Focus on the Family Daily Broadcast
Turning hearts toward home
U.S. Air Date: November 13, 2008
Building a Safe Haven in Marriage (Part 1 of 2)

Psychologist Archibald Hart and therapist Sharon Morris May explain why it's so important for spouses to be open and vulnerable with one another. (Part 1 of 2)
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- Audio: "How I Met My Wife"
In this Web exclusive audio clip, Archibald Hart reminisces about how he met his wife.
Today's resources
- Today's Broadcast CD
- Book: Save Haven Marriage: Building a Relationship You Want to Come Home To
- Book: Your Marriage Masterpiece: Discovering God's Amazing Design for Your Life Together
- DVD with Workbook: 21st Century Marriage
- Book: A Healing Marriage: Biblical Help for Overcoming Childhood Sexual Abuse
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Related links
- The Hart Institute
Archibald Hart's organization, the Hart Institute, offers counseling, training consulting and coaching.
Guest Biography
Archibald Hart is a licensed psychologist and a senior professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Natal in South Africa and has authored more than two dozen books including Unveiling Depression in Women and Helping Children Survive Divorce. Dr. Hart and his wife, Kathleen, have three daughters and several grandchildren.
Sharon Morris May is a licensed marriage and family therapist and the Director of the Haven of Safety Relationships at the Hart Institute. She is the author of several books and is a public speaker who leads seminars for couples called Safe Haven Marriage Intensives. Sharon and her husband, Mike, have four grown children.
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