Teri L. Busse is an award-winning author, speaker, screenwriter, and psychology student who also writes under the pen name T.L. Everheart. A former paramedic and corrections officer, she writes about grief, trauma, recovery, resilience, true crime, and the complexities of the human experience.
Her work ranges from nonfiction guides and memoirs to children's books and fiction, all rooted in the belief that even life's hardest chapters can become part of a larger story of resilience. Through her writing, Teri hopes readers feel seen, understood, and a little less alone.
She lives in Colorado with her family and continues to write, learn, and build a life centered on purpose, hope, and honest conversation.
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Teri L. Busse is an award-winning author, speaker, screenwriter, and psychology student who also writes under the pen name T.L. Everheart. A former paramedic and corrections officer, she writes about grief, trauma, recovery, resilience, true crime, and the complexities of the human experience.
Her work ranges from nonfiction guides and memoirs to children's books and fiction, all rooted in the belief that even life's hardest chapters can...
Nominated For International Impact Author of the Year 2026 with this book.
Her son was reduced to ashes and evidence. But to her, he was never just a case file. When she knows something is wrong, there is no handbook for what comes next. There are phone calls. Silence. Waiting. And the slow realization that the people we trust, friends,...
Winner of the International Impact Book Awards in Psychology for Grief and Bereavement
If getting out of bed feels like the hardest part of your day, this book was written for you.
When Getting Out of Bed Is the Hardest Part is not a guide filled with quick fixes, forced positivity, or promises of healing on a timeline. It is a quiet,...
If you’ve been told you have diabetes, you’ve probably also been given a lot of information… and not a lot of clarity.Diabetes Without the Hype was written to change that.After more than 25 years working directly with patients in high-stress, real-life medical situations, T.L. Everheart saw the same problem again and again: people leave...
As a career paramedic, I spent more than two decades having the same conversations in the back of an ambulance, emergency rooms, and everyday life. People weren't looking for complicated medical jargon-they wanted honest, understandable answers....
What started as a mother's story became a book. That book became a screenplay. And now that screenplay has earned a place on the international stage.
I'm incredibly honored to be traveling to Oslo, Norway this December as a Finalist at the International Indie Screenplay Festival and to attend the Ardélion Awards Gala 2026.
When Silence Never Ends was written to give a voice to families still searching for answers and to remind the world that some stories deserve to be told—no...
Published by Influential Women, this personal essay explores the opportunities we lose when we reject ourselves before anyone else has the chance to say yes. Through her own journey from paramedic to author, screenwriter, and podcast host, Teri shares why learning to "cast the net wide" became one of the most important lessons of her life.
I recently had the privilege of joining the Matcha It podcast to share Rylee's story and the journey that followed.
In this conversation, we talk about the events that inspired 13 Days of Silence, the reality of navigating unimaginable loss, and what it means to keep moving forward when life changes forever. We also discuss grief, recovery, widowhood, resilience, and the purpose I've found in advocating for others who are living through their own seasons of silence.
When you purchase 13 Days of Silence: The Murder of Rylee James, along with the rest of my library you’re helping support the Rylee James Memorial Scholarship.
This scholarship assists students pursuing careers in the skilled trades through a welding program with campus locations in:
McKinney, Texas
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Littleton, Colorado
Every book sold helps keep Rylee’s name alive while creating opportunities for others to build a future through education and...
I'm honored to be attending the International Impact Book Awards Banquet this August, where authors from around the world come together to celebrate stories that make a difference.
What started as a single manuscript written during some of the hardest moments of my life has grown into opportunities I never imagined. From publishing books to meeting readers, speaking about resilience, and now attending an international awards event, this journey...
Teri L. Busse will attend the United Crown of America National Gala as Miss Classic Colorado 2026.
Through her platform, Rooted in Resilience, Teri advocates for resilience through writing, using storytelling to foster conversations about grief, recovery, trauma, healing, and personal growth. As an author, former paramedic, psychology student, and advocate, she believes that sharing our stories can help others feel seen,...
