New Life Live!: Recent Episodes
New Life Live
Topics: Christian Walk, Dating, In-laws, Adult Children, Alcohol, Drug Addiction, Gambling, Church Life, Apology
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- JJ shares insight on what love looks like in Scripture.
- How do I navigate my boyfriend’s stepmother telling me it’s okay for me to spend time with her stepson as long as it doesn’t infringe upon the time she spends with him?
- Our 27yo son lives with us and struggles with alcohol, drugs, and gambling to name a few; what can we do?
- I called you recently and wanted to apologize for saying the name of my church because I think I offended some people.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Bible
Trust
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The post New Life Live: November 14, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Conflict Resolution, Parenting, Medication, Suicide, Childhood Trauma, Trust, Bipolar
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice shares the true sign of relational health is how quickly repair occurs after a rupture.
- How do I work with my husband if we disagree on giving our kids medication? My daughter struggles with suicidal ideation.
- Around Christmas when I was 11yo, my mom went into my bedroom and shot me in the head and then blew her brains out! How do I trust anyone?
- My wife has bipolar disorder and many of her relatives have died from aneurysms; could there be a physical or medical reason for her bipolar?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
How We Love Our Kids
Trust
Boundaries
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The post New Life Live: November 13, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Father Issues, Parenting, Gender Identity, Adult Children, Medical Issues, Fear, Counseling, Mother Issues
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill shares how to navigate post-election wins and woes with those around you.
- How do I address my concerns with my father that his sex change will confuse my young son?
- My 24yo daughter dropped half of her graduate classes and moved back home; how do I get her to reboot?
- I have congestive heart failure; how do I face my fears with a therapist?
- My mother has become argumentative; how do I connect?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
How People Grow
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: November 12, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Anxiety, Fear, Pornography, Shame, Self Worth, Medication, Control, Grief, Claustrophobia, Childhood Trauma
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown, Steve Arterburn, Milan Yerkovich, Dr. Dave Stoop, Dr. John Townsend, JJ West
Today’s special show is all about Anxiety, featuring advice from current and past hosts.
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice touches on the many causes of anxiety, especially unfinished business.
- How can I move past fear and anxiety in life? I don’t know how to associate with people because of my struggle with porn from a young age.
- I am taking medication for my anxiety; are their other methods to deal with it?
- I have anxiety over my schizophrenic son’s chronic illness, and I am overwhelmed with sadness.
- Becky and Chris discuss anxiety resulting from unresolved anger or unprocessed grief, and mislabeling anxiety as anger or fear.
- How do I deal with claustrophobia as I plan for tomorrow’s MRI? Is the fear genetic?
Suggested Resources:
Changes That Heal
Take Your Life Back
100 Days To Freedom from Fear & Anxiety
Worry-Free Parent
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The post New Life Live: November 11, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Estrangement, Same-Sex Attraction, Parenting, Sexual Integrity, Gender Identity, Adult Children
Hosts: Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim Burns shares that 26% of adult children report being estranged from their fathers.
- I am not connecting with my 20yo gay daughter. I tried meeting her friends, but she felt uncomfortable.
- How do my husband and I navigate the digital world with our kids? We don’t have television or internet at home, but our kids will need to know how to use technology.
- Is it okay for my husband to be alone with a female coworker in his office with the door closed?
- How do I navigate my 15yo grandson transitioning? His parents allow and support it.
- I’ve been estranged from my adult daughter for 3yrs after her boyfriend and my husband had a fist fight; how do I handle it?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Understanding and Loving Your Child in a Screen-Saturated World
How We Love
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: November 8, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Estrangement, Divorce, Pornography, Dating, Anxiety, Aging Parents, Hallucinations, Betrayal, Church Life
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill discusses the estrangement trend in families.
- After my divorce a year ago from a porn addict, I don’t trust myself to date.
- How do I help my sister deal with the anxiety and panic attacks caused by the sale of her dream home?
- My elderly mom is in a nursing home and has begun hallucinating by seeing things like snakes in her room; is there anything I can do? I live far away.
- How do I heal after being betrayed and rejected by dear friends in ministry?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Life Recovery Bible
Heart Handbook
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The post New Life Live: November 7, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Coping Behavior, Christian Walk, Sexual Abuse, Anger, Affairs, Cremation, End of Life, Adult Children
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice discusses why revealing ALL behavior lapses is key in recovery.
- I am enraged after seeing all the evil in my life since preschool; what is God thinking and why does He care about everyone else but me?
- I want to encourage your first caller who survived all that stuff; she may not feel like God is with her, but He is!
- When my husband died, I found out he had been cheating for 17yrs and I had him cremated; I feel guilty the kids didn’t have a funeral to say goodbye. Should I be cremated?
- Your last caller should invite the kids to have a little memorial service with her. We did this when my mom was cremated.
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love Our Kids
One Year Bible for Women
Living Strong, Finishing Well
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The post New Life Live: November 6, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Siblings, Alzheimer’s, Caregiving, Work Issues, Fear, Boundaries, Same-Sex Attraction, Adult Children
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim discusses making each day count by building deep roots in the character of God.
- How can I get some help for my brother who has been diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s? I take care of him and I am burned out.
- Can you give me encouragement to face my fears and not give up on becoming a licensed counselor? I was in a position where my clinical supervisor bullied me.
- We were foster parents to a teen who is now a 28yo parent and has schizoid-affective disorder. How do we set boundaries?
- How can I help my 26yo son who may be questioning his sexuality and wants to attend a different church based on our church’s stance on homosexuality?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Trust
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: November 5, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Acceptance, Adult Children, Bipolar, Enabling, Single Parenting, Affairs, Sexual Integrity, Estrangement
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc shares the steps it takes to accept a bad situation.
- Do you have any suggestions for my bipolar son and his schizophrenic wife who are living with a friend and will soon be left homeless?
- My 76yo friend has let a single mom and her kids live in her home, but now the home is chaos, and they don’t even speak to her.
- After my husband had an affair 11yrs ago, we stayed together for the wrong reasons. Then I found out he has been looking at inappropriate things online; how am I supposed to handle this?
- What is my role as a mother whose adult child has gone no contact without any explanation? I’m still sending gifts for birthdays and Christmas with zero response.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Trust
Intimate Deception
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The post New Life Live: November 4, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Critical Thinking, Bullying, Teens, Intimacy, Avoiders, Anxiety, Incarceration, Islam
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jacqui shares the value of being able to hear another person’s perspective, the ability to have humility and curiosity.
- My 14yo son is clinging to a relationship with a potential bully; what can I do?
- I’m a senior citizen and got married 6yrs ago, but there is no affection or physical intimacy in our marriage.
- After 36yrs of marriage, I finally realized that my husband is an avoider and I am anxious. How can I deal with this?
- My 26yo grandson is incarcerated and considering converting to Islam; how can I approach him, given his set of circumstances?
Suggested Resources:
How People Grow
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Bible
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The post New Life Live: November 1, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Finances, Boundaries, Adult Children, Estrangement, Suicide, Work Issues, Getting Unstuck, Christian Walk, Separation, Counseling
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. John Townsend
Caller Questions & More:
- How do I be a submissive wife but get my husband motivated to pay his debts?
- I have two sons in their twenties who are estranged since the divorce. Their father just committed suicide; how do I connect with them?
- How do I know if I am following God’s will for my life? I don’t feel I am where I want to be personally or professionally.
- My wife of 2yrs wants to separate or divorce; how can I get her to get counseling for her past trauma?
Suggested Resources:
Boundaries
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: October 31, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Judgment, Codependency, Intimacy, Connection, Grief, Adult Children, Drug Addiction
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice asks whether we should point out the mistakes, sins and behavior patterns of others.
- I am codependent and my daughter asked me to stop speaking for her and her sister; can you tell me how to do that?
- I’ve been with my husband for 13yrs and married for 3yrs, and I don’t like sex at all now.
- What can I do to ensure I have healthy relationships? I want to work on myself.
- Between COVID and car accidents, I’ve lost 35 people close to me, and my daughter just moved to Alaska. Now I struggle to connect with people.
- My 36yo son is addicted to opiates, wanted by the law, and asks everyone for money. How do I have a relationship with him?
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Secrets of Sex & Marriage
How We Love
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: October 30, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Physical Abuse, Adult Children, Schizophrenia, Abandonment, Affairs, Trust
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jacqui shares how Jesus had to remind His disciples that God was here with them, and God is here with us in our own tough times.
- My son-in-law is abusing my paranoid schizophrenic daughter and went to jail when he hit her in the past. Should he be reported again if she can’t support herself and her 12yo?
- How can I get my niece to get help? Her husband doesn’t have anything to do with her or her children.
- What can I do if my fiancé keeps running back to his ex-wife? He has married and divorced her twice.
- My boyfriend wants me to sell my house, but I don’t want to because he has betrayed me, and I don’t trust him.
Suggested Resources:
Changes That Heal
Intimate Deception
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
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The post New Life Live: October 29, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Alcohol, Boundaries, Screens, Teens, Shyness, Anxiety, Parenting, Avoiders
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim discusses the anatomy of a lost faith.
- My husband is a high-functioning alcoholic and it affected our 23yo transgender daughter; what boundaries can I put in place?
- Whenever my 8th grade grandson has an assignment due at school, he is not motivated to do the assignment because he’s addicted to screens and has ADHD.
- My 5yo granddaughter is extremely shy and won’t use the bathroom at school; how do we help her?
- In the last 5yrs, why does my husband not speak to me for up to 6mos at a time?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Bible
Understanding and Loving Your Child In a Screen-Saturated World
How We Love Our Kids
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: October 28, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Change, In-laws, Resentment, Grief, Sexual Abuse, Suicide, Same-sex Attraction, Regret, Finances, Aging Parents
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill explains the concept of crystallization of discontent when the pain of staying the same exceeds the pain of change.
- My 74yo mother-in-law is healthy, lives with us, and all she does is stay in her room all day; it’s not fair.
- My friend’s brother molested me when I was 8yo, and I still have problems with showering and getting undressed.
- I went to my daughter’s lesbian wedding, but I later said some really hurtful things to her. Now I feel so stuck I want to commit suicide.
- When is it okay to speak into my parents’ financial situation? They’re in their seventies, and my sister has always lived with them.
Suggested Resources:
Boundaries
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: October 25, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: OCD, Church Life, Self Worth, Sexual Integrity, Teens, Disclosure, Christian Walk, Demons, Adult Children, Enabling, Addictions, ADD
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill discusses pathological guilt and anxiety about religious or moral issues called scrupulosity.
- I was escorted out of my church and kicked off of the greeting team; where is God leading me?
- Is there a benefit to disclosing my teenage sexual years and regret to my 16yo daughter?
- I went to a revival and a prideful spirit was cast out of me; how do I keep it from returning?
- Is it better to get our 22yo son immediately into a men’s home for his addictions, depression and severe ADHD, or allow him to wait 2mos to finish his lease?
Suggested Resources:
People Fuel
A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity
Every Believers Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: October 24, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Accountability, Affairs, Separation, Dating, Grief, Self-harm, Suicide, Church Life
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Sheri discusses how hard it is to own what we have done that harms others.
- My husband had an affair for over 10yrs, we’ve spent thousands of dollars on counseling, and now he only checks the boxes instead of going deeper.
- My girlfriend broke up with me 2mos ago because her mom threatened to kill herself if she didn’t; what do I do if I’m still in love with her?
- How can my daughter and I help her college friend who is self-harming? He also has suicidal ideations after someone he knew committed suicide.
- My roommate has been asking me if I’m plugged into one church and serving and tithing there instead of many churches; what do you think?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
How We Love
Changes That Heal
Why I Believe
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The post New Life Live: October 23, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Dementia, Making Decisions, Alcohol, Adult Children, Suicide
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- JJ shares about throwing off your old self and putting on your new self as a way of living.
- My friend’s husband has dementia, and she wants to renovate her home to help her husband. What are some resources that I can give her so she doesn’t make rash decisions?
- My son’s wife kicked him out for drinking alcohol for his anxiety and lying to her about it; do you think my daughter-in-law’s refusal to go to a counselor is unusual?
- My friend confided in me that he had thoughts of driving his vehicle off of the road and killing his family, including six kids; do I say something to someone?
Suggested Resources:
Soul of of a Hero
Life Recovery Bible
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The post New Life Live: October 22, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Addiction, Emotional Abuse,, Church Life, Divorce, Fear, Adult Children, Enabling, Controllers
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc shares a lesson from nature in nurture.
- My husband has a sex addiction and is emotionally abusive; how can we overcome the epidemic of churches believing divorce is only permissible on grounds of adultery and physical abuse?
- How do I move forward if I’m in the process of getting a divorce, and I’ve been calling the suicide hotline because I am afraid of falling asleep?
- Am I enabling my daughter? She was married to a woman who was a witch, has schizoaffective disorder, and all she does is lay in bed and listen to spirits talking to her.
- My daughter’s husband is addicted to sex, has brainwashed her, and she has left several times only to return.
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity
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The post New Life Live: October 21, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Alcohol, Enabling, Adult Children, Finances, Boundaries
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- JJ shares how we are called to rejoice always and give thanks, even after a hurricane, whether your house was spared or not. God’s goodness doesn’t depend on our circumstances.
- What do you think of a Christian working at a brewery? Would I be facilitating harm to others?
- My daughter, husband and kids have moved in; they want money from me, but they don’t manage money well.
- What do I do if my sister sold everything and moved in with us, but my husband wants her out today?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Boundaries
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The post New Life Live: October 18, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Betrayal, Sexual Addiction, Affairs, Pornography, Self Worth
Hosts: Becky Brown and presenters at Restore Workshop Intensive, Stacey Sadler Smith and Laura Mangin-McDonald
Caller Questions & More:
- I attended Restore Workshop, and Stacey and Laura have been such an encouragement to me! My issues were not the same as everyone else, but the pain of betrayal is the same.
- I found out I was betrayed most of my married life. He went to Every Man’s Battle, but I didn’t think anyone could understand what I was going through until I went to a New Life workshop.
- My husband had an affair, went to strip clubs, and was into porn. Restore was the most valuable thing I ever did because I knew nothing about sexual addiction. My wounded heart has begun to heal.
- After attending Restore, I have a renewed vision of who I am. I am enough!
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Rescued
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: October 17, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Fear, Holidays, Affairs, Incarceration, Adult Children, Sexual Abuse, Dating, Alcohol
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Sheri discusses how the upcoming holidays can produce fear of intimacy, fear of vulnerability, and fear of being re-injured.
- What do I do to help my 32yo son who is having a baby with a married woman, and my 30yo son who is a 4-time felon?
- I was physically and sexually abused as a child, raped when I was a teen, then I became a perpetrator myself; if people have had trauma, can they have a good dating relationship?
- Can you help me understand Scriptures that say two different things about alcohol?
Suggested Resources:
How People Grow
Healing Is a Choice
Life Recovery Journey
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The post New Life Live: October 16, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Parenting, Unemployment, Self Worth
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill shares the concept of bookending and how God provided direction and confirmation.
- My 12yo son needs reminders about everything; how can I help him do stuff on his own?
- What are your thoughts on why I feel like my prayers don’t go anywhere? After being unemployed for over a year, I started questioning myself.
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving Your Child in a Screen-Saturated World
Trust
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The post New Life Live: October 15, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Relationships, Intimacy, Divorce, Social Media, Pornography, Transgender, Grandparenting
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc discusses how it’s hard for people to know what a secure healthy attachment looks like in healthy relationships if they’ve never been exposed to one.
- My husband had prostate cancer and we are affectionate but not intimate; will your Intimacy in Marriage Weekend help with that?
- What should I do after my ex-wife went to a guardian angel website, and they sent her a picture of her soulmate that looks like me?
- Whenever I use social media, there are ads that pop up to draw you into porn; are there any practical ways to get rid of them?
- My son is transitioning into a woman, and we validate our 7yo grandson who says boys should be boys. My son is threatening to withdraw our grandson from us.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Intimate Deception
Every Man’s Battle
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: October 14, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dating, Affairs, Childhood Trauma, Hoarding, Self Worth, Christian Walk, Counseling, Addictions, Anger
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Stacey Sadler Smith
Caller Questions & More:
- Becky and Dr. Alice discuss natural disasters and anxiety.
- I’m afraid if I tell the wonderful woman I just started dating about my cheating in the past, she’ll run away.
- I was burned over 75 percent of my body as a child; I now hoard and am unhappy in my marriage. Which way do I turn?
- How can you help me if I base my worth on how well I do in my business and feel worthless now?
- Do you believe the Holy Spirit can break someone completely free from emotional bondage, or do some people need counseling?
- After stopping his addictions, my husband won’t go to therapy to deal with his angry outbursts. The stress of it is hurting me physically.
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
How People Grow
Changes That Heal
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: October 11, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Stress, Counseling, Pornography, Adult Children, Addictions, Incarceration, Fear, Finances, Divorce
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill discusses mounting stress.
- Thank you! My husband and I provide counseling at our church from the resources you provide.
- I just discovered soft porn on my husband’s phone; what is my next step after I confronted him?
- How do I handle my son being in jail? After he meet his bio dad when he was 17yo, he got into drugs and alcohol.
- I am in financial fear of my soon-to-be ex-husband getting out of prison and suing me. I put him in prison 15yrs ago for molesting a family member.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Every Man’s Battle
Life Recovery Bible
People Fuel
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The post New Life Live: October 10, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Reframe, Affairs, Intimacy, Father Issues, Estrangement, Caregiving, Eating Disorders, Anxiety
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares tools for how to re-regulate yourself when you are having a hard day.
- I’ve been married 27yrs, was unfaithful, and am not attracted physically to my wife.
- This Saturday, I’m meeting my biological father for the first time; how can I protect myself from feeling hurt but make the most of it?
- What can my wife and I do to remain connected as a couple if she struggles with an eating disorder, PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, chronic fatigue, and I take care of her?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Making Peace with Your Father
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: October 9, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Addiction, Divorce, Mother Issues, Affairs, Betrayal, Grief
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Laura Mangin-McDonald
Caller Questions:
- Laura Mangin-McDonald shares about the big gap between what we desire and where we are.
- My husband has a sex addiction and wants a divorce; is it a good thing for me to try to stay with him?
- How do I deal with my mom resenting me and never being able to please her? She just had a stroke, and she’s very ugly to me.
- For two-thirds of my life my husband sexually betrayed me; what is the best way to navigate my grief in this season?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Making Peace with Your Father
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: October 2, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Integrity, Parenting, Intimacy, Adult Children, Dating, Estrangement
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim Burns shares about his new book, A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity.
- My wife thinks I’ve rejected her because we haven’t consummated our 4yr marriage due to me having prostate cancer; what do I do?
- Our 19yo daughter is dating a 43yo and we’re concerned; are there any red flags to look for?
- How do we go about reconciling with estranged family members over our decision to sell our vacation home? Our grandkids won’t speak to us.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: October 1, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Attitude, Fear, Medication, Narcissists, Sexual Integrity, Emotional Affairs, Nightmares, Trauma
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc Cameron discusses the importance of attitude and Holocaust survivors.
- I’m 62yo and in fear all the time. I’m scared of the side effects of Prozac; can I get off it eventually?
- In your Intimacy in Marriage Weekend, have you ever had success with narcissistic spouses?
- Do I stay with my husband after finding messages from other women on his phone? He won’t end it with them.
- How do I stop having nightmares about traumatic events in my past? I wake up crying.
Suggested Resources:
Changes That Heal
How We Love
Worthy of Her Trust
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: September 30, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Boundaries, Teens, Alcohol, Finances, Elder Abuse
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jacqui discusses the burdens we carry and taking them to the Lord.
- When my ex-husband wanted me to bail him out of jail, I turned him down. How should I treat him now?
- My soon-to-be 18yo daughter has always been challenging to me, and she has narcissistic tendencies.
- My 30yo nephew is struggling with alcohol; he was sober for 3mos but has recently relapsed.
- I found out that a couple I know charged thousands on my credit card after I gave them the card for their doctor copays. In the Bible it says Christians are not to go to court, so what do I do?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
How We Love Our Kids
Life Recovery Bible
Trust
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The post New Life Live: September 27, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Bipolar, Parenting, Identity, Adult Children, Sexual Integrity, Difficult Conversations, Healing Journey, Parenting, Aging
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill discusses how to recognize symptoms of bipolar disorder.
- What do you think about my 11yo granddaughter wanting to identify as an animal? She wants to belong to a group at school who identify as therians.
- My 48yo single son spends 25hrs over a weekend playing pool at a strip club; should I talk to him about it or just pray?
- My life was a hot mess. New Life gave me so many tools and decision-making advice that I can now pass on to my kids to give them what I never got from my parents. Thank you!
- A 90yo attendee at the Emotional Freedom Intensive taught us that it is never too late and don’t think you have ever arrived!
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
Take Your Life Back
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: September 26, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Reactions, Comparisons, Childhood Trauma, Passive-Aggressive, Drug Addiction, Adult Children, Siblings, Verbal Abuse, Grief
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Laura Mangin-McDonald
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Sheri Keffer shares her parable on how a pot of boiling water can describe what’s happening in a relationship.
- There are so many comparisons for couples out there on social media; how can we have healthy conversations with our spouse and not hurtful?
- My husband can’t follow through on things he agreed to do; should he be digging deeper into a childhood trauma?
- Thank you for the advice you gave my husband and I to practice tough love with my heroin-addicted daughter who is now sober!
- My siblings have been distant until one brother died. Any advice after I blew up at my sister and brother for pressing me about our brother’s estate?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Life Recovery Journey
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: September 25, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Integrity, Parenting, Affairs, Sexual Addiction, Depression, Polyamorous, Adult Children
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim Burns is interviewed about his new book, A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity.
- My husband has had affairs, and I recently walked in on him doing something inappropriate; is he a sex addict?
- What are your thoughts on anhedonia and nihilism? I think I have these because I have been struggling with depression and was at a very low point.
- My stepdaughter is in a polyamorous marriage and has kids; how do my husband and I navigate this?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Worthy of Her Trust
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: September 24, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Anxiety, Depression, Gambling, Sexual Addiction, Friendship, Reconnection
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares that experiencing awe, especially in nature, is a good antidote for anxiety and depression.
- What direction can I go if my husband has a gambling problem and goes to massage parlors?
- Do I leave my husband of 40yrs who has a sex addiction and thinks he can handle it on his own?
- My friend says he’s afraid of developing feelings for me and doesn’t have to repair the relationship since we’re not married.
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Trust
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: September 23, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Loneliness, Separation, Intimacy, Blended Families, Adult Children, Resentment, Estrangement, Controllers
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares the surprising results of new loneliness research.
- My wife separated because I created fake accounts online and introduced sexual fantasies into the marriage; she wants me to meet with her and her dad today.
- My 32yo daughter had a stroke, was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and moved in with us for 2yrs. How do I deal with the anger and resentment that I feel toward my husband? I felt like he was making me choose between her and him.
- Why can’t I do something about my daughter-in-law not letting us see the grandkids for years?
- Should I be concerned that my 34yo gay son is no longer working after moving in with a controlling man?
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
How We Love
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Trust
The post New Life Live: September 20, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Trust, Drug Addiction, Adult Children, Bipolar, Father Issues, Intimacy, Grief, Blended Families
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, and presenter at Restore and Intimacy in Marriage intensives, Laura Mangin-McDonald
Caller Questions & More:
- Laura Mangin-McDonald shares how love is free, but trust is earned.
- How do I navigate my 31yo son’s drug abuse and mental health struggles? Is it right for him to go on an amphetamine like Adderall?
- How can my daughter honor her bipolar father when he continues to be hurtful?
- My husband is my best friend, but I am not in love with him.
- Would there be a benefit for my husband of 3yrs to grieve the loss of the childhood he thinks his kids should’ve had? They lost their mother to brain cancer.
Suggested Resources:
Trust
Life Recovery Journey
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: September 19, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Hope, Parenting, Sexual Integrity, Sexting, False Accusations, Narcissists, Intimacy
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Sheri Keffer shares from Nahum that God is in the whirlwind and the storm, so hold on.
- How do we talk to our homeschooled teens and 5yo child about sex from a Christian point of view?
- My wife of 24yrs has been accusing me of being with other women, but I haven’t been unfaithful.
- After 30yrs of marriage, how do I know if I’m married to a narcissist?
- My wife is a teacher and when the school year starts, we only have sex about once a month.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
Understanding and Loving Your Child in a Screen-Saturated World
How We Love
Emotional Destruction Relationship
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The post New Life Live: September 18, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Endurance, OCD, Divorce, Parenting, Narcissists, Getting Unstuck
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- JJ West talks about fighting the good fight and finishing the race.
- I have been compulsively recording conversations with other people on my phone for 20yrs.
- How can I remain close to my children after getting out of a 36yr abusive marriage?
- My wife is narcissistic and I’m miserable. If I leave I’ll lose everything; what do I do?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
Trust
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The post New Life Live: September 17, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Bipolar, Siblings, Childhood Trauma, Estrangement, Dating, Grief, Parenting
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc Cameron explains core conflict patterns.
- My 54yo daughter is bipolar and has a personality disorder; how do I help her after she was in the psychiatric hospital for 2wks?
- Is there any way for me to reach out to my brother who was emotionally abused as a child and has a hard time keeping a job?
- How do I handle a breakup with the girl I thought I was going to marry? Her bio mom told her to break up with me.
- What’s in the best interest of my children? I am divorced and my 11yo and 13yo want to spend more time with their mom.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: September 16, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Addiction, Sexual Integrity, Sexual Abuse, Communication, Estrangement, Affairs, Adult Children, Grief, Suicide
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- JJ West shares that the DSM-5 does not have a diagnosis for sexual addiction and it is not mentioned in the Bible; how do we recognize it?
- I’m battling with lustful thoughts around attractive men.
- How do I make sure what I say doesn’t hurt my husband’s feelings? He says he wants me to be honest, but I’m afraid it might hurt him.
- I’ve been estranged from my son for 33yrs and am writing a letter to him; is it my place to tell them about his deceased mother’s affair that destroyed our marriage?
- I’ve lost my dad, mom, godmother, and stepsister; is something wrong with me if I really want to be in heaven today?
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: September 13, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Self Worth, Enabling, Adult Children, Boundaries, Controllers
Hosts: Chris Williams, Becky Brown, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Becky Brown asks, “Who do you think you are?”
- My friends accuse me of enabling my son in the music industry because I gave him rent money for his birthday; how do I help him without enabling?
- Would it be horrible for me to put in writing that it’s time for my 47yo son to leave my home? He doesn’t pay rent and has lived here for 10yrs.
