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Video: Acknowledge, Identify and Reframe Your Anxiety and Depression

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...

Rhett Smith 136: Acknowledge, Identify and Reframe Your Depression and Anxiety

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...

Anxiety & Depression: Acknowledge, Identify and Reframe

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...

Being Honest About How We Feel and Connecting in New Ways (During COVID-19)

by Rhett Smith | Apr 8, 2020 | Anxiety, Videos

“I’m doing fine.” “I’m doing good.” Those have typically been our responses to the question posed by others: “How are you doing?” And they are typically what we are hearing during the stressful time of COVID-19. But...

“How to Feel Safe in an Unsafe World”

by Rhett Smith | Apr 6, 2020 | Mental Health, Videos

Two of my most influential mentors, Terry and Sharon Hargrave, put together a helpful video this last week regarding relationships/families, and navigating COVID-19. I highly recommend it.

Moving from Orientation Through Disorientation to New Orientation

by Rhett Smith | Apr 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Videos

The hope is that we don’t go back to what was (pre-COVID-19), but that we move forward into something new. What that something new will look different for everyone. But in a season of disorientation, the hope is that one grows from the experience into something...

Naming, Navigating and Reframing Anxiety and Depression During COVID-19

by Rhett Smith | Apr 1, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Videos

During a time of uncertainty, such as this — COVID-19 — people’s anxiety and depression can start to increase. In early March I noticed families anxious, but eager to adjust to the demands of COVID-19, but as time wears on, I have noticed an increase...

Therapy Practice Updates – COVID-19

by Rhett Smith | Mar 23, 2020 | Anxiety, Therapy Practice, Videos

COVID-19 is having a lot of us re-evaluate how we practice mental health. I am continuing to work with clients in person, following the recommendations of the CDC and my local county. As well as increasing the number of phone and video sessions that I am doing. Check...

Rhett Smith 124: How to Navigate Mental Health in a Time of Uncertainty

by Rhett Smith | Mar 22, 2020 | Mental Health, Podcast

It’s been a long time since I have done a podcast. About a year actually. I was on a break for awhile, just reading, researching, writing and focusing on other kinds of work. I had nothing new to add to the conversation so thought I would hit pause. But in light...

Rhett Smith 118: Possibly the Two Most Important Questions We Can Ask Ourselves

by Rhett Smith | Feb 28, 2019 | Intentional Living, Podcast

And he said, “Hagar, slave-girl, of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” Genesis 16:8 Where have you come from? Where are you going? Perhaps these are two of the most important and fundamental questions we can ask ourselves. I...

Rhett Smith 116: Reframing How We Talk About Anxiety and Depression

by Rhett Smith | Feb 13, 2019 | Anxiety, Depression, Podcast

I had the opportunity this last Monday to record a video on anxiety with another therapist, and one of the pastors at Preston Trail Community Church in Frisco. And then a few hours later, I talked to a group of parents at Legacy Christian Academy in Frisco about...

Restoration Therapy: A Concise Road Map and a Simple Tool Leads to Transformation of Anxiety and Depression

by Rhett Smith | May 23, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression, Restoration Therapy

“I want to create a clear roadmap for you for next steps, and how we can go about creating change in our therapeutic work together.” “You don’t need a bunch of tools to practice. You just need one or two that you practice over and over and over...

Restoration Therapy: My Journey to RT and Its Unique Position to Help Those Struggling with Anxiety and Depression

by Rhett Smith | May 20, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression, Restoration Therapy

The Hideaway Experience In October 2010 I was sitting “third chair” at The Hideaway Experience in Amarillo, TX. The Hideaway Experience is a four-day marriage intensive that I had decided to go check out after hearing about it from a colleague of mine. My...

Restoration Therapy: Depression and Low Emotional Affect

by Rhett Smith | May 19, 2018 | Depression, Restoration Therapy

I have written extensively on various ways to work with people who are struggling with anxiety, but I find that working with people who are struggling with depression, to be quite different, and more difficult. The main factor that I have experienced is in the level...

Restoration Therapy: The 4 Steps of RT and How to Implement Them in Work on Depression

by Rhett Smith | May 19, 2018 | Depression, Restoration Therapy

Discerning Depression I have written extensively on anxiety, especially on my own anxiety, focusing on the roots of it and how Restoration Therapy has really helped me transform it into a life-giving force. But when it comes to depression I have not written as much on...

Restoration Therapy: Depression and the Bible

by Rhett Smith | May 19, 2018 | Depression, Restoration Therapy

Often, when someone expresses anxiety in the context of the Church or Christian community, more than likely they will hear somebody, at some point, recite the famous words of the apostle Paul in Philippians 4:6. “Do not be anxious….” is the beginning...

Restoration Therapy: Tools, Resources and Strategies for Working with Depression

by Rhett Smith | Apr 22, 2018 | Depression, Restoration Therapy

The Depression Equation I am a big believer in the equation that insight + practice = transformation. In fact, in an earlier post on anxiety I shared the same equation, highlighting Angela Duckworth’s work on the concept of deliberate practice in her work. In...

Restoration Therapy: Reframing Depression as an Opportunity for Growth

by Rhett Smith | Apr 22, 2018 | Depression, Restoration Therapy

Reframing Depression “What if this depression you are experiencing is helping inform you about your life? What if we listen to it together, it may give us some clues about what is going on with your life. Maybe it will give us some direction about what kind of...

Restoration Therapy: Identifying the Underlying Emotions of Depression

by Rhett Smith | Apr 22, 2018 | Depression, Restoration Therapy

What Is Underneath Depression Like anxiety, one of the most difficult aspects of depression is trying to figure out what are the underlying roots of it. But without properly identifying its underlying roots it’s possible that one may see depression simply as a...

Restoration Therapy: Depression, Self-Care, and Ministry

by Rhett Smith | Apr 22, 2018 | Depression, Restoration Therapy

When serving in ministry there are many opportunities to come in to contact with people who are depressed. I say this, because churches are often what I refer to as the “gatekeepers” in mental health, therefore, those employed or volunteering in ministry...
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