Ep. 13 - Deana Herd: The Secret That Cost Her Dad His Job

In this episode of Faith Rehab Podcast we get to interview Deana Herd. She is an executive coach and trainer who lives in Texas. She has trained Fortune 500 companies, municipalities, and individual executives. She confirms that people in Texas are different from everyone else, and they know it. She is a former elementary school teacher, a pastor’s kid, a former church staff member, and has a mother who was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Deana had a role in the church to protect the family image, and a role at home to compensate for what mom could not do. Her mom, dad, and the family coped with her mother’s bipolar, and mom had to be institutionalized 5 times; but the church family never knew. When the church found out about her mother’s bipolar, her father (the Pastor) was dismissed from his role at the church. From that, Deana learned that “God doesn't have a rule book on who belongs in the church.” Deana has spent her life trying to connect with her own feelings and helping others connect with theirs and transform into a healthier version of themselves. She knows her family had put her in certain roles, and has learned that we are more than the role we get from our family of origin, but that we have to it's move it from understanding in your head to really understanding that in your heart. She spent her childhood doing the things she thought she should. She is now learning and teaching to change that thinking. “I learned to stop shoulding on myself” Thank you for listening to this deeply rich conversation with our guest Deana Herd. Thank you for listening to Faith Rehab Podcast. Real healing can come when we go from seeing the hurts of our past as the whole story of our lives and identity, to seeing that hurt as just a chapter in the story of our lives. Faith Rehab is a podcast about church hurt, healing, and rebuilding faith. We create a safe space for honest conversations about spiritual disappointment, doubt, and the process of finding hope again—without pretending or having all the answers. Co-hosts: Steve McNitt, Heidi Brandt & CJ Mateo  Produced by: CJ Mateo Contact us at [email protected] — we’d love to hear your story.