by Rhett Smith | Mar 1, 2023 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health
I don’t think it will come as any surprise to anyone if I tell you that running can help you with your anxiety and depression. Or better put, movement of the body helps your mental health. I can speak to this personally as runner who has been running my entire...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 21, 2023 | Intentional Living, Videos
Journaling has been an invaluable benefit to my life personally, and so many of the lives that I get to encounter in my therapy and executive coaching work. In this video I share briefly about why I want to encourage you to take up the practice. You can also check out...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 17, 2023 | Intentional Living, Writing
“I’m not really the type of person who likes to journal.” “I don’t like to write, or put my thoughts onto paper.” “I just don’t have anything to write.” These are pretty typical responses I hear from clients when I...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 9, 2023 | Anxiety, Videos
UPDATE: Apparently the best breath practice I have been advocating, is called the physiological sigh, not the psychological sign. I have no idea how I just noticed this. I guess I had some letters turned around in my brain, and it’s funny that no one has said...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 2, 2023 | Anxiety
UPDATE: Apparently the best breath practice I have been advocating, is called the physiological sigh, not the psychological sign. I have no idea how I just noticed this. I guess I had some letters turned around in my brain, and it’s funny that no one has said...
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 | 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...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 28, 2021 | Intentional Living, Podcast
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin I’m definitely no expert on the topic of fasting, but I have been experimenting with it for a few years, and...
by Rhett Smith | May 18, 2020 | Leadership, Running
It’s hard to know where to begin when describing my friend Marc Payan. Just Google his name and see what comes up. Marc is a leader everywhere he goes, and like few people I have seen before, he inspires and encourages those around him to life a transformed...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 27, 2020 | Marriage, Videos
During times of high stress, like we are facing right now with the COVID-19 quarantine, it is no surprise that conflict is high for many couples. In this video I talk about some specific things you can do to help you navigate the high stress and conflict.
by Rhett Smith | Feb 8, 2017 | Marriage, Podcast
If I had to take a guess, I would guess that at least 50-60% of every couple that I work with is in my office because of an affair. Affairs come in varied forms from the physical to the emotional and everything in between. And affairs don’t discriminate based on...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 1, 2017 | Intentional Living, Podcast, Restoration Therapy
One of the things that I have come to believe through my work with clients, and through my own personal work, is that insight alone is usually not enough to create change. That insight has to be coupled with practice, and lots of it to create the change, and...
by Rhett Smith | May 24, 2016 | Mental Health, Podcast
I’ve noticed over the last few months a growing anger and frustration within me. This has been very disheartening. Because I think if you were to ask my close friends and family, the word anger and frustration wouldn’t typically be associated with me. But...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 17, 2016 | Marriage, Podcast
Over the course of the last 3 months I have really been wrestling with the question of “how good of a listener am I?” I’ve always thought I was a good listener…I mean, my vocation is essentially to listen to people all day. But I’m sure...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 2, 2016 | Intentional Living, Podcast
I have been looking forward to having this conversation for a long time with my good friend Adam McHugh. Interestingly enough, Adam and I have known each other online for approximately 10 years, but have only met each other one time in person. But talking with Adam is...
by Rhett Smith | Nov 18, 2015 | Marriage, Podcast, Restoration Therapy
This last week my wife and I spent two days training with Sharon Hargrave in her Marriage Strong curriculum. There were several reasons why we wanted to attend the training: 1) We know how much working through our Pain and Peace Cycle has transformed our own marriage;...
by Rhett Smith | Oct 28, 2015 | Podcast
There are two stories in the Bible that have gripped my imagination for the last 5-6 years. One is the story of Jesus at his baptism, specifically in the gospel of Mark 1:9-11, which records the voice of God the Father in Heaven declaring to his son Jesus (while the...
by Rhett Smith | May 15, 2014 | Anxiety
I have had a long journey with anxiety. And I can honestly say that I’m thankful for the anxiety that I have wrestled with. I don’t think I could, or would have said that while in the midst of my journey. But at times I can step back from it, gain some...
by Rhett Smith | May 14, 2014 | Anxiety
“Learning to know anxiety is an adventure which every man has to affront if he would not go to perdition either by not having known anxiety or by sinking under it. He therefore who has leaned rightly to be in anxiety has learned the most important thing.”...
by Rhett Smith | May 13, 2014 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health
Since Mental Health month is this month, I want to encourage you in two ways: If you find yourself feeling anxious or depressed, I really encourage you to reach out and get the help that you need. If you know someone who is feeling anxious or depressed, I encourage...