- My husband of 20yrs refuses to maintain or fix anything in our home, and he won’t let me hire someone.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: September 12, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Grief, False Accusations, Anxiety, ADD, Making Decisions, Teens, Parenting
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, and presenter at Restore and Intimacy in Marriage intensives, Laura Mangin-McDonald
Caller Questions & More:
- Becky Brown and Laura Mangin-McDonald discuss unresolved grief on Patriot Day, and the power of naming our pain with another person.
- Thank you for what you do! Listening to the show helped me after we lost our fourth child at birth.
- I called you before and wanted to give you a follow up; I praise God for vindicating my son!
- My friend’s child died from a drunk driver a few years ago, and her other child passed away last weekend from an illness; how can I walk alongside her and her family?
- What should I do for my anxiety, ADD, and feeling overwhelmed with decision-making? I have been on suboxone for 8yrs and I think it’s adding to my struggles.
- We took in a 14yo foster child 2mos ago, and I’m not handling it well.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Emotional Freedom Workbook
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: September 11, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Suicide, Grief, Schizophrenia, Childhood Trauma, Father Issues, Estrangement, Abandonment, Dating
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about political prowess and posture; how should a Christian respond?
- Becky Brown interviews Tracy Hoover, author and pastor’s wife, about a low point in Tracy’s life when she wanted to give up.
- It’s been 9mos since separating from my wife with schizophrenia; is it okay for me to be away if she wants me to hit myself to suffer pain along with her?
- I just reconnected with my dad for the first time in 30yrs, and when I asked him why he wasn’t in my life, he responded by asking me the same question.
- I’ve been dating a man for 6mos who came to know the Lord when he was in prison, and he hasn’t introduced me to his adult children.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Take Your Life Back Devotional
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The post New Life Live: September 10, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dating, Triggers, Church Life, Parenting, Anxiety, Medications
Hosts: Chris Williams, Becky Brown, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc Cameron shares about authenticity and how stress brings out our true self.
- How can I help my pastor’s daughter change her behavior?
- My 13yo daughter is introverted and has one friend who usually leaches onto her and then drops her–should I be concerned for her?
- I quit drinking 2yrs ago but now I battle anxiety; is there a way to deal with anxiety without medication?
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Boundaries with Teens
Every Believer’s Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: September 9, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Screens, Bipolar, Incarceration, Marijuana, Boundaries, Verbal Abuse, Affairs, Forgiveness, Adult Children, Estrangement
Hosts: Chris Williams and Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim Burns shares how to create a media-safe home.
- Where do I go with my relationship with my 23yo son after he set a fire in our house?
- My ex-husband was verbally abusive, and I cheated on him to get out of it; how do I work on forgiving myself?
- What should I do while my married 31yo daughter, who lives out of state, decides she wants to reconnect? How can I fix an issue when I don’t know what it is?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: September 6, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Siblings, Triggers, Childhood Trauma, Negative Thoughts, Adult Children, Depression, Emotional Abuse, People Pleasers, Anxiety
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about sibling significance and snares.
- I grew up on the streets and violent intrusive thoughts are increasing.
- My adult daughter has been in a deep depression for years and came out of it for a while when she was in a manic state; what do I do if she won’t leave her room?
- My husband loves God but abandons me emotionally; what do I do if I don’t want a divorce but can’t continue?
- I am in a good place with my mental health; how do I keep that going and not overcommit to helping others?
- How can I calm myself when I get anxious? I think of all the bad things that could happen.
Suggested Resources:
Changes That Heal
Understanding and Loving a Person with ADD
Life Recovery Bible
How We Love
Take Your Life Back
Every Believer’s Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: September 5, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Parenting, In-laws, Controllers, Teens, Screens, Grandparenting, Boundaries, Narcissists
Hosts: Chris Williams and Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Jim Burns shares how presence mattered to Jesus when He blessed the children that were brought to Him after the disciples had rebuked the parents.
- My sister-in-law is bossy; she demanded that when we go back East, we have to call her.
- My friend’s 14yo daughter has screen time without any filters; what are the detrimental effects of screen time for teens and kids?
- My 19yo grandson started his own business but now is depressed and addicted to marijuana; his parents have told him he has a week to finish his business or he’ll have to move out. What is my role?
- I believe my 18yo son is a narcissist and have been told it is a phase; how do I get him to respect others?
Suggested Resources:
Boundaries
Understanding and Loving Your Child in a Screen-Saturated World
Understanding Your Child Who Smokes Pot
How People Grow
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The post New Life Live: September 4, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Enabling, Mother Issues, Divorce, Reconciliation, Bipolar
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares that wives with good intentions can unintentionally enable angry mistreating husbands to continue in their abusive patterns.
- I feel like I’m not man enough to be the husband my wife needs me to be.
- I’m in my late 30’s and married with my own family, but the clingy and anxious behaviors from my mom continue; what should I do?
- I regret getting a divorce 10yrs ago, and we still love each other; is there a program you have to help divorced couples get back together?
- What are the characteristics of someone who is bipolar?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Take Your Life Back
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
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The post New Life Live: September 3, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: In-laws, Mother Issues, Separation, Emotional Abuse, Adult Children, Witchcraft, Estrangement
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about the small, annoying changes of life and how they affect us.
- My husband is a people pleaser, and his toxic mom blocked me on Facebook. Now he wants to cut ties with her; is it the right thing to do?
- I’ve been separated from my emotionally abusive husband since May; do I try to save the relationship because he set up a counseling appointment for us?
- Should I approach the young woman my 51yo divorced son is dating about her being into witchcraft?
- Is it okay to quit sending birthday gifts in the mail to my adult nieces? I never get an acknowledgment.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Intimate Deception
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: September 2, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Self Worth, Sexual Integrity, Physical Abuse, Adult Children, Grief, Anxiety, Alcohol, Marijuana, Boundaries
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Restore presenter Stacey Sadler-Smith
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares about the dangers of comparing your appearance to others.
- My husband had a mental breakdown, and I found out he is soliciting other women for sex; do I confront him by myself?
- My daughter is at college and is in a domestic violence situation. Her boyfriend was arrested but she is still together with him.
- Do you have any tips on how to be anxious for nothing after many losses and traumatic events in my family?
- After the death of his father, my youngest adult son lives at home, smokes pot, and is a functioning alcoholic.
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Understanding and Loving Your Child As a Single Parent
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Life Recovery Journey
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The post New Life Live: August 30, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Parenting, Drug Addiction, Lying, Laziness, Separation, Finances, Alcohol, Christian Walk, Evangelizing
Hosts: Chris Williams, Becky Brown, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc Cameron shares how to help toddlers and teens develop independence.
- My wife had a hidden opioid addiction for 10yrs and quit, but the bad habit of lying still lingers.
- What do I do if my husband is lazy? He’s been working for 2mos, but I do all the work at home.
- I’ve been separated from my husband because of his verbal and emotional abuse, but now I don’t have money to pay my bills; should I move back in with him? He may have dementia.
- Now that I am sober from alcohol, how do I fit myself to be of maximum service to God in the End Times?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
How We Love
Boundaries
What Happens Next?
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The post New Life Live: August 29, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Communication, Mother Issues, Adult Children, Parenting, Estrangement, Divorce
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, and Restore presenter Stacey Sadler-Smith
Caller Questions & More:
- Stacey Sadler-Smith shares about attachment and explicit and implicit communication.
- My mom had me when she was young and has become an overly involved grandparent; do I salvage the relationship or separate from her?
- How do I not walk on eggshells around my 24yo son and get him to sit down and talk? He holds a lot of grudges.
- I don’t want to become a helicopter parent to my 4yo; how do I prevent it? I was abused when I was younger and might be overextending the love and care.
- My 41yo daughter really connects with Drew Barrymore because of my divorce, has lived with her dad for 15yrs, and has decided not to talk to me.
Suggested Resources:
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: August 28, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Parenting, Teens, Self Worth, Sexual Abuse, Incarceration
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim Burns asks, “Do you want a good relationship with your adult children or do you want to be right?”
- I’m divorced and frustrated with my 16yo son who talks back to me; how do I stop being resentful and work on myself?
- Most of my life I’ve felt like I am a giant failure; how do I shake this feeling?
- My son is in jail, and I just found out that he was sexually abused by my brother; do I share this with the family even though it will rip them apart?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Changes That Heal
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The post New Life Live: August 27, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Legal Issues, Siblings, Adult Children, End of Life, Grief, Boundaries, Marijuana, Mother Issues, False Accusations
Hosts: Chris Williams, Becky Brown, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Becky Brown shares about asking ourselves, “What’s it like to be on the other side of me? Is that who I want to be?”
- How do I defend myself after filing a civil suit against my sister and her daughter who vandalized my property?
- We found out last week that our 45yo son has 2mos to live; how do I deal with this emotionally if I can’t even get out of bed because of my fibromyalgia?
- My 31yo son moved to L.A. to work in music but lost his job and is coming home; how do I set boundaries with him and smoking marijuana?
- My mom had us as a teen, is emotionally there for my brothers but not me, and accuses me of flirting with her boyfriend; is distancing myself from her the right thing?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Understanding and Loving Your Child Who Smokes Pot
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: August 26, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Communication, Trauma, Grandparenting, Teens, Retirement, Finances, Christian Walk
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares how we retraumatize people with the feedback we give them.
- How can I help my 17yo grandson feel like I’m not his enemy? He gets high, skips school, and is in the juvenile system.
- I’m going to be 70yo in a few months and thinking of retiring from being a nurse, but my husband doesn’t want me to until our credit cards are paid off; what do I do?
- Interview with the Kendrick brothers about their newest movie The Forge, in theaters today.
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Intimate Deception
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The post New Life Live: August 23, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Communication, Drug Addiction, Parenting, Teens, Narcissists
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares the importance of productive talking with another person.
- My adult daughter has been in and out of rehab four times; is there another program to help her when she’s out of rehab instead of coming home?
- There were years I didn’t have contact with my 17yo daughter because of her mother; what can I do now?
- For 39ys I have been married to a narcissistic wife; how do I deal with it and stay married?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: August 22, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Shames, Grandparenting, Discipline, Divorce, Dating, Engagement, Adult Children, Sexual Abuse
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Sheri Keffer shares about external shame and what betrayed partners are saying.
- My 13yo entitled granddaughter acted like a 2yo on a recent flight and demanded to sit in my aisle seat; where do we go from here?
- What should I do when my wife says she’ll file for a divorce if I go on a trip to the Philippines where I’m from? I’m a Christian, but she isn’t.
- Our son has been dating a woman for 2wks he met online; she is 8yrs older and they’re talking about marriage. What advice would you give them if they called you?
- My adult daughter said she was sexually abused by my husband’s uncle; what can I do to continue to be strong for her?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
How We Love
How People Grow
Changes That Heal
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The post New Life Live: August 21, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Parenting, Drug Addiction, College, Childhood Trauma, Christian Walk, Estrangement, Necessary Endings
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim Burns shares the importance of talking with your kids in healthy ways about sex.
- I tried to go back to school a few years ago but relapsed and had to quit; how do I approach my wife about going back to school this year?
- Yesterday you took a call from a woman who suffered from childhood abuse, and I just wanted to encourage her to put all of her heart and soul into the Lord.
- I am estranged from my 37yo daughter despite trying to connect with her; how do I move forward?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: August 20, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Mold Issues, Physical Abuse, College, Adult Children
Hosts: Chris Williams, Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- Becky Brown shares the Seven Keys of Spiritual Renewal.
- My wife believes our house has mold, but we’ve had experts out to our house that haven’t found mold. Now my wife thinks I don’t care about my family.
- I was physically abused by my parents and have always been suicidal; was the abuse real if I was knocked around by my parents, and they banged my head?
- I have an opportunity to get my master’s degree, but my husband doesn’t want me to because I would have to relocate; what do I do now?
- I recorded my adult children and came clean to them, but they’re not speaking to me now; where do I go from here?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
Trust
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: August 19, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Parenting, Adult Children, Boundaries, Narcissists, Divorce, Difficult Conversations, Blended Families
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares why women are mama bears and have the strongest love on the planet for their children.
- My husband has Parkinson’s; our 21yo son always asks us for money and now wants to move back home; should we put boundaries in writing?
- My husband passed away 3yrs ago, then I got married last year to a narcissist; do I need to proceed with getting a divorce?
- Should I ask my friend about a conversation she had with my 15yo stepson? She comes to help in our home, and my stepson complained about me to her.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
Boundaries
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The post New Life Live: August 16, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Siblings, Homeless, Intimacy, Highly Sensitive Person
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc Cameron shares whatever you feed yourself, you will increase your appetite for.
- My 73yo brother is homeless, has delusional disorders, and is diabetic; how do we encourage him to get the treatment he needs if he thinks he’s fine?
- Two guys at work are struggling in their marriage; what choice do they have if their wives won’t have sex with them?
- I had very little social interaction as a child, and now I feel deeply for others; is it possible to be an introvert and extrovert at the same time?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: August 15, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Same-Sex Attraction, Gender Identity, Grandparenting, Dating, Finances, Engagement
Hosts: Becky Brown and Special Guest author, speaker, and pastor Max Lucado
Caller Questions & More:
- Max Lucado talks about End Times in his latest book What Happens Next: A Traveler’s Guide through the End of This Age.
- What can a grandmother do when the public schools have introduced homosexual education and gender transitioning for 2nd and 3rd graders and even younger?
- My ex-boyfriend is still in control of my finances; is that okay with the Lord, or does God want me to have financial breakthrough in my life?
- I have been with my girlfriend for 3yrs, and friends and family are telling me to propose. At 21yo, how can I know if God is telling me yes or no?
- Thank you, Mr. Lucado, for your years of ministry and wisdom! You helped me understand the humanity of Jesus.
Suggested Resources:
What Happens Next
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: August 14, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Counseling, Controller, Separation, Caregiving, Resentment, Adult Children
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- JJ West shares about the need to guard your heart by checking little cracks and crevices so they don’t bust wide open.
- How do I approach my wife of 28yrs about counseling instead of separation or divorce? I control through giving advice, and our intimacy is non-existent.
- Being a caregiver for our 86yo grandmother is causing a lot of resentment in our family because other family members don’t help.
- I lost my youngest son to a fentanyl overdose, and I picture my four remaining children brawling at my funeral. How do I make everyone get along?
- My 29yo daughter quit her job and moved home during Covid and now she is depressed and not working. She is a college graduate and says she had a nervous breakdown.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Boundaries
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The post New Life Live: August 13, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Feelings, Separation, Intimacy, Divorce, Finances, Tithing, Adult Children, Siblings
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares why talking about our feelings works.
- Should I divorce or separate? My controlling husband and I don’t communicate and are only living as roommates.
- I divorced my husband of 25yrs who was a pastor and committed adultery, but he is at all of the family functions. How do I stop having these awful feelings about him?
- Where is my stinginess coming from? I had a workaholic father, am a pleaser, and my husband had a severe injury.
- My two adult sons don’t get along with each other and haven’t talked in more than 5yrs; how can they reconcile and get together again?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: August 12, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Disassociation, Incarceration, Forgiveness, False Accusations, Alcohol, Marijuana, Adult Children
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares about checking out through disassociation to escape from hard things, and the downside.
- How do I help and support my bitter husband who spent over 3yrs in prison after being falsely accused of aggravated sexual assault?
- My husband comes home from work each day and drinks shots of whiskey and smokes marijuana.
- What’s the appropriate response after my 21yo daughter felt violated when I checked her car for a spare tire?
Suggested Resources:
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
How We Love
Life Recovery Bible
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: August 9, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Humility, Estrangement, Adult Children, Fear, Anxiety, Affairs, Secrets, Sexual Integrity
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- JJ West shares about having the right clothes for the job; are you clothing yourself in humility or pride?
- My wonderful son met a beautiful girl, but her family brainwashed my son. Now they are estranged from me and I’ve never met my grandson.
- I have an MRI scheduled for tomorrow, and it gave me anxiety just thinking about it; is claustrophobia a result of trauma?
- A coworker came up to me and told me another coworker has a crush on me; how do I handle this? I’m in recovery for being unfaithful 4yrs ago.
- My husband gets mad when I bring up his unfaithfulness in the past and refuses to let me see his phone. Everyone is telling me to leave.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Take Your Life Back Devotional
How We Love
Intimate Deception
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The post New Life Live: August 8, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Parenting, Mother Issues, Childhood Trauma, Divorce, Physical Abuse, Adult Children, False Accusations
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui-Mack Harris
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares that when children are allowed to take risks and stay with their frustration, their frustration tolerance will lead to courage. Parents are too quick to rescue their kids.
- My mom never hugged me, but I feel calm when I see women with big breasts like my mom. Why is that?
- How do I help my hurting kids who live with my ex-husband after I left? I had to take out a protective order against him for threatening my life.
- My ex-wife told my current wife I had affairs which is not true; how do I handle this when it comes to my estranged adult children?
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Intimate Deception
Trust
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The post New Life Live: August 7, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Coaching, Finances, Incarceration, Separation, Father Issues, Betrayal, Adoption, Adult Children, Weddings
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Gwen Burno, a New Life network coach, shares how mindset and money coaching can help clients move forward.
- My husband of 5yrs is a non-believer and is incarcerated for life. His family has priority over me during visitation; how much abuse does one take?
- How do I move forward with the information I received from my parents that my dad who raised me is not my bio dad? DNA testing showed my mom had an affair.
- My 23yo son is getting married this weekend and he uncovered in pre-marital therapy that he wasn’t raised in a loving family; can you give me quick therapy for a positive weekend?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Trust
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: August 6, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Grandparenting, Christian Walk, Adult Children, Divorce, Narcissists, Anger
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc Cameron shares how we are tempted in our heart, body and mind, as Jesus was.
- I have a follow up question to my son and daughter-in-law not wanting me to talk to their kids about God. How do I respond if my grandkids come to me and ask a question about my faith?
- My son’s ex-wife called CPS and his kids have been taken away, but she wants me to still see the grandkids. Do I spend time with my grandkids or respect my son who doesn’t want me to?
- What’s the difference between someone who is narcissistic and someone who is sensitive? I feel arguments with my adult son are driven by a lack of empathy.
- Would you talk more about what you mentioned last week about underneath aggression is fear, defense mode, and abandonment?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
How We Love Our Kids
How We Love
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: August 5, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Forgiveness, Difficult Conversations, Adult Children, Physical Abuse, Self Worth
Hosts: Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- JJ West shares about uncharitable thoughts and not giving others the benefit of the doubt.
- My husband confessed to multiple affairs and keeps putting himself down; how can I convince him that I forgive him and that sin is sin?
- it’s been 3yrs since a heated conversation with a family member, and now she tells me if I don’t apologize, she doesn’t have any use for me.
- How do I reconcile with my 49yo daughter who canceled me after a counselor told her to?
- My ex-husband tried to murder me twice and his behavior is trickling down to my kids!
- How do I move forward in a one-sided relationship so I don’t get hurt?
- I called in a few years ago when I was in a crisis and wanted to thank you for the advice you gave me!
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
Boundaries
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The post New Life Live: August 2, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Childhood Trauma, Father Issues, Bipolar, In-laws, Mother Issues, Anger, Forgiveness
Hosts: Marc Cameron, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard asks us to look back at our answered prayers.
- I have felt unheard and invalidated my whole life because of my abusive dad.
- How can I handle and help my girlfriend who has bipolar disorder? It has been a struggle for us both.
- Am I doing the right thing in ignoring my sister-in-law when she preaches at me? She backs me into a corner and tells me what a heathen I am.
- How do I get over the pain of my mom getting angry because I chose not to get vaccinated and remained a conservative voter?
Suggested Resources:
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Understanding and Loving a Person with Bipolar Disorder
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: August 1, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Purpose, Christian Walk, Adult Children, Dating, Divorce, Grief, Connection
Hosts: Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris discusses whatever we do, do in the name of the Lord, and we will be living in our purpose.
- My son and his wife don’t want me to say anything about Christianity to my young grandchildren; how do I respond?
- I’ve been single for 17yrs and recently broke off a relationship because I am concerned about being someone’s emotional pillow.
- Is there any way for me to get connected to the callers? I have listened for years and have some of the same issues as they do.
- What advice can you give me for my daughter? Her older children are against her, her ex-husband is abusive, and he has custody of her younger ones.
- Six years ago I lost my wife of 50yrs and can’t replace her; now that I am a hermit, I am losing connection with people. What can I do?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love
Take Your Life Back
Soul of a Hero
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The post New Life Live: July 31, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Addiction, Living Together, Lying, Pornography, Affairs, Insomnia, Negative Thoughts
Hosts: Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about crazy-making conversations and wound of judgment triggers.
- Can you give me tips and tricks on how to stay in sobriety for sexual addiction? I go to therapy and a men’s group but I still struggle.
- I’ve been in a toxic relationship for 8yrs with a man who lies and hides from me; how can I get out of it?
- I think my husband of 35yrs cheated on me; is seeking an attorney the right route for me to take?
- Did working a double shift for several months cause my chronic insomnia and anxiety?
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
Boundaries
Changes That Heal
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The post New Life Live: July 30, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Depression, Sexual Addiction, Scams, Betrayal, Intimacy, Adoption, Emotional Abuse, Alcohol, Affairs
Hosts: Marc Cameron, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton explains why the foods we eat affect our mood.
- How should I deal with my husband of 43yrs contacting women online? He has given lots of money to a woman from Ghana.
- I’ve been married for 17yrs and have no feelings for my husband; how do I love him after I found women’s underwear on him years ago?
- My friend’s biological 16yo daughter is being mentally abused by her adopted family and says she’s going to kill herself if she’s forced to go back.
- I’ve been in the hospital four times for drinking and my husband is with a younger woman now; how can I get him back?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Intimate Deception
How We Love Our Kids
Every Believer’s Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: July 29, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Feelings, Divorce, Finances, Single Parenting, Adult Children, Video Games, Affairs
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares the importance of emotional regulation.
- My heart went out to a previous caller, and I wanted to share creative ways that kept our family going after I divorced my abusive husband to protect my kids from him.
- Our son is graduating college but will still live with us; how do we set boundaries with him when he spends a lot of time gaming?
- I’ve been married 18yrs, my wife has developed a relationship with a neighbor, and she told me she is done with me.
Suggested Resources:
Why I Believe
Understanding and Loving Your Child in a Screen-Saturated World
Intimate Deception
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The post New Life Live: July 26, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Estrangement, Drug Addiction, Boundaries, Infertility, Grief, Adult Children, Affairs, Secrets
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about the silent epidemic of parent and family estrangement.
- Is my response to my drug-addicted sister wrong? I told her not to call me unless she calls me from a treatment center.
- I’ve been trying to get pregnant for 16yrs. How can I cope after my doctor told me 2wks ago that I will never get pregnant?
- I’ve been estranged from my adult daughters for over 20yrs after my nasty divorce.
- Should we let our son know that his wife was having an affair? We have been estranged from our son for 6yrs because of her.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: July 25, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Depression, Adult Children, Addiction, Boundaries, In-laws, Sexual Abuse, Parenting, Grief
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares different types of depression.
- I’m in addiction recovery and battle with depression; now that I’m pregnant with twins, do any foods enhance your mood?
- I just want my adult daughter who is struggling with addiction and health issues out of my house; what do I do?
- Your show helped me to resolve a conflict with my father-in-law!
- My 11yo son told me last December he had been sexually abused by his father and grandfather; how can I function in life when I have a breakdown every day?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Take Your Life Back
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: July 24, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Thankful, Feelings, Getting Unstuck, Affairs, Trust, PTSD, Living Together
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim Burns shares how to do thank therapy by giving thanks in everything.
- I was molested as a child, my marriage ended in divorce, and I feel shut down; how do I kickstart my emotional life?
- I’m 62yo, have PTSD from abuse, and can’t trust anyone; how do I reverse that?
- Should I stay or go from the woman I’m living with? I pay half of her mortgage and raise her kids.
Suggested Resources:
Changes That Heal
Trust
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook
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The post New Life Live: July 23, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Brain Issues, Drug Addiction, Siblings, Childhood Trauma, Adult Children, Same-Sex Attraction, Forgiveness
Hosts: Chris Williams, Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
- Becky Brown shares the four happiness chemicals: dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins.
- What is the best way to support my brother who is recovering from a brain injury and heroin addiction?
- What is causing my relative to have seizures? He was molested as a child and is using alcohol and vaping to cope.
- I was abusive to my five kids in the past and my daughter is gay; how do I love them through Jesus Christ and what does that look like?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Journey
Take Your Life Back
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
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The post New Life Live: July 22, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Self-Awareness, Getting Unstuck, Connection, Feelings, Betrayal, Finances, Anger, Grief, Weight Issues, Depression
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, and presenter at Restore and Intimacy in Marriage intensives, Laura Mangin-McDonald
Caller Questions & More:
- Laura Mangin-McDonald shares the life-changing importance of naming our negative core patterns.
- I feel stuck in my sixties after my divorce 12yrs ago; how do I get motivated?
- How can I better understand the importance of my wife’s emotions when I have a lack of emotions?
- I recently lost my abusive husband and found out he had canceled his life insurance and built up massive credit card debt.
- My son’s wife died 2yrs ago and his stepsons were taken from him. He is distraught; how can we help?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Trust
How We Love
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: July 19, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Teens, Adoption, Divorce, Remarriage, Anxiety, Adult Children, Intervention
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares how to practice a posture of praise before prayers have been answered.
- My adopted daughter, who is a high school senior, is vomiting since I told her I’m moving across the country. What should I do?
- I used to be a pastor, got divorced, and have stopped serving God; did I betray God when I remarried?
- I grew up in an abusive home, and my anxiety has become debilitating; where does anxiety come from?
- My 42yo daughter has lived with me for 2yrs; I gave her a deadline to move out but she won’t.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
How We Love
Changes That Heal
Conquer Worry and Anxiety
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: July 18, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, and presenter at Restore and Intimacy in Marriage intensives, Laura Mangin-McDonald
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The post New Life Live: July 17, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Parenting, Drug Addiction, Enabling, Affairs, Same-Sex Attraction, Bipolar, Church Life, Adult Children, Estrangement
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim Burns shares how our job as a parent is to disciple our kids.
- Our 40yo son has had a drug addiction and pulled knives on me; what should we do if he wants to move back after he gets out of jail?
- I just learned that my husband was unfaithful with a man; am I unreasonable to not want him to take a new job which may be tempting for him?
- Should I meet with the church elders about problems with my pastor’s wife who has bipolar disorder and my pastor who enables her?
- My 50yo son stopped talking to me for a year with no explanation; how do I go about finding out why?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Intimate Deception
Boundaries
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: July 16, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Relationships, Borderline, Boundaries, Adult Children, Difficult Conversations, Narcissists, Drug Addiction
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc Cameron shares the difference between the price of something vs. the cost.
