Marriage Rehab: Exposing Narcissistic & Emotional Abuse
Claim This Podcastby Marriage Recovery Center / Dr. David B. Hawkins
Podcast Overview
<p><i>Are you struggling with a toxic or emotionally abusive relationship?</i> Best-selling author and clinical psychologist <b>Dr. David Hawkins</b> explores the complex dynamics of <b>narcissism, emotional abuse, trauma, and toxic relationship patterns</b>. Each episode provides insight and practical tools to help you find clarity, healing, and hope.</p><p>Dr. Hawkins tackles the issues many couples face but rarely find effective help for, including <b>narcissistic abuse, spiritual and financial abuse, secondary abuse in the church, sex addiction, divorce, and separation</b>. Whether you’re trying to rebuild your relationship or recover from emotional harm, this podcast offers professional guidance and encouragement for your journey to healthier connections.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 31, 2026
Ep 76: If Communication Isn't Your Marriage's Real Problem — Here's How to Find What Is
<p>If you've cycled through communication techniques and still land in the same fight, this episode explains why. Dr. David Hawkins and Dr. John Hudson return for Part 2 of their series on why communication is rarely the actual problem in a struggling marriage — it's usually the visible symptom of something deeper: emotional immaturity, power and control, manipulation, chronic invalidation, or emotional abuse.</p><p></p><p>They challenge the assumption that ‘it takes two to tango’ equally in every troubled relationship, and make the case that real change starts with assessment, not another round of communication tools. You'll get a first look at the Marriage Recovery Center's new Relationship Dynamics Assessment (RDA) — a free, 7-minute tool covering seven relationship domains — and hear why MRC spends four full sessions on assessment alone before any treatment begins.</p><p></p><p>If counseling has felt like it goes in circles, this episode explains why, and what a genuine next step looks like.</p><p></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.marriagerecoverycenter.com" target="_blank">www.marriagerecoverycenter.com</a></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://marriagerecoverycenter.com/relationship-assessment/" target="_blank">https://marriagerecoverycenter.com/relationship-assessment/</a></p><p>call to book an appointment : (206)219-0145</p>
July 26, 2026
Ep 75: The Communication Myth: Why Talking It Out Won't Fix an Emotionally Unsafe Marriage
<p>What if the problem in your marriage was never really communication?</p><p>In this episode of Marriage Rehab, Dr. David Hawkins and Dr. John Hudson challenge one of the most common assumptions in couples counseling: that better communication skills can fix any relationship. They unpack why communication often breaks down as a symptom of something deeper — emotional immaturity, power and control dynamics, and a lack of accountability — and why teaching listening and validation skills can actually cause more harm when one partner isn't safe to be honest with.</p><p>You'll learn how to tell the difference between a genuine communication skills gap and a deeper pattern of emotional unsafety, why 'it takes two to tango' isn't always true, and what detachment really means when a partner has stopped trying to be heard.</p><p>This episode is for anyone who has tried every communication technique in the book and still feels unheard, unsafe, or stuck.</p>
July 10, 2026
Ep 74:Trickle Truth: Why Partial Honesty After an Affair Is Destroying Your Marriage-Rick Reynolds
<p>What if the reason you cannot heal from your partner's affair is not you — but the ongoing drip of partial truths keeping you at ground zero?</p><p>In this powerful episode of Marriage Rehab, Dr. David Hawkins welcomes Rick Reynolds, founder of Affair Recovery, to unpack one of the most damaging patterns in betrayal recovery: trickle truth. Together they explore why slowly releasing information after an affair or betrayal creates complex PTSD, destroys a person's sense of reality, and makes healing nearly impossible.</p><p>You'll learn what trickle truth actually is and how it compounds trauma, the neuroscience behind why betrayal memories feel like they are happening right now, why attachment ruptures create shame not just fear, the dangers of marathoning conversations, how to use radical honesty to rebuild trust, and why this experience does not have to define you — it can refine you.</p><p>This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, shattered, or unable to move forward after betrayal and wants to understand why — and what healing actually requires.</p><p>Rick Reynolds: Founder and President of Affair Recovery. Betrayal trauma and infidelity recovery specialist.</p><p>Guest website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://affairrecovery.com" target="_blank">affairrecovery.com</a></p>
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<p><i>Are you struggling with a toxic or emotionally abusive relationship?</i> Best-selling author and clinical psychologist <b>Dr. David Hawkins</b> explores the complex dynamics of <b>narcissism, emotional abuse, trauma, and toxic relationship patterns</b>. Each episode provides insight and practical tools to help you find clarity, healing, and hope.</p><p>Dr. Hawkins tackles the issues many couples face but rarely find effective help for, including <b>narcissistic abuse, spiritual and financial abuse, secondary abuse in the church, sex addiction, divorce, and separation</b>. Whether you’re trying to rebuild your relationship or recover from emotional harm, this podcast offers professional guidance and encouragement for your journey to healthier connections.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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