by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Dec 14, 2022 | Adoptees, Leadership, Ministry, Relationships, Weight Loss
This is me, getting ready to delve into a place that’s one of the most vulnerable for me, but I think someone needs to go there and I’m picking myself for the job. If someone doesn’t say to you, “Hey, I’m fat and need to get in shape and I could use your help…”...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Dec 12, 2022 | Recovery, Leadership, Relationships, Trauma
Seven months ago I met my biological father, Gus, for the first time. Four months and fifteen days ago I brought him home to live with me, and became his full-time caregiver. It was the most amazing journey I have ever been on, and it was also one of the hardest. As...
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...
