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How to Love Where You Land

How to Love Where You Land

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 take...

The Perfection Trap

The Perfection Trap

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...

Are You a Pain Reliever, a Dismisser or a One-Upper?

Are You a Pain Reliever, a Dismisser or a One-Upper?

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 child was killed by a drunk...

Invite Dr. Shrodes to Speak at your Event

Dr. Shrodes is invited to return and speak at many of the same places time and again because the result has been an overwhelmingly positive experience with lives changed, and people encouraged.