RelateWell with Dr. Rick Marks

It is 2023 and many folks love to make new year resolutions.  It almost seems a tradition that many feel they have to perform.  Yet, many do not make resolutions?  What re the most common resolutions?  Do most people complete their resolutions?  And what are the arguements against making resolutions?  Dr. Rick and Angelia explore these ideas and concepts around this annual conversation.

Harvard has a center that studies human flourishing.  There is a national intitiative that uses the domains for human flourishing as a foundation for helping ministers to flourish.  Human flourishing has been studied by many and these agree that there are six domains to human flourishing.  Dr. Rick and Angelia discuss flourishing and the six domains and how we can flourish in our own lives and rel...

Holidays have a tendency to be stressful for many reasons.  Dr. Rick and Angelia take on this subject so families can enjoy the meaning of the holiday without the stressors that take away from that meaning.  

Many adult children do not respect their parents today with an increase in abuse, neglect, and disrespect growing.  What was the relationship like between Jesus and his mother, Mary?  What can we learn from this?  Are traditional roles of men and women affecting this trend in neglect?  Dr. Rick and Angelia are joined by Roger Henderson to discuss.

Research for over a generation reveals the devestating effects of divorce on the couple as well as the children and family.  Divorce also has devestating effects on society.  What are the effects of divorce and what can a couple do to turn hurt and pain into love again?  Dr. Rick and Angelia discuss in this two part series.

Research for over a generation reveals the devestating effects of divorce on the couple as well as the children and family.  Divorce also has devestating effects on society.  What are the effects of divorce and what can a couple do to turn hurt and pain into love again?  Dr. Rick and Angelia discuss in part two of the series as well as how a RelateWell Relationship Intensive can heal a hurting mar...

More and more in mainstream media outlets we are hearing about the prevelance of childhood sexual abuse by church leaders and pastors.  And just as prevalent is the cover up of sexual abuse by church leaders.  Dr. Rick and Angelia discuss the role of the church and family in clergy sex abuse, how to identify these predatorial pastors and the actions necessary to protect our children.

Just as individuals have a developmental cycle that they go through, so do families.  Borrowing from family systems theory and Scripture, Dr. Rick and Angelia identify the stages of family life from single adult to end of life and all the developmental stages inbetween.  

In our wedding vows we vow to love til death, yet that is not a vow most adhere to today in culture.  It is more like,  "til death do us part or I am no longer happy."  Yet, research reveals that longevity and commitment in marriage has many mental health and relational benefits.  Dr. Rick and Angelia explore why commitent to love in marriage til death is better.

Dr. Rick speaks at Calvary Baptist Church in Nassau on how to handle broken relationships and how faith can become a healthy and mature way to heal one's self and gain understanding of the brokenness.  

Dr. Ricks shared his story of healing and growing from a deep father wound at a conference for champions for marriage and family.  Dr. Rick talks candidly about his journey and how his childhood and God's healing turned his life around.

Is love bomnbing healthy when you meet someone?  Is it a sign of potential nacrissism?  What does it mean and how can it be harmful?  Also, what role does humor play in a healthy marriage?  Dr. Rick and Angelia tackle these topics in this episode of RelateWell with Dr. Rick Marks.

We tend to see rejection as a negative.  Let's be honest, who wants to be rejected?  But did you know that there is a beautiful side of rejection?  Dr. Rick and Angelia reveal when rejection can be beneficial for a marriage.  Take notes as they reveal the things you want to reject for a healthy marriage and relationship.

Every relationship has its struggles and sometime love gets lost.  Or as the song says at someone lost that lovin feeling!  When couples relationships suffer from lost love over time they tend to create more hurt.  Angelia and Dr. Rick discuss ways to show love which will lead to reconnection and a renewed sense of Us!  Tune in...

Dr. Rick and Angelia tackle the subject regarding the emotional connection and bonds between women and men and are joined by their Producer, Roger.  Do men love as deeply as women?  Listen in and learn...

Dr. Rick and Angelia discuss the different forms of emotional neglect and their effects on one personally and relationally.  They then explore the concept of Self-Worth as being linked to emotional wellbeing and one's understanding of their belief that they exist, have needs, and are entitled to their needs being met in healthy and mature manners.

Dr. Rick and Angelia contnue the discussion of the different forms of emotional neglect and their effects on one personally and relationally.  They then explore the concept of Self-Worth as being linked to emotional wellbeing and one's understanding of their belief that they exist, have needs, and are entitled to their needs being met in healthy and mature manners.  Part 2 looks at the way we...

Planning a wedding takes a lot and is really for just a day.  Planning a marriage is more important as this is more than the wedding day; it is preparation for a lifetime of love and togetherness.  It is the development of Us.  Research reveals the benefit of premarital counseling and education to couples and Dr. Rick and Angelia explore the value of premarital counseling.  Dr. Rick says it is mor...

Marriage and relationships can be wonderful, thriving, connecting, intimate, spontaneous, passionate and loving and mature.  However, assumptions can create hurt and damage over time.  There are common assumptions that couples make in their relationship that creates hurt and pain over time and can damage not just each other, but each person's heart as well.  Dr. Rick and Angelia explore these...

Spirituality is a growing discussion today in life and health.  The 12-Steps of AA is based on spiritual principles.  Many write on and seek a spiritual life to find their peace and healthy relationships.  Spirituality is hard to define however.  Dr. Rick and Angelia discuss spirituality, its various types, and how it impacts one's individual and relational life.

Dr. Rick talks about his history of growth and how four words kept coming to him as a way to life his life in order to live a healthy and mature inner peace and a strong relational Usness with his wife and others.  These four words he identifies as the equation H=REG: Humility = Respect, Empathy and Goodwill.  Dr. Rick and Angelia discuss the core values of RelateWell and how they impact one'...

Fatherlessness, both physical and emotional, is a national problem and the effects of absent fathers has a greater negative effect on boys than girls.  Dr. Rick and Angelia discuss the nature of fatherlessness and its effects on children, in particular boys.

Many preachers and teachers instruct that love is an action, a decision, and not an emotion.  How would you like acting loving towards someone you have no feelings of love for?  Dr. Rick and Angelia discuss the nature of love as an emotion and the idea that the feelings of love are based on how you treat another person consistently.

Retired Navy Chaplain Scott Schubert spent many years in the Navy and some of those in Iraq.  He ministered to military families and not just those in the U S Navy.  Chaplain Scott shares with Dr. Rick (himself a Navy veteran)  the challenges and blessings of military families and how to navigate through those challenges to develop a loving and caring marriage and family. 

Jackie Hatcher is the wife of retired US Army Special Forces soldier, Eddie.  They spent over 20 years on active duty as a married couple and went through many challenges.  They learned together how to have a healthy and loving marriage and family in the context of military life.  Jackie shares with Dr. Rick her experiences and what she learned along the journey in order to have a strong and healt...