Today Utah Marriage Commission Manager, Alan Hawkins joins Dr. Dave Schramm and Dr. Liz Hale to discuss the challenges of an open relationship.
About Alan Hawkins:
Alan Hawkins is the manager of the Utah Marriage Commission. He recently retired after 33
years as a professor at Brigham Young University. He earned a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University in 1990. Professor Hawkins scholarship and
outreach efforts focused on educational interventions and policies to help couples form and
sustain healthy marriages and relationships and to help fathers be engaged in the lives of their children. Since 2000, he has been intricately involved in state and federal policy efforts to
support relationship education programs for disadvantaged families. He has served on the Utah marriage commission since 2004. And as a past chair of the Utah marriage commission. He currently serves as vice chair on the board for the National Association for Relationship and Marriage Education.
Insights:
- “ I believe marriage is a relationship that asks you to give your all to each other mentally,
emotionally, sexually, give your all to another person. I think that kind of depth in a relationship leads to a richness and a beauty and a power that you can't achieve by dividing your heart.” - Alan Hawkins - “Go deeper with one person instead of broader with others.” - Dave Schramm
- “The deeper you get, the more you understand, which then means the more you love.” - Alan Hawkins
Invites:
-“Go Deeper” with your partner by downloading the Gottman Card Deck app.
-Learn about ways that you can create a stronger marriage connection by attending the
webinars held by the Utah Marriage Commission.
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Dr. Dave Schramm:
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Dr. Liz Hale:
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