- How can my husband and I set clear boundaries with my 25yo daughter who lives with us and has BPD?
- A Christian friend blindsided me when he said he was crossing me off the list of people to invite to his home. His wife said he was just kidding; what do you think?
- What do I do with my narcissistic 51yo daughter who is on kidney dialysis and is a drug addict?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Understanding and Loving a Person with Borderline Personality Disorder
How We Love
Understanding and Loving a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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The post New Life Live: July 15, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Perfectionism, Aging Parents, Adult Children, Trauma, Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Dating, Affairs, Sexual Abuse, Suicide
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares about perfectionism, attitude, and judging others.
- What should I say to my elderly dad who is verbally abusive and falsely accusing me, my mom, and my sister?
- My 49yo son has a demanding wife who has convinced him that he has dementia and tries to keep us out of his life; how do we approach her?
- I lost my dad and sister, and my youngest daughter was kidnapped; why do I keep going back to my physically and emotionally abusive husband?
- I just ended a month-long relationship, and it seems like every time he hugged or talked to a woman, I felt a crippling pain in my heart; what is causing it, and how do I get rid of it?
- My 19yo granddaughter is afraid of her father and suicidal, and I my older granddaughter told me she was sexually and physically abused by him.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: July 12, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Screens, In-laws, Boundaries, Suicide, End of Life, Siblings
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares how to increase self-control with screen use.
- How do I get my wife to understand that she and I are the primary relationship and not her and her mom? How can I set appropriate boundaries with my in-laws?
- When I talk to my dear Christian friend about my mom who has dementia, my friend talks about physician’s assisted suicide; how do I address this?
- Should I disengage from my brother who’s a strong believer and very opinionated? I put him on speaker while I do the dishes, and I don’t even get a chance to talk.
Suggested Resources:
Boundaries
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live – July 11, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Shame, Guilt, Adult Children, Sexual Integrity, Medication, Spiritual Warfare, Autism, Brain Issues
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares some shame and guilt ideas.
- My 42yo daughter is living on the property she’s renting from us, and a man is staying with her most of the time. Do we have a right to say he can’t live with her?
- I was on painkillers for sciatica and stopped taking them but have gone through an overwhelmingly dark withdrawal; what can I do, or who do I need to see?
- What can I do to help my 29yo autistic son who works hard and owns his own home, but he gives money to his girlfriend with two kids?
- Why am I going through so much physically? I had a brain injury in the fall last year, and it seems like God keeps letting me go through things.
Suggested Resources:
Boundaries
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: July 10, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Finances, Estrangement, Childhood Trauma, Physical Abuse, Parenting
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Jim Burns shares why one of the key traits of a healthy family is play.
- How do you emotionally disconnect from an adult son who makes egregious financial decisions and asks us for help? He just had his 7th child.
- I’m a single mom and asked my 22yo daughter for financial help; she stopped talking to me.
- I was beat as a child; how do I let go of the past now that I am a parent?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your life Back
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
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The post New Life Live: July 9, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Boundaries, Finances, Fraud, Affairs, Adult Children
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc Cameron shares how boundaries are not about standing up to others, rather standing up for ourselves.
- I was sex trafficked 18yrs ago and was coerced into receiving fraudulent unemployment checks. I am unemployed now; should I file for unemployment?
- I’ve been married 16yrs and there’s been infidelity on both sides. I’ve been faithful for 12yrs now but recently looked at my wife’s phone and discovered she was unfaithful.
- My son has his PhD and no longer calls me because he wants to set boundaries; how do I continue my relationship with him?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Intimate Deception
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: July 8, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Forgiveness, Verbal Abuse, Caregiving, Autism, Video Games, Teens, Sexual Integrity, Isolation, Gender Identity
Hosts: Becky Brown, and presenters at Intimacy in Marriage Intensive, Laura Mangin-McDonald and JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Laura Mangin-McDonald shares how forgiving is not forgetting.
- At what point do I step in to help my mom? She cares for my dad with Parkinson’s and he is verbally abusive.
- My son is almost 16yo and has high-functioning autism; he is aggressive and rude when I ask him to stop playing video games.
- Where do I find help for my 12yo grandson who has been looking at inappropriate pictures of girls online since he was 8yo?
- What is wrong with me and how do I fit in? I relocated 15yrs ago and believe God has called me to teach His Word, but I don’t feel a part of any women’s group.
- A friend of mine I’ve known for years just told me he’s transexual and is starting hormone replacement therapy. How can I best relate to them?
Suggested Resources:
100 Days of Prayer
Understanding and Loving Your Child in a Screen-Saturated World
Preparing Your Son for Every Mans Battle
Why I Believe
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The post New Life Live: July 5, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Change, Finances, Secrets, Anger, Adult Children, Teens
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares how troubles can be a precursor to change.
- I just lost my husband 2mos ago to liver failure because of his alcohol, and he had secretly taken out thousands of dollars of credit card debt in my name. I feel guilty and ashamed for being angry at him.
- What should my husband and I do if my son got angry at us after we let his wife serve him legal papers at our house?
- Are personality disorders and sociopaths hereditary? I wonder if that’s why my 15yo grandson gets into trouble.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: July 4, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Feelings, Counseling, Alcohol, Adult Children, Grief
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc Cameron shares about taking ownership for your emotions (others aren’t responsible.)
- How important is it to look back when you’re trying to get some traction for today? My therapist focuses on tools for the present instead of looking back at my historical trauma.
- My son’s wife asked him to leave after he started drinking and lied to her; how do I help him?
- While going through chemo for my cancer, a friend told me no one cares about my husband dying last year.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Life Recovery Journey
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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Topics: Sexual Addiction, Borderline, Adult Children, Feelings, Alcohol, Boundaries
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- JJ West requests that every listener help get men to the Every Man’s Battle Intensive by telling their pastor about it.
- I want to try to have a relationship with my borderline adult daughter; would it help for me to write her and tell her I’m sorry for the things I did wrong as a parent?
- I just went to Every Man’s Battle and it was wonderful! My wife wants me to show her love by having empathy, compassion, and thoughtfulness; how do I do that?
- Should I let my alcoholic cousin come over to my place to sober up? My mom was an alcoholic, and it brings up bad memories.
- Our daughter-in-law only wants to communicate with my husband and not me; am I being unreasonable to feel reluctant to jump back into a relationship without my husband setting boundaries?
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Borderline Personality Disorder
Life Recovery Journey
doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: July 2, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Self Worth, Sexual Addiction, Pornography, Depression, Autism
Hosts: Becky Brown, and presenters at Intimacy in Marriage Intensive, Laura Mangin-McDonald and JJ West
Caller Questions:
- JJ West shares about feeling inferior and that comparison is the thief of joy.
- My husband struggles with porn, strip clubs, and flirting with his ex-girlfriend in front of me.
- I’ve been married to an avoider and addict, and my depression has gotten so bad that I can’t even get out of bed. When is an appropriate time for us to separate?
- Do you have any help for people who are high-functioning autistic adults? I think I am autistic because I am unable to connect with others and adhere to routines.
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
Changes That Heal
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: July 1, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Communication, Finances, Boundaries, Pornography, Blended Families, Engagement, Adult Children, Anxiety
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares about communication differences; be more interested in understanding rather than correcting.
- Is my husband a wolf in sheep’s clothing? Is he taking advantage of me financially?
- I discovered my husband has been viewing internet pornography.
- I am apprehensive to meet my future stepson today; do you have any suggestions? He is a disabled vet.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Worthy of Her Trust
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: June 28, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Screens, Remarriage, Christian Walk, Alcohol, Finances, Connection
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares the three parenting styles used to regulate their child’s screen time.
- My wife and I can’t come to a consensus about anything because she blames me for everything; how do I deal with it?
- My first husband says God is requiring us to remarry or I will go to hell; is this true?
- What do I do if my husband didn’t work for 3yrs and might be laid off from the job he just got? He is an alcoholic, and it ruins everything.
- As an introvert, what might be biblically important? I seek time alone but want to know about the importance of connection.
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving Your Child In a Screen-Saturated World
How We Love
How We Love Our Kids
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: June 27, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Shame, Guilt, Parenting, Communication, Teens, Brain Issues, Adult Children, Separation
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Sheri Keffer shares about unhealthy shame and unhealthy guilt.
- We have been fostering a 15yo for a month and are not able to communicate with her; how do we break through to her?
- I believe I incurred brain trauma and potentially CTE from my time playing football. Can you give me some guidance for what I need to do?
- My son-in-law suffered from trauma in his past and no longer wants to be married to my daughter. What questions should I ask when we meet next week?
Suggested Resources:
Presence Matters
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: June 26, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Leadership, Adult Children, Weddings, Miscarriage, Grief, Church Life, Teens, Bipolar Disorder
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- Chris Williams shares how we are all leaders, and it starts with leading our own internal world.
- My 27yo son is getting married and told me what not to wear to his wedding after I told him I wouldn’t pay for the wedding because he lives with his fiancée.
- My stepson and his wife miscarried twins and it hurt me that my elderly mom didn’t reach out to them.
- The Lord took my wife home 19mos ago, and my pastor called and asked me if I’ve met someone. How do I tell him he doesn’t know how I feel?
- What resources are available for our 15yo adopted granddaughter who threatened to kill her mother? She has bipolar disorder.
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
7 Ways to Choose Healing
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: June 25, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Self Worth, Anxiety, Adult Children, Grandparenting, Drug Addiction, Adoption, Weddings
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Marc Cameron shares the ways we cover up our insecurities with emotional masks.
- I went to see my daughter and her kids in Europe at Christmas, but she suddenly made me leave and won’t talk to me; what do my grandkids think of her making me leave?
- I’m a strong Christian, but I’m losing my faith because I’m addicted to Oxycontin. How do I get off of it?
- Should I try to pursue a relationship with my adult son whom I placed for adoption? His birthday is coming up, and his adoptive parents got upset that I put my email address in his last card.
- My son doesn’t want me to invite my cousin to his daughter’s wedding, and it really hurt me; should I ask my son again?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: June 24, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Trauma, Addictions, Halloween, Adult Children, Anger, Marijuana, Teens, Sexual Abuse
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about trauma and how addictions and acting out come into play.
- I like to hand out Gospel tracts to kids on Halloween; what draws people to this holiday?
- How can I help my husband and 22yo daughter grow closer? My daughter gets quiet when she perceives someone is angry with her, and her father can sometimes come across as angry.
- My 14yo son is smoking pot and hanging out with kids who are a bad influence at school. His mom and I are divorced; what do we do?
- My teen stepson is a peeping tom and has walked in on me changing. My husband won’t do anything.
Suggested Resources:
Living Strong, Finishing Well
How We Love
Understanding and Loving Your Child Who Smokes Pot
Intimate Deception
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The post New Life Live: June 21, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Compassion, Adult Children, Connection, Depression, Anxiety, Blended Families, Boundaries, Estrangement
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams
Caller Questions & More:
- Chris Williams describes what a benevolent witness is and compares it to hosting.
- My 28yo son wants to lie about his address to get a job; how can I connect with him so he won’t pull back when I give him advice?
- I have depression and my 52yo daughter with MS lives with us; she has memory loss and isn’t taking care of herself. I don’t know what to do.
- What kind of boundaries should my husband put in place if he works with his son, but his son refuses to let us see the grandchildren?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Changes That Heal
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: June 20, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Perseverance, Counseling, Adult Children, Blended Families, Childhood Trauma, Abandonment
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Marc Cameron shares a story about a marathon runner, Cliff Young, and his example of perseverance.
- How do I know if I have the right counselor for what I need? My husband is verbally abusive, and my counselor told me he won’t change.
- My adult son moved home, and it triggers my husband who compares himself to my son; how do I help them?
- My dad walked out before I was 1yo and my stepdad did a lot of bad things to me; how do love others if I don’t know how to love myself? Call
- We are grieving the loss of five family members, and we all hurt each other; do you have any suggestions?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Healing Is a Choice
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
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The post New Life Live: June 19, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Habits, Anxiety, Christian Walk, Teens, Pornography, Aging Parents, Blended Families, Adult Children
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares how unfished tasks cause the Zeigarnik effect, and how that affects our brain.
- I’m almost 50yo, don’t know why I serve God, and wonder if God even loves me.
- What are some resources for my 16yo son who’s addicted to porn?
- My 88yo mom is being scammed in a romance scam; how do I get to her?
- My new wife said she’d take our whole family on a cruise except for my 31yo son and his girlfriend because she thinks he has ulterior motives.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Understanding and Loving Your Child in a Screen Saturated World
Every Young Man’s Battle
Living Strong, Finishing Well
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: June 18, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Screens, Parenting, Sexual Integrity, Singles, Pleasers, Physical Abuse, Dating, Intimacy, Anger
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares a few tips on screen use by modeling parental behavior.
- Should I think I might as well have sex even though I’m not married?
- I’m a pleaser and I’ve been verbally and physically abused by my husband; how can I trust and lean into my husband when he says I am the reason for his name-calling?
- What do I do if I’m 55yo, never married, and I don’t want to go to bars?
- My wife and I are like roommates, and I got angry at her after I had surgery; where do I go from here?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: June 17, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Teens, Sexual Integrity, Adult Children, Alcohol, Intervention, Marijuana, ADD
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- JJ West asks, “What does the soil of my life look like? Would I survive a dry season?”
- My niece is asking what to do about her 14yo son who masturbates loudly.
- My 53yo married son thinks because he doesn’t drink, he’s not affected by his father’s alcoholism. What can I do?
- Am I out of bounds suggesting a family intervention to confront my brother-in-law and nephew about their drinking and marijuana?
- How do I get my married adult son to get help for his undiagnosed ADD?
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving Your Child in a Screen-Saturated World
Every Young Man’s Battle
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Understanding and Loving a Person with ADD
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The post New Life Live: June 14, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Suicide, Emotional Abuse, Isolation, Communication, Intimacy, Counseling
Hosts: Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- You partnered with God to pull Glen from death last week; I’ll find a way to support you!
- Is there a connection between the trauma from my abusive marriage of 20yrs and me shunning people?
- All my husband does is play sports and I feel like I’m his mom because all I do is clean his clothes.
- What’s the difference between emotionally focused therapy vs. the Gottman method for married couples?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: June 13, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Caregiving, Betrayal, Fear, Failure, Drug Addiction, Grief, Life Change
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares about the struggles of being a caregiver for a spouse or family member.
- I went to Restore and am still struggling; how do I process this without looking at every guy as a pervert?
- Why does trying to overcome the fear of people and failure bring about physical pain in my body?
- How can I help my 20yo daughter and my husband who are still using drugs?
- My husband had a brain injury and I was his caregiver until he passed 4yrs ago. Then I experienced a huge void from his loss.
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
Take Your Life Back
100 Days of Prayer
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The post New Life Live: June 12, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Alcohol, Sex Addiction, Adult Children, Trust, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Making Decisions, Aging Parents, Suicide
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares insights from Dr. Dave Stoop.
- I’m a functioning alcoholic and a sexual addict, and I’m starting a Celebrate Recovery 12-step group. What other resources can help?
- My adult son has been accused by his ex-wife of abusing their kids, and he could end up in jail for 10yrs. How do we help him trust people again?
- I was diagnosed with schizoaffective and bipolar disorders. Is it realistic for me to get a commercial driver’s license so I can drive a truck? Where do I go from here?
- My elderly mom has terminal cancer, lives alone, and has requested End of Life euthanasia; is it biblical for her to take her own life?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
Living Strong, Finishing Well
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The post New Life Live: June 11, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Social Media, Parenting, Church Life, Betrayal, Father Issues, Grief, Same-Sex Attraction
Hosts: Marc Cameron, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Alice Benton asks, “Do we allow our children enough physical freedom and too much digital freedom?”
- Is it wrong to leave my church and go to another church that feels more comfortable?
- Why did I marry two men who betrayed me even though I loved them deeply and thought they would be loving? My father was abusive and neglectful.
- My friend’s 21yo son died from blood cancer and now my friend is going onto social media and saying mean things about his son’s ex-girlfriend.
- Are gay pride events supporting people who are exercising their right to be rebellious? I have good friends in the lifestyle.
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving Your Child in a Screen-Saturated World
Intimate Deception
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Every Believer’s Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: June 10, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Suicide, Hope, Emotional Affairs, Adult Children, Boundaries, Estrangement, Blended Families
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Sheri Keffer reflected on the powerful suicidal call on June 5.
- My husband had an emotional affair but doesn’t seem to be getting any better; what caused my husband to sneak around with a woman for 10yrs?
- My daughter lives with me and has brought a 45yo man to squat in my house; what should I do? My granddaughter also lives here.
- I’ve been married 40yrs, and my husband hasn’t talked to my son for years; should I reach out to my son and ask him to make amends?
- I wanted to thank New Life for the Emotional Freedom Intensive last weekend.
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: June 7, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Neighbors, Drug Addiction, Adult Children, Affairs, Verbal Abuse, Newlyweds, Anxiety
Hosts: Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself.
- I stopped using drugs 28yrs ago but still struggle with feeling unworthy.
- My son is a recovering addict and has left his wife and children to be with a woman who is an addict; how do I deal with this woman?
- I struggle with loving and respecting my husband who is verbally abusive.
- I’ve been married 2mos to a man in recovery 5mos, but I have a lot of anxiety over his tobacco and caffeine habits; how do I navigate my marriage?
Suggested Resources:
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
Boundaries
Worthy of Her Trust
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: June 6, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Habits, Caregiving, Making Decisions, Self Worth, Dating, Friendship, Depression, Suicide
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares What To Do To Change a Habit.
- After caregiving for my mom until she passed, how do I determine where I want to live?
- Why do I keep attracting unsafe people if I’m a safe person? Why do opposites attract?
- I’ve set up an appointment to be euthanized because I can’t handle life and don’t know how to tell my 29yo daughter or fiancée.
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Changes That Heal
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: June 5, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Drug Addiction, Adult Children, Narcissists, Sexual Integrity
Hosts: Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- JJ West shares about One-Anothering vs. Othering.
- How do I get my husband out of bed? When I try to get him to do something, he argues and then goes back to sleep.
- How do I heal my relationship with my adult adopted daughter? She cut off communication when I tried to reconcile.
- I’ve been married 27yrs to a narcissist and found texts from another woman.
- I wanted to let your first caller know that I’ve been 20yrs clean from drugs and once I was off of methadone, I still had the urge to use. You have to keep working the program.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Intimate Deception
Life Recovery Bible
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The post New Life Live: June 4, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Drug Addiction, Childhood Trauma, Abandonment, Christian Walk, Childhood Abuse, Finances, Guilt
Hosts: Marc Cameron, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Jim Burns shares with parents How Drugs Are Different Today.
- I had to be a caregiver to my mom when I was a child, and now I care for my sister who has schizophrenia; does someone’s childhood affect them their whole life?
- I’m struggling with my community letting drag queens read to little children.
- My 5yr relationship with a woman who has been abused since childhood ended; how can you help someone when their family says they deserved the abuse?
- After inheriting money from my dad and not telling my husband who owes money for his taxes, what do I do about my guilt?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Every Woman’s Bible
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: June 3, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Brain Issues, Counseling, Childhood Trauma, Depression, Adult Children
Hosts: Chris Williams and Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Sheri Keffer explains her Triune Council of the Brain Analogy (how triggers affect the brain).
- My wife went to biblical counselors, but they never even asked about her past; what do you say to my wife or the counselors who have convinced her she’s okay?
- How can I be more compassionate and supportive with my adult daughter who is depressed? I can’t grasp how or why she has gotten to this point.
- What are your thoughts on the Internal Family Systems therapy model? It’s extremely popular.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Take Your Life Back
Understanding and Loving a Person with Depression
100 Days To Freedom from Depression
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The post New Life Live: May 31, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Parenting, Christian Walk, Affairs, Difficult Conversations, Same-Sex Attraction
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares What To Do When a Loved One Won’t Seek Help.
- How can my husband and I present a united front if my daughter’s boyfriend will be moving in with her and we don’t agree?
- Should I always submit and defer to my husband? Should I stop attending church because my husband has stopped?
- My husband has been unfaithful several times in the 11yrs we’ve been married.
- How can I lovingly talk to my granddaughter in college and help her realize that dating a woman is not right?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love
Sacred Marriage
Intimate Deception
Embodied
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The post New Life Live: May 30, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer
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The post New Life Live: May 29, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Social Media, Addictions, Alcohol, Anger, Isolation, ADD, Adult Children, Self Worth, Acceptance
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim Burns shares about Social Media as a Digital Drug (does technology distract you?).
- My 49yo daughter is a recovering alcoholic, has taken up smoking, and is angry at everything; what do I do?
- I stopped working a year ago and have become reclusive; how do I overcome it?
- How do I help my 20yo nephew who struggles with ADHD, is kickboxing, has had car accidents, and I’m concerned he’s going to get injured?
- At 71yo, how do I unpack the many hurts I’ve gone through in life? I am an Asian physician who is a Christian, struggles for acceptance, and feels out of place.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: May 28, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
From the New Life Live! archives, this Flashback show originally aired on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016
Topics: Intimacy, Fear, Negative Thoughts, Anxiety, Marijuana, Alcohol, Boundaries, Grief, Adult Children, Divorce
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Dave Stoop, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- I am 65yo and have had no sex for 3yrs; what can I do to spark my wife’s interest?
- How do I stop my fearful, irrational thoughts that consume me?
- My 19yo son’s best friend died in a crash and he has turned to alcohol; should I kick him out?
- How do I help my 39yo daughter have a life after she sacrificed to help me during my divorce?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
You Are What You Think
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Bible
12 Laws of Life Recovery
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The post New Life Live: May 27, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Divorce, Remarriage, Grief, Friendship, Connection, Isolation
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares a real life example of how to apply 2 Thessalonians 3:10.
- I am a Muslim and believe that if someone’s spouse is still alive, they are still married to them; what does the Bible say about divorce and remarriage?
- I lost my husband 6mos ago and find myself being very needy; is this a sign of needing more healing, or am I too vulnerable to be friends with men?
- How can I be connected to the world but not be overwhelmed by it? I have felt disconnected since COVID.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: May 24, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Fear, Abandonment, Gender Identity, Enabling, Alcohol, Adult Children, Betrayal
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams, recorded on the New Life Danube River Cruise
Caller Questions & More:
- Chris Williams shares one practical way to work around fear.
- My wife’s abandonment issues trigger my past failures; how can we communicate better?
- Our 7yo grandson wears a dress; how do we deal with gender identity issues?
- How do we balance support vs. financially enabling our adult daughter who is a recovering alcoholic?
- I have felt betrayed by family members in the past and now I’m having nightmares; what can I do?
Suggested Resources:
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How You Think…Determines the Course of Your Life
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The post New Life Live: May 23, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Perseverance, Christian Walk, Separation, Isolation, Dating, Siblings
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares What To Do on a Tough Day (what a difference a day makes).
- The men’s Bible study I started was divided because the men argued over whether or not we stop sinning after we become Christians.
- My wife just told me this morning that she’s leaving after 20yrs of conflict; what are some pitfalls of separation I need to be aware of?
- How do I find purpose and meaning in life? I am divorced, no kids or grandkids, and I feel alone.
- My 21yo daughter is dating her ex-boyfriend’s father and my older daughter is very upset; how can I help them reconnect?
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Bible
How We Love
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: May 22, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Parenting, Dating, Grief, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Adult Children, Enabling, Siblings, Confrontation
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jim Burns shares why Your Presence Matters to Children (the power of being there).
- What do I do to move on and find peace after a woman I dated for 4yrs years broke things off? She had children with special needs.
- Can my friend with dissociative identity disorder achieve freedom?
- My son was married for a year, cheated on his wife, and moved out. Should I buy a TV for his new place?
- Should I tell my dramatic sister who is in her 70s that I think she might have histrionic personality disorder?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
100 Days of Peace
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: May 21, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Career, Christian Walk, Father Issues, Boundaries, Blended Families, Home Disorder, Dating
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
- Marc Cameron shares about The Weekend Conflict.
- Should I stop taking secular classes for my Master’s in Psychology and pursue biblical counseling instead?
- My husband thinks I respect my father more than him; how do I set boundaries with my father and not hurt his feelings?
- Do I have to go to my husband’s grandson’s birthday party? I don’t want to see his two ex-wives.
- Our dear pastor’s parsonage is always unkempt and now they have chickens; why is his family so messy?
- How do I move forward if the man I’ve been seeing has backed off? I’m an 80yo widow and don’t want to seem desperate.
Suggested Resources:
Changes That Heal
How We Love
100 Days of Peace
Is This The One
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The post New Life Live: May 20, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Self Care, Highly Sensitive People, Intimacy, Empty Nest, Procrastination, Depression, Counseling, Suicide, Adult Children
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares about Self Care (how to love and accept yourself and lower comparison).
- I am an extreme empath and get overstimulated around people; do you have any tips for upcoming events?
- After three kids, my wife and I have not been intimate for 16yrs.
- What can I do for my struggling son who started procrastinating? His adult kids are transitioning out of the house.
- Why did my church stop my counseling and not tell me why? They told me to find an outside therapist.
- I have held so tightly to God’s promises for my children; how do I grieve my son’s suicide?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Understanding and Loving a Person with Depression
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: May 17, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Boundaries, Drug Addiction, Divorce, Forgiveness, Affairs, Same-Sex Attraction, Parenting
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about Travel and Adventure (a perspective change that a time away can provide).
- When is it time to take care of me instead of my brother with a severe crack addiction?
- I’m going through a divorce but want to have a friendship with my ex to help my children and grandchildren get through it; how do I forgive him?
- I just found out my cousin was unfaithful to her husband and that they are now separated; is it okay if I talk to her since she cut off contact with her siblings?
- How do we navigate our 17yo daughter being attracted to a female?
Suggested Resources:
Boundaries
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: May 16, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Screens, Perseverance, Intimacy, Counseling, Perspective, Avoiders, Siblings, Parenting
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares about Family Screen Agreements for the summer.
- Do we need marriage counseling or individual counselors? My husband has left the marriage emotionally and we live like roommates.
- Train yourself to search for the silver lining, no matter the circumstance. I found God when I began looking for the good in life.
- I married a liar and we’ve been working through the issues. How do I stop shutting down and turning to TV when issues arise?
- Should I continue to intervene with my sister who may be jumping into another marriage too soon?
- How do I help my daughters cope with a big move due to my husband’s job?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Changes That Heal
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: May 15, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Fear, Christian Walk, Aging Parents, Guilt, Abandonment, Anxiety, ADD
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- Fear and faith cannot occupy the same space in your brain at the same time.
