Encouragement for You

 Despite recent medical advances in cancer treatment, many people still consider a cancer diagnosis to be a death sentence. Fear, Depression, anxiety and other emotions are common. Dr. Gary Oliver has been treated for a number of cancers, and he and host Don Hawkins discuss dealing with the emotions that accompany dealing with a cancer diagnosis.  For decades, Christian psychiatrist Dr. Frank Minirth and Encouragement for You host Don Hawkins answered listener questions on a variety of subjects over live call in radio. In our next segment they respond to callers on mental health issues.  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Steve Saint is the son of one of five men who were killed by the Waodani Natives of South America in 1956. Steve later adopted the man who killed his father as a member of his own family. In our opening segment, Steve and host Don Hawkins talk about forgiveness and reconciliation. Many of us are concerned with starting the year off with habits that contribute to good health. Best selling author and family physician Dr. Walt Larimore joins host Don Hawkins to talk about health issues on our next segment.  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

According to Encouragement for You host Don Hawkins, longtime Chick-fil-a CEO Dan Cathy has a gift for encouraging people. During our first segment they discuss this important subject.  Have you or someone you know been struggling with depression? If so, according to the late Dr. Frank Minirth there’s help and hope available. Dr. Minirth and host Don Hawkins respond to callers who are asking about the subject of depression.  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

The Christmas season is an incredibly busy time, and when you add in financial pressure and potential conflicts with relatives there’s a potential for holiday stress to lead to burnout.  John Coleman specializes in helping people as a pastor, certified life coach and therapist.  He joins host Don Hawkins with help for overcoming holiday stressing burnout.  The theme of holiday stress continues in part two of the episode as Don responds to listeners who have called in. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Many people think of the Christmas season as the happiest time of the year, but for others this is a time when they struggle with depression.  The late Dr. Frank Minirth invested years into helping those who struggle with depression and he joins host Don Hawkins on our first segment  In this segment of encouragement for you, Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley tap into some of their own family holiday traditions to offer encouragement and help for developing yours. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Dr. Greg Smalley is the vice president of families for Focus on the Family and he joins Host Don Hawkins to talk about true love. The book of proverbs is filled with verses about the benefits of authentic friendship, for example: as iron sharpens iron so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. In our next segment host Don Hawkins and Dr. Gary Oliver explore the friendships of men.   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

The period between Thanksgiving and Christmas may be one of the most stressful times of the year. If you’re feeling stressed out, stay tuned as faith based life coach Rodney Love joins host Don Hawkins to discuss solutions for stress. Medicare’s annual enrollment has about another week to go, and when it comes to medicare Toni King says, “What you don’t know will hurt you.” Toni and host Don Hawkins discuss a book they collaborated on called The Maze of Medicare.   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Erin Smalley is a licensed Christian counselor and her husband, Greg is the vice president for families at Focus on the Family. In our first segment, Greg and Erin join host Don Hawkins to talk about parenting and marriage.  In virtually every relationship, there comes a time when the need for forgiveness is present. Sometimes forgiveness can be difficult, though.  From his years of experience in Christian counseling, therapist Brad Fairchild joins host Don Hawkins to talk about the importance of choosing forgiveness. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

For some individuals, physical and emotional needs are so severe they demand hospitalization. For others, counseling or even encouragement through the local church can meet those needs. In our first segment, the late Dr. Frank Minirth and host Don Hawkins explore four levels of care. The late Robert Crummie became friends with Encouragement for you host Don Hawkins while Robert served as president of Carver Bible College and Don was president of Southeastern Bible College. In this segment Robert, who lost his wife to cancer, and Don talk about living with hard times. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Recently America’s Medicare life coach, Toni King and Encouragement for You host Don Hawkins released a book they co-authored titled The Maze of Medicare. In our first segment they talk about the medicare annual enrollment period. Don Sapaugh is the founder and CEO of Restoration Senior Living and the co-author of the book, The Search for Peace. In our second segment he and host Don Hawkins discuss how to meet the needs of seniors. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.