anthologies, including the Grammy-nominated Grow Old Along With Me: The Best is Yet to Be, where her work was read by Alfre Woodard; and she was featured in Through a Child’s Eyes: Poems and Stories about War.

Therèse leads workshops for women based on Walking Your Walk and The Promise, and also co-conducts workshops for couples and singles focusing on relationship as well as writing workshops solo and with her partner. She teaches the importance of the Sacred Feminine, and ways in which women can focus on spiritual growth in work and relationship while nurturing the feminine and researching the history of women. She also presents workshops for professional women on recovering the passion that led them into their work or relationships, and discovering the energy of life passages such as menopause while acting from the heart.

She has served on many boards and committees, including The YMCA Writer’s Voice, The School Community Council of Teacher Corps, the local chapter of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and The Chopra Foundation. She is a member of the International Women’s Writer’s Guild and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives and thrives in Indian Shores, Florida.

For more information about Tappouni and The Promise, visit www.isisinstitute.org.