by Rhett Smith | Jun 3, 2014 | Marriage, Restoration Therapy
“Somehow, even though we know that certain thoughts and behaviors are bad for us and are rooted in our own self-reactivity [negative patterns of coping], we return to those behaviors and usually find that these actions further assault our identities as human...
by Rhett Smith | Jul 24, 2013 | Parenting
I used to believe that our brain was permanently hardwired and that was that. And however it was hardwired, then you were stuck with that brain. It wasn’t until I started working as a therapist at The Hideaway Experience marriage intensives and was exposed to...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 27, 2013 | Anxiety
“According to recent brain studies, we are literally stuck in a rut: As a result, we choose our most instinctual coping behavior when certain feelings arise. We often choose this path because it is also the direction that confronts us with the least...