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...
by Rhett Smith | Dec 15, 2015 | Anxiety, Podcast, Restoration Therapy
Anxiety is a topic that I love to talk about. I have written extensively about it on this blog and in my book The Anxious Christian. And the reason I write about it so much is two-fold: 1) I know that everyone struggles with anxiety at some point in their life, or...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 23, 2015 | Podcast, Restoration Therapy
One of the most powerful and life shaping influences in our lives is our family of origin. It is the primary context in which we develop, and that development continues on through the rest of our lives…this is the reason I decided to talk about this topic on...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 12, 2012 | Marriage
Often in the midst of a therapy session a couple will frustratingly declare to me, “We never communicate.” The truth is that they are communicating all the time, but they just don’t like the message their partner is sending them. If my wife decides...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 16, 2011 | Leadership
Family problems can often be resolved by having the parents or partners focus on and work at unresolved issues in their families of origin. By the same token, leaders must not only develop vision, persistence, and stamina, but also understand that the problems they...