protected function checkPasswords()
    {
        if($this->getOriginal('password') != $this->password){

            if($this->password === $this->password_confirmation){

                // Hashes password and unset password_confirmation field
                $this->password = bcrypt($this->password);

                unset($this->password_confirmation);

            } else {

                return false;
            }

        }

        return true;
    }