- How can I deal with the guilt of not taking care of my mother in her old age? I am already caring for my elderly father-in-law.
- My dad claimed I wasn’t his child, and my life has spiraled out of control because of fear; can you help?
- After 4yrs of marriage, my husband thinks my anxiety, ADHD, and rage are behavioral problems not mental illness.
Suggested Resources:
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Changes That Heal
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: May 14, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Judgment, Compromise, In-laws, Boundaries, Christian Walk, Sex Offenders
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares about Attribution Bias (when we judge others by their actions and judge ourselves by our intentions).
- My spouse wants to spend more time in the south for the winter, but I don’t; do you have any suggestions?
- What are some ways for me to have a cordial relationship with my in-laws while setting clear boundaries? My in-laws ask me intrusive questions.
- I want to tithe but my husband disagrees; should I tithe or honor my husband?
- I have a family member in jail for pedophilia; is there any hope for someone with pedophilia?
Suggested Resources:
Sacred Marriage
Boundaries
Every Woman’s Bible
100 Days of Peace
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The post New Life Live: May 13, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Grandparenting, Eating Disorders, Teens, Christian Walk, Engagement, Enmeshment, Difficult Conversations, Self-Worth
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares how We Can Do All Things Through Christ.
- My 12yo grandson has a serious eating disorder and my son won’t talk to me anymore.
- When it comes to tithing, are we under the New Covenant or Old Covenant?
- How can I approach the conversation with my fiancée that I am scared she is enmeshed with her parents and I won’t be a priority?
- Do you have any suggestions if I start to shake and feel numb when people ask personal things about me?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
Healing Is a Choice
Changes That Heal
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The post New Life Live: May 10, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Avoiders, Finances, Christian Walk, Gambling, Sexual Abuse, Same-Sex Attraction, Secrets
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about Pathological Demand Avoidance.
- What’s going on with my life at 57yo? It seems like the harder I work, the more things go wrong.
- Should I go out of town if I feel shame for my gambling addiction and don’t want to run into people I know?
- My niece told us her 2yo daughter was molested by a family member; how will it affect her for the rest of her life?
- My family is fighting because my granddaughter married a woman, and a cousin’s fiancé refused to go. Should they go to his wedding?
- My husband has been financially abusive and secretive about it; what is my responsibility?
Suggested Resources:
You Are What You Think
Life Recovery Bible
How We Love Our Kids
100 Days of Peace
Trust
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The post New Life Live: May 9, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Character, Intimacy, Betrayal, Counseling, Adult Children, ADD, Pregnancy, Sexual Integrity
Hosts: Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares about Knowing Our Values.
- If my 12yr marriage has never been consummated, do I have grounds for a divorce?
- What type of therapy works best for betrayal trauma?
- How can I deal with my adult daughter who blames me for encouraging her to stay in a college degree she didn’t like?
- My 40yo daughter found out she has ADD and is pregnant; are there meds she can take?
- My partner of 7yrs sends nude pictures to women online and then runs home to his mom when he gets caught.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Every Woman’s Bible
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Intimate Deception
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The post New Life Live: May 8, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Addictions, Surrender, Aging Parents, Affairs, Remarriage, Christian Walk, Suicide, Chronic Illness
Hosts: Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- JJ West shares about The Serenity Prayer and Unexpected Disappointment.
- How do I deal with my elderly father who says he will no longer want to live after his significant other dies?
- I struggle with flashbacks from discovering my husband had an affair for several decades; how do I move on? How do I get him to understand my emotions?
- My previous pastor taught that getting divorced and remarried is adultery; is my marriage to my 2nd wife going to keep us out of heaven?
- How do I handle my 69yo husband thinking of stopping his kidney dialysis? It seems like it’s a suicide wish.
Suggested Resources:
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Worthy of Her Trust
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
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The post New Life Live: May 7, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Anxiety, Intimacy, Sex Addiction, Boundaries, Vacillators, Scams
Hosts: Marc Cameron, Dr. Alice Benton, JJ West
Caller Questions & More:
- Dr. Alice Benton shares about Separation Anxiety Disorder.
- How do I understand my emotions so I can love my wife how she needs to be loved? We had an argument last night.
- My nephew struggles with sex addiction; what are my boundaries with letting him come into my home?
- Have you ever heard of a pattern where someone starts a fight to make up? My friend’s wife does this.
- What are some steps I can take to help my 75yo friend who is being catfished?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
100 Days To Freedom from Anger
Worthy of Her Trust
Every Woman’s Bible
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The post New Life Live: May 6, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Trust, Friendship, People Pleasers, Adult Children, Boundaries, Anxiety
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- How do I start looking forward instead of looking back? My husband had an affair several years ago, and he still lies.
- Why do I find myself in friendships with people who do all the talking and don’t ask anything about my life? I’m a good listener, but I leave feeling drained.
- I live with my sister; did I make the right decision in letting her son and his family move in? I’m resentful my sister never helped me when I was homeless.
- Why do Christians suffer from anxiety?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
7 Ways to Choose Healing
People Fuel
Boundaries
Conquer Worry and Anxiety
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
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The post New Life Live: May 2, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Separation, Emotional Affairs, Same-Sex Attraction, Abandonment, Childhood Trauma, Getting Unstuck, Sexual Addiction
Hosts: Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- My wife started making false accusations about me having an emotional affair with a woman from church and left me; should I keep pursuing or move on?
- My friend is in the LGBTQ community and wants to go to church with me; is that right in the eyes of God?
- Growing up, my mom was never there and never said she loved me, and my dad was an alcoholic; how do I get unstuck if I don’t believe I’m loved?
- How do I get my married nephew to Every Man’s Battle? He has a sex addiction and goes to sex workers, but he is narcissistic.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Every Woman’s Bible
Healing Is a Choice
Intimate Deception
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The post New Life Live: May 1, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Divorce, Adult Children, Estrangement, Bipolar, Teens, Grandparenting, Boundaries, Self-Harm, Intimacy
Hosts: Marc Cameron, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- My wife had affairs and then turned my sons against me when she divorced me. Since she passed away and my sons think she’s a saint, how do I reconnect with them?
- I’m almost 70yo and bipolar and have done ECT, but the doctor I saw wants to do light therapy and neurotherapy; are these legitimate therapies?
- After my 13yo granddaughter’s parents told her to limit time with her friends who are not a good influence, she took a bunch of pills; what do you recommend?
- My husband and I haven’t had sex in 2yrs, and I struggle with the temptation to masturbate. What hope is there for a woman in a sexless marriage?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Every Woman’s Bible
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: April 30, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Adult Children, Finances, Physical Abuse, Forgiveness, Blended Families
Hosts: Marc Cameron, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Is it worth it to reconcile with my unfaithful husband? We’ve been married three times and divorced twice, but he continues to be unfaithful.
- My family has uninvited my husband to a $5,000 vacation we paid for because they want me to divorce him; what do I do?
- My ex-husband told me there was a shotgun in the corner and he wanted to get divorced, so I went and packed all my stuff up. The first caller needs to keep herself safe.
- I struggle with forgiving others; is this because I question whether God has truly forgiven me?
- Can you clarify what you said when you mentioned kids come first before the new spouse when there is divorce and remarriage?
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: April 29, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Guilt, Adult Children, Aging Parents, End of Life, Caregiving, Christian Walk, Grief, Childhood Trauma
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Am I experiencing true guilt or false guilt after my son with mental illness ran away from his group home?
- We moved my 92yo mother to a care facility with a shared room. What can I say when she says she wants to die in her sleep?
- I am a caregiver for an 81yo man on dialysis who believes God is going to heal him. How do I get him to see that his wife is making herself sick trying to care for him?.
- How can my husband and I help my brother-in-law whose wife just died a few weeks ago? When we talk to him, he is hysterical.
- Can a wound be so deep that you can’t ever recover from it? I grew up visiting my mom only in the summer, and my dad was emotionally unavailable.
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Depression
100 Days of Peace
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Changes That Heal
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The post New Life Live: May 3, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Trust, Grief, Childhood Trauma, Christian Walk, Alcohol, Attachment Style
Hosts: Becky, Brown Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How do I trust people again and keep going after my husband asked me to leave, my mom passed, I was homeless, and I drank a bottle of vodka a day?
- My mom tried to drown me and my dad played Russian roulette with me when I was a child; how can God bring good from it like He did with Joseph in Genesis?
- Is my relationship repairable with my alcoholic partner?
- I want to know more about having discernment and secure attachment; where do I begin?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Changes That Heal
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: April 26, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Miscarriages, Grief, Anxiety, Teens, Sexual Integrity, Making Decisions
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- My daughter has had four miscarriages and two stillbirths; how do I find some words to say to her?
- How do I support my 17yo daughter with her social anxiety before she goes to college?
- I lost my wife of 20yrs at Thanksgiving; how can I honor God with my sexuality as a widower?
- I always wonder if I made the right decision. How can I be at peace knowing I made the best decision with the information I had?
Suggested Resources:
The Heart Handbook
Conquer Worry and Anxiety
How You Think…Determines the Course of Your Life
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The post New Life Live: April 25, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Anger, Verbal Abuse, Adult Children, Boundaries, Finances, Drug Addiction, Pornography
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- How do I handle my adult son who gets angry and yells at me for hours?
- My sister took guardianship of our niece but is using the money for herself; how do I oppose her if she is blaming us in court?
- How do you help someone who doesn’t think they have a problem? My son is addicted to gas station heroin.
- What can I do to overcome porn, masturbation, and create a safety plan for my wife?
Suggested Resources:
100 Days of Peace
Boundaries
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: April 24, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Estrangement, Adult Children, Betrayal, Borderline, Physical Abuse, Anger
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- My four adult children no longer talk to me after I bashed their mom, but I’ve forgiven her for divorcing me 30yrs ago.
- How can I get beyond my family who turned my daughter against me as she was dying from cancer?
- I filed for a divorce from my husband who may have borderline and Alzheimer’s and was physically abusive to me; is asking him to go through anger management the best first step?
Suggested Resources:
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Heart Handbook
Understanding and Loving a Person with Borderline Personality Disorder
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The post New Life Live: April 23, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Brain Issues, Bipolar, Grandparenting, Anxiety, Trust, End of Life, Adult Children
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- What kind of help do I need for brain trauma from football and bipolar disorder?
- How do we help our 11yo granddaughter who is struggling after her mom’s surgeries and extended hospital stay?
- What boundaries can I put in place for my husband who is in contact with his ex-girlfriend?
- Was it a mistake to share my end of life intentions with my friend? Her demeanor changed.
- How do I manage my adult daughters not getting along during a family outing?
Suggested Resources:
Conquer Worry and Stress
How We Love Our Kids
Worthy of Her Trust
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: April 22, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Boundaries, Grief, Affairs, Counseling, Estrangement, Enabling, Self-Worth, People Pleasers
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- My adult kids set boundaries with me and aren’t willing to sit down and talk about it; any suggestions?
- How do I encourage my unfaithful husband to go to counseling?
- My son and his wife cut themselves off from us 4yrs ago but recently asked us to give them money to help them move back. Should we pay for it?
- I’m tired of helping my 40yo addict son who is in and out of prison; is it OK to let go?
- I’m 63yo; how do I begin the journey to stand up for myself and stop being a people pleaser?
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: April 19, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Finances, Trust, Counseling, Weight Loss, Distractions
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Is Malachi the right Scripture for tithing? I have trust issues.
- Does the whole world have problems like I hear on New Life Live, or is it just the USA?
- I feel hopeless to lose weight; how do I stop my eating cycle?
- How do I concentrate on my life in Christ when there are so many distractions in the world?
Suggested Resources:
One Year Life Recovery Prayer Devotional
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Lose It for Life
You Are What You Think
Living Strong Finishing Well
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The post New Life Live: April 18, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Anger, Blended Families, Marijuana, Teens, Estrangement, Siblings, Grief, Avoiders
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- How do I resolve my issues with anger? I hold things in and have verbally lashed out, broken things, and screamed.
- What do I do if my 19yo bonus daughter has had a battle with drug-laced marijuana, and my husband and his mom think the problem is going to magically disappear?
- My estranged brother wrote a horrible letter to me after we lost our only son; where do I go from here?
- My avoider husband says he wants to work on our marriage, but he gets defensive; do I have a wall up or is it him?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Understanding and Loving Your Child Who Smokes Pot
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: April 17, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Grief, Depression, Estrangement, Mother Issues, Adult Children, Weight Issues, Self Worth, Enabling
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- I’ll miss Steve Arterburn being on radio and I wrote a poem in his honor.
- What should I do to get past my baby’s father getting shot and killed last year and then losing our baby when I was 5mos pregnant?
- I wanted to share about meeting Steve when I was homeless and had to take four buses to see him.
- My wife won’t engage with her mom and my kids keep asking to see grandma; what’s the best way to approach this?
- My 23yo son lives with me and won’t work because he gained over a hundred pounds during COVID. He also has paranoia; how do I help without enabling?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Understanding and Loving a Person with Depression
100 Days To Freedom from Overeating
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The post New Life Live: April 16, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Confrontation; Difficult Conversations, Aging Parents, Physical Abuse, Boundaries, Addictions, Marijuana, Estrangement, Adult Children
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron, and a special message from Steve Arterburn
Caller Questions:
- I shy away from confrontation and my bossy Bible study leader’s wife sent me a text that bothered me; should I confront her?
- My elderly parents are drug addicts, and my dad left my mom on the floor after she fell. Do we let my mom move in with us?
- How do I get off of marijuana? I went to rehab but relapsed after going home.
- What would God have me do after my adult son cut off any kind of relationship with me? I think he has narcissistic personality disorder.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
Life Recovery Bible
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
The post New Life Live: April 15, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Self-Worth, Adult Children, Enabling, Blended Families
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Why do I keep having negative thoughts of myself, and how can I change that?
- My adult children want me to bail them out after they get into trouble; how do I find a balance and say no?
- Where can I find the four core values Chris Williams mentioned so I can apply them?
- I’m newly married at 72yo and very happy, but my adult kids think my new husband is after my money.
Suggested Resources:
You Are What You Think
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How You Think
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The post New Life Live: April 12, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Autism, Anxiety, Adult Children, Chronic Pain, Controllers, Alcohol
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- Is my 30yo son autistic or agoraphobic if he won’t leave the house or even brush his teeth? My wife is bedridden, and I’m disabled.
- What’s the difference between going to a chiropractor vs. pain management?
- My niece’s husband always gives an excuse to leave when he’s with us; is it a sign he’s controlling?
- My wonderful husband of 21yrs goes out drinking every night and sometimes doesn’t come home at night.
Suggested Resources:
Conquer Worry and Anxiety
Living Strong, Finishing Well
How You Think
Sacred Marriage
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
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The post New Life Live: April 11, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Depression, Adult Children, Suicide, Sexual Abuse, Estrangement, Anxiety
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Any advice about what we can do to help our 32yo son with anxiety and depression?
- I wanted to end it last month because nothing is easy for me; what can I do?
- Where do I go from here if my 35yo daughter cut me out of her life after my son-in-law sexually assaulted me?
- My 11yo granddaughter has severe panic attacks; how can I help?
Suggested Resources:
Conquer Worry and Anxiety
Take Your Life Back
Emotional Freedom Workbook
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: April 10, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Bipolar Disorder, ADD, Parenting, Difficult Conversations, Sexual Abuse, PTSD, Siblings
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- My husband has a pattern of leaving me when he has a bipolar episode; is there a place in his mind he can go that gives him peace?
- My sister’s 11yo son with ADHD talks badly to her and all of us, but she doesn’t discipline him; how do I talk to her about it?
- I want no contact with my father-in-law who sexually abused his stepdaughter years ago and was never charged and has never gone to counseling; what can I do?
- How do I help my sister who is a domestic violence victim and has mental health issues? I’m now her guardian.
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Bipolar Disorder
Boundaries
How We Love
Changes That Heal
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The post New Life Live: April 9, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: In-laws, Adult Children, Difficult Conversations, Drug Addiction, Boundaries, Pornography
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- My passive aggressive daughter-in-law is coming over tonight to talk; how can I steer the conversation to clear up our conflict?
- I take care of my father and am sober from meth for 2yrs. A cousin moved in and I found his drug paraphernalia; how do I ask him to leave?
- My new husband doesn’t know I know he is watching porn again; what is the best way to approach this conversation with him?
- Since I told my pregnant daughter’s boyfriend he needs to marry her, he has been cold to me. Should I address this with him?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Life Recovery Bible
Worthy of Her Trust
Difficult Conversations CD
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The post New Life Live: April 8, 2024 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Enabling, Separation, Dating, Difficult Conversations
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- What do I do if my 25yo daughter and her 5yo son moved out, but she now wants to move back home after it hasn’t worked out with her boyfriend?
- I’m separated from my porn-addicted, emotionally abusive husband who says we should live together, but I don’t want to.
- My adult children have made it clear they don’t want a relationship with my partner of 8yrs; how do I tell my kids I’m still with him?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Worthy of Her Trust
How We Love
Difficult Conversations CD
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Topics: Self-Worth, Childhood Abuse, Fighting, Boundaries, Pornography, Adult Children
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- I’ve had eating disorders and a bad self-image because my mom called me names at 10yo; how do I get a better self-image at 71yo?
- You’ve been talking a lot about self-image, and I wanted to comment on what has helped me love myself.
- When someone tries to get into a fight with you, how do you deal with it?
- How can I know if my son is acting out on porn? He went to Every Man’s Battle but hasn’t been attending the weekly group meetings that I pay for.
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
100 Days of Character
Every Man’s Battle
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Topics: End of Life, Suicide, Adult Children, Finances, Boundaries, Grandparenting, Grief, Christian Walk, Empty Nest
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- If I show up to say goodbye to my husband’s aunt who has cancer and is doing assisted suicide, does it mean I am okay with what she’s doing?
- My only daughter demands I give her a large sum of money; what should I do as a widow on a fixed income?
- Any suggestions on how to explain to my 4yo grandson that his grandfather just died?
- Is it okay for my adult daughter to not to live at home after she graduates from college? I don’t see biblical grounds for her to leave the home before she gets married.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love Our Kids
Finding Joy in the Empty Nest
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Topics: Finances, Adult Children, Boundaries, Headaches, Stress, Christian Walk, Body Connection
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- Our son-in-law has lost multiple jobs and made poor financial choices; how do we navigate our daughter and son-in-law asking for financial help?
- What help can you give me to deal with the stress of not sleeping at night, headaches, and planning my daughter’s wedding?
- How do I deal with the consequences of sin?
- I wanted to share some things that have helped me deal with stress to help the previous caller with headaches.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
100 Days of Healing
Boundaries
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Topics: Elder Abuse, Separation, Dating, Grandparenting, Anger, Divorce
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- What do I do if I am far away from my brother, and the mother of his kids physically attacked my mom who has dementia?”
- My younger wife from the Philippines is going to leave me; what can I do? We have a son together.
- Should I stay in a relationship with my boyfriend of 3yrs if I don’t want to spend time with him anymore? I’m 20yo and don’t want to hurt him.
- My 4yo grandson has outbursts and will punch his sister in the face or break things when he doesn’t get his way; what do we do? His parents are divorcing.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
How We Love Our Kids
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Topics: Blended Families, Adult Children, Grandparenting, Miscarriages, Pornography, ADD
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- What is my husband’s biblical role as a stepfather to my adult sons who live with us?
- My granddaughter is in college and struggles with insomnia, tinnitus, and I have seen her rocking back and forth; what is my role as her 82yo grandmother?
- You talked about miscarriages the other day, and I wanted to share my testimony of how God comforted me and my wife after the miscarriage of our first child.
- How do I know if my adult son is acting out with pornography? How do I continue to help him in his recovery?
- I am stressed that my husband may have undiagnosed ADHD. How do I live with him making our home a train wreck?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Understanding and Loving Your College Student
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Difficult Conversations CD
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Topics: Sexual Abuse, Forgiveness, Living Together, Difficult Conversations, Dating, Parenting
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How do I forgive the adults who allowed me to be sexually abused as a child? Even my mom allowed it.
- Should I talk to my pastor since he performed a ceremony for my sister and her live-in boyfriend but did not legally marry them?
- How can I tell if a relationship is healthy?
- My husband and I do not agree on how to discipline our kids.
Suggested Resources:
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
Difficult Conversations CD
Boundaries
How We Love Our Kids
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Topics: Jealousy, Weight Issues, Self-Worth, Caregiving, Legal Issues
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- How can jealousy be controlled?
- I grew up with a mom who was very conscientious about weight, so I really struggle with self-loathing as far as my weight goes.
- When do I hold my ex-stepdaughter legally responsible when she was my care provider? I have been told she was guilty of neglect.
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Lose It for Life
100 Days of Healing
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Topics: Depression, Mother Issues, Hoarding, Miscarriages, Affairs, Disclosure, Smoking, Lying
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- How can I help my depressed 67yo mom who never leaves her room? How can I get her to see her therapist and stop hoarding?
- Last year I had a miscarriage; how do I heal from it if every time I talk about it, I shut down?
- After 50yrs of marriage, how can we heal and navigate our way through infidelity if it’s been both of us? I kept my affair secret for years and finally told him last week.
- My husband says he’s forgiven me for having an emotional affair, but he filed for a divorce after he found out I smoke cigarettes. How can I save my marriage?
Suggested Resources:
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Worthy of Her Trust
How We Love
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
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Topics: Getting Unstuck, Hope, Teens, Sexual Integrity, Parenting Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Special Guest author and speaker Max Lucado Caller Questions: Interview with Max Lucado about his latest book God Never Gives Up on You and the biblical story of Jacob. My 16yo daughter was seeing a young man secretly and doing inappropriate things because her dad and I
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Topics: Adult Children, Grandparenting, Engagement, Alcohol, In-laws, Drug Addiction, Intimacy Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West Caller Questions: What do I tell my 24yo granddaughter if her fiancé wants to watch football all day with his friends on his only day off? How do I begin the process of confronting my son-in-law about his alcoholism? I'm two years clean from heroin addiction,
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Topics: Pregnancy, Adult Children, Sexual Integrity, Getting Unstuck, Siblings, Connection, Fear, Trust
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How do I deal with my 19yo daughter getting pregnant with her 43yo work supervisor? He has three kids.
- I am almost 50yo, and I’m discouraged that I’m not growing like I’ve seen others grow.
- My dad passed away and my siblings took me out of his will.
- Life Recovery Groups’ coordinator, Terri Ward, talks about our Online Life Recovery Conference on October 7.
- My mother was almost killed when I was a child, and those who were supposed to help me hurt me.
Suggested Resources:
100 Days of Prayer
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
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Topics: College, Parenting, Codependency, Controllers
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- When I ask my 19yo college student son why he never shows up for work, he says it’s not my problem. What else can I do?
- I’ve been married more than 20yrs; is my husband dependent controlling? What can I do if he is?
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving Your College Student
How We Love
Boundaries
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Topics: In-laws, Narcissists, Emotional Abuse, Grandparenting, Confrontation, Dating
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Marc Cameron, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- My wife and daughter-in-law won’t make any attempt at reconciling with each other and it has been 3yrs.
- What can I do to support my niece who is married to a paraplegic narcissist? He is mentally and verbally abusive to her and her 10yo son.
- Should I approach my daughter-in-law about leaving the kids at my home while she dates? She is separated from my son.
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Bible
Understanding and Loving a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Intimate Deception
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Topics: Divorce, Regret, Christian Walk, Sexual Integrity, Intimacy, Adult Children, Grief,
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- How do I get over my divorce 20yrs ago and stop blaming myself? I married my drug dealer who was physically abusive and cheated on me after we got married.
- What should I do to stop swearing when I’m mad? I am disabled from three major accidents and swear when I’m mad at myself.
- My husband of 25yrs has a foot fetish that I don’t think is appropriate, and I’ve developed an alcohol addiction to numb myself.
- How do I improve my relationship with my oldest son who blames me for getting a divorce? My alcoholic ex-husband had started to become a better man when he died of cardiac arrest.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Healing Is a Choice
Intimate Deception
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Topics: Dating, Sexual Integrity, Boundaries, Alcohol, Christian Walk
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How do I move on after my girlfriend of 3mos broke up with me because I stopped having sex with her? The Holy Spirit convicted me.
- What help is there for me as a struggling alcoholic? I took my first drink at 8yo and don’t want my son to see me binge drink.
- The man I’m interested in is a believer but sends me nude pictures. What do I do if he didn’t stop when I told him how I felt?
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Life Recovery Bible
Worthy of Her Trust
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Topics: In-laws, Boundaries, Finances, Divorce, Codependency, Teens, Alcohol, Adult Children
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How do I deal with my husband’s parents who overstep our boundaries? His mom has bought airplane tickets to visit us without asking.
- My husband hasn’t worked in a year, and this pattern has been going on for 17yrs; should I get a divorce?
- Is it appropriate for my 14yo daughter to go to a Codependent Anonymous meeting? I’m a recovering sex addict and alcoholic, and her mother and I reconciled after our divorce.
- What should I do about my 26yo nephew who has lived with us since birth, is an alcoholic, and is very disrespectful to us?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Take Your Life Back
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
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Topics: Regrets, Aging Parents, Christian Walk, Church Life, Parenting, Adult Children, Confrontation
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- How do I get over my guilt for not going home to take care of my dad with dementia 20yrs ago? I didn’t want to leave my boyfriend to help my dad.
- Why do we sing songs at church asking God to forgive us when we’re already forgiven?
- My husband and I want our 8th grade daughter to be in a private school; what should we look for in a faith-based school?
- How do I honor my 89yo mother with dementia? I took care of her until she took out a restraining order against me, disinherited me, and kicked me out on the streets.
- How do I get delivered from demons living inside me that I can hear and feel?
