Anne Redelfs is a retired psychiatrist who has been studying human beings for as far back as she can remember. She grew up in a small mill town, Beaver, in Western Pennsylvania. She was valedictorian of her high school class. She graduated magna cum laud with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Duke University. She has a medical degree from Tulane University, where she completed two years of residency in pediatrics and three years in psychiatry at Tulane-affiliated hospitals. She considers life her greatest teacher to whom she listens throughout each day.
Anne’s employment experience has varied greatly, ranging from working as a laborer in a steel mill to practicing psychiatry. Her hobbies include environmental activism, cooking, and herb, vegetable, and butterfly gardening, She has been involved with Toastmasters for over 11 years.
Disgruntled by the excessive use of drugs on the mentally ill, Anne retired from psychiatry and pursued independent studies in developmental psychology. Through prayer and meditation, she has created a new method of assessment and healing based on normal human development and the traumatic experiences that so often stunt, divert, or reverse this natural course.
After twenty-six years, numerous temporary evacuations, and the Gulf Oil Catastrophe, Anne left New Orleans, the opening setting of her book, The Awakening Storm. She currently resides in Texarkana, Texas where she practices her ministry of developmental healing. She also gives interactive talks about the extraordinary benefits when we mutual support the growing of hearts and minds.
