by Rhett Smith | Jul 11, 2022 | Anxiety, Podcast
Earlier this year I was really impacted by Michael Easter’s book The Comfort Crisis. And I think what stood out to me the most was really the idea that in order to grow, one must work on becoming more comfortable with the uncomfortable — and I liked how he...
by Rhett Smith | Jun 22, 2022 | Executive Coaching, Podcast, Sports, Therapy Practice
n this episode I share with you some lessons I’ve recently learned in hiring an endurance running coach to help me train and complete the UTMB trail race this year in the Alps. I talk about the importance of hiring a coach (therapist, executive coach, etc) to...
by Rhett Smith | Nov 30, 2021 | Executive Coaching, Intentional Living, Therapy Practice
A decision I made several years back, was that if books that I was reading, kept referring to one author/thinker, etc., time and time again — then I needed to go read that person. More than likely, this person would be the original source of much of the work...
by Rhett Smith | Nov 25, 2021 | Anxiety, Intentional Living, Mental Health, Videos
One of the ways that I have found to be helpful in working through anxiety, is what I refer to has anxious progression. In the fitness world it is often referred to as progressive overload. In terms of anxiety I like to think about the idea of taking things one is...
by Rhett Smith | Nov 15, 2021 | Anxiety, Intentional Living, Podcast, Running
This podcast episode is a further exploration of the blog post, Anxious Progression One Day at a Time. In this episode I explore the concept of progressive overload in physical fitness, and how that same concept can be applied to working through anxiety —...
by Rhett Smith | Oct 18, 2021 | Anxiety, Executive Coaching, Mental Health, Running, Therapy Practice
The key to improving physical fitness lies in adhering to a concept called progressive overload. You work a specific muscle or function in a specific manner, progressively adding intensity and duration over time. Hard days are followed by easy days. The Practice of...
by Rhett Smith | Oct 11, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Videos
I know it has been a heavy year for many. Mental health issues have been increasingly on the rise, and anxiety and depression are leading the way. In this video I share about some of my own struggles and what has been helpful for me in navigating them. I hope you find...
by Rhett Smith | Oct 4, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Podcast
I recently wrote about this on my blog — because I’ve realized the last few months that I have been depressed and anxious for a while. Spurred on by the continual navigation of COVID, and how that has impacted things culturally, as well as some of the way...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 27, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health
I think I have been struggling with depression for about the last 6 months. Actually, let me rephrase that. I think it has been longer, but I think I’ve only really acknowledged it here in the last few months. This isn’t my first bout with depression, but...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 28, 2021 | Intentional Living, Podcast
I have always been a fan of breath work, especially in the way that it has not only been so helpful for my own life and the anxiety that I have struggled with — but I have literally seen it change the people’s lives that I work with. Breath work is...