About

Dr. Teresa A. Smith (Dr. TAS): Faith, Healing, and Purpose in Every Word

Dr. Teresa A. Smith, widely known as Dr. TAS, is a resilience speaker, empowerment coach, and faith-driven author who brings over 35 years of experience in education and human services to her ministry. Her mission? To help people rise from adversity, embrace their God-given worth, and live boldly on purpose.

From Pain to Purpose: Her Story of Faith and Resilience

Dr. TAS’s journey is a testimony to God’s power to transform brokenness into breakthrough. As a child, she endured abuse, bullying, and vision loss, but instead of allowing those trials to define her, she turned them into her purpose.

Her spiritual turning point, what she calls her “Damascus Road moment,” came when she surrendered her pain to God and stepped fully into her calling. Anchored in Jeremiah 29:11, her message is one of hope, healing, and holy restoration.

Christian Author Sharing Healing Through Every Page

Dr. TAS is the author of multiple Amazon best-sellers that combine emotional healing with spiritual growth. Her books are trusted resources for women of faith looking to overcome trauma, build resilience, and deepen their relationship with God.

Reader favorites include:

Stronger: How Overcoming Life’s Adversities Can Push You Into Your Purpose
Her award-winning testimony of healing, faith, and finding purpose in pain.
Transform With TAS: Sip to Heal
31 faith-filled smoothie recipes for recovery after illness, burnout, or surgery.
Transformation: How Mama’s Wisdom Unlocks the Secrets to Success
Life-changing lessons from the women who shaped her.
Empower Your Journey (31-Day Meditation)
A devotional filled with affirmations, reflections, and inner strength.
Real Talk With TAS and OnJerya
A bold, funny, and faith-filled take on love, boundaries, and purpose.

Executive Editor & Contributing Writer, Conversations Magazine

Dr. TAS serves as Executive Editor and Contributing Writer for Conversations Magazine, where she leads with vision while shaping stories that center resilience, healing, and faith in action. Through her editorial direction and written work, she elevates voices grounded in purpose and offers meaningful perspective to readers navigating life’s most defining moments. Her work reflects a steady commitment to helping others rise from adversity, reclaim their voice, and move forward with clarity, strength, and intention in their calling.

If you are building your brand, your message, or your next chapter, stay connected to this work and step into the next level of your own story.

Host of Two Impactful Shows: Talk With TAS & Transform With TAS

Dr. TAS is the host of Talk With TAS, an interview show exploring faith, healing, and purpose, and Transform With TAS, a cooking-and-conversation experience blending soul food and soul work. Both shows empower viewers to rise above adversity and live fully in their calling.

Watch and learn as Dr. TAS shares unfiltered conversations, healing wisdom, and nourishing recipes that feed both body and soul. Whether you’re tuning in for spiritual encouragement or practical tools for recovery, you’ll walk away inspired to take care of yourself and walk boldly in your purpose.

Watch full episodes on YouTube at DrTAS YouTube Channel.

Listen on Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Subscribe for weekly insight, healing, and encouragement.

Leadership Coach & Wellness Advocate

In addition to her role as a speaker and author, Dr. TAS is a professor of Higher Education Leadership and the CEO of DQ Consulting, LLC, where she helps individuals and organizations build resilience and lead with purpose.

Her “Take Care of You” philosophy is at the heart of her message, promoting emotional, spiritual, and physical self-care as a pathway to wholeness.

Healing Advocate With a Heart for Service

After overcoming Graves’ Disease and undergoing bariatric surgery, Dr. TAS became a passionate advocate for wellness, recovery, and mental health, particularly in underserved communities. She’s a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® and the Order of the Eastern Star, dedicating her life to servant leadership.

Her Core Message: From Awareness to Strength

Whether she is writing, speaking, teaching, or praying, Dr. TAS guides people through a process of becoming that is both intentional and lived.

From awareness to responsibility
From identity to voice
From survival to growth
From uncertainty to strength

Her work is rooted in faith, clarity, and disciplined healing. She challenges people to take ownership of their story, define who they are, and move with conviction toward their next level.

This is not about waiting for change. It is about choosing it and sustaining it.

Follow Dr. TAS

Get ready to be inspired, challenged, and transformed. Follow Dr. TAS for weekly faith-based reflections, powerful conversations, and practical tools for healing and personal growth.

Talk With TAS is syndicated across major platforms, including iHeartRadio, WYAD 94.1 FM, and Conversations Radio Network, as well as YouTube and other social media platforms. Wherever you listen or watch, the message is designed to meet you in real time.

Dr. TAS’s Linktr.ee is the hub for everything. It is where you access her full media presence, connect for interviews or speaking opportunities, and explore her books and resources all in one place.

Tune in to Talk With TAS for unfiltered, faith-filled conversations that help you move from feeling overwhelmed to standing in strength.

Join Real Talk With TAS and OnJerya for honest conversations about life, relationships, boundaries, and becoming.

Experience TAS Moments, available on iHeartRadio, YouTube, and social media platforms, where short, intentional messages meet you in your day with clarity, reflection, and direction.

Watch full episodes on Dr. TAS YouTube Channel, featuring Talk With TAS, Transform With TAS, and more, where healing meets hope, one episode at a time.

Go to Dr. TAS’s Linktr.ee, choose your next step, and stay connected to the work that meets you where you are and moves you forward.