Media & Podcasts
Dr. Ashley speaks and writes on a number of topics related to anxiety, how our minds work, psychological strength, happiness, resilience, overcoming adversity, and how to live a good life. Interested in interviewing or booking Dr. Ashley for your podcast or show?
Interviews & Podcasts
2025: Building Resilience and Overcoming OCD: A Conversation with Dr. Ashley Smith
2024: Teen Anxiety: Signs, Causes, and Effective Treatment Options with Dr. Ashley Smith
2024: OCD, Uncertainty, And Finding Happiness In Life’s Hard Stuff
2024: From Vision Loss to Visionary: A Journey of Resilience and Happiness w/ Dr. Ashley Smith
2024: Blind & Beyond Radio Show Live Interview
2024: Navigating Life’s Veers: Strategies for a Bold Happy Life
2024: Anxiety in the Unknown: Psychologist Shares Her Journey in Legal Blindness
2024 Drinks with Leaders
2024: Fox4 KC - Tips for Dealing with Election Season Anxiety
2024: Dr. Ashley Smith on Managing Anxiety and Finding Happiness
2023 The Resilient Mind: Mastering Happiness with Dr. Ashley Smith
2023 Episode 68: Courage, Curiosity, and Compassion in Approaching Mental Illness
2023 The Unsyted Radio: The Art of Being Happy
2023 Episode 337: How to Be Happy (When You Have Anxiety)
2023 You. Understood. #YUChat Dr. Ashley Smith Talks Anxiety and Mind Games
2023 Episode 23: Accepting and Thriving with the Cards Life Dealt You
2020 Episode 188: The Committee in Your Mind (Part 2)
2020 Episode 187: The Committee in Your Mind (Part 1)
2020 Episode 185: Surviving and Thriving through the Upcoming School Year in the Era of COVID
2020 Episode 183: The Self-care Pyramid: The Components Most People Miss
2020 Episode 182: Resentment Grows Where a Boundary Needs to be Planted
2020 Episode 181: The Annoying Roommate in Your Mind
2020 Episode 180: You Are the Asset
2020 Psychological Strength with Peak Mind
2019 Episode 134: Managing the Complexity of Trauma, Emotion, and Gratitude
2019 Episode 54: Build Psychological Strength and Transform the Way You Live Life
2019 Episode 110: Build Psychological Strength and THRIVE!
2017 Episode 101: CBT, OCD Recovery and a Blind Quest
Episode 17: Using Psychological Strength to THRIVE Through Adversity
Quotes and Interviews
Visually Impaired, ADAA Member Envisions a Book to a Happier Life for Herself & Others (Anxiety & Depression Association of America)
6 Ways to Shake Off the Workday So It Doesn’t Ruin Your Precious Evening (SELF)
What Is Happiness? Expert Insight into the True Meaning of a Happy Life (Partners in Fire)
How to Be Happy: 50+ Tips for a Healthier, Happier Life (Partners In Fire)
6 Strategies to Improve Your Self Talk (Experience Life by Life Time)
Hidden Gems: Meet Ashley Smith of Peak Mind: The Center for Psychological Strength (VoyageKC)
How to Make New Year’s Resolutions that Have a Better Chance of Sticking (BestProducts.com)
This Is What Your Therapist First Notices About You (The Healthy)
20 Weird Phobias that Prove Fear Can Be Truly Unpredictable (Partners in Fire)
Suicide Attempt Survivor Shares Advice on How to Stay Alive for People in Crisis (Today.com)
8 Ways to Cope If You Feel Like Giving Up (PsychCentral)
How to Practice Self-Care for Caregivers (Carex)
How Authenticity and Vulnerability Pay Off and Help You Win Personally and Professionally (Authority Magazine)
How Simplifying & Decluttering Your Life Can Make You Happier (Authority Magazine)
Behind the Scenes: The TEDx Talk Process for Speakers (JenGilhoi.com)
InterOperate Smart Home Sponsors Business Leadership Events at Queens University of Charlotte (User Walls)
Peak Mind:The Center for Psychological Strength - Ashley Smith (Go Solo by Team Subkit)
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety? (HealthCentral)
What to Know When You're Newly Diagnosed With Depression (WebMD)
Why Do People Avoid Mental Health Treatment? (Thriveworks)
11 Ways to Respond to a Mean or Toxic Text Message (wikiHow)
How to Not Worry when You're in Trouble at School (wikiHow)
How to Get over Your Fear of Sharks (wikiHow)
How to Believe in Someone (wikiHow)
How to Deal with Psychosomatic Illness (wikiHow)
How to Express Sadness in Text (wikiHow)
Does Holiday Stress Seem Even Stressier This Year? Here’s How to Combat It (In Kansas City Magazine)
America’s Germaphobes Were Ready for This - and Have Been for Too Long (Washington Post)
Expert Interview: Managing Your Emotions During Self-Isolation (RentCafe)
If Anxiety Is Keeping You Up At Night, Experts Say These 11 Things Can Help You Sleep (Elite Daily)
Regaining Sight of Her Happiness After Blindness (Folks)
Can Mindfulness & Modeling With Our Kids Overcome Impatience? (Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs)
How to Parent a Child with Selective Mutism (Simplemost)
Exposure Therapy Helps Combat Phobias (The Free Lance Star)
The Anxious Mind (The University Daily Kansan)
Fear Not, There Is Hope (The Chicago Tribune)
They Learned to Face Their Fears (Kansas City Star, print only)
A Cross to Bear (Kansas City Star, print only)