by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Feb 18, 2026 | Anxiety, Christian Living, Reflection, Spiritual Growth, Stress
There are seasons in life when everything feels clear. Doors open. Direction feels certain.Energy is strong.Faith feels uncomplicated.Good surprises are happening. Dang, I love living life like that. When I sense I’m in a season like that, part of me wants time to...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jun 18, 2025 | Anxiety, Burnout, Christian Living, Health, Mental Health, Prayer, Reflection, Rest, Sabbath, Soul Care, Spiritual Disciplines, Stress, Stress Management, Uncategorized
On Saturday I was making a long journey home from the Florida Keys to my house in the Tampa Bay area. I had just completed three days of speaking engagements and was weary to the bone. With a seven hour drive ahead of me before I could finally eat dinner and fall into...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jan 22, 2025 | Grief, Loss, Reflection, Resilience, Soul Care, Therapy, Trauma, Uncategorized
Someone once explained to me that Tylenol (or really any drug) doesn’t actually “take a headache away,” it simply numbs it for 4-6 hours or however long the medication lasts. To get rid of a headache, the source of the headache has to be gone,...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Dec 26, 2024 | Change, Mental Health, Reflection, Therapy, Uncategorized
My therapist knows how to tell me the hard things, and I need that. I share about all areas of my life in our sessions and I would venture to say a vast majority of what I share, I am powerless to have any control over. I want to see change, but the only person I can...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Oct 2, 2024 | Therapy, Reflection, Resilience
Hard. Difficult Excruciating. Impossible. I’ve heard forgiveness described as all of these things and more. I don’t think I’ve ever heard even one person describe it as exciting, unless they are speaking of the fact that they are excited that God...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | May 8, 2024 | Reflection, Stress
There’s an old saying, “Don’t cross the bridge until you come to it,” or “You can cross that bridge when you come to it,” or variations of that phrase. My mom always said this to me when I was growing up. I’ve always wanted to...