- Our family had a fight at Easter over gun control; should I confront this issue before we get together with my adult kids again?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Take Your Life Back
One Year Bible for Women
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Topics: Same-Sex Attraction, Adult Children, Christian Walk, Suicide, Cutting, Grandparenting Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Sheri Keffer Caller Questions: We found out on Facebook yesterday that our 24yo granddaughter is in a relationship with a girl. How do we address that in our family? How do I deal with my wife of 3yrs who is chasing after God’s anointing and says
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Topics: Adult Children, Physical Abuse, Anger, Affairs, Drug Addiction, Divorce Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Chris Williams Caller Questions: I divorced my abusive husband 11yrs ago, but now my adult sons are taking their anger out on me. What can I do if my husband of 29yrs is a meth head and living in a hotel with a prostitute? This is the
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Topics: Shame, College, Parenting, Independence, Communication Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Special Guest Jim Phillis, coauthor of Understanding and Loving Your College Student Caller Questions: I am a college student and can't focus because I constantly get distracted; can you help? I also struggle with past regrets. How do I prepare my daughter, a high school senior, to go to college
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Topics: Narcissists, Church Life, Affairs, Grandparenting, Separation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Marc Cameron, JJ West Caller Questions: My mom was a narcissist; did I pick it up from her? Is narcissism passed down? Are women allowed to preach or be senior pastors according to the Bible? My daughter-in-law and grandkids live with me, and my son moved out and now lives with
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Topics: Christian Walk, Divorce, Incarceration, Grandparenting, Adult Children, Affairs Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams Caller Questions: Should I divorce my second husband and go back to my first husband? My ex says I’m living in sin because I got remarried. My 6yo grandson lived with me because his mom was in prison; she’s out now and has her son
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Topics: Drug Addiction, Adult Children, Enabling, Affairs, Anxiety, Marijuana Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Marc Cameron, JJ West Caller Questions: My daughter struggled with drug addiction from the time she was 13yo until she was 40yo; it wasn’t until I let her hit bottom and stopped rescuing her that she actually got help. I just found out my husband had two affairs and says
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Topics: Boundaries, Christian Walk, Confrontation, Grief, Enabling, Finances, Siblings Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: We just moved to this neighborhood; how do we be good Christians but draw the line with a neighbor who asks us for money? At 20yo, do you have any pointers to help me keep my faith after losing my mom last year? Should
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Topics: Getting Unstuck, End Of Life, DID, Counseling, Parenting, ADHD, Narcissists Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: I'm easily discouraged and can’t keep a job or stay on a diet; which direction should I go? Is it okay for a Christian to be cremated? I have dissociative identity disorder and don’t feel much in my body; what do you
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Topics: Anxiety, Parenting, College, Grief, Grandparenting, Adult Children, Counseling Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Special Guest Sissy Goff, author of The Worry-Free Parent: Living in Confidence So Your Kids Can Too Caller Questions: Screen time can cause anxiety for kids; I was reminded of this when I saw a little child looking down at a screen while shopping with parents. What do I
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Topics: Estrangement, Adult Children, Divorce, Grandparenting, Teens, Transgender Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: How do I pursue a relationship with three estranged adult daughters? I went through a divorce when they were in their early teens. My 14yo granddaughter is rebellious, gets into fights, and says she hears voices in her head. What can I do now
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Topics: Adult Children, Verbal Abuse, Grief, Codependency, Grandparenting, Teens, Anxiety, Separation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: Am I making a mistake by telling my 38yo son I have to block him because he is verbally abusive toward me? Can you help me grieve the loss of my husband of 50yrs? I’m having a really hard time. How do I
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Topics: Pornography, Intimacy, Separation, Boundaries, Anxiety, Stress, Schizophrenia, Medication Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: How do I get my husband to leave our home since he's a porn addict and won't take ownership? I've been separated from my husband for 4mos. Since he finally apologized for his behavior, do I still move forward with the divorce? Could you help
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Topics: ADD, Blended Families, Adult Children, Christian Walk, Boundaries, Financial Abuse Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams Caller Questions: How do I know if my husband's behavior is his ADHD or a character issue? He runs red lights and parks in the wrong parking places. My 37yo daughter is married with two boys and has pulled away from any kind of
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Topics: Drug Addiction, Father Wound, Alcohol, Enabling, Adult Children Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Marc Cameron, JJ West Caller Questions: Interview with Lauren McAfee about our Lumina Women's Event in October. My 28yo grandson struggles with drugs and thinks he has fallen into oppression by the Illuminati. How do we build a bridge to my 32yo son who has a problem with
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Topics: Forgiveness, Anxiety, Reconnection, Blended Families, Grief, Bitterness Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Becky Brown Caller Questions: I gave my life to Christ a year ago; how do I deal with my severe anxiety and forgive myself for being unfaithful and having kids out of wedlock? How do I connect with my grandchildren if my daughter says no? What can I
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Topics: Sexual Abuse, Salvation, Avoiders, Estrangement, Adult Children, Counseling Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard Caller Questions: A long time ago my brother's daughter and my daughter were molested by our dad. How do I talk to my brother about God when he can't get past God allowing this to happen? Is there something else that I need to do
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Topics: Dating, Grief, Sexual Abuse, Parenting, Divorce, Confrontation, Finances, Sexual Integrity Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: Where do I go from here? I dated an unsaved girl after my divorce, we slept together, and she broke my heart when she broke up with me. How can I find a therapist for my 11yo daughter who says her dad inappropriately
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Topics: Transgender, Siblings, Adult Children, Estrangement, Divorce, Non-binary Identity, Teens Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: How do I help my husband handle his sister who has moved to our town and used to be his brother? My young adult sons blocked me after my ex-husband turned them against me; how do I reach out? What can I do
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Topics: Teens, Drug Addiction, Anxiety, Adult Children, Sexual Integrity, Sexual Intimacy, Same-Sex Attraction Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: Do you know of a program to help my teen daughter who has social anxiety and uses drugs? I am low income. What can I do if my 32yo son has a nude bobblehead on his car’s dashboard and says
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Topics: Same-Sex Attraction, Boundaries, Alcohol, Discipline, Adult Children, Feelings Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: How do we deal with our 31yo son who says he is bisexual? He lives with us, and this is tearing my wife and I apart. I grew up in an alcoholic and physically abusive home. I used strict discipline with my kids;
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Topics: Weight Loss, ADHD, Teens, Confrontation, Friendship, Separation Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: Is it selfish of me to want my 33yo wife to lose weight? How do I approach her? Is my 17yo grandson just a teen who is disorganized, or does he have something like ADHD? How do I respond to a friend who
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Topics: Sexual Integrity, Teens, Forgiveness, Regret, Parenting, Pornography, Generational Trauma Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Becky Brown Caller Questions: I'm 13yo and am attracted to my rehabilitation therapists. How can I forgive myself for not helping a family member that asked me for help? Is my 9yo daughter being groomed for sexual abuse by my husband? He told her he would do
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Topics: Estrangement, Islam, Bipolar, Adult Children, Anger, Suicide, Reconnection Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: Should I continue to reach out to my Muslim sister or love her at a distance? What's the best way to help my bipolar son who is married with kids and traumatizes them by yelling and breaking things? How do I find professional
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Topics: Abandonment, Abuse, Rejection, Grandparenting, Teens, Social Media, Reconnection, Adult Children, Anger Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: What is the best way to deal with the pain of rejection? I have had abandonment and abuse in relationships. I'm raising my grandkids, and my 14yo granddaughter is upset I am setting boundaries with the cell phone that her mother bought
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Topics: Adult Children, Estrangement, Pornography, Boundaries, Grandparenting, Autism, Highly Sensitive Person Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West Caller Questions: What can I do after my 23yo son cut off communication with me? I wouldn’t cosign on an apartment with him because the landlord was crooked. What boundaries should I put in place with my 23yo porn-addicted son if I pay for his
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Topics: People Pleasing, Christian Walk, Medicine, Grief, Autism, Enabling, Childhood Trauma, Triggers Hosts: Becky Brown, Marc Cameron, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: I just joined Club New Life because of how you’ve helped me see I needed counseling; I am working to overcome people pleasing due to my rigid parents. What are your thoughts on God healing through medicine? How am I going to
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Topics: Christian Walk, Self-Care, Perseverance, Finances, Boundaries, Affairs, Fear, Anxiety Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West Caller Questions: Is it biblical for me to think of myself as a healer? Will that get me stuck healing other people and not finding healing for myself? My 22yo daughter and I are witnesses in a legal battle and have been targeted. How do we
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Topics: Adult Children, Estrangement, Parenting, Discipline, Boundaries, Teens, Lying, Marijuana, Affairs Hosts: Becky Brown, Marc Cameron, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: What can I do to reach out to my 44yo son who lives close but doesn't talk to me for months at a time? I'm an uncle and want to have kids of my own; what’s a good balance for parents so that they're
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Topics: Teens, Alcohol, Marijuana, Dating, Counseling, Adult Children, Acceptance, Enabling Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Sheri Keffer Caller Questions: How can we help my 16yo nephew in another state who drinks, vapes and uses marijuana? I have been widowed for 8yrs; what is your approach for dating at 63yo? What issues should I zone in on to get the most from my New
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Topics: Separation, Adult Children, Estrangement, Dating, Sexual Integrity, Difficult Conversations, Friendship Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: How do I work on my marriage after my wife separated from me 9mos ago? What can I do to build a relationship with my 39yo daughter who says I’m toxic? How do I approach a conversation with my Christian friend who
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Topics: Adult Children, PTSD, Church Life, Transgender, Grief, EMDR, Anger, Avoiders Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: What should I do to help my adult daughter who was kidnapped a few years ago and keeps reliving it? Can you give me advice for my husband who is a pastor? My daughter's friend underwent sex change surgery and wants to volunteer
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Topics: In-laws, Depression, Confrontation, Borderline, Reconnection, Aging Parents, Siblings, Drug Addiction, Boundaries, Bullying, Suicide Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: How can I address my depressed sister-in-law if she gets defensive every time I bring up any issues? My estranged mom has borderline personality disorder and wants to reconnect with me, but I'm in treatment for trauma. I am the caretaker for my
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Topics: Shame, Regret, Adult Children, Estrangement, Forgiveness, Boundaries, Divorce, Reconnection, Physical Abuse Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: How can I work through the shameful memories of past relationships that come up while I am driving long distances for my job? What is my next step when my 35yo son ignores me and says I'm not safe because I judge him? How
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Topics: Sexual Abuse, Empowerment, Communication, Separation, Avoiders, OCD Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams Caller Questions: How can I point my 21yo daughter in the right direction after she was sexually harassed at work? My husband won’t repair our home and properties even though he has a home repair business. What can I do? I have joint custody of
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Topics: Dating, Evangelism, Affairs, Adult Children, Christian Walk, Alcohol, Lying, Trust Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West Caller Questions: Any ideas on how to get my Vietnamese girlfriend to stop praying to her dead relatives? My son is having an affair; should I encourage him to go to Every Man’s Battle? How do I love my adopted daughter who plans to leave
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Topics: Narcissists, Controllers, Adult Children, People Pleasers, Church Life, Guilt, Highly Sensitive People Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Chris, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams Caller Questions: Our 35yo son is remarried and his controlling wife volunteers to be a narcissist. What guidance can we give him? How do I heal from being a people pleaser and the guilt caused by our toxic church? I want to
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Topics: Living Together, Christian Walk, Getting Married, Anxiety, Fear Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West Caller Questions: I'm in a common law marriage; am I living in sin? For the first caller, the Bible says to abstain from all appearances of evil. What do you think of my older friend and her partner having a ceremony but not getting legally
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Topics: Siblings, Boundaries, Intimacy, Grandparenting, Depression, Grief, Divorce Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: My brother saw my sister and my husband kissing; how do I handle my sister wanting to move here? Can you elaborate more on emotional intimacy? I’ve been married 10yrs. What else can I do to help my 20yo granddaughter who is in a deep
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Topics: Counseling, Estrangement, PTSD, Sexual Addiction, Risks Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Chris Williams Caller Questions: How do I get my counselor to ask me the hard questions? I feel stuck. My nephew was in the military and may have PTSD; are there special counselors that deal with that? I went to Every Man's Battle, and the Christ-centered counselors exceeded my
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Topics: Caregiving, Aging Parents, Grandparenting, Autism, Bullying, Coaching Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: Am I doing the right thing by caregiving for my aging mom with dementia? My sisters say she doesn't deserve it. Two of my grandkids are 4yo twins on the autism spectrum; should I be concerned that one bullies the other one? How does coaching
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Topics: Pornography, Teens, Transgender, Narcissists Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Chris Williams Caller Questions: Our 13yo son is dealing with a porn issue; and everything we have tried is not working. How do we handle our 18yo daughter wanting to classify herself as a man? For someone who has narcissistic personality disorder, how does God deliver them from their behavior
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Topics: Depression, Boundaries, Anxiety, OCD Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: I am being treated for depression; how do I ask my 52yo bipolar son and his fiancée to leave my house so I can stay healthy? What can I do if I had a panic attack out of the blue and went to the ER?
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Topics: Adult Children, Grief, Forgiveness, Mother Issues, Divorce, Sexual Abuse, Secrets Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: How do I handle my 36yo son’s mood changes as he gets older? My husband's dying mother told him what a heartache he had been; how can I encourage him to forgive and not let deep hurt destroy him? Should I honestly tell
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Topics: Christian Walk, Physical Abuse, Suicide, Sexual Abuse, Divorce Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: The story of Job in the Bible has made me lose my faith; what can I do? Is the Intimacy in Marriage Workshop the right step for my marriage if my husband physically harmed me? What do I do if a family
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Topics: Counseling, Boundaries, Anger, Pornography, Separation, Adult Children, Estrangement Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Marc Cameron, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: I am married to my fourth husband and need help with boundaries. My husband is angry at me after I caught him looking at porn; when do you know it’s time to give up? I’m 77yo and my wife died when my kids were
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Topics: Narcissists, Getting Unstuck, Coaching, Emotional Abuse, Accusations Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: Where can I get a resource on the effects of living with a narcissist? I divorced a narcissist 14yrs ago. How does one become a Life Coach for New Life? My wife is divorcing me because she says I'm emotionally abusive to her.
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Topics: Affairs, Sexual Integrity, Christian Walk, Dating, Divorce Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: Is there anything else I can do besides seeing a counselor to deal with my husband's affair? I also had an affair 20yrs ago. How can I talk to my twice-divorced daughter who says she's closer to God than she's ever been, but
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Topics: Employment, Grief, Adult Children, Church Life, Confrontation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: I'm in my sixties, just lost my job, and my dog died; will I be able to get another job? How do I deal with the stress of losing my job due to a work-related injury? My adult daughter has a bisexual lifestyle; how do I
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Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Pornography, Divorce, Christian Walk Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Sheri Keffer Caller Questions: Your Emotional Freedom Workshop was awesome! You can be healed if you do the work. How can I support my wife if she wants a divorce despite me being sober 90 days from porn? God delivered me from a demon using Psalm 23!
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Topics: Dating, Lust, Counseling, Church Life, Grandparenting, Father Issues, Same-Sex Attraction Hosts: Steve Arterburn and workshop presenters Laura Mangin-McDonald and JJ West Caller Questions: As a single man, what’s the difference between a normal desire for women and lust? Do you have any counselors in our area who can help me and my wife with a conflict in the church I pastor? Would
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Topics: Medication, Anxiety, Counseling, Empty Nest, Separation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: Do I need to change my medication? I'm blind, having panic attacks, and my narcissistic neighbor always wants to be in my room. Should I change my degree if I am in the process of getting a master's in social work but want to
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Topics: Intimacy, Divorce, Ministry, Addictions, Narcissists, Adult Children, Estrangement, Rejection Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: What can I do if it’s hard for me to be physically intimate with my wife since having prostate cancer? What is my body trying to tell me? I’m getting a divorce, and my stomach is doing flip flops. How can I use my
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Topics: Schizophrenia, Safety, Emotional Abuse, Church Life, Teens, Anorexia, Same-Sex Attraction Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Becky Brown Caller Questions: Should I move if I don’t feel safe with a neighbor who has schizophrenia? My good friend left our church because of her emotionally abusive husband; should I go to the church elders? Are there any Christian facilities that my 13yo daughter
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Topics: Physical Abuse, Verbal Abuse, Triggers, Adult Children, In-laws, Divorce Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Marc Cameron, JJ West Caller Questions: I was in a violent marriage where I suffered a brain injury; what am I to do if my new husband is verbally abusive? I’m going to visit my son, but he wants me to stay in a hotel because his wife calls
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Topics: Counseling, Intimacy, Borderline, Pornography, In-laws Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Becky Brown Caller Questions: Working with one of your New Life counselors has been life changing! If I invited my husband to attend Intimacy in Marriage and he told me to move on; should I just stop saying anything? Would it be beneficial for me and my 49yo daughter
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Topics: Sex Offender, Incarceration, Dating, Lying, Confrontation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Becky Brown Caller Questions: A 40yo man, who is like our adopted son, went to prison for child abuse. Am I being too harsh to tell him I'll cut off contact with him if he doesn't make progress? My ex-girlfriend blocked me because I asked her if she
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Topics: Dating, Sexual Integrity, Suicide, Grandparenting, Borderline, Depression, Divorce Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Marc Cameron, JJ West Caller Questions: Should I ask a family from church to clean my fiancée’s house with me so I don't compromise myself by being alone with her? What can I do if my 20yo granddaughter, who has ADD and bipolar disorder, threatened to kill herself? My verbally abusive
The post New Life Live: June 12, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Physical Abuse, Grandparenting, Adult Children, Suicide, Sexual Abuse, Divorce, Narcissists Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Chris Williams Caller Questions: How do I help my 21yo granddaughter who is in a physically abusive relationship? Can you help me figure out what to do for my brilliant 33yo daughter who was diagnosed with MS, is suicidal, and lives with us? What can I do to help
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Topics: Pornography, Father Issues, Suicide, Christian Walk Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: What does connection look like if I found porn at a young age and never had any good male role models? I wanted to welcome Steve Arterburn back because I missed him. You said a believer who commits suicide will go to
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Topics: Dating, Affairs, Triggers, Suicide, Narcissists Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Chris Williams Caller Questions: Should I continue to pursue the relationship with my 22yo boyfriend if he has to always be the center of attention? My husband went to Every Man's Battle, and it opened up my old wound from him being unfaithful years ago. I walked into the garage and saw
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Topics: Sexual Addiction, Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Friendship, Pornography, Anger, Bipolar, Weight Loss Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: I went to Every Mans Battle and learned that the ground in front of the cross is level for all of us. My close friend says if I reconcile with my husband after he sexually betrayed me, she doesn't want to have
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Topics: ADD, Communication, Physical Abuse, Finances, Divorce,
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- I have ADHD and often turn my phone off. When I turn it on and have 80 texts, do I need to respond to every text?
- Steve’s book What Have You Got to Lose? helped me heal from my dad beating me when I was a child.
- What are realistic expectations for myself if I’m a mom of five and my husband has started talking about divorcing me after I made some financial mistakes?
Suggested Resources:
100 Days To Freedom from Overeating
What Have You Got to Lose? (this is available as an e-book from other sellers)
How We Love
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Fear, Anxiety, Dating, Childhood Trauma, Friendship, Newlyweds
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions:
- Where does my fear of driving over a bridge come from?
- In dating and selecting a partner, how do I discern what I’m feeling if I grew up in an alcoholic home?
- Why do I feel like the odd man out when I get together with my two closest friends?
- Can you give me guidance if I feel bamboozled by my wife of two years who won’t submit to me?
Suggested Resources:
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
Emotional Freedom Workbook
People Fuel
How We Love
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Divorce, Finances, Making Decisions, Getting Unstuck, Emotional Abuse, Coaching, Addictions, Autism, Adult Children, Childhood Trauma, Reconnection
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions:
- What advice do you have for me if my wealthy ex-husband promised a house for me and my 8yo son but is building a house for another woman?
- What should I do if my husband of 33yrs only wants sex from me and has asked for a divorce?
- Do you offer coaching for a digital anime addiction consuming my 24yo autistic son?
- What steps do I need to take to prepare myself for my father getting out of prison for child molestation?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Intimate Deception
Life Recovery Bible
Healing Is a Choice
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Affairs, Childhood Trauma, Christian Walk, Trust, Teens, Anger
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Stacey Sadler
Caller Questions:
- What roadmap can you give me after I caught my husband at a hotel with another woman? What do I say to him?
- How can I love God if I can’t love at all? My dad shot and killed my mom when I was little.
- I’m so glad that Steve Arterburn is back because he’s made a huge difference in my life!
- How can I help my angry 16yo grandson who always yells and bangs the door?
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
Trust
One Year Bible for Women
Boundaries with Teens
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Sexual Integrity, Dating, Christian Walk, Adult Children, Intimacy
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- I’m glad Steve is back and wanted to know more about your workshops.
- How do I move on after being molested as a child and seeing my parents watching porn?
- Is sex before marriage a sin? A prominent Christian sex counselor told me it’s not.
- My three children were victims of sexual abuse; how do I deal with them turning their backs on God?
- What can I do if I’ve been married 32yrs, and it’s a mediocre marriage?
Suggested Resources:
One Year Life Recovery Prayer Devotional
Healing Is a Choice
100 Days To Freedom from Shame
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Blended Family, Parenting, Intimacy, Grief, Drugs, Depression, Suicide, Christian Walk, Anger
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- I’ve been married six months and my stepchildren live with their aunt who is a lesbian; where do I fit in with my stepchildren?
- I’m married with two kids and all we ever do is parent; how do I get my relationship back with my husband?
- What are your thoughts on medication to help me get through the grief process of losing my mom a few years ago?
- Someone in my Bible study said that if someone commits suicide, they’ll go to hell. What should I believe?
- Why am I so angry, frustrated, and afraid?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love our Kids
The Mediterranean Love Plan
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
One Year Bible for Women
Healing is a Choice
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Confrontation, Anxiety, Blended Family, Grief, Reconnection, Parenting, Christian Walk, Counseling, Marriage
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How do I know if I’m ready to go visit my parents who were not pleased I quit college?
- What can I do about my relationship with my stepmom since my dad passed?
- How do I speak about my faith to my teen daughter who doesn’t want to hear about it?
- What’s the best way I can encourage my non-Christian friend to read the book, How We Love, to help him in his marriage?
Suggested Resources:
One Year Bible for Women
How We Love
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Betrayal, Sexual Addiction, Affairs, Pornography, Self Worth
Hosts: Becky Brown, Special Guests Stacey Sadler and Laura McDonald, Presenters at Restore Workshop
Caller Questions:
- I attended Restore Workshop and Stacey and Laura have been such an encouragement to me! My issues were not the same as everyone else, but the pain of betrayal is the same.
- I found out I had been betrayed most of my married life. He went to Every Man’s Battle, but I didn’t think anyone could understand what I was going through until I went to a New Life workshop.
- My husband had an affair, went to strip clubs, and was into porn. Restore was the most valuable thing I ever did because I knew nothing about sexual addiction. My wounded heart has begun to heal.
- After attending Restore, I have a renewed vision of who I am. I am enough!
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Rescued
Worthy of Her Trust
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Affairs, Sexual Integrity, Forgiveness, Confrontation, Addictions
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions:
- Was I honoring God when I turned down winning a million dollars?
- I have been faithful since we got married; why would my wife throw that in my face and leave me now?
- Should I encourage my daughter to befriend her dad when there are questions of possible inappropriate touching?
Suggested Resources:
Trust
Intimate Deception
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Anger, Sexual Integrity, Affairs, Getting Unstuck, Self Worth, Forgiveness
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard and JJ West (presenter at EMB)
Caller Questions:
- My husband was unfaithful years ago, but why do I get angry at things so easily?
- How do I get unstuck in life and move on to being successful?
- What should I do to get rid of my gambling problem, so it doesn’t affect our marriage?
- I thought I forgave my mentally abusive husband, but I don’t think I did.
Suggested Resources:
100 Days of Freedom from Anger
Take Your Life Back
Every Believers Thought Life
Forgiving What Youll Never Forget
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Grief, Hope, Ptsd, Navigating Change, Anxiety, Addictions, Boundaries, Alcohol, Anger, Trust, Faith, Aging Parents
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Comment: My neighbor died, and his family found his Life Recovery Bible. Thank you, New Life, for making a difference in people’s lives.
- My PTSD from Afghanistan is affecting my ability to deal with my son heading to college; what could I have done differently as a dad?
- How can I help my mother-in-law if I just got out of rehab and my alcoholic dad left for detox this morning?
- My adult daughter has Stage 4 Metastatic Breast cancer; how do I convince her to not lose her faith in God?
- I had to take my dad off of life support, and Satan is tormenting me by making me think I killed my dad.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Take Your Life Back
100 Days of Freedom from Depression
Life Recovery Workbook on Grief
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Aging Parents, Parent Issues, Boundaries, Sexual Intimacy, Confrontation, Pornography, Singles, Dating, People Pleaser, Trust, Betrayal
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions:
- How can I be wise if my mom suffered a stroke, my dad can’t even do the laundry, and my sister wants me to stay with him for months at a time?
- My husband and I have been married 10yrs, but we’ve never had sex; am I handling this situation right?
- Why do I keep dating men who want me to take care of them; they want me to be the breadwinner.
- What can I do about over trusting people who then later betray my trust?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
How We Love
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Grandparenting, Borderline Personality Disorder, Single Parenting, Addictions, Anger, Suicide, Teens, Parenting, Sexual Abuse, Homosexuality, Forgiveness
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West (presenter at EMB)
Caller Questions:
- My 17yo granddaughter has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder; what is the best avenue for helping her?
- What can I do if I’m a single dad and my 10yo and 7yo children blame me? Their addicted mom tells them lies when she visits them.
- What should I do if my 16yo son has talked of suicide after he may fail his sophomore year? His grades fell after he had an illness and his girlfriend dumped him.
- I was molested as a child and ended up in a 10yr lesbian relationship but got out of it. How do I forgive myself of my past sexual sin?
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Borderline Personality Disorder
How We Love Our Kids
Healing is a Choice
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Topics: Widows, Singles, Loneliness, Church Life, Step Children, Separation, Reconciliation, Caregiving, Adult Children, Anger, Counseling
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions:
- What can we do if churches don’t support widows, those who are divorced, singles and other lonely people?
- How do I save my marriage if my adult stepdaughters don’t accept me, and my husband goes to his ex-wife and his daughters house every holiday?
- Do you have any resources for my pastor’s wife who always runs to her daughter’s house because her husband’s church means everything to him?
- I am my 38yo son’s caregiver as he recovers from burn injuries, but he is very angry; how do I encourage him to get the help he needs?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Parenting, Sexuality, Interfaith Marriage, Confrontation, Forgiveness, Conflict, Boundaries, Empty Nest, Anger
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- How do I talk about sex to my kids, 11yo and 8yo, when my wife doesn’t agree with my Christian perspective on it?
- How do I response to my sister-in-law who is angry we made plans to meet with her gay son without telling her?
- What insight can I give to other Christian parents who focus too much on protecting their kids and not preparing them for the real world?
- My kids and others say my tone is too harsh; what am I projecting onto people?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
How We Love our Kids
One Year Bible for Women
Living Well Finishing Strong
Healing is a Choice
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Abandonment, Counseling, Anxiety, Getting Unstuck, Aging Parents, Confrontation, Narcissist, Communication, Career, Having Kids, Masturbation, Sexual Integrity
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How do I get beyond feeling abandoned due to me no longer being able to see my therapist?
- What’s the next right thing to do with my elderly, narcissistic father who told me off for asking him a question?
