Rewiring the Mind for Confidence

About this episode

Dr. Ashley Smith discusses her journey with vision loss and social anxiety, and how it informs her work in helping others build confidence and overcome fear.

Licensed psychologist and PeakMind co-founder Dr. Ashley Smith shares how her personal experience with vision loss and social anxiety shaped a career dedicated to helping others overcome fear and self-doubt. In this conversation, she explains how the mind often creates misleading narratives that hold people back, why confidence grows through discomfort, and how mindfulness, self-compassion, and real-world action can quiet anxiety. Dr. Smith also discusses burnout, attention control, and practical ways anyone can retrain their thinking to live a more confident and meaningful life. 4T4x3nr9SXdxW2fk1XyC

People in this episode

Host: Michael VanZetta

Guest: Dr. Ashley Smith

Topics covered

• confidence
• mindfulness
• self-compassion
• anxiety
• burnout
• mental health

Keywords

• confidence
• mindfulness
• self-compassion
• anxiety
• burnout
• mental health
• fear
• self-doubt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PeakMind

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