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 | Dec 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
People are always asking me what to read. I love to share about books and reading and anything connected to that, as I believe what we read has incredible power to change us. Many of these books are not newly published, but ones I’ve recently come across that...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Nov 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
The biggest choice people often throw away is the choice to lead themselves. How often do other people make a choice that negatively affects you, and you respond by doing something that hurts YOU even worse? I’ve done it too many times to count. One of the...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Oct 16, 2024 | Marriage, Mental Health, Ministry, Travel, Uncategorized
This week, despite many obstacles and against all odds, Larry and I headed out west once Hurricane Milton was over. We flew to California to take a long-planned vacation to Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, and Mazatlan. We were supposed to leave last Wednesday morning to spend...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Sep 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’ve said all of these three things before and not meant it. And when I have done that, I have verbally kicked myself when I’ve become aware of it. I get annoyed when I catch myself saying something I don’t really mean. I am committed to truth and to...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Sep 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
A creative is a person who primarily produces original content, in varying formats including but not limited to various types of art, writing, music, dance, graphics, photography, innovation, entrepreneurship, marketing, and the list goes on. I consider myself a...