Theresa Corazon, TV producer turned entrepreneur, was at the peak of her career when everything changed.
She woke up days after Easter Sunday with frontal lobe brain trauma, eight broken ribs, a hand that nearly required amputation, and no memory of what had happened. She would spend eight months across five hospitals. Christmas, New Year's, and her birthday, alone, during COVID, with a rosary in her hand and her mother on the phone every single night.
Rebuilding everything for the next 5 years: the ability to walk, talk, read, and even breathe without complication.
In this episode, Kelly sits down with Theresa for one of the most powerful, raw, and faith-filled conversations where she and Theresa dig deep into the anger, the depression, the dark night of the soul, the surrender, and the framework she built from the rubble of her recovery to help others find their way back when everything has been stripped away.
This episode is not about business strategy. It is about what holds you when strategy is not enough. It is about faith, resilience, and what becomes possible when you stop asking why and start asking how you can be used.
Timestamps:
00:45: From aspiring pediatrician to TV journalist to entrepreneur
08:30: The idea that was born from a sticky note, and launched to a thousand people four months later
11:00: How producing the Miracle Morning documentary unknowingly prepared Theresa for her greatest fall
14:30: Easter Sunday and the moment everything changed
17:00: Waking up surrounded by medical professionals with no memory of what happened (and the words no one wants to hear)
25:00: The emotional journey through trauma, anger, depression, dark night of the soul, and the moment of surrender
31:00: Advice for anyone who feels like they are in the darkest place of their life right now
34:00: The RISE framework, and how it was built from her hospital bed
41:00: The books and voices that carried Theresa through recovery
44:30: What Theresa is most excited to bring into the world now: speaking, the Rise online program, and the official announcement of her upcoming book
47:00: The prayer that guides everything
48:30: Where to connect with Theresa and how to follow the Rise movement
Resources:
Follow Theresa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresacorazonwithlove/
Connect with Theresa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresalaurico/
Visit Theresa's website: www.theresacorazon.com
Watch the Miracle Morning documentary — now free on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=pI8xsLp7hqg&vl=en
Learn more about the RISE online program and Theresa's upcoming book: www.theresacorazon.com