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Encouragement for You

Encouragement for You is a weekly podcast designed to give you Christ-centered encouragement to help you face life’s most challenging problems. Each episode features Don Hawkins talking with individuals who can address the specific encouragement needed for relationship challenges, mental health issues like depression and anxiety, achieving financial stability, and much more.

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18:47

Where to Turn in Mental Health Crisis

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2023/10/12

During these challenging times depression, anxiety, addictions, and other mental health issues often lead to a crisis and people wonder where to turn. From his years of clinical experience, therapist Brad Fairchild joins host Don Hawkins to talk about where to turn when you encounter a crisis of this kind. Schizophrenia doesn’t affect everyone, but when it does it impacts not only the individual but the family as well. During our next segment of encouragement for you, the late Dr. Frank Minirth and

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23:32

Caring for Seniors and the Advice Centenarians Have...

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2023/10/04

From before he founded Restoration Senior Living, Don Sapaugh has had a heart for caring for seniors and his senior living centers reflect that. In our first segment Don joins host Don Hawkins to talk about the difficult decisions adult children often face regarding their aging parents. During his time as CEO of Chick-fil-a, Dan Cathy frequently joined host Don Hawkins for his Life Perspectives radio program. On this edition of Encouragement for You, Dan and his good friend Steve Franklin and Don

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22:36

Fear and Conflict

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2023/09/27

The very first human emotion after Adam and Eve disobeyed God was fear, according to Genisis chapter 3. Ever since that time, fear has been a dominant negative emotion. On this edition of encouragement for you, SAT-7 president Dr. Rex Rodgers joins host Don Hawkins to talk about how we can overcome our fears. Fear is not the only negative human emotion that resulted from the fall of human race into sin. Another result has been conflict. During this upcoming segment, therapist and author Dr. Gary

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21:07

Are You a Distraught Person?

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2023/09/20

In our first segment Dr. Minirth joins host Don Hawkins to talk about how to deal with worry. Dr. Tony Dyer spent decades in Christian ministry to young people and adults and wrote a major curriculum for young people. In our next segment he and host Don Hawkins address the question: are you a distraught person? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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20:23

How to Make Your Spouse Feel Loved

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2023/09/13

For many years Dr. Greg Smalley and his wife Erin have conducted marriage and family seminars. In our first segment of Encouragement for You, they join host Don Hawkins to talk about how to make your spouse feel loved. For many people today the stresses of life have left them feeling hopeless. Maybe you feel this way yourself. In this next segment of Encouragement for You, christian therapist Brad Fairchild and host Don Hawkins explore the subject of hope. Discover more Christian podcasts at

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21:19

Live, Love, Lead and Redeeming Sexuality

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2023/09/06

Former Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy has become a regular on this podcast because of his many years on Life Perspectives radio with Don Hawkins. He and special guest Mike Mills join Don to talk about one of Dan’s mottos: live, love, and lead. Our world today seems to have done everything it can to distort and destroy Biblical sexuality. In this next segment of Encouragement for You, christian therapist and author Dr. Dan Allender joins host Don Hawkins to talk about redeeming sexuality. Discover more

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25:27

The Power of Perspective

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2023/08/31

For over 20 years, Encouragement for You’s host Don Hawkins hosted a live radio program titled Life Perspectives. On this episode of our podcast, Don talks about the power of perspective with christian phycologist Dr. Gary Oliver. In our second segment host Don Hawkins talks with callers from across the country on how life is tough but God is good. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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21:01

Dealing with Anger

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2023/08/23

As we all know from experience, there are different kinds of anger ranging from irritation to outbursts of temper to long term bitterness. From his Years of experience Dr. Frank Minirth joins host Don Hawkins to talk about explosive anger. In the second segment segment attorney Tony Cothren and host Don Hawkins discuss helping people with disabilities Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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23:59

The Impact Grandparents Have

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2023/08/16

Recently the Master Life Coach Training Institute introduced a 16 week course designed to train grandparents on how to use christian life coaching tools to influence their grandchildren away from devastating trends in today’s society. Here’s host Don Hawkins to introduce the discussion on grand-coaching. In our next segment we’ll discuss hw common depression is in senior adults. Host Don Hawkins is joined by Don Sapaugh the CEO of Restoration Senior Living. Discover more Christian podcasts at