- How can my husband and I come to a decision together about starting a family and me being a stay-at-home mom in a year?
- I’m 70years old and celibate; is masturbation considered sexual immorality?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
The post New Life Live: May 15, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Verbal Abuse, Adult Children, Grandparenting, Dating, Childhood Trauma, Shame, Isolation, Friendship, Parent Issues, Domestic Abuse, Forgiveness
Hosts: Chris Williams, Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- What can I do if my daughter-in-law is verbally abusive toward my granddaughter?
- I called you about my daughter with bipolar disorder, and you helped! I’m 63yrs old and a widow; how do I connect with a strong Christian man?
- I never bonded with my family, so I have a hard time bonding with others and feel isolated.
- My Mom took my children to her house even after I told her not to because my stepdad was abusive to us when I was a child; how do I handle it?
- Do I drop charges against the father of my child who was violent two years ago but he tells me to just forgive and forget?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Healing is a Choice
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Sexual Integrity, Recovery Groups, In-laws, Suicide, Aging Parents, Boundaries
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West (presenter at EMB)
Caller Questions:
- I was in J.J. West’s sexual recovery group; any advice on how to not fall back into Satan’s traps?
- How do I deal with being my husband’s fourth wife, but no one in his family wants him to be married to me?
- Was it okay for my wife to use sex toys if I didn’t want her to? She committed suicide a few weeks ago.
- How do I speak truth to my friend whose elderly father is being taken advantage of by women?
Suggested Resources:
Every Mans Bible
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
The post New Life Live: May 11, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Love Bombing, Boundaries, Procrastination, Narcissist, Affairs, Divorce, Grief, Adult Children
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions:
- My family accused me of love bombing them when I shared my concerns with them: was I love bombing them?
- How can can handle my love bombing neighbor who showers me with gifts and tells me about his sex life with his wife?
- What should I do if my husband of two decades keeps saying he’ll finish remodeling our house but doesn’t?
- What can we do if my narcissistic daughter-in-law is filing for divorce after she got caught up in prostitution? They’ve been married 30yrs.
Suggested Resources:
The Emotional Freedom Workbook
Boundaries
Take Your Life Back
Intimate Deception
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
The post New Life Live: May 10, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Childhood Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Alcohol, Addictions, Reconciliation, Pornography, Masturbation, Grief, Step-children, Adult Children
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West (presenter at EMB)
Caller Questions:
- I was molested when I was a child by a male teacher and wonder if he is still teaching; what should I do?
- What should I do if I want to reconcile with my ex-husband who is in rehab for alcohol addiction, and is writing me letters?
- My 12yo son recently started looking at porn and says he can’t stop masturbating; what’s the best way for me to help him in a godly way?
- How do I deal with my adult step-daughter if my wife passed away in March, and my step-daughter told me to never speak to her?
Suggested Resources:
Healing is a Choice
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
The post New Life Live: May 9, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Grandparenting, Child Neglect, Dating, Narcissists, Verbal Abuse, Physical Abuse, Separation, Intimacy
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Should I report my 32yo daughter to the authorities for my 9yo grandson missing his entire 4th grade year?
- How do I confront my daughter who is dating a man online who might be doing sex trafficking? She is going through a divorce and has four young children.
- Is there any help for my husband who is a narcissist and is verbally and physically abusive?
- How do I handle my wife who wants to separate but says she’ll be intimate with me and will come back if she can’t make it financially?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
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Topics: Separation, Affairs, Human Trafficking, Trauma, Boundaries, Sexual Abuse, Christian Walk, Divorce, Finances, Adult Children
Hosts: Chris Williams, Becky Brown, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- What should I do if I’ve been separated from my husband for 10yrs because he tried to bring other women into the house?
- My 21yo daughter was trafficked and has two children, but she doesn’t want to move with me to a new home. What boundaries should I have with her?
- A lady in my Facebook group was sexually assaulted and is questioning her faith in God; how do I respond?
- I’m a divorced father who is struggling financially and have to sell the house my adult kids are living in; how do I handle their anger?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
Life Recovery Bible
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Trust
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The post New Life Live: May 5, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dating, Trust, Divorce, Re-marriage, Adult Children, Confrontation, Forgiveness, Parent Issues
Hosts: Chris Williams, Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- How do I connect with the man I’ve been dating for four years who wants to marry me?
- Is it a sin for me to remarry? I divorced by wife of 25yrs because I kicked my stepdaughter out and my wife left me.
- My adult stepson said some terrible things to me: how do I respond to him?
- I’m 16yrs old; how do I fix the broken relationship with my mom if I’ve been rebellious?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
One Year Bible for Men
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The post New Life Live: May 3, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Childhood Trauma, Making Decisions, Controller, Boundaries, Sexual Integrity, Narcissist
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West (presenter at EMB)
Caller Questions:
- Can trauma bonding happen at a young age because I had to take care of my siblings?
- How do I know it’s God telling me to take another job that would be the same position but would be closer to home?
- How can I have a normal relationship with my mother if I have a chronic illness and had to move back in with her; she is controlling.
- My husband came to me about developing feelings toward our 12yo daughter; am I handling it right?
- How do I help my daughter deal with her narcissistic ex-husband if he is very belligerent me me?
Suggested Resources:
Healing is a Choice
One Year Bible for Women
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: May 2, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Depression, Counseling, Pornography, Adult Children, ADHD, Weight, Teens, Parenting ,
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- I’m being treated for major depression; how do I cope with my husband who doesn’t believe in therapy?
- My husband has been sober from pornography for 10mos and he doesn’t see it as marital betrayal; what can I do?
- How can I talk to my 24yr old daughter about her ADHD?
- What can I do to help my wife prioritize our marriage over everything else; she backed out of going to Intimacy in Marriage workshop?
- Is it normal for my overweight 15yr old son to isolate himself?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Worthy of her Trust
Understanding and Loving a Person with Attention Deficit Disorder
How We Love our Kids
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The post New Life Live: May 1, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Grief, Adult Children, Pornography, Mother Issues, Verbal Abuse, Aging Parents, Trust, Intimacy
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- My adult children don’t like what I think, say, or do; do I need to uncover what has caused them to have this wound? We are grieving recent deaths in the family.
- I have been addicted to porn since I was 11yo; what can I do to overcome it?
- My mom keeps leaving my verbally abusive stepdad and going back to him.
- What’s going on with me that I get jealous of my wife looking at other men at the gym? She is 10yrs younger than me.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Every Man’s Battle
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
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Special Edition of New Life Live: An In-depth Look at Every Man’s Battle Workshop
Topics: Sexual Addiction, Pornography, Affairs
Hosts: Chris Williams, JJ West (presenter at EMB), Doug Barnes (group facilitator at EMB)
Caller Questions:
- How does the road to sexual addiction begin?
- What key things will the guys experience at Every Man’s Battle that will correct their path?
- What are we missing if we don’t open up ourselves to each other?
- Stacey Sadler speaks to the wives who have been affected by betrayal trauma.
- What advice do you have for the wives of the men who need help?
- What does the recovery process look like?
- Is Every Man’s Battle just for Christians?
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Battle
Worthy of Her Trust
Every Man’s Bible
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The post New Life Live: April 27, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Narcissists, Newlyweds, Adult Children, Estrangement, Divorce, Reconciliation
Hosts: Chris Williams, Becky Brown, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- I got married last year and my separated wife exhibits narcissistic behavior; what should I do?
- How do I heal now that my 33yo daughter and grandson have not talked to me in the last year? She won’t even give me her new address.
- To the first caller, marriage has been rough for us, but we went to Intimacy in Marriage and have just celebrated 31yrs!
- I’ve been divorced for 8yrs, but I want to get back together with him despite his drinking.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Trust
One Year Bible for Men
One Year Bible for Women
Life Recovery Workbook
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The post New Life Live: April 26, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Newlyweds, Social Media, Sexual Integrity, Respect, Adult Children, Suicide, In-laws
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- I’ve been married only a year and spoke to my husband about liking a picture of a scantily-clad girl on social media; did I handle it wrong?
- What should I do about my wife of 7yrs taking me for granted?
- How can I validate my 27yo son who was unfaithful to his wife? My son was right outside of his stepfather’s bedroom when he committed suicide.
- My husband is controlled by his mom, and she says I have a mental illness and other things.
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
How We Love
Every Man’s Battle
One Year Bible for Women
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The post New Life Live: April 25, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Abuse, Neglect, Dating, Christian Walk, Estrangement, Reconciliation
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- What books would be helpful for my 50yo nephew who was sexually abused as a child and didn’t have enough to eat?
- My 24yo daughter’s boyfriend spent time in a psychiatric hospital; should she be concerned about lavish gifts from his family?
- How do I discern what God is saying to me? He gives me verses every day, but I don’t understand.
- My brother alienated me from his family decades ago; should I write to my 37yo niece?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: April 24, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Drug Addiction, Secrets, Bipolar, Christian Walk, Trauma, Grief, Fear, Sexual Abuse
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- My husband has drug and anger problems and we agreed to not tell anyone; what can I do?
- When my 33yo bipolar daughter started reading the Bible, she took herself off of her medication. What now?
- How can I help my 23yo son who was held up at gunpoint last night at his job?
- Your New Life Weekend put me on a path that led me to recovery from my sexual abuse. Thank you New Life!
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
Understanding and Loving a Person with Bipolar Disorder
Every Believer’s Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: April 21, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Pornography, Separation, Anger, Triggers, Divorce, Grandparenting
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions:
- My porn-addicted husband had an affair with my best friend and had a child with her years ago; what can I do to heal?
- How do I emotionally go through my pain if my unfaithful husband of 22yrs years wants to separate?
- I waited three hours before reacting to a triggering situation; is there a downside? I waited so I wouldn’t respond in anger.
- How much should I talk about my divorce when my grandkids ask me why I am not with my unfaithful wife?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Trust
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: April 20, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: ADD, Christian Walk, Depression, Grief, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Shame, Self Worth, Anxiety
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- What can I do to stay in the Word when I am so distracted because I have ADHD?
- How do I help a depressed gentleman whose wife died 6yrs ago? Am I doing something wrong that I can’t get through to him?
- My dissociative identity disorder is really hurting me because I have personalities that hate Jesus and I love Him.
- My 31yo son hates his life, thinks he has ADHD, and struggles with anxiety; how can I help him get the proper help he needs?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Every Believer’s Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: April 19, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Judgment, Sexual Integrity, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Salvation, Smoking
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- Regarding alternate lifestyles, we are to tell the world about Jesus, but leave it to the work of the Holy Spirit to convict them.
- Every Man’s Battle workshop got me back to my wife and reading the Bible!
- Do I bring to light the secret of my foster father sexually abusing? It would devastate my family.
- If a Christian were to die from cancer due to smoking cigarettes, are they still saved?
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Healing Is A Choice
How We Love
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Bible
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The post New Life Live: April 18, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Friendship, Witnessing, Fear, Anxiety, Affairs, Emotional Abuse, Finances, Enabling
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How should Christians treat alternative lifestyle neighbors, especially if they come visit our church?
- Since my teens I have had the fear that someone is going to kill me.
- How can I get my husband of 40yrs to understand I have hit my limit with his disrespect and unfaithfulness?
- My 39yo niece is staying with me temporarily. She is recently divorced and has run up thousands in debt. How do I help her?
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Trust
Intimate Deception
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: April 17, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Anger, Blended Families, Adult Children, Sexual Integrity, Church Life, Affairs, Bipolar Disorder
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How should I handle my husband’s anger towards my 26yo daughter who has lived with us since Covid? He wants her out.
- What can I do about my husband who is a church leader but struggles with masturbation and looking at women?
- I found out 6yrs ago that my wife cheated on me with seven different men. She just left me; is it time for me to move on?
- What is too much to expect of my husband who is bipolar and had a stroke? He won’t stay on his meds.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Every Man’s Battle
Trust
Understanding and Loving a Person with Bipolar Disorder
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The post New Life Live: April 13, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Blended Families, Finances, Avoiders, Intimacy
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions:
- God used Dr. Sheri, Dr. Jacqui, and your Emotional Freedom Workshop after my husband tried to strangle me!
- My stepdaughter accused me of sexually abusing my 3yo grandchild, but I’m innocent.
- How do I get the large amount of money back that I loaned to a narcissist for his surgery? It doesn’t seem like he’s ever going to repay me.
- Do I give up on my 35yr marriage if my husband was promiscuous in the past and has always been shut down emotionally?
Suggested Resources:
Trust
Boundaries
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Intimate Deception
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Topics: Parenting, Teens, Mother Issues, Narcissists, Aging Parents, PTSD, Childhood Trauma, Christian Walk
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Am I doing the right thing when I try to get my 12yo son to do an activity, but he won’t?
- Besides telling my dad I won’t take my mom’s narcissistic abuse after he asked for help, is there anything else I can do?
- What are treatment options for complex PTSD? I was starved and chained as a child, and I am having an episode right now and can’t eat.
- Let me share with you how God got me through trauma and hard times.
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Understanding and Loving a Person with PTSD
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Topics: Weight Loss, Self Worth, Affairs, Divorce, Trauma Bond
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- I’m caring for my 84yo aunt, and she always puts me down for my weight.
- Should I give my husband a second chance after he cheated on me with the mother of his son?
- My new husband pushed, screamed, and cursed at me, so I left after 10mos; how do I get over him?
Suggested Resources:
Lose It for Life
Trust
Understanding and Loving a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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The post New Life Live: April 10, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Finances, Adult Children, Estrangement, Emotional Abuse, Mother Issues, Forgiveness, Death
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- What should I do if my husband has racked up $50,000 in debt and is about to take out another loan?
- My 40yo pregnant daughter got angry with me and cut off contact; should I let it go or try to contact her since it is my first grandchild?
- What can I do to further my recovery? My mom was abusive only to me and not my siblings.
- I’m a messianic Jew and have been thinking about end of life; what is the Christian perspective about cremation?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Forgiving our Fathers and Mothers
Life Recovery Bible
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The post New Life Live: April 7, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Anxiety, Fear, Perfectionism, Friendship, Self Worth, Caregiving, Grief
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- How do I get help for my obsessive thoughts over past sins that make me feel like I can’t make a mistake?
- I feel like no one will accept me and that I don’t have anything to say; how can I develop friendships?
- It was a blessing for me to attend the Emotional Freedom Workshop!
- I just went to Every Man’s Battle workshop and it opened my eyes! I didn’t think it was for me, but I was wrong.
- How do I turn the corner and find peace if I was my brother’s caretaker and found him dead? I’m heartbroken.
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Trust
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: April 6, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Cutting, Anxiety, Depression, Fear, Emotional Abuse, Mother Issues, Isolation, Confrontation
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- How can we help our 15yo niece who is cutting?
- I take care of people for a living but struggle with overeating.
- Is it better for me to stay away from my verbally and physically abusive birth mom?
- Should I continue with my Zoom Sustained Victory Group after Every Man’s Battle or do an in-person group? I want to get out of my isolation and reach out to others.
- How should I handle a member of our church who is in our dance ministry and is very abusive?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Lose It for Life
Take Your Life Back
Trust
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The post New Life Live: April 5, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Weight Loss, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, Borderline
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Can you help me? I had gastric bypass 16yrs ago, have gained some of the weight back, and have anxiety and depression.
- How does bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder connect with spiritual warfare? A family member has been diagnosed with them.
Suggested Resources:
Lose It for Life
Understanding and Loving a Person with Bipolar Disorder
Understanding and Loving a Person with Borderline Personality Disorder
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The post New Life Live: April 4, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Fear, Anxiety, Death, Self Worth, Sexual Addiction, Parenting
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, JJ West
Caller Questions:
- How do I help my 8yo daughter who has started worrying about dying?
- I worry that people at my work are talking about me; what should I do?
- I attended Every Man’s Battle and have made a huge turnaround!
- We don’t allow our 12yo son to do sleep overs, but he wants to go to school camp. How do we process our decision?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
Trust
Every Man’s Bible
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: April 3, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Trust, Mother Issues, Dating, Self Worth, Forgiveness
Hosts: Becky Brown, Chris Williams, Dr. Henry Cloud
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Henry Cloud talks about his new book Trust.
- How do I overcome my trust issues in my relationship with my mother whom I am a caregiver for, as well as dating relationships?
- I have trust issues with myself because of my bad choices; how do I develop trust in myself so I can learn to trust other people?
Suggested Resources:
Trust
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: March 31, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Trust, Christian Walk, Health Issues, Depression, Drug Addiction, Boundaries
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Henry Cloud
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Henry Cloud talks about his new book Trust
- How can I trust God if I question my salvation? I have bad thoughts, anxiety, depression, and health problems.
- My adult son died from drug abuse, and we gave my adult daughter an eviction notice because she’s using drugs; how do I get that trust back?
Suggested Resources:
Trust
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
Boundaries
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The post New Life Live: March 30, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Trust, Anxiety, PTSD, Childhood Trauma, Separation, Sexual Integrity
Hosts: Becky Brown, Chris Williams, Dr. Henry Cloud
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Henry Cloud talks about his new book Trust.
- Am I ruining my life because I don’t want to trust again? When I was married, I tried to be everything my husband wanted me to be, not what I wanted.
- I’m separated from my wife because I’ve done stuff online and she has accused me of looking at her daughter the wrong way; how do I deal with her trust issues?
Suggested Resources:
Trust
Take Your Life Back
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
Every Man’s Battle
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The post New Life Live: March 29, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Trust, Codependency, Enabling, Boundaries
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Henry Cloud
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Henry Cloud talks about his new book Trust
- Why do some people trust too much and get repeatedly hurt and in trouble?
- When I have family members who have let me down or hurt me, how do I determine if I can trust them again?
Suggested Resources:
Trust
Take Your Life Back
Boundaries
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The post New Life Live: March 28, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Grief, Trauma, Hope, Self Worth
Hosts: Steve Arterburn
Interview with Lysa TerKeurst, author of You’re Going to Make It: 50 Morning and Evening Devotions
Suggested Resources:
You’re Going To Make It
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The post New Life Live: March 27, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Physical Pain, Sleep Issues, Same-Sex Attraction, Father Issues, Adult Children, Narcissists, Grief, Dating
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West, presenter at Every Man’s Battle
Caller Questions:
- What can help me endure my hypnic headaches that interrupt my sleep and the emotional pain from it?
- How do I move forward to love my adult son who says he’s gay?
- My late wife blamed me for our problems, but our psychologist said she was a narcissist and blamed her.
- What can I do to help my 23yo daughter dating a man who hasn’t had a steady job in 3yrs? She doesn’t see how he really is.
Suggested Resources:
100 Days of Healing
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: March 24, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Intimacy, Pornography, Adult Children, Abortion, Grief, Getting Unstuck, In-laws
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- My wife doesn’t want to be intimate, and I’ve turned to looking at porn. What do I do with my sexual desire?
- How should I move forward in a biblical way with my 32yo daughter who is going to work at Planned Parenthood?
- My wife of 51yrs passed away 4yrs ago, and I still miss her terribly.
- How can I help my daughter-in-law who lives with us? My son passed away from cancer 18mos after they got married.
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Battle
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: March 23, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Finances, Enabling, In-laws, Divorce
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- My 39yr old son lost his money in crypto and is living in a campground in Mexico. Should I lend him money for a computer?
- Should I keep giving money to my youngest daughter and her husband? I don’t want to enable them.
- How can I help my 32yo daughter who married a man who won’t pray, read the Bible, or go to therapy? Also, his family are hoarders.
- My wife divorced me and I had to move far away from my adult kids; what’s the best way to stay in contact with them?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
One Year Bible for Men
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: March 22, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Pornography, Sexual Integrity, Triggers, Same-Sex Attraction, Childhood Trauma, Intimacy, Communication
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West, presenter at Every Man’s Battle
Caller Questions:
- How can I keep from losing myself as my husband is in recovery for a porn addiction and can’t stop glancing at women?
- My adopted dad passed away; how do I deal with him being gay and not be traumatized by it?
- I don’t want to be in my marriage because my husband of 9yrs is clueless about how to handle a Christian marriage and says the disconnection is my fault.
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
Making Peace with Your Father
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Forgiveness CD: How Dr. Dave Stoop Forgave His Father
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: March 21, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Parenting, Teens, Sexual Integrity, People Pleasers, Depression, Difficult Conversations, Addictions
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- What do I tell my almost 18yo son who has been sending sexual text messages to his girlfriend?
- I am a people pleaser; can you help me when I run into issues with strong individuals?
- How can I get my wife to go out and do fun things with me despite our illnesses? She has fibromyalgia and I have COPD.
- I struggle with people pleasing and tremble when I get into a hard discussion with my wife.
- What can I do when the young woman I am sponsoring takes charge in our meetings and changes the subject when she doesn’t want to talk about something?
Suggested Resources:
Every Young Man’s Battle
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
Life Recovery Bible
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The post New Life Live: March 20, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Schizophrenia, Adult Children, Divorce, Teens, Dating, Boundaries
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Becky Brown, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Is there a long-term facility that my 34yo son can go to for schizo-affective disorder? It’s like living with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
- How much space do I give my 23yo son who won’t speak to me? My 20yo daughter uses marijuana.
- After 18yrs of a dysfunctional marriage, my husband is leaving me. I used to be addicted to pain pills, and I’m having a hard time.
- I love Steve’s book Is This the One?; what dating book can I give my three teenage grandsons?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Workbook for Divorce
Every Man’s Bible
One Year Bible for Women
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The post New Life Live: March 17, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Blended Families, Adult Children, Enabling, Same-Sex Attraction, Teens, Difficult Conversations
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West, presenter at Every Man’s Battle
Caller Questions:
- How do we have a relationship with my entitled stepdaughter that doesn’t involve money? She has been estranged for 15mos.
- What should I do if I don’t condone my sister marrying her girlfriend, but she asked me to stand up for her?
- As a single mother, how do I talk to my 14yo son about sex?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love Our Kids
One Year Bible for Women
Every Young Man’s Battle
Understanding and Loving Your Child as a Single Parent
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Topics: Weight Loss, Cutting, Affairs, Sexual Integrity, Anger, Drug Addiction, Childhood Trauma, Suicide
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Becky Brown, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Julie Sharber, New Life Health Coach, talks about why someone should get help for their health.
- I’m mentoring a woman whose 12yo daughter is cutting herself; how can I help her?
- My husband has been a sex addict for 20yrs and in recovery. I found out he was unfaithful again; is there hope?
- How do I deal with rage toward my roommate who has a drug problem? My stepbrother just lost his life. Why does one person stay alive, and another lose their life?
- My 18yo son says he was traumatized by us as a child and is suicidal; what can we do?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Worthy of Her Trust
Take Your Life Back
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
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The post New Life Live: March 15, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Grief, Anger, Wills, Blended Families, Christian Walk, Adult Children
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- My stepbrother has created problems in the family since my mom passed; does God want us to go ahead with executing her will?
- After retiring from the military, my faith is tearing our family apart. How do I get closer to my sons?
- Is there something I can do for my son whose wife says she no longer loves him?
- I am distraught seeing my wife in constant physical pain; what more can I do?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
How We Love
Soul of a Hero
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: March 14, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Pornography, Forgiveness, Grief, Salvation, Counseling
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- My husband died from cancer 6yrs ago, and he never told me about watching porn which I learned about from my brother. How do I forgive him?
- Should I be worried about a loved one getting into heaven?
- What resources do you have for affordable Christian counseling?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
One Year Bible for Women
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: March 13, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Physical Abuse, Anger, Emotional Affairs, Boundaries, Enabling, Adult Children, Christian Walk
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- What can I do if my husband of 11yrs punches the wall above me and I have to walk on eggshells around him?
- How do I have a conversation with my husband about his emotional affairs, not continuing in counseling, and not showing any remorse?
- How can I take care of myself without enabling my angry husband? I am disabled and in a wheelchair.
- Am I disappointing God by respecting my son’s wishes? He married an unbeliever and told us we can’t say anything about our faith to our grandkids.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
Rescued
Healing Is a Choice
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: March 10, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: In-laws, Anxiety, Accusations, Depression, Divorce, Fear
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How do we respond to my son-in-law who wrote a book berating our whole family?
- The last 5yrs when I travel with family, I have to be the one driving. What can I do about it?
- Why would my 20yo granddaughter with ADD accuse her boyfriend of abusing and cheating on her? Is it for attention?
- How can I help my depressed boyfriend who lost his job and is home all day?
- My ex-husband had me arrested, stole my company, turned my kids against me, and bribed my attorneys; how do I move forward?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Take Your Life Back
One Year Bible for Women
Understanding and Loving a Person with Depression
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The post New Life Live: March 9, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Weight Loss, Confrontation, Parenting, Trust, Bipolar, Enabling, Salvation, Grief, Depression, Teens
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Does the Lose It for Life intensive look at underlying issues to eating?
- My son has challenges with his rebellious 13yo daughter who lives with her grandmother.
- How do I trust my husband who continues to enable my bipolar daughter against my wishes?
- My 18yo daughter lost her life to cystic fibrosis, and I don’t know if she was saved; is she in heaven?
- What can we do to help my 15yo niece who just lost her mom to cancer? She has depression, outbursts, and doesn’t want to go to school.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: March 8, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Parenting, Father Issues, Blended Families, Siblings
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- My son is trying to walk away from the Christian Faith. What do I do?
- My dad is getting married to a woman I don’t want around my kids. How do I still have a good relationship with my dad?
- How do have a better relationship with my distant older brothers?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
Take Your Life Back Workbook
Healing Is a Choice
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
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The post New Life Live: March 7, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Same-Sex Attraction, Aging Parents, Siblings, Anxiety
Hosts: Becky, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- When my daughter’s lesbian partner died, she moved back home. Now she is in a new relationship and is hardly home; what should my husband and I do?
- My 86yo mother has a caregiver, but my sister takes over every time she visits. How can we handle her?
- How can I honor my aging parents who have been horrible parents my whole life?
- I’ve had claustrophobia for most of my life; what can I do about it?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
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From the New Life Live! archives, this Flashback Friday show originally aired on March 7, 2008
Topics: Childhood Trauma, Stress, Father Issues, Blended Families, Self Worth, Miscarriage, Grief, Affairs, Custody
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. John Townsend, Dr. Dave Stoop
Caller Questions:
- I’m in recovery for past abuse; how do I manage my physical signs of stress?
- I recently found out my dad is not my biological dad; what should I say to him?
- What is the best way to heal from condemnation from others for my past sin?
- After multiple miscarriages, I can’t face the emotional stress. How do I reconnect with my husband?
- My separated wife falsely claimed I’m abusive to cover up her affair; should I divorce her?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: March 3, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Same-Sex Attraction, Adult Children, Trust, Emotional Affairs, Boundaries, Finances, Marijuana
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- My husband of 19yrs confessed he had an affair with a man and won’t stop.
