Dr. David

• Should You Suppress Your Feelings to Keep the Peace? Should we always avoid rocking the boat or are there times when setting boundaries and speaking truth are necessary? Dr. David B. Hawkins May 16, 2017 comments
• Are You Emotionally Immature? We are often emotionally immature, though we only notice immaturity in others. Dr. David B. Hawkins Dec 01, 2015 comments
• Do You Push Your Spouse's Buttons? Scripture is replete with admonition on the matter: “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” (Romans 12:18) Dr. David B. Hawkins Aug 20, 2018 comments
• How to Reclaim Intimacy with Your Spouse We often say we crave more intimacy with our mate, yet we are unable to give it. We say we want closeness but don't know how to obtain it. Dr. David B. Hawkins Oct 11, 2016 comments
• What Pride Does to Relationships We may not be on the brink of losing our marriage, but perhaps we have a broken friendship to show for our stubbornness. Dr. David B. Hawkins Aug 08, 2018 comments
• Can a Couple Still Enjoy Retirement When One Spouse is Ill? I want to talk about the power of emotional resilience: the ability to accept life’s challenges and grow through them. Dr. David B. Hawkins Jul 31, 2018 comments
• 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? Dr. David B. Hawkins Jul 24, 2018 comments
• 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. Dr. David B. Hawkins Jul 17, 2018 comments
• Why Christians are Told to Bear with One Another in Love Paul must have been thinking of families when he said, “With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.” Dr. David B. Hawkins Apr 04, 2017 comments
• How to Get Out of a Rut: 5 Steps to Changing Your Point of View Did you ever have a parent who, when facing a problem, advised “Sleep on it. You’ll feel better in the morning.” It’s good advice. Taking time away from a problem often helps your brain have the opportunity to reframe your situation in healthier ways. When you’re smack-dab in the middle of the muddle, things can look mighty bleak. But a break from the situation often helps you view things from a different and healthier angle. Dr. David B. Hawkins Jul 05, 2018 comments
• What Lies Do to Happy Marriages Deception in marriage is disastrous! We all know it and yet most of us have lied at one point or another in our lives. Dr. David B. Hawkins Sep 06, 2016 comments
• 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. Dr. David B. Hawkins Jun 19, 2018 comments