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21:39

Handling Job Loss

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2023/08/09

During his years as CEO of Chick-fil-a, Dan Cathy frequently spoke to audiences of all kinds on employment and job loss. During this segment of Encouragement for You, he talks with host Don Hawkins about how to handle losing your job. Marshall Potter worked with the Everyday Steward division of Ronald Blue and Company. On the next segment of Encouragement for You he shares insight for handling finances during hard times. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about

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26:25

How to Steward Life's Challenges Well

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2023/08/02

Whatever your age or background you undoubtably have faced or are facing some of life’s challenges. That’s the topic host Don Hawkins discussed recently with life coach Rodney Love and Don’s grandson Chris. Clinical Depression has been called the number one mental health problem in America today. The late Dr. Frank Minirth treated literally thousands of people during his years as a practicing psychiatrist. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising

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19:47

The Purpose of Life's Problems

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2023/07/26

For many years the late Dr. Robert Crummie served as the president of Carver Bible College in Atlanta. During that time he dealt with a great deal of adversity including the death of his wife. In this opening segment of The Encouragement for You Podcast he talks with host Don Hawkins about how to handle hard times. Junie Felix served as a producer with host Don Hawkins on The Life Perspectives radio program. On this segment of Encouragement for You, the two of them discuss man’s problems God’s

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21:54

Recession Proofing your Marriage

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2023/07/26

For months now The Fed has gone back and forth on the question of whether or not we are headed into a recession. Dr. Greg Smalley is the vice president for families of Focus on the Family and he and his wife Erin join host Don Hawkins to talk about recession proofing your marriage. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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23:48

Living a Successful Life

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2023/07/12

Many people today measure success by financial status, popularity, or a successful career. Most people would consider longtime Chick-fil-a CEO Dan Cathy successful, but his perspectives on true success in this discussion with host Don Hawkins may surprise some The senior population in America is growing exponentially and many adult children are left to care for mom and dad. Don Sapaugh is the founder and CEO of Restoration Senior Living and he shares important perspectives on caring for seniors.

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24:12

How can Conflict be Healthy?

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2023/07/06

It’s likely that most of us are under the impression that conflict is not a good thing, that it is never healthy. Christian counselor and author Dr. Gary Oliver joins host Don Hawkins with an important perspective on the subject. Graduation whether from college or high school marks a new beginning for each participant. On our next segment, on the eve of a college commencement ceremony host Don Hawkins talks with missions authority Steve Saint about new beginnings Discover more Christian podcasts

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23:07

Simplifying Your Life

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2023/06/28

Most of us are finding life to be complex these days with all the electronic gadgets and methods of communication. Dr. Greg Smalley is the vice president for families of Focus on the Family and his wife Erin is a christian therapist. You’ll find their recommendations for simplifying your life to be helpful. Without question all of us are growing older and many of us have questions about aging. In this segment the late christian psychiatrist Dr. Frank Minirth answers listener questions on this

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23:54

When Your Financial Outlook Looks Tough

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2023/06/21

While this segment of Encouragement for You was recorded a number of years ago, the perspectives shared by certified financial planner Charlie Germany of Ronald Blue and Company provided insight into what’s happening in our world today. The late Dr. Robert Crummie was known to be an encourager, and what he shares in this interview with host Don Hawkins about job loss will provide significant encouragement. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising

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23:32

God has a Plan for Everything

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2023/06/14

As you can tell by the name of this podcast, encouragement is what we’re about. On the first segment of this episode, Dan Cathy of Chick-fil-a and special guests join host Don Hawkins to discuss encouragement. According to Christian therapist Brad Fairchild, depression, anxiety, and stress often indicate a loss of hope. Brad talks about hope with host Don Hawkins on today’s second segment. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at

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17:51

Why Trust Christ?

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2023/06/07

There is nothing more important for any of us than to understand what a person needs to do in order to receive the gift of eternal life. The late Tony Dyer was an evangelist, a therapist, and a youth minister. On this episode he joins host Don Hawkins to talk about trusting Christ. Truett Cathy the late founder of Chick-fil-a has been known to say, “You can tell if a person needs encouragement, just check to see if they are breathing.” On part two of this episode of encouragement for you, Steve

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22:39

When You're at the End of Your Rope

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2023/05/31

Ever feel like you’re at the end of your rope and don’t know where to turn? The late Dr. Frank Minirth was not only a board certified psychiatrist, he was a gifted christian encourager. He and host Don Hawkins talk about what to do when you feel like you’re at the end of your rope You may be one of those individuals who simply doesn’t have time or take the time for a vacation, but according to Dr. Greg Smalley of Focus on the Family vacations are important. That’s the topic he and host Don Hawkins

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