04/24/2026
OK, you guys. I have a story for you. It wasn't one I planned to tell you, but here we go.
I have an explanation and a favor to ask.
First the explanation. I have a hard time thinking up things to do for self-care. I don't know why. It just doesn't come naturally to me and I don't think I'm the only one.
So, when I was challenged in an email list building class to come up with a freebie offer for new subscribers I thought, yeah, I'd probably sign up to get a list of ideas for self-care.
The pretty picture below shows some of my self-care ideas - there are more and some of them are a little "out there"! So, that's why I'm posting this.
Now the favor.
You've all liked or followed this page because you're friends or family who know what the Professor and I have gone through the last few years or maybe you've watched one of my videos on surviving partner betrayal. If so, you've watched me make a shift this season of the podcast from survival to thriving and even turning back toward a wiser form of carpe diem.
But I don't think I've ever stopped long enough to really explain what the heck I'm doing with this page, with the podcast, and with this latest surge in outreach with Where to Find Bread.
I've always been a compulsive communicator - nothing new there - but after things stabilized with the Professor I really wanted to reach out to partners like me who were and are reeling from betrayal to connect them with resources to recovery. I started learning how to better use social media to get out my message.
The learning curve in this has been tremendous and I've made more than a few missteps, but I'm still here, still reaching out.
I recently signed up for an email marketing course and the guru said, "You need to tell people your story - why you're doing this. Ask them to help you expand your email list to reach new people." She said that you would be excited if I shared what I'm doing. OK, I'll buy that.
I believe that there are women (and some men) just like me out there who are trying to put their world back in order. Ones who just need a friend to come alongside and tell them where they found resources, where they found hope. I believe you are either one of them or you know someone like me or you just believe in what I'm doing.
But until I expand my sphere of contacts, I can't hope to reach as many of them as my vision has painted doing.
Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Substack, and the rest all have algorithms that frankly, I haven't quite cracked yet. Email is a more reliable way of reaching folks. So, if you wouldn't mind, I can use a little help expanding my list.
If you could:
1. click on the link in the comments below and sign up for my newsletter I'll send you this nifty list of self-care ideas and
2. send this to five friends and ask them to send it to five friends
I'd sure appreciate that. Thank you, thank you! I can't wait to see if my email guru was right!
Gratefully, Teri