by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Nov 29, 2022 | Leadership
When I first began to openly share my deepest struggles, there was an immediate effort on the part of a few people to stop me. For example, when I shared from a stage that I struggled — and sometimes still struggle — with clinical depression, or that I...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Nov 28, 2022 | Family
When I was younger, I fantasized about having the perfect family. Then I grew up and knocked myself out trying to have one. I have been married for thirty-five years. I believe marriage is about two people out-serving and out-forgiving each other. But for many years...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Nov 28, 2022 | Trauma, Adoptees
People tend to think that whatever has happened to them is the worst because it’s what they’ve experienced personally. It’s common to hear people attempt to “one up” people when it comes to pain… “You think you have it bad? My...
