Dr. David B. Hawkins

• 5 Ways to Use Loving Words with Your Spouse
  We interact with many people, sometimes insensitive to the needs of others. When we are thoughtless, the result can be very damaging.
  Monday, July 31, 2023
• How to Support a Friend through Divorce
  It is difficult to know what to say to someone in this most challenging situation. Do we rush in to offer advice, stand back, or ask the individual involved how we can best befriend them?
  Monday, July 24, 2023
• How to Solve Problems in Your Marriage
  He argued that his unfaithfulness was wrong, but was now over. She argued that his past meant he would always be in danger and could not be trusted.
  Monday, July 17, 2023
• What Is Considered Verbal Abuse?
  Verbal abuse is verbal abuse, regardless of the perpetrator’s faith. Bad behavior is bad behavior, regardless of any specific aspect of their person.
  Monday, July 3, 2023
• 7 Steps to Fix a Broken Marriage on Brink of Divorce
  Monday, June 26, 2023
• Help! I'm Struggling with Sexual Sin
  We have all been wounded in relationships at one time or another. Facing those wounds and healing from them is a critical step toward moving forward in our lives.
  Monday, June 19, 2023
• What Couples Need to Know about Keeping Emotions in Check
  Any married person knows about this emotional dance---being mindful of me, she, and we---and is ready to make adjustments to meet the circumstances.
  Monday, June 12, 2023
• Why You Can't Force a Spouse into Counseling
  A man sent to counseling, without some element of internal motivation and absent significant input from his mate, will likely end poorly.
  Monday, June 5, 2023
• When You Long for a More Intimate Marriage
  Most of us claim to want intimacy, only to spend much of our lives protecting ourselves, denying our vulnerability.
  Monday, May 29, 2023
• How to Save Your Marriage from Debilitating Conflict
  Two different people, from two different backgrounds, with two different personalities often are the basis for conflict.
  Monday, May 22, 2023
• When Loving Your Man Is Hurting You
  Desperate and having read the latest articles and books about emotional abuse and narcissism, many women feel discouraged and wonder if there really is any help for their man.
  Monday, May 8, 2023
• Why Your Marriage Needs Physical Touch
  A touch, combined with a loving gaze and kind words, adds a powerful impact. There is something very basic and powerful about a loving touch.
  Monday, April 17, 2023
• When Your Marriage Is Hidden under Layers of Resentment
  Two people who hurt each other and then grew more distant because of that hurt. Two people who once loved each other but who now only felt resentment.
  Monday, April 17, 2023
• How to Stop Your Marriage from Drifting
  Couples often drift apart. It rarely happens in an instance, but rather a slow disintegration over time.
  Monday, April 10, 2023
• When You Need Sacred Space in Your Marriage
  Most couples must be taught to ‘hold the sacred space.’ They must be taught about the fragility of this sacred space and taught how to keep it safe so that it can be enjoyed by only you and your...
  Monday, April 3, 2023
• 5 Ways to Rebuild the Trust in Your Marriage After Deception
  Intimacy—“into me see”-- requires safety and vulnerability, but to be vulnerable means you must trust the other person. You must know them and base your decisions on that knowledge. Trust is based...
  Monday, March 27, 2023
• How to Become the Husband God Wants You to Be
  We will fail to live up to our ideals because ideals are just that—ideal. They are something to be strived for, but to also realize that we will never attain perfection.
  Monday, March 20, 2023
• The Key to Opening the Doors of Communication in Your Marriage
  If you’re like most people, you hold back. You stuff your feelings. You second-guess what you should tell your mate and what you should keep to yourself. Sadly, many share thoughts and feelings...
  Monday, March 13, 2023