- Where do I go from here if my adult daughter is dying and I can’t go see her because of a court order?
- How do I stop checking my husband’s phone after he had an emotional affair with a coworker?
- Before my grandkids went to college, I drew up a contract for them that funds would stop if they were involved with drugs.
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
One Year Bible for Women
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The post New Life Live: March 2, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Aging Parents, Anger, Boundaries, Christian Walk, Paranoia, Attachment, PTSD
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- How do I have boundaries with my 82yo mom? She is angry about her divorce and threw things at me after finding out I took my dad to dinner.
- I wanted to share how God healed me from a tumor the size of a puppy. Thank you to Steve and New Life for being there for me!
- How do I deal with my wife who has symptoms of paranoia and thinks I’m having an affair and hacking her phone?
- Can you explain attachment theory and PTSD?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Take Your Life Back Workbook
One Year Bible for Women
Every Man’s Bible
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: March 1, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Weight Loss, Adult Children, Living Together, Marijuana, Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Interview with Michelle Spadafora, a speaker for the Lose It for Life workshop.
- My pregnant adult daughter is allowing her boyfriend to move in; what is my role?
- My 21yo daughter doesn’t think marijuana is bad; what can I show her about its dangers?
- I was sexually abused as a child and now I am being triggered; what can I do?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Understanding and Loving Your Child who Smokes Pot
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: February 28, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Parenting, Anger, Dating, Intimacy, Teens, Custody, Divorce, Pornography,
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown, Special Guest Host Stacey Sadler
Caller Questions:
- I’m a single dad who loves my boys, but I get angry and have to apologize to them.
- Could my 41yo daughter be happily married to her boyfriend who says he can’t have normal sex because of porn?
- My husband and I are studying the four temperaments; can this lead to something positive?
- I had an affair, went through an ugly divorce, and now my 16yo son won’t come see me. Should I force him?
- My wife wants out of our marriage because of my porn addiction.
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving Your Child as a Single Parent
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love
Every Man’s Battle
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: February 27, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Anxiety, Work Issues, Guilt, Narcissists, Affairs
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- What can I do to help my anxious work supervisor? She is creating a lot of rifts and anger.
- I love to read but can’t understand the Bible unless it is told in complete stories; is there a Bible like that?
- How do I stop struggling with guilt for moving away from my grandkids?
- What should I tell my family and friends? I’m thinking of divorcing my narcissistic husband who has been unfaithful many times.
- I followed your advice to give my unfaithful husband an ultimatum to go to Every Man’s Battle; he went, and I went to Restore, and it saved our marriage!
Suggested Resources:
One Year Bible for Women
Every Believe’rs Thought Life
Worthy of Her Trust
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: February 24, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Finances, Heaven, Forgiveness, Alcohol, Sexual Integrity, Church Life, Incarceration
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Can Chris clarify the statement he made about money having power over you? I don’t have enough money, and it’s hard.
- The man who kidnapped and raped me, then shot my mother, said he was a Christian. Will we remember it in heaven?
- How can I help my wife of 32yrs be happy after my drinking and flirting with other women hurt her?
- What should I do to move forward if my faith has been shattered by the hypocrisy of my church leaders?
- How can I help God impact my brother who is in prison for being a sex offender?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
12 Laws of Life Recovery
12 Gifts of Life Recovery
Every Man’s Battle
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The post New Life Live: February 23, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Same-Sex Attraction, Adult Children, Dating, Betrayal, Gender, Trust, Emotional Affairs
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- Interview with Stacey Sadler, one of the presenters at the Restore workshop.
- My adult daughter is marrying a woman this weekend, and my husband wants no part in their relationship. How do I help him?
- What are your thoughts on marrying a woman 35yrs younger than me?
- I went to your Restore Workshop, found my voice, and discovered I’m not alone!
- Our adult son struggles with gender identity and wants to have a sex change.
- What should I do after discovering my husband has messages on his phone to another woman? He told her that he loved her.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Is This The One
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: February 22, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Borderline, Narcissist, Enabling, Boundaries, Pornography, Depression, Physical Abuse
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Should I attempt to save my 21yr marriage if my moral failings have left my narcissistic wife unwilling to do anything?
- After I followed your advice and said no to my drug addict son, he is now in rehab!
- My husband tried to choke me, but he denies it. A pastor told me it is my fault bad things are happening to me.
- I’m separated from my porn-addicted husband who is physically abusive and dating other women. What does God require of me?
- My dad used to tie me down as a child; now I’m angry, depressed, and have gone through many counselors. Where do I go from here?
- Would Intimacy in Marriage be good for us if we are separated due to my husband being violent?
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Worthy of Her Trust
One Year Bible for Women
How We Love
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: February 21, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Self Worth, Adult Children, Drug Addiction, PTSD, Grandparenting, Grief, Affairs
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Am I being too controlling? My wife wants to travel to go see her family, and I feel like my opinion doesn’t count.
- How can I encourage my 40yo son who is a disabled veteran with PTSD? He is in jail awaiting criminal charges for meth possession while armed.
- I had my grandson for 18mos and now he is with foster parents. Why is he afraid of me?
- My wife left 3mos ago after I accused her of cheating.
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
One Year Bible for Men
One Year Bible for Women
Healing Is a Choice
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: February 20, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Verbal Abuse, Separation, Reconciliation, Church Life
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- My wife says I am verbally abusive; do you think I am? We have been separated for over a year.
- What’s my responsibility now that my brother-in-law has rejected me and my wife after I sent him an email about vaccines? He wants an apology.
- My wife silently prays in front of the church during the whole service, and it’s causing division between us.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Every Man’s Bible
How We Love
One Year Bible for Men
Every Believer’s Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: February 17, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Childhood Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Brain Issues, Confrontation, Anxiety, Newborns
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Where do I go to get help for my childhood trauma of sexual abuse, abandonment, and my attraction to cross dressing?
- What do you recommend to help my brain after many injuries?
- How do I tell my photographer best friend that I’m not going to use her to take our pictures?
- I became a first-time parent 2wks ago and have ADHD; how do I navigate times when I am overwhelmed?
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Every Man’s Bible
One Year Bible for Men
One Year Bible for Women
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Topics: Adult Children, Mother Issues, Grandparenting, Divorce, Asperger’s, Anger
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- What else can I do to heal the horrible relationship between my ex-wife and our 20yo son? She came from an abusive family and had six affairs.
- How do I answer my 10yo granddaughter as to why I divorced my first husband?
- My 15yo grandson has Asperger’s and is angry and difficult; how can I help him?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Understanding and Loving Your Bonus Child
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: February 15, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Betrayal, Childhood Trauma, Adult Children, Self Worth, Sexual Abuse
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- There are a lot of guys hurting from being betrayed by their wives.
- How do I identify what kind of therapy I need if I have a painful memory of my dad leaving me as a child?
- My 35yo daughter texted me that she didn’t get the childhood she deserved; how do I look at my part?
- I’ve been married 34yrs and have learned that you can’t give all of yourself to your spouse or you won’t have anything left over for yourself.
- My nephew inappropriately touched my daughter when he was 12yo and she was 5yo, but he denied it in front of his wife.
Suggested Resources:
One Year Bible for Men
Healing Is a Choice
Intimate Deception
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Every Believer’s Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: February 14, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Integrity, Pornography, Masturbation, Christian Walk, Disclosure, Bipolar
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Kevin Downes, a producer on Jesus Revolution, talks about the new movie in theaters on February 24.
- What’s the best way for me to break free from porn, masturbation, and overeating? I am 32yo and live out of my car.
- I struggle with porn and just told my wife. Where should I start reading my Bible so I can get closer to the Lord?
- I went to Every Man’s Battle and finally overcame my lifelong addiction to porn and masturbation!
- How do I navigate having bipolar disorder and taking medication, but I feel emotionally muted?
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Life Recovery Workbook for Sexual Integrity
One Year Bible for Men
How We Love
One Year Bible for Women
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The post New Life Live: February 13, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Gambling, Suicide, Enabling, Sexual Abuse, Confrontation, Neglect
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- What should I do to help my 25yo son who gambled away all his money and might be suicidal?
- Am I enabling my children and grandchildren because I can’t accept their limitations?
- How do my mom and I confront my uncle for molesting my aunt and cousins a long time ago?
- How can we get our daughter and her husband to stop neglecting their children’s health issues?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
100 Days To Freedom from Shame
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: February 10, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Sexual Abuse, Pornography, Anger
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Is there ever a time when it is OK to give your adult child advice?
- How do I learn to love when I’m on my third marriage, struggling with porn, and keep falling off the wagon?
- After keeping my childhood sexual abuse a secret, God has done amazing healing by removing the guilt and shame. But how do I get past my anger that is affecting my health?
Suggested Resources:
100 Days To Freedom from Shame
Every Believers Thought Life
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: February 9, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Alcohol, Sexual Abuse, Separation, Marijuana, Anxiety, Teens, Parenting
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- My drunk husband came on to my 21yo daughter; how do I navigate that?
- What do I do now that my wife of 37yrs just walked out to be a nanny for our grandchildren and filed for divorce?
- What are my next steps with my anxious 13yo daughter who is smoking marijuana and has same-sex attraction?
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
Take Your Life Back
How We Love Our Kids
One Year Bible for Women
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The post New Life Live: February 8, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dating, Grief, Forgiveness, Triggers, Sexual Abuse, Pornography, Anger
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- How do I let go of the man I loved for 6yrs but broke up with because he smoked pot and often flew into a rage?
- Do my reoccurring emotional triggers mean I haven’t forgiven my brother for molesting me? Or my husband for his pornography?
- My wife has explosive anger, says she hates me, and left me a note saying to get out. Is there anything I can do?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: February 7, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Integrity, Pornography, Shame, Adult Children, Drug Addiction, Lying, Forgiveness, Death
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Interview with Every Man’s Battle presenter, J.J. West. “Month after month, we get to see men set free!”
- What’s our next step with our 20yo daughter who lives with us, has substance abuse problems, and is sexually active?
- How can the family live with the pain of our 39yo son who has a porn addiction and sexually abused my daughter when she was younger?
- I think my daughter died from fentanyl without forgiving her husband; what would the Lord have said to her?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Sexual Integrity
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: February 6, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Drugs, Marijuana, Pornography, Divorce, Teens, Autism
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- Our 22yo son lives at home, has experimented with LSD, and smokes pot. How do we get him to be an independent adult?
- How can I recover from porn addiction if I’ve been addicted since my teens?
- Why am I having a hard time following through with my divorce from my unfaithful, unsafe husband?
- How can I help my 17yo adopted son to make friends? He is mentally slow and might be autistic.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook
Every Man’s Battle
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Worthy of Her Trust
100 Days of Shame
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The post New Life Live: February 3, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Pornography, Adult Children, Sexual Integrity, Divorce, Homeless, Siblings
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- I was emotionally and physically abused by my mom as a child and abandoned by my dad; what do I do next?
- I’m emotionally distant from my wife after telling her I looked at porn; is this normal?
- What’s our role as parents if our daughter’s fiancé has a porn addiction and they’re still going to get married?
- Is it OK to keep hoping and praying for my marriage? My husband has filed for divorce for the sixth time and has lived at his mom’s house for half of our marriage.
- My older brother is homeless and diabetic; should I give him temporary shelter?
- I want to go to Intimacy in Marriage, but my husband of 43yrs is very resistant to anything.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Healing Is a Choice
Intimate Deception
Worthy of Her Trust
Take Your Life Back
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
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The post New Life Live: February 2, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Teens, Divorce, Affairs, Dating, Pornography, Adult Children
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- How can I help my angry 16yo son whose grades are slipping since I started divorce proceedings?
- What can I do after finding out my husband has been cheating? He denies it.
- My daughter is breaking up with her 7yr boyfriend for looking at porn; how do I talk to him about Every Man’s Battle?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
Take Your Life Back
Intimate Deception
Every Man’s Bible
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: February 1, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Coaching, Sexual Abuse, Dissociative Disorder, Gender Transition, Childhood Trauma, Triggers, Pornography
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Dr. Heidi Summers shares why someone would go to see her as a New Life Coach.
- Can your Restore Workshop help me if I was molested by my father and have dissociative disorder?
- My bisexual adult son is taking female hormones; how can I help him see how harmful it is?
- When I was 9yo my friend died falling through the ice, and last week my memory was triggered. Do I need to deal with the trauma?
- I’ve been to Every Man’s Battle and my wife is going to Restore. Any recommendations on how to help her with her triggers because of my porn addiction?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
100 Days To Freedom from Shame
One Year Bible for Women
Every Man’s Bible
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The post New Life Live: January 31, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Avoiders, Parenting, Alcohol, Adult Children, Boundaries, Separation, Reconciliation
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- My husband doesn’t have a job and stays in his messy room the whole day. I’m tired of being a single parent.
- How do we help my daughter-in-law with her drinking problem? Yesterday she was inebriated with my 8yo grandson in the car.
- My grandson and his 9yo daughter with ADD live with me. She is making threats and not taking her medication.
- How can I win my husband back? We’ve been married for 27yrs and separated for 2yrs.
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
One Year Bible for Women
Life Recovery Workbook
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: January 30, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Abortion, Teens, Church Life, Salvation, Affairs, Anxiety, Fear, Adult Children, Emotional Affairs, Finances, Codependency
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- How can I support my 17yo daughter without supporting her decision to get an abortion tomorrow?
- My 14yo son is questioning God and doesn’t want to go to church; how do I guide him back to God?
- My husband had an affair 3yrs ago and I stayed; how do I move forward when every day is a burden?
- Emotional Freedom was phenomenal! I lost my brother when he was a young man; how do I get over my fear for my 22yo son when he leaves the house?
- I found out at Thanksgiving that my husband has been having multiple affairs online. Are we doing the right kind of counseling?
- I feel better after attending Emotional Freedom! Am I enabling my husband by offering him money to help pay off his debts?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Every Man’s Battle
Worthy of Her Trust
One Year Bible for Men
Every Believer’s Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: January 27, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Estrangement, Adult Children, Father Issues, Alcohol, Gambling
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- My friend is in hospice care; what should we put in the letter I’m helping her write to her son who is distant?
- Can I hold my dad accountable for his drinking and gambling? He lives with me.
Suggested Resources:
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
One Year Bible for Women
Every Believer’s Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: January 26, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Pornography, Verbal Abuse, Physical Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Emotional Abuse, Divorce
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Without Every Man’s Battle and Sustained Victory, I would have never recovered from sex addiction!
- How do I let go of the verbal and physical abuse I experienced from my mom growing up?
- When is it OK to get a divorce after 20yrs of emotional abuse from my husband?
- I just found Christ, but my wife found boundaries and left because of my drinking.
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Intimate Deception
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The post New Life Live: January 25, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Blended Families, Grief, Gender, Avoiders, Sexual Integrity
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- After almost one year of marriage, what is the point of my husband owning a property that’s falling apart? It belonged to his deceased wife.
- How am I to love my non-binary friends when I know it is wrong?
- Do you have any tools I can use when my husband of 8yrs gives me the silent treatment for days?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
One Year Bible for Men
Worthy of Her Trust
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: January 24, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Suicide, Forgiveness, Grief, Anger, Pornography, Dating
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How do I approach my separated daughter and her husband about attending your Intimacy in Marriage Workshop?
- How do I forgive my husband who committed suicide? We haven’t told the younger members of our family.
- My husband is controlling and angry; how is that related to his porn addiction?
- Am I being insecure to worry about the woman I’m dating being around a lot of men at work?
Suggested Resources:
One Year Bible for Women
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Understanding and Loving a Person with Sexual Addiction
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
The post New Life Live: January 23, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Lying, Disclosure, Intimacy, Blended Families, Pornography
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions:
- I can’t get over my Bible-believing, Christian husband having a year-long affair and lying to my face about it for 14yrs.
- How do I protect my heart? My husband was unfaithful to me 40yrs ago, and we have a counseling appointment scheduled so he can disclose everything.
- What should I do to help my wife feel heard and appreciated? Everything I’ve tried doesn’t work.
- My husband is in law enforcement and is exposed to porn on the job; how can he overcome his own struggle with porn?
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
How We Love
Intimate Deception
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The post New Life Live: January 20, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Avoiders, Intimacy, Hoarding, Trauma, Dating, Sexual Integrity, Scripture
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Am I doing the right thing by taking baby steps with my husband who has PTSD and makes me feel unloved?
- I declutter but I always return to hoarding; is this a way of coping and not getting to deeper issues?
- What questions should I ask my boyfriend who told me he has an STD?
- My 18yo son has questions about Noah’s ark and procreation.
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
One Year Bible for Men
One Year Bible for Women
Every Man’s Bible
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The post New Life Live: January 19, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Estrangement, Teens, Physical Abuse, Divorce
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions:
- How do I mend my relationship with my adult son and daughter-in-law after they’ve banned me from their life?
- Why is my 17yo daughter so hateful and disrespectful to me?
- Two of my kids are getting married; should I contact my unfaithful ex-husband ahead of time to avoid wedding drama?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love Our Kids
Every Believer’s Thought Life
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The post New Life Live: January 18, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Hoarding, Blended Families, Gambling, Addiction, Depression, Anxiety, Grief
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- My mom was a hoarder, and my aunt is now doing the same thing; any tips on what to say to her?
- If my wife and I are going to Intimacy in Marriage Workshop, what else can we try? Our blended family is driving us crazy.
- Do I have enough faith to stop gambling, or is it just my flesh that’s weak?
- How do I make friends and get rid of the horrible anxiety and depression I’ve had for 30yrs since the death of my daughter?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: January 17, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Divorce, Abortion, Blended Families, Teens, Self-harm, Pornography, Lying
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Am I wasting my time wanting to get back with my ex-husband? He is still drinking and says he will never get married again.
- How can my husband and I get on the same page to help our 16yo daughter who is self harming? We are a blended family, and he is in denial.
- I’ve been in Celebrate Recovery for 12yrs; do the temptations and the lusts ever simmer down?
- My 13yo granddaughter is lying and devious when she can’t have her phone; how do I help her mother get through this?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
The post New Life Live: January 16, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Intimacy, Finances, Death, Confrontation, Grief, Affairs
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- My husband of 16yrs has never consummated our marriage. Do I just let it go and feel that it’s how God wants it to be?
- The executor of my sister’s estate is my brother who is not following her will. How do I move forward?
- How can I help my friend who is dying from COPD? She says she believes in Jesus but doesn’t act like it.
- Can you explain what you meant when you said waiting on God to change a spouse won’t change them? My husband has been unfaithful several times and hasn’t changed with counseling.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Every Believer’s Thought Life
One Year Bible for Women
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: January 13, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dating, Separation, Parenting, Death, Fear
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- It’s been 7yrs since my divorce; should I do online dating again or just wait for Mr. Right to show up on my doorstep?
- Do you think the Intimacy in Marriage Workshop would help me? I’ve been working out of state for 6yrs, and it’s been hard on my marriage.
- We lost a close family member to Covid; how do I help my 7yo son who says he is afraid of dying?
Suggested Resources:
Changes That Heal
Is This The One
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: January 12, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Pornography, Affairs, Counseling, Dating, Boundaries, People Pleasers, Self Worth
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- We’ve been married 30yrs and we have hurt each other with my porn addiction and her affair. How do we stop thinking about the past?
- I want to give thanks to Steve for your devotion to what you do! Alice is my therapist and she is a cut above the rest!
- I just found out my boyfriend is using porn, and he says he can stop and he’s not addicted. How do I set boundaries?
- How can I help my employee be more assertive? She is highly agreeable and avoids conflicts.
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Sexual Integrity
Worthy of Her Trust
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: January 11, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Integrity, Physical Abuse, Adult Children, Alcohol, Same-sex Attraction, Estrangement, Divorce, Grief
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- What do I do if my husband is a minister, tried to kill me, and is on websites for singles?
- How do I help our granddaughter who lives with us? She is not interested in connecting with her mom, a recovering alcoholic.
- As a coach, is there a way I can help a former student who is gay and works in my gym?
- My ex-husband is the only one I was ever with; how do I deal with him seeing another woman?
Suggested Resources:
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Understanding and Loving a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Sexual Integrity
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: January 10, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Counseling, Adult Children, Enabling, Confrontation, Sexual Abuse, Separation, Borderline, Anxiety
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- I really want to go to the Intimacy in Marriage Workshop; what should I do to get my wife to go?
- My stepson has been living in a house I own without paying enough rent, and I told him I’m going to sell the house. Now none of the kids will let me see their children.
- My 49yo daughter told me her stepdad sexually assaulted her 10yrs ago and he denies it. How do I choose between my husband and my daughter?
- My wife has borderline personality disorder; is ketamine treatment something you support?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Life Recovery Bible
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: January 9, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Emotional Abuse, Verbal Abuse, Sexual Integrity, Adult Children, Boundaries, Separation
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- What should I do if my narcissistic wife of 42yrs is emotionally and verbally abusive?
- My husband is objectifying me by expecting me to do certain sexual things I don’t want to do.
- At what point do we separate from adult children? Our adopted daughter smokes pot, has a child, and is going down the wrong road.
- My daughter’s husband gave her an ultimatum to get a job, and now he wants partial separation. Is that normal?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: January 6, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Same-Sex Attraction, Parenting, Teens, Boundaries, Sexual Intimacy
Hosts: Larry Sonnenburg, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- My adult daughter told me she is homosexual; how do I not let this consume my thoughts?
- We need help in disciplining our 16yo son with his cell phone use, electronics, and responsibilities.
- It has been 32yrs since my husband and I have been intimate. Every time I get serious about separating, he has major health issues.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
Understanding and Loving a Person with Depression
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: January 5, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Alcohol, Friendship, Childhood Trauma, Emotional Abuse, Counseling, Trust, Sexual Integrity
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions:
- My alcoholic friend from church is angry at God and yells in restaurants. I dread meeting her for lunch today; what should I do?
- How can I get my wife, who is a bully and shows signs of OCD, to follow through with seeing her counselor?
- Is it normal for my husband to keep his phone from me the 19yrs we have been together?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: January 4, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Codependency, Pornography, Alcohol, Sexual Addiction, Anger, Sexual Integrity, Suicide
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- As a codependent, what is my next step with my husband who refuses to go to Every Man’s Battle and is addicted to porn and gambling?
- What can my friend do to get into a recovery program for alcohol addiction?
- Will attending Every Man’s Battle trigger feelings of self-hatred for me? Have any men been triggered by it?
- A family member’s unfaithful husband committed suicide; where does a person go who commits suicide?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Every Man’s Battle
Life Recovery Bible
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The post New Life Live: January 3, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Stress, Weight Loss, Anxiety, Jealousy, Blended Families, OCD, Confrontation
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- I feel like my life is out of control because I don’t have time for me. What can I do about a stressful job and gaining weight?
- How do I handle the anxiety caused from my siblings being jealous of me? Is it time for me to detach from those relationships?
- My brother’s friend was over at Christmas and we noticed he may have OCD. Should we say something?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
One Year Life Recovery Prayer Devotional
One Year Bible for Women
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The post New Life Live: January 2, 2023 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Abuse, Church Life, Divorce, Funerals, Separation, Intimacy, People Pleasers
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions:
- I was raped by a friend in my church community and wanted to let others know what to do if that happens to them.
- After being left out of my ex-husband’s obituary, is it proper to speak at his funeral?
- My husband left for the second time and said he never loved me; what’s my next step?
- How do I slow down instead of overextending myself and burning out?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
One Year Bible for Women
Intimate Deception
Understanding and Loving a Person with ADD
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The post New Life Live: December 30, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Paranoia, Anger, Bipolar, Teens, Bullying, Grief, Depression, Christian Walk
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Is there any non-traditional help out there for a delusional family member who is afraid?
- What can I do to improve my anger and bipolar disorder?
- How do I help my artistic 17yo who stopped going to high school, has PCOS, and was bullied in junior high?
- I want to clean my house but can’t focus because my son died in Iraq, and the man who I thought was my dad also died.
- I heard on social media that we have to pray in the name of Yeshua and not Jesus. Is that true?
Suggested Resources:
One Year Bible for Women
Take Your Life Back
How We Love Our Kids
Healing Is a Choice
Life Recovery Bible
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The post New Life Live: December 29, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Grandparenting, Teens, Cutting, Trust, Emotional Affairs, Anxiety, Medical Issues, Alcohol, Adult Children, Sexual Integrity
Hosts: Larry Sonnenburg, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- What can I do to help my 14yo granddaughter to stop cutting herself?
- If I can’t trust my husband because he had an emotional affair and takes his wedding ring off, what is my next step?
- My 58yo relative lives alone and started having anxiety before his heart surgery. How do I get help for him?
- My 24yo son is a severe alcoholic and has bipolar disorder; what role do I play?
- I got a scholarship to Every Man’s Battle last year that changed my life! I just paid it forward by sending out EMB books to prisons at Christmas!
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
Intimate Deception
Take Your Life Back
Conquer Worry and Anxiety
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
One Year Bible for Men
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The post New Life Live: December 28, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Hoarding, Separation, Boundaries, Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Pornography, Affairs
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- My wife has a problem with clutter and it has been a cause for arguments. What should we do?
- I don’t want a divorce from my separated husband, but I need some things to change in order to move forward in our marriage.
- I was molested as a child. I’m married and a Christian, but my life feels upside down. What is my first step in healing?
- My separated husband denies he is still watching porn and cheating on me. What is my next step?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
What Belief Can Do
Intimate Deception
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The post New Life Live: December 27, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Separation, Self Worth, Siblings, Emotional Affairs, Jealousy, Anxiety
Hosts: Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How do you know when it’s time to leave a marriage? I talked to you before I got married 6yrs ago, and you told me not to.
- How do I find my adult voice? I’m the ninth of ten children.
- I called you before about being emotionally involved with a woman whose husband has Alzheimer’s and wanted to give you an update.
- What are your techniques for handling someone’s jealousy towards me?
- I’m so sad Milan Yerkovich is leaving the radio show and wanted to thank him.
Suggested Resources:
Changes That Heal
How We Love
Boundaries
How We Love Workbook
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The post New Life Live: December 26, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christmas, Adoption, Boundaries, Drug Addiction, Triggers, Anger, Verbal Abuse, Anxiety, Adult Children
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jim Burns, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- What can bring my parents and my kids together during the holidays when everyone is on their phones?
- How do I proceed in my relationship with my biological mother if she screamed at me that I needed to get over being adopted?
- I went astray and entered the drug world; what should I do if I’m demon possessed and hearing voices?
- We’re creating a phone-free zone this year for our family to connect more at Christmas.
