Dr. David B. Hawkins

• What to Do When You Struggle with Moodiness
  What can be done about ongoing bad moods? What can we do if we get set off by the slightest provocation, hurting everyone around us and even ourselves?
  Monday, April 22, 2024
• 5 Ways to Start a Love Contest with Your Spouse
  My wife and I have a “contest” going between us. Please understand that we are not keeping score and the “winner” never gloats.
  Monday, April 15, 2024
• The Power of Empathy in a Troubled Marriage
  We were created for connection. Certainly God had connection in mind when he created male and female—each to complement the other. Each were designed to bring something to the other, creating a...
  Monday, April 8, 2024
• 6 Ways to Recover from Being a People-Pleaser
  If you’ve lived a long time silencing your own thoughts and feelings, bringing them back to life can be a difficult task
  Monday, April 1, 2024
• You Have to Address Your Sins to Have a Successful Marriage
  Solomon’s counsel is clear: we must understand ourselves, confess, renounce our sins, and turn from them.
  Monday, March 25, 2024
• How to Recover from Pornography Addiction
  From men who have affairs, to those who are addicted to pornography, sexual addictions are particularly malignant and destructive to marriages.
  Monday, March 18, 2024
• 8 Bad Marriage Habits You Need to Break Right Now
  Bad behavior is often learned and then repeated. Bad behavior practiced over and over leads to habits—habits that interrupt an otherwise healthy relationship.
  Monday, March 11, 2024
• Can I Ever Make My Spouse Like Me Again?
  You may feel powerless to impact the feelings your mate has for you. But it’s not true.
  Monday, March 4, 2024
• What Scripture Says about Improving Your Difficult Marriage
  Do you want change in your marriage? If you’re like most of us, you want change but don’t really want to work for it.
  Monday, February 26, 2024
• 3 Things That Will Strengthen Your Marriage
  A relationship is like a fine automobile—it can run very smoothly if given the right conditions. It can function effectively forever. If mistreated and not kept tuned, however, your marriage is...
  Monday, February 19, 2024
• Sexual Intimacy Begins with the Heart
  For many women—and men—sexual connection is dependent upon emotional connection. Intimacy—"into me see" is based on spending quality time together. Sexuality often begins with a heart connection....
  Monday, February 12, 2024
• 5 Reasons Participating in a Men's Group Is Beneficial to Your Life and Marriage
  More men are seeking opportunities to gather with other men for the purpose of emotional growth and ridding themselves of defensive, crazy-making tactics that destroy relationships. Those seeking...
  Monday, February 5, 2024
• 4 Things You Should Expect from Your Marriage Counselor
  While marriage counselors don’t have a magic wand, you should have a positive experience.
  Monday, January 29, 2024
• 1 Question That Will Determine the Health of Your Marriage
  While there are many questionnaires to assess your marriage, I have a simple method for determining whether or not you need immediate help.
  Monday, January 22, 2024
• How Intentional Conversation Can Revive Your Marriage
  While listening to your mate’s day may seem trivial, every caring conversation, strung together like pearls, can add up to a meaningful relationship.
  Monday, January 15, 2024
• How to Listen to Your Spouse When You're Upset
  Setting aside our reaction in order to fully listen to our mate is a challenge, but necessary and critically important.
  Monday, January 8, 2024
• 6 Ways to Become More Attracted to Your Spouse
  The years tend to take their toll on us physically, emotionally and can even impact the issue of being attracted to, and by, our mate.
  Monday, January 1, 2024
• Choosing Your Attitude Will Have a Greater Impact on the New Year Than You Think
  Life is busy as we have just celebrated Thanksgiving and soon will celebrate Christmas and New Year’s. It’s that time of year when we not only give thanks, but also reflect on the previous year and...
  Monday, December 25, 2023