Dr. Rhonda Mattox

10/20/2026

10/19/2026

I'm curious: Can someone be polite and still be disrespectful?

10/13/2026

When possible you want to be motivated out of love- not fear of rejection or what others will say.

YOU have to choose you when others won’t. This is no longer about your relationship with your ——. It’s about your relationship with YOU.

You need to be able to trust that you will do what’s best for you. And for anyone who wants you to do what’s best for them at the expense of you, well really that just preaches a whole sermon by itself.

Rhonda Mattox, MD

I shared this with a friend who had tough decisions to make today. And while she knew the right answer for her health and peace, she feared making it because of a relationship she knew would suffer. Sometimes our sense of loyalty leads us to stay when we truly need to leave FOR GOOD. She asked me to share my text to her with you because she was sure others would appreciate this as much as she did.

If you are standing in the valley of decision, I hope you will unapologetically choose you, your health and not feel guilty into staying in a place you are disrespected, disregarded or bullied.Sometimes you have to choose YOU and LEAVE FOR GOOD.

10/11/2026

I'm curious. What is your definition of "respectfully disagreeing?"

10/09/2026

Happy birthday! Take 5! Pathway to Peace is OFFICIALLY ONE year old!

It’s been a wild ride. Thank you all for rocking with me!

10/07/2026

Guess what today is! It's almost OUR anniversary. Yes! It is the eve of the anniversary of the very day my book was OFFICIALLY published on 10/08/2025.

Guess who is super-duper excited! That would be me!

Celebrate with me. How can you celebrate and support? I'm so glad you asked!
-Post a pic with your book and tag me.
- Invite me to speak and host a book signing.
-Host a book signing
- Invite me to speak
-Share this post with and .
-Order your first/next copy TODAY.
-Whisper a prayer for me and those who order it.
-Post a smiley face in the comments and hit like.
-Ask about how to join me in my pathway to peace IN PROGRESS community on our next 40-day journey. It begins November 1!
-Share your experience using it with me.
-Invite me to host a virtual or live pajamas and pearls pj party for your women's group.

Thanks a bundle for making this a great year. Appreciate all of your support (big and small) real big!

10/05/2026

People who have been stuck a long time love to look back. They love to remember when.

May I offer you a freshly baked slice of unsolicited peace? Choose to keep your peace and RSVP decline to their trip down memory lane lest you get stuck there too.

I already know some of us don’t believe fat meat is greasy and don’t believe if you lay down with dogs you get fleas. For those of us who don’t, I offer this on the house: If you decide to go back, don’t linger too long. Remember Lot’s wife. And keep on trucking.

You don’t win a marathon by looking back. But you certainly can crash a car. If your look back isn’t to praise God for where He brought you from, it’s not worth the mental fuel.

You just have to say Bon voyage to certain people, places, and things. Learn how to let go and not linger, or look back. Tough charge but essential at times. The real challenge is knowing WHEN.

09/22/2026

Sometimes what hurts isn't simply this person said no. It's this feels like that time when someone else said no, and we never really recovered from what we believed that meant. (I'm not good enough. They don't like me. I'm not pretty enough. I'm not enough.)

Rejection can activate old wounds. Sometimes today's rejection hurts because it bumped into yesteryear's rejection. Sometimes today's rejection hurts because you're not only grieving today's “no.” You're remembering the all the other “no” that came before it.

My clinical assessment of rejection: Rejection sucks. Now sit still and check out what is it trying to teach you about you.

Carry on. Good night!

09/17/2026

RSVP: Decline to that shouting match.

Some people don’t want resolution. They want a fight. And when you’re dealing with a habitual fighter or someone who repeatedly distorts conversations, denies what happened, or baits you into defending yourself, recognize what’s happening: You are being invited into an argument that has no finish line.

You do not have to participate in every conflict you are invited to attend. And when you are invited into one with someone who is rewriting history, try:

“We remember things differently.”

“That is not how I recall what happened.”

“I have no interest in debating the past.”

Notice what these statements do: They acknowledge the disagreement without volunteering for a 47-round deposition or a 12 round boxing match.

And once you leave their presence, leave the argument there. If you're a person of faith, pray about it. Invite God's wisdom on how you should manage that relationship or that incident should it occur again. and journal your thoughts. Brain dump for 5 minutes. Release the poison. But all means, don’t spend the rest of your day calling others, sharing the details, and mentally cross-examining yourself with:

Should I have said this?
Maybe I should have explained that.
Why didn’t I think of that comeback?

Because now you’re fighting with them in absentia. And they don’t deserve a rematch in your head.

You are allowed to let someone misunderstand you without calling a press conference or releasing a statement.

Protect your peace. Preserve your energy. Keep your day moving.

And if they still want to fight? Let them fight with themselves. You have appointments to keep and a productive life to live. Go spread some joy and cultivate some peace. The world needs it!