Dr. David B. Hawkins

All of us have some situation in our lives we don’t like, but because of our codependency—our desire to please and keep the peace—we don’t say...

To take control of the conflicts in your marriage, you must recognize your arguing habits and replace them with new patterns of relating.

Emotional laziness has no place in the life of the Christian! Are you or someone you love relationally lazy?

There is little more threatening than a mate who seeks legal counsel, with the clear threat of separation, or worse, divorce.

Do you really want to change things so that your situation can improve? Are you ready to disrupt the status quo?

While you may legitimately be upset with your mate, you can still find aspects about your mate to appreciate and value.

We all must listen carefully to our mate. We must hold their feelings. Scripture says, ‘Everyone should be quick to listen."

You may feel powerless to impact the feelings your mate has for you. But it’s not true.

Recovering from codependency is hard. After silencing your thoughts and feelings, recovering them can be a difficult task.

There is a moment when a conversation becomes a fight. Every couple has got to understand when and why that ‘shift’ takes place.

Most of us walk around with emotional wounds from our past. We don’t know about them, because they are hidden and suppressed.

Do you allow work pressures to bring down your mood? Don't lose sight of who you really want to be: your Best Self.

How can couples work together to stay watchful so that they are not the victims of an addiction, affair, separation or divorce?

Consider placing your needs aside for a time to meet those unmet needs of your mate. True love requires extending ourselves.

“I hate that we haven’t been able to make it work. I hope for the best, but we don’t know how to find our way back to each other.”

Falling in love is the easy part. The first stages of courtship are blissful. Then comes the real work, and significant hurdles.

As men take responsibility for loving their wives as Christ loved the church, sacrificially giving to her, she will often respond lovingly.

In each situation my wife and I have a policy: Look around our faults. This is not my best self!