Step 1 of 6
Survived
“This happened to me.”
The night that should have ended everything became the first page.
Tamecka Grate
I Aspire to Inspire

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

As featured on
Guest, 1997
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.
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.
Her Story
Chapter 1 · Dallas
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
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 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
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
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
Step 1 of 6
“This happened to me.”
The night that should have ended everything became the first page.
Step 2 of 6
“Here's what I learned.”
Healing wasn't seamless, but it was always purposeful.
Step 3 of 6
“Now I say it out loud.”
From boardrooms to sanctuaries, her story gives others permission to tell theirs.
Step 4 of 6
“Now I lift others.”
From Survivor to Soft walks with women from surviving to living.
Step 5 of 6
“And I get to be beautiful too.”
Softness, style and joy are not luxuries. They are restoration.
Step 6 of 6
“Come with me.”
Read the book. Join the circle. Bring her to your stage.
The Memoir
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.
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The nonprofit Tamecka founded walks with women who lived through the unthinkable, all the way to a life that feels like theirs again.
Safe circles, faith and counsel for women carrying what happened to them.
Confidence, style and identity: the softness trauma tried to take.
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.
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Speaking
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
Her signature keynote on survival, faith and choosing to live fully again.
Conferences · Churches · Women's events
26+ years at AT&T, including five in Employee Relations, on supporting survivors in the workplace.
Corporate · HR · Wellness programs
How women rebuild an identity they love after trauma, and why softness is power.
Universities · Awareness months · Retreats
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The memoir of inspiration post survival.
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