by Rhett Smith | Jan 10, 2018 | Anxiety, Podcast
The new near can bring forth a lot of varying emotions from people. In my experience, a large number of people come into the new year very excited about change and all the potential possibilities that await them. It’s often a time to start anew. But there is...
by Rhett Smith | Jul 17, 2017 | Anxiety, Podcast
This past May I had the opportunity to speak at Pepperdine University for the annual Bible Lecture’s series. It’s primarily a gathering of a combo of lay and professional ministry leaders, and as this event I was able to talk to them about one of my...
by Rhett Smith | Oct 27, 2016 | Anxiety, Podcast, Restoration Therapy
Last weekend I had the humbling opportunity to speak at the first ever Restoration Therapy Conference which was held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. When the founder of the model, Dr. Terry Hargrave asked med to present on anxiety and the Restoration Therapy...
by Rhett Smith | Oct 27, 2016 | Anxiety, Podcast, Restoration Therapy
Last weekend I had the humbling opportunity to speak at the first ever Restoration Therapy Conference which was held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. When the founder of the model, Dr. Terry Hargrave asked med to present on anxiety and the Restoration Therapy...
by Rhett Smith | Oct 6, 2016 | Anxiety, Podcast
One of the most common questions I get outside of my office (via Facebook, Twitter, email, etc.) is, “What can I do if I struggle with anxiety?” Or often they are asking for someone they know and care about, “What can I do to help someone with...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 22, 2016 | Anxiety, Podcast
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” Soren Kierkegaard That quote by Soren Kierkegaard in his work The Concept of Anxiety, has always been one of my favorite quotes. I think it truly captures the hear of anxiety for many…In that being free, creative beings who...
by Rhett Smith | Aug 18, 2015 | Podcast
I know it’s a cliche and commonplace to say that you are “busy” when someone asks how you are doing. I find myself saying that a lot, and more recently I’ve tried to correct that by questioning why am I so busy? And do I like being busy and do...
by Rhett Smith | Jun 23, 2015 | Podcast
Anxiety is a struggle that everyone has experienced at some point in their lives. Anxiety is part of the human condition whether we like it or not. But while some people seem to experience little anxiety, others feel their life is consumed with it. I’ve shared...
by Rhett Smith | Jun 20, 2014 | Anxiety
“What’s the difference between anxiety and worry?” That was the question posed to me the other day. It’s such a great question, and honestly, I don’t know if anyone has ever asked me that question before, which is sort of surprising in...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 21, 2014 | Anxiety
When I was 11 years old and began to experience traumatic grief from the death of my mom from breast cancer after a five-year battle — my anxiety manifested itself in the form of stuttering. And stuttering, or my fear of making a fool of myself in front of my...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 17, 2014 | Anxiety
Did you know that anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States for people age 18 and over? Or that affects 40 million adults (18% of the US population)? Did you know that only 1/3 of people who struggle with anxiety actually get help? And that women...
by Rhett Smith | May 6, 2013 | Anxiety
How do you befriend your anxiety? This is a question that I have been wrestling with for a while. Befriending my anxiety has been something that has changed my life and I see it change the lives of those I have the privilege of working with. I even finished up a...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 24, 2013 | Anxiety
I’m a huge believer in the good that can come out of our anxiety. I believe that we too often dismiss anxiety as something bad. We are too quick to try and get over it, or bury it, or pretend it doesn’t exist…all things that can lead to high levels...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 11, 2013 | Anxiety
“We live in a culture that says you can do anything and everything you want to do, and it provides you with choices and possibilities that are endless. That creates a lot of anxiety for a lot of people. But as we embrace our possibilities we must also live...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 9, 2013 | Anxiety
Intentional = done on purpose; deliberate. On the first morning of The Hideaway Experience four-day marriage intensive we start off with a devotional from John 5:1-9. The passage of scripture reads like this: Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 3, 2013 | Anxiety
“In many circumstances, as we experience anxiety, we may be tempted not to face it. We may be tempted to turn the other way and not acknowledge that it is there. But if God uses anxiety in our lives as a way to help us grow, then we must not turn away from it....
by Rhett Smith | Mar 29, 2013 | Anxiety
“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” — Soren Kierkegaard in The Concept of Anxiety When I first read those words from the existential philosopher Soren Kierkegaard my heart literally leapt out of my chest. Finally a statement that resonated a lot...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 25, 2013 | Anxiety
“One of the reasons we experience anxiety is that God is persistently trying to move us through the wilderness, because it is in the wilderness that we are most dependent up on Him.” (The Anxious Christian, pp. 45). About 15 years while I was reading...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 21, 2013 | Anxiety
“Anxiety has been a part of our human condition from the earliest beginnings. When we experience anxiety we are in that space where a world of freedom and possibility is opened up before us by God. And in that space we have the choice to run and hide, covering...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 19, 2013 | Anxiety
Every anxiety has a story attached to it. There are many stories to my anxiety, but The Story that I tell and that has most often come to define my struggle with anxiety is a story about “The Day I Became a Stutterer.” I write about this story in the...
