Tamecka Grate

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Tamecka Grate, author, speaker and founder

Tamecka Grate in a black sequined jacket

She survived the unthinkable. Now she shows women what life after looks like.

Tamecka Grate as a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1997
On air · 1997

As featured on

The Oprah Winfrey Show

Guest, 1997

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I Survived…

Season 4, Episode 3

Long before the book, Tamecka was telling her story on national television, so other women would know survival is only the beginning.

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Survivor is who I had to be

Soft

Soft is what I chose

From Survivor to Soft is more than a name. It's the journey every woman deserves to finish.

From survivor to soft

Her Story

One night tried to end her story. She kept writing.

Chapter 1 · Dallas

A Dallas daughter

Raised in Dallas and educated in the Wilmer Hutchins school district, Tamecka went on to earn her degree in Business Administration from Northwood University.

Chapter 2 · 1996

The night everything changed

At 24, after a New Year's Eve gathering, she was attacked in her own neighborhood and left for dead. By the grace of God, she survived what doctors called a miracle.

Chapter 3 · 26+ yrs

A leader for people

A 26+ year journey at AT&T, the last five as an Employee Relations Manager. She learned how organizations care for people, and where they fall short.

Chapter 4 · 2020

Life After is published

She finally put the night, and everything after it, on paper. Her memoir became a survival guide for anyone who has lost their way back to normal.

Chapter 5 · Today

From Survivor to Soft

Speaker, author, grandmother and founder. Her work now is helping women move beyond surviving, into a life that is soft, whole and fully theirs.

The Journey

Not a moment. A becoming.

1

Step 1 of 6

Survived

“This happened to me.”

The night that should have ended everything became the first page.

2

Step 2 of 6

Softened

“Here's what I learned.”

Healing wasn't seamless, but it was always purposeful.

3

Step 3 of 6

Spoke

“Now I say it out loud.”

From boardrooms to sanctuaries, her story gives others permission to tell theirs.

4

Step 4 of 6

Served

“Now I lift others.”

From Survivor to Soft walks with women from surviving to living.

5

Step 5 of 6

Shined

“And I get to be beautiful too.”

Softness, style and joy are not luxuries. They are restoration.

6

Step 6 of 6

Shared

“Come with me.”

Read the book. Join the circle. Bring her to your stage.

The Memoir

Life After

A Memoir of Inspiration Post Survival

Life After is a true narrative of survival, triumph, and perseverance. This compelling testimony walks you through the journey of a woman rebuilding her strength, confidence, and faith after surviving one of the most traumatic attacks in history.

Tap the book to open it.

  • ✓Release your stronghold and embrace your blessings
  • ✓Find your courage and inspire others to do the same
  • ✓Acknowledge your past and welcome your future
  • ✓Build and nurture your relationship with God

$29.99

Only on this site. Personally signed by Tamecka.

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Tamecka Grate
From Survivor to Soft

Surviving was never meant to be the end.

The nonprofit Tamecka founded walks with women who lived through the unthinkable, all the way to a life that feels like theirs again.

01

Heal

Safe circles, faith and counsel for women carrying what happened to them.

02

Restore

Confidence, style and identity: the softness trauma tried to take.

03

Rise

Mentorship and opportunity so survivors can lead, and lift the next woman.

$100/mo

provides a full month of peer support circle sessions for one woman, every month.

Monthly donors give women steady support all year.

Secure checkout · Cards, Apple Pay & Google Pay

Speaking

A survivor who speaks fluent corporate.

Keynotes, workshops, panels and interviews for corporate wellness, faith conferences, universities and awareness months.

26+

year career at AT&T, the last 5 in Employee Relations

1996

survived an attack doctors called a miracle

2020

published author of Life After

DFW

featured on 97.9 The Beat · Femme Fridays

01

Life After the Unthinkable

Her signature keynote on survival, faith and choosing to live fully again.

Conferences · Churches · Women's events

02

Seen, Not Looked At

26+ years at AT&T, including five in Employee Relations, on supporting survivors in the workplace.

Corporate · HR · Wellness programs

03

Softness Is Strength

How women rebuild an identity they love after trauma, and why softness is power.

Universities · Awareness months · Retreats

Book Tamecka

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As heard on 97.9 The Beat DFW · Femme Fridays

The Soft Shop

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Life After · Signed Copy

Life After · Signed Copy

Paperback, personally signed by Tamecka with a note of encouragement.

$29.99

Life After · Paperback

Life After · Paperback

The memoir of inspiration post survival.

$19.99

New
Aspire to Inspire Journal

Aspire to Inspire Journal

30 daily affirmations with space to write your own life after.

$18

SOFT ISStrength
Coming soon

Soft Is Strength Tee

Heavyweight cotton in cream, butterfly on the back.

Gives back
FROM SURVIVORto Soft
Coming soon

Butterfly Canvas Tote

Carry the mission. Every tote funds a Soft Start care kit.

Aspire toInspire
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Aspire to Inspire Mug

Your morning affirmation, in plum and gold.

Aspire to Inspire eBook

Free eBook

Aspire to Inspire

30 Daily Affirmations to Keep You Inspired

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