Andrew Lawson, M.D.

MARRIAGE

I have seen patients in the Emergency Department who are suffering

from many different medical complaints pain who ultimately were

manifesting physical complaints steming from the mental and spiritual

stress of their marriage.

 

Marriage is hard work, but it is worth the effort.

 

If you are having a hard time with your marriage:

1. Don’t give up! Studies show that divorce can be truly devastating to you,

your spouse, and especially your kids.^{1 2}

 

2. Get professional help!  Don’t try and work through your issues on

your own. Read these books, go to marriage retreats, and get into

consistent marriage counseling.

 

3. Set down healthy patterns! Find or read about good patterns and then

follow them.

 

 

RESOURCES:

MARRIAGE TOP 10 ‘TIPS’

 

BOOKS TO READ:

1. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

2. His Needs, Her Needs by Willard F. Hartley

3. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman

4. Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires,The Respect He Desperately Needs by Emerson Eggerichs

5. Night Light: A Devotional for Couples by the Dobson’s