Dr. David Archives

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone” (Romans 12:18). What a challenge!

Thank God we don’t have to keep doing what we’ve always been doing! We have choices we can make with a renewed mind.

Are you anxious to be heard? Most would answer ‘yes’ to that questions.

“I’m afraid that things will just fall apart once we leave The Marriage Recovery Center,” confided a patient.

'Thinking errors’ interrupt our ability to take responsibility. Judge for yourself how you see them impacting your relationships.

Say more than "How was your day?" when you get home from work. Ask two, three, even four follow-up questions!

We all have a response style to stress. Most often, these patterns are destructive and create more problems than they solve.

A lot of people say they want peace more than anything, but they do a lot of things that create conflict.

If you are like most of us, you leap into conversations headlong, oblivious to the results that might occur.

Do you ever experience times when you want to step back from your relationship, experience peace and quiet, and reflect?

A couple facing endless issues is really struggling with a number of problems that make these issues seem endless.

As we learned in kindergarten, we must take turns. Someone must go first while the other actively listens.

Angry, coercive conversations are poison in a relationship. Soft, gentle words are soothing and exciting.

You've never been perfect. But once, perhaps, you were more focused, more intent on being the best person you could be.