High-Functioning Depression, Trauma & Boundaries ft. Dr. Joshua P. Smith
Checking In with Michelle Williams
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Michelle Williams sits down with licensed psychotherapist, professor, and spiritual advisor Dr. Joshua P. Smith for a powerful conversation on mental health, trauma, and emotional wellness.
They break down the difference between mental health and mental illness, why self-diagnosing can be harmful, and how physical health — like vitamin deficiencies and inflammation — can mimic depression symptoms.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.1 | Welcome to checking in with Michelle Williams, a production of IHeart Radio and the Black Effect. |
| 0:14.2 | I have been waiting on this. |
| 0:19.9 | I have been waiting to speak with Dr. Joshua Smith for a long time. He is absolutely |
| 0:27.1 | brilliant, absolutely brilliant. I'm excited for him to come and talk about a few things. |
| 0:34.6 | If you've been wondering why you've been feeling a certain way, could it be |
| 0:39.5 | inflammation, could it be depression, high functioning depression, he's the right one for us today. |
| 0:48.8 | Stay locked in. Hello everyone and thank you for joining me on another episode of checking in. |
| 0:55.8 | I've been really excited about this one. |
| 1:00.4 | I'm going to just hop right into it. |
| 1:02.8 | His name is Dr. Joshua P. Smith. |
| 1:08.2 | And I remember Dr. Smith from some years ago, has it been 10 years or more? |
| 1:15.4 | More. I remember you have a book called The Other Side of Rejection, Healing the Damaged Soul. |
| 1:24.2 | And I don't know, but y'all, let me just get into who he is. |
| 1:29.0 | Dr. Joshua Smith, a licensed professional counselor, psychotherapist, spiritual advisor, mentor, life, and business coach. |
| 1:38.7 | Y'all, he is also a college professor. |
| 1:41.4 | He is an author. |
| 1:42.8 | His newest publication is an aligned mind winning the battle |
| 1:47.2 | in your head. One of my favorites is the other side of rejection, healing the damage soul. He's also |
| 1:54.3 | the founder of Soul Healing University. You got to get into the Soul Healing University. And also |
| 1:59.8 | founder of House of Healing. |
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