by Rhett Smith | Apr 13, 2020 | Intentional Living, Videos
What does healthy, functioning, relational space look like during this time of COVID-19? How do we keep from overly fusing and suffocating one another, while also not moving away and disconnecting from each other as well? What does self-differentiation look...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 8, 2020 | Intentional Living, Videos
During the quarantine due to COVID-19, I think that we are experiencing a compression of space. Relational space. Physical space. This compression of relational and physical space messes with boundaries and raises important questions about our identity. Questions like...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 24, 2020 | Anxiety, Leadership
It’s all quiet in my house. As it probably should. It’s 12:30am and the kids have been asleep for a few hours. Which is a challenge right now amidst COVID-19. Every day since the beginning of Spring Break has felt like a vacation to them, and it continues...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 21, 2019 | Marriage, Podcast, Restoration Therapy, Uncategorized
This episode is somewhat of a continuation of Episode 115 where I reflected both theologically and psychologically on the biblical text found in Genesis 1-3 (and a little of 4). Those opening chapters have lots of insight and implications for us relationally. In this...
by Rhett Smith | Jan 25, 2017 | Anxiety, Podcast
So I am not one to talk much about politics…at least online. There are several reasons for this. 1) I feel a bit naive on the subject matter and not as fluent in political knowledge and conversation as I would like to be. 2) I’ve rarely seen political...
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...
by Rhett Smith | May 26, 2010 | Leadership
One of the topics that has been of great interest to me as of late is the idea of self-differentiation (differentiation of self). It has great interest to me in interpersonal relationships, and it has been really intriguing to me in terms of church leadership. There...
