Jul 8, 2025
Teri M Brown is an Award-Winning Author of Character-Driven Fiction, TEDx Speaker, host of the Online for Authors podcast, co-host of The Writer’s Lounge podcast, and motivational speaker who connects readers with characters they would love to invite to lunch.
She is the author of three novels as well as her recently published
book titled “10 Rules for a Double-Butted Adventure,” which is an
inspirational account of her tandem ride across the United States,
a journey consisting of 3102 miles during the summer of 2020 which
helped her heal her heart and her spirit from an emotionally
abusive 14 yearlong marriage and also find the courage to publish
her first novel.
Teri shares her incredible and inspiring story of how she and her
husband, a Marine and a cyclist, made the decision to ride across
the continental US on a tandem bicycle in 2020. At the time, Teri
was seventy pounds overweight, hadn’t ridden a bike since she was a
child, had never even seen a tandem bicycle let alone ride one, and
was still reeling from her previous emotionally abusive marriage.
As a result, she struggled with herself-image, insecurity, and lack
of confidence and self-worth.
She describes the process of planning and preparing for the trip,
which included how to ride in tandem with a partner, and learning
to trust each other along the way. Teri also describes the many
challenges they faced dealing with the pandemic and the closures
and the obstacles they had to navigate along the way.
She shares her remarkable story with open honesty and a remarkable
sense of humor, along with the many lessons she learned along the
way, including the realization that she could accomplish anything
she set her mind to, finding her self-worth and value, regained her
confidence, and many other valuable insights which led her to
create her “10 Rules for a Double-Butted Adventure.”
Most of all, Teri would like all of us to understand that our
happiness matters, that we all need to discover what we are capable
of by getting out of our comfort zone, how embracing challenging
adventures helps us find our value and self-worth, to never quit on
a bad day, and so much more!
Download this positive, uplifting, and inspiring episode to hear
Teri’s story, and learn how we can apply her “10 Rules for a
Doble-Butted Adventure” in every aspect of our lives. Great story,
and fascinating conversation!
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