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 | Jun 11, 2025 | Church, Gifts of the Spirit, Ministry, Prayer, Uncategorized
This past Friday I woke up with a word of knowledge. As soon as my eyes opened, the Lord showed me this thing. I had no tangible evidence of it before I arose early with this in my spirit, but a few hours later I did some investigating in the natural and discovered...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Feb 12, 2025 | Authenticity, Transparency, Uncategorized
Do you feel intense pressure to conform to the expectations of those around you, or systems you live and work within? Is true freedom and really being yourself your greatest craving, yet it seems more elusive than ever to be able to do so…at least without great...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jan 30, 2025 | Leadership, Motivation, Productivity, Uncategorized
It is common for people to make comments about me always being energetic and motivated. The truth is that while I am sometimes that way, there are many times I am not. There are times I have literally walked into a building saying, “I can do this! I can do this!...
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...