- How do I not react or get angry when my husband verbally expresses his disgust with me?
- What can I do to get over my anxiety from my sons telling me they’re leaving home and never coming back?
Suggested Resources:
One Year Bible for Women
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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The post New Life Live: December 23, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Teens, Custody, Separation, Adult Children, Physical Abuse, Denial
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- How do I support my 15yo daughter who doesn’t want to spend Christmas with her dad and abusive stepmom?
- Am I doing the right thing by leaving my wife because she keeps making accusations against me?
- Can my 38yo daughter go forward in her marriage if she says her husband tried to strangle her but he denies squeezing her neck?
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving Your Child As a Single Parent
How We Love
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: December 22, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dating, Christian Walk, Adult Children, Same-Sex Attraction, Divorce
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions:
- How can I be confident that God has given me direction versus me being the one to make things happen in a dating relationship?
- My 30yo daughter lives with me but hasn’t spoken to me in over a year.
- Why haven’t my homosexual desires changed if I used to live as a gay man but now I am married to a woman?
- Should I feel guilty for not having my ex-husband around me and our ten children at Christmas?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
How We Love
Every Man’s Battle
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: December 21, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Depression, Adult Children, Divorce, Finances, Narcissists, Forgiveness
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- How do I tell our 30yo very depressed son that ne needs to take medication or leave? He quit his job, plays video games, and doesn’t even take showers.
- Do I need to invite my narcissistic ex-husband to our house for Christmas? I feel obligated because he pays the bills for my son and me.
- What does it look like for me to forgive myself for a sex addiction?
Suggested Resources:
Boundaries
Take Your Life Back
Take Your Life Back Workbook
Take Your Life Back Day by Day Devotional
One Year Bible for Men
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The post New Life Live: December 20, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adoption, Father Issues, Divorce, Grief, Siblings, Mother Issues
Hosts: Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- I got a voicemail from my biological father yesterday whom I’ve never spoken to; how am I supposed to feel?
- A book Milan Yerkovich recommended has really helped me get through my divorce and the death of my mom.
- My sister blew through a lot of money and hates everyone. How should I feel about our 84yo mom living with her?
- I’m 20yo and having issues with my dad. Every time I leave the house, I feel relieved.
Suggested Resources:
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: December 19, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Wills, Sexual Abuse, Christian Walk, Self Worth, Adult Children
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- How do I write my will if my son has disowned me?
- My 22yo son told me about sexual abuse he experienced at 14yo from one of the leaders in our church; what direction do I give him?
- Did I do the right thing telling my son I saw him touching my autistic grandson inappropriately? He threw me out of the house.
- I had an emotional breakdown because I thought I had committed the unpardonable sin.
- How do I prove people wrong who disagree with me?
- What should I do if my adult son told me that his father sexually abused him when he was a child, and my therapist told me to not disclose it?
Suggested Resources:
One Year Bible for Men
One Year Bible for Women
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: December 16, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Confrontation, Forgiveness, Transgender, Christmas, PTSD, Marijuana, Drugs, Boundaries
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- My husband’s 95yo aunt told us we have hurt her and that she doesn’t want to see us anymore. Should I let it go or write her a letter?
- What resources do you recommend for my friend whose sister is transitioning to becoming a man?
- We kept Christ in Christmas by telling the kids that the three Wise Men were going to bring them gifts.
- What’s the next step with my 28yo daughter with PTSD who lives with us? We told her to stop pot and drugs and she refuses.
Suggested Resources:
One Year Bible for Women
Understanding and Loving Your Child Who Smokes Pot
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The post New Life Live: December 15, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dating, Adult Children, Drug Addiction, Narcissists, Separation
Hosts: Becky Brown, Chris Williams, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- At the Last Supper, did Judas partake in it?
- What should I do with the emotions I feel if I think I’m being catfished?
- How do we get my 34yo daughter and her kids to move on? She is a recovered drug addict and they are all living at our house.
- Is it time for me to leave my narcissistic husband who drinks and is verbally abusive?
- My husband of 40yrs left to go live in his country of origin without talking to me; am I jeopardizing my marriage by joining him?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
People Fuel
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: December 14, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Coaching, Love Addiction, Scam, Parenting, Anxiety, Newlyweds, Intimacy, Teens
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions:
- Elizabeth Lewis, a New Life Coach, talks about what it’s like to coach singles so that they’re ready to love again.
- How can I help a relative who meets romance scammers online and has sent over a million dollars to them?
- How do we talk to my anxious 11yo daughter who tries to self-soothe by nail biting, touching herself, and letting the cat scratch her?
- What’s the point of me being married when my new husband won’t communicate with me and doesn’t even sleep in the same bed as me?
- How do I approach my angry, defensive 15yo son who won’t take a shower? I have trauma and anxiety from a head injury.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Is This The One
How We Love Our Kids
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: December 13, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Depression, Divorce, Sexual Integrity, Forgiveness, Sexual Abuse
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- I’m from Ethiopia and like to read from the ESV Bible; how do I refute the teachings at my church that we need to use the KJV Bible?
- I haven’t celebrated Christmas for 7yrs after my wife told me she didn’t love me and that I was a horrible husband and father.
- I insisted my husband attend Every Man’s Battle in Dallas, and now I have a new man!
- Two of my brothers sexually abused me, and when I told my older brother about it, he told me to bury it. Do I disconnect from him?
- Parents aren’t aware that if the letters in Santa are rearranged, it’s Satan.
Suggested Resources:
One Year Bible for Men
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
One Year Bible for Women
Intimate Deception
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Topics: Parenting, Adult Children, Drug Addiction, Enabling, Narcissists, Schizophrenia, Estrangement
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions:
- How do I tell my 4yo son he can’t be friends with his best friend because their mother is too unstable?
- I’ve given my 45yo son money for drugs; how do I get the strength to evict him from my home?
- My husband is a narcissist and a dry drunk; why am I not brave enough to follow through with separation?
- I need professional help to reach out to my schizophrenic brother who won’t take his meds. I haven’t seen him n 10yrs.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
How We Love our Kids
Life Recovery Bible
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Take Your Life Back
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Topics: Parenting, Sexual Abuse, Christmas, Weight Loss, Self Worth, Trauma, Father Issues, Grief, Infertility
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Milan Yerkovich, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- What steps do we take for our 5yo son who has been acting out sexually with a younger child?
- I started a Christmas tradition with my kids to put Christ first. They had to find where baby Jesus was hiding before we opened presents.
- I am morbidly obese; should I do the Emotional Freedom or Lose It for Life workshop?
- If children don’t have a healthy relationship with their father, how are they going to learn to relate to God the Father?
- How can I support my husband who feels like a failure because we’re infertile?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
One Year Bible for Men
Lose It for Life
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Life Recovery Bible
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Topics: Sexual Abuse, Shame, Anger, Verbal Abuse, Hoarding, Anxiety
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions:
- My husband doesn’t want me to give my testimony at Celebrate Recovery; how should I encourage him to let me do that?
- What should I do next if I’m in a wheelchair and my husband is rageful and verbally abusive?
- My kids want me to host Christmas Eve, but I can’t because of my clutter.
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Take Your Life Back
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Topics: Drug Addiction, Bipolar, Enabling, Parenting, Alcohol,
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- My 36yo son is bipolar and a drug addict; how can I support him without enabling him?
- What help can I get for my 12yr old son who has behavior issues at school?
- After weight loss surgery, my diabetic brother-in-law became an alcoholic and addicted to pain meds; how can we help him?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
One Year Bible for Women
Understanding and Loving Your Child with ADHD
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook
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Topics: Pornography, Affairs, Sexual Integrity, Narcissists, Caregiving, Mother Issues, Aging Parents, Christmas, Christian Walk
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Milan Yerkovich, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- I’m still in love with my ex-husband who was unfaithful for years; is it biblically OK to marry someone else?
- Can something good come from something bad? I cared for my narcissist, domineering mom until she passed 6wks ago.
- Should I let my kids see Santa or do Elf on the Shelf? I’m conflicted about it.
- If I’m struggling financially and can’t seem to get ahead, should I tithe?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Life Recovery Bible
Healing Is a Choice
One Year Bible for Women
How We Love
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Topics: Separation, Verbal Abuse, Adult Children, Avoiders, Sexual Intimacy, Codependency
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- How long should I wait to contact my wife if we’ve been separated due to my harshness toward her?
- I’m 88yo and clash with my kids; how do I stop getting triggered?
- How do I respond to a husband who does things out of obligation and is just a roommate with benefits?
- Why does my tough love stance with my 40yo schizophrenic son make me feel so bad? He is in and out of prison.
- Is it okay to hug my son first when his family comes to visit?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
One Year Bible for Women
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Topics: Affairs, Boundaries, Blended Families, Adult Children, Sexual Abuse, Secrets, Intimacy
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- What can I do about my husband who is still in contact with the woman he had an affair with 5yrs ago?
- How can I be a good Christian wife and not feel left out? My stepdaughter left me out of her family wedding pictures.
- Should I tell my sister that I found out her son raped my son when they were kids?
- How do I talk to my menopausal wife about her not having sex with me? She’s more of a roommate than a spouse.
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Preparing To Blend
How We Love
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Topics: Separation, Affairs, Communication, Evangelism, Engagement, Grief, Pornography, Finances
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Am I doing the right thing by having no contact with my wife? She left me after I found a picture of her sitting on a coworker’s lap.
- What’s the best way to spread the gospel? I’m in the UK where only half of the population is Christian now.
- I’m engaged to a woman who lost her spouse; do you feel we need to go through premarital counseling?
- What should I do if I am financially strapped, and my husband is addicted to porn and had an affair while we were separated?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Healing Is a Choice
Worthy of Her Trust
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Topics: Sexual Integrity, Divorce, Adult Children, Finances, Parenting, Christian Walk
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions:
- My husband is signed up to go to Every Man’s Battle this weekend because you guys told me to stand up for myself!
- Why are young adults loyal to the parent who does nothing for them, while the parent who does everything doesn’t get respect?
- My ex left when our daughter was 2yo; the best thing you can do for your child is to kill the other parent with kindness even if you don’t feel like it.
- Should I pay for a ticket to attend my mother-in-law’s choir performance at her church when the church doesn’t believe Jesus is God?
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
Take Your Life Back
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
One Year Bible for Women
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Topics: Pornography, Self Worth, Trust, Sexual Integrity, Sexual Intimacy
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- After recovery from a 20yr porn addiction, how do I move forward? I’m feeling disappointed in my spiritual life and in myself as a father and husband.
- If my arrogant husband secretly flirts with my friend on Facebook messenger, is he being unfaithful?
- We have been married over 50yrs, and sexual intimacy is painful for me. Am I breaking our wedding vow if my husband wants it and I don’t?
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Battle
How We Love
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: November 28, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Divorce, Abandonment, Affairs, Adult Children, Rejection, Father Issues, Self Worth, Separation Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard Caller Questions: My ex-husband confessed his affair and abandoned me on Christmas Eve; how do I move forward if I get triggered by putting up a Christmas tree decades later? How do I handle my 52yo son who says he loves me but never
The post New Life Live: November 25, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Intimacy, Communication, Bullying, Adult Children, Dating, Siblings, Codependency Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Becky Brown Caller Questions: How do I become a better husband if my wife communicates more intimately with her friends than me? I can't cope with being bullied and slandered by someone in my neighborhood. After my divorce and remarriage, how can I help my adult children attract
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Topics: Grief, Divorce, Remarriage, Childhood Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Verbal Abuse, Christian Walk Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard Caller Questions: Is it wrong to remarry my first husband, the father of my children, if he came back into the picture after my current husband passed away from COVID? My uncle raped me when I was an infant. How do I heal
The post New Life Live: November 23, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Life Recovery Groups, Boundaries, Affairs, Verbal Abuse, Parenting, Adult Children, Estrangement, Divorce, Confrontation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: I went from a secular 12-step group to starting a Life Recovery Group because a Life Recovery Group leader encouraged me. My husband has had affairs and committed adultery throughout our 21yr marriage; do I walk away as the therapists
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Topics: Church Life, Confrontation, Sexual Intimacy, Sexual Addiction, Emotional Abuse, Salvation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: How should a church member respond to a pastor who says Jesus didn’t die for our sins? Is there a benefit to abstaining from sex with my wife for a while? I just attended Every Man’s Battle. How do I move forward
The post New Life Live: November 21, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Physical Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Finances, Blended Families, Adult Children, Grief Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: I saw the movie I Can Only Imagine; that is my story! My father accepted the Lord and the Lord changed him! I’m a stay-at-home dad. My wife wants me to sign a postnuptial agreement or she will divorce me. My husband
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Topics: Childhood Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Anger, Masturbation, Christian Walk, Depression, Adult Children, Marijuana, Boundaries Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: I was sexually abused as a child. How do I get over my anger and hurt when my husband masturbates in front of me? What do I tell my niece and sister about the Virgin Mary? They believe she was born
The post New Life Live: November 17, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Integrity, Forgiveness, Father Issues, Affairs, Sexual Addiction, Betrayal, Engagement, Trust Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: How do I curb my lustful desire to look at good-looking women? I stopped using porn 20yrs ago. How do I forgive my dead father so I can receive and give love well? My husband has watched porn and had affairs for
The post New Life Live: November 16, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Integrity, Sexual Addiction, Friendship, Anger, Self Worth, Siblings, Father Issues Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: My husband had sex with a prostitute a month ago right before he went to Every Man's Battle workshop; what are my next steps? How can I stop thinking of the married woman I used to be friends with and
The post New Life Live: November 15, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Boundaries, Weight Issues, Parenting, Drug Addiction, Adult Children, Depression, Engagement Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: When should I say yes if I struggle with rejection and boundaries and then turn to overeating? My 6yo stepgrandson wets his pants; do you have any advice for my son who is his stepfather? Am I doing the right thing to get
The post New Life Live: November 14, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: PTSD, Engagement, Divorce, Separation, Drug Addiction Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Amanda Anderson Caller Questions: My fiancée and I both have PTSD. How can I be there to support her when we are both triggered? I am going through a divorce that I don't want. How do I demonstrate to my wife hope and reconciliation for our marriage? My
The post New Life Live: November 11, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Christian Walk, Priorities, Estrangement, Adult Children, Pornography, Separation, Avoiders Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams Caller Questions: My wife puts her job and kids from her previous marriage before me; what is the biblical perspective? What can I do if I’m estranged from my 32yo adult son who will only communicate by texting? His dad and I are divorced. How
The post New Life Live: November 10, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Siblings, Narcissists, Church Life, Secrets, Pornography, Christian Walk Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Becky Brown Caller Questions: Should I do more to build relationship with my narcissistic sister who only has superficial conversations with me? How much should I share with a friend about why I left a church? The pastor's wife thought I was trying to bring a revolt
The post New Life Live: November 9, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dating, Sexual Integrity, Avoiders, Depression, Adult Children, Grief Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: Did I make the right decision to set boundaries with a man who only wants a friends with benefits relationship? Do you have any words of wisdom as I have stage 3 colon cancer and am staying in a hotel because my husband
The post New Life Live: November 8, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Grief, Childhood Trauma, Counseling, Divorce, Emotional Abuse Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: Because of you, I made a decision to not shake my fist at God or numb out my pain after my adult son recently died in a bridge collapse. At Thanksgiving should I tell my son why I was cold and harsh
The post New Life Live: November 7, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Intimacy, Forgiveness, Affairs, Adult Children Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: My 69yo husband with Parkinson’s demands sex once a week despite being impotent. My niece won’t talk to me after I offended her; how much time should I give her? Can you explain more about an exercise on forgiveness in your book Healing
The post New Life Live: November 4, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dating, Anger, Borderline, Vacillators Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: I'm dating a man who gets angry easily; do I continue dating him if I can't trust him? After 40yrs, how do I press on with my wife's borderline personality disorder? Suggested Resources: Is This The One How We Love Understanding and Loving a
The post New Life Live: November 3, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Addiction, Ptsd, Triggers, Betrayal, Engagement, Dating, Boundaries, Siblings, Schizophrenia Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Amanda Anderson Caller Questions: I came into my marriage with sexual addiction and caused my wife to have PTSD with my disclosure. How do we navigate her triggers? Restore was lifechanging for me! I'm in my 60's and engaged. I'm choosing to love but don't have feelings of
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Topics: Halloween, Christian Walk, Childhood Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Brain Issues, Intimacy Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: Since the Bible talks about abstaining from the appearance of evil, Christians shouldn't participate in Halloween. I was sexually abused as a child and couldn’t play with other kids; can you explain what happens in the brain when this happens? On
The post New Life Live: November 1, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Separation, Adult Children, Counseling, Siblings, Bullying Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: My husband packed up his car and left after I found out he had an emotional affair. I’ve been extremely critical of him; is it too late for us? Should I tell my adult kids not to go to the restaurant where the woman
The post New Life Live: October 31, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Addictions, Marijuana, Boundaries, Grief, Dating, Childhood Trauma, Forgiveness Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: How do we do tough love with our 19yo son who lives with us and smokes pot? He has been charged with a misdemeanor. My abusive husband died 7yrs ago, but I can’t get past being terrified of men. Where do I go from here?
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Topics: Parenting, Blended Families, Pornography, Adult Children, Christian Walk, Transgender, Boundaries, Codependency Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: What’s the right thing to do? I want to tell my 9yo daughter that my husband is not her biological dad, but my husband doesn’t want me to. My 25yo son struggles with a porn addiction. How can I help the Christian
The post New Life Live: October 27, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Childhood Trauma, Career, Job Loss, Self Worth, Divorce Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: What is generational trauma? I don't want to pass on to my children the trauma from my husband's adultery or my childhood abuse. I lost my great job and now I can't take care of myself. I really don't know
The post New Life Live: October 26, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Parenting, Christian Walk, Dating, Alcohol, Parent Issues Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams Caller Questions: I need spiritual warfare help for my 9yo disabled daughter who says she sees children who aren’t there and they tell her to do bad things. Is there any difference between listening to an audio Bible versus reading the Bible? How do
The post New Life Live: October 25, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Childhood Trauma, Sexual Integrity, Affairs, Addictions, Pornography, Same-Sex Attraction Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: I was abused so badly as a child that I was covered in cigarette burns; watching the movie I Can Only Imagine helped me. Do I legally separate or divorce my husband of 54yrs who has been leading a double life? He was
The post New Life Live: October 24, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Estrangement, Father Issues, Sexual Abuse, Drug Addiction, Siblings Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: What can I do if my 31yo twin sons stop talking to me for months even though they say they love me? We are newlyweds, but I’ve never met my father-in-law. My brother-in-law molested my daughter when she was a child,
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Topics: Divorce, Adult Children, Estrangement, Teens, Sexual Integrity, Social Media Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: How do I deal with parental alienation with my 19yo daughter? She was 17yo when I divorced, and now she is married. Our 15yo son is receiving sexually suggestive texts from his friend; how should my husband talk to him about
The post New Life Live: October 20, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Siblings, Mother Issues, Secrets, Same-Sex Attraction, Estrangement Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: How do I address my older child being very upset that my 22yo child is living at home and going to college but not working? How do I move forward if my mom doesn't want me to tell my older siblings that
The post New Life Live: October 19, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Emotional Affairs, Lying, Forgiveness, Pornography, Adult Children, Abandonment, Father Issues Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: I caught my wife sexting and lying about it; how do I forgive her? Like your first caller, my wife had affairs and my marriage was unable to be fixed. I had a porn addiction, and reading Every Young Man's Battle helped
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Topics: Separation, Narcissists, Friendship, Boundaries, 12 Steps, Emotional Abuse, Divorce Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: What should I do to stop my wife from divorcing me? She just moved out due to our arguments. I'm a pleaser in a friendship with a narcissist who always plays the victim; how do I put up healthy boundaries? Steve, would you repeat your
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Topics: Career, Counseling, Drug Addiction, Christian Walk, Dating, Transgender Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: I want to do what you do! Do you have any advice on what path I should take to be a therapist? As a recovering alcoholic, what do I tell my adult son when his church friends tell him he only needs
The post New Life Live: October 14, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Eating Disorders Relapse, Counseling, Sexual Integrity, Emotional Affairs, Newlyweds Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: After you gave me advice for my food addiction relapse, I met with my therapist and uncovered some reasons why. My daughter found out her husband talked to other women before their marriage in May. What can she do now
The post New Life Live: October 13, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: OCD, Addictions, Anxiety, Isolation Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: What's the difference between an addiction and OCD? I have obsessive thoughts that are very disturbing. I am 65yo and single; what should I do about my anxiety that is getting worse? Suggested Resources: Take Your Life Back Finding Joy In the Empty Nest
The post New Life Live: October 12, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Divorce, Teens, Grandparenting, Elder Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Boundaries Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: My son is divorcing after 21yrs and his 13yo daughter refuses to talk to him or us; what can we do? I'm done with my elder cousin who complains about being abused by her adult granddaughter, but she won't help herself. Adult Protective
The post New Life Live: October 11, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Confrontation, Grandparenting, Physical Abuse, Relapse, Eating Disorders Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benson, Becky Brown Caller Questions: The contractor I hired didn’t do the work, and I put a stop payment on his check. How can I be less passive? How do I help my 10yo great-granddaughter whose mom hit her and is threatening to kick her out? What’s the
The post New Life Live: October 10, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dreams, Same-Sex Attraction, Emotional Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Fear, Parenting, PTSD, Anxiety Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: Does God use dreams to speak to us? My friend's wife is abusive to the kids, and she is in a lesbian relationship now. How does he protect his children? When I was 10yo, we were in a car accident and my
The post New Life Live: October 7, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Support Group, Communication, Estrangement, Adult Children Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: My wife is showing signs she might have cheated, but I have no proof. What can I do? I attended the Emotional Freedom Workshop and my PTSD and depression levels are so much lower! How do I start a women's ministry? My husband
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Topics: Affairs, Separation, Drug Addiction, Alcohol, Autism, Adult Children Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: After 18yrs of marriage, my wife is denying her affairs and we've been separated for 1yr. Is there hope for our marriage? My husband is in recovery for cheating and addiction; how do I rebuild trust? How do I help my 21yo autistic grandson move
The post New Life Live: October 5, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Church Life, Narcissists, Divorce, Self Worth, Sexual Intimacy, Affairs, Anger Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: Can counseling help a 20yo procrastinator who won't grow up? How do I deal with mean church friends? I feel lost after my divorce from a narcissist; how do I find myself again? How do I deal with my rage
The post New Life Live: October 4, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: 12-step Recovery, Self Worth, Alcohol, Christian Walk, Drug Addiction, Codependency Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams Caller Questions: Is it true my brokenness sets me up for unhappiness? My husband says I act like I’m better than others; how do I change? Is it best to avoid going to functions because I get out of control when I drink?
The post New Life Live: October 3, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Separation, Pornography, Spiritual Abuse, Christian Walk, Grandparenting, Incarceration, Mother Issues, Dating Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: When is it acceptable for me to separate from my porn-addicted husband who gets in my face and yells at me to submit? Was I in error for praying for my husband to be healed from cancer when God knew He wasn't going
The post New Life Live: September 30, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Fear, Depression, Alcohol, Addictions, Salvation, Physical Abuse, Lying Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: What can I do about my sadness and fear of falling asleep? I once fell asleep at the wheel and hit a snowplow. How am I supposed to deal with my husband’s alcohol and tobacco addictions? He gets angry and defensive. I want to challenge
The post New Life Live: September 29, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Separation, Affairs, Addictions, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Teens, Masturbation Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams Caller Questions: Should I follow through with a divorce if I have six kids and my husband is on dating apps and uses drugs? Why is there a stigma of having dissociative identity disorder? I'm 78yo and don't have friends. How should I respond to
The post New Life Live: September 28, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Same-Sex Attraction, Affairs, Christian Walk, Grief, Shame Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: Is it biblical to stop associating with my daughter who is married to a woman? I had an affair during my first marriage, divorced, and married my affair. Will I still go to heaven? Comment: You can't say someone who commits adultery is going
The post New Life Live: September 27, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Siblings, Same-Sex Attraction, Dating, Alcohol, Adult Children, Introverts Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: Author Nick Harrison shares about the One Year Life Recovery Prayer Devotional he wrote with Steve Arterburn. How do I navigate with my kids my brother visiting my sister for the weekend with his drag queen boyfriend? Should I move to a more
The post New Life Live: September 26, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Abuse, Intimacy, Teens, Pornography, ADHD, Grandparenting Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: What’s my next thing to do if my wife was sexually abused as a child and thinks counseling doesn’t work? How do we help our 15yo son to stop watching online porn after getting into trouble at school and going to therapy? Would you
The post New Life Live: September 23, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Bipolar, Work Issues, Sexual Integrity, PTSD, Physical Abuse, Teens, Shame Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: What should I do if I’m bipolar, and a coworker seems to be watching everything I do? How much should I get involved with a young female employee who is quitting to sell her sex life online? My 16yo daughter has PTSD and anxiety from
The post New Life Live: September 22, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Adult Children, Parent Issues, Narcissists Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: How do I set a boundary that my emotionally abusive husband will respect? Our 20yo daughter is in college and lives at home but doesn't help around the house. How do I become whole again after severing my relationship with a
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Topics: Dating, Narcissists, Alcohol, Intimacy, Separation, Adult Children, Suicide, Marijuana Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: Do you recommend a book or therapy to get over being terrified of having a relationship with a man? My last boyfriend was a narcissist and alcoholic. You talked about reinventing yourself as empty nesters, and my wife and I are taking an online
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Topics: Adoption, Abortion, Estrangement, Adult Children, Custody, Blended Families Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: Interview with Jen Wilkin about our Lumina Women’s Event in November. Do I tell my 13yo daughter, who was adopted at birth, that her birth mom tried to abort her? After listening to my estranged daughter's hurts, what should I do to reconcile? I have
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Topics: Adult Children, Affairs, Caregiving, Mother Issues, Schizophrenia, Grief, Overwhelmed Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: How do I approach my 20yo daughter who is involved with an older married man? My elderly wife is in adult daycare and will be kicked out soon because of aggression; what can I do? Part 4 of Max Lucado's interview about
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Topics: Church Life, Spiritual Abuse, Making Decisions, Friendship, Reconnection Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams Caller Questions: What should I do if I left a church 5yrs ago because my pastor didn’t listen to my concerns, and I went back to smoking, drinking, and gambling? How do I make the decision to stay at home with Parkinson's or go to
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Topics: Grief, Sexual Integrity, Dating, Caregiving, Eating Disorders, Teens Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: My husband died a year ago and I'm having lustful thoughts toward an old boyfriend; how do I deal with them? How can I help my sister who cares for her husband with Alzheimer's and her daughter with cerebral palsy? Part
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Topics: Intimacy, Mother Issues, Guilt, Grandparenting, Adult Children Hosts: Chris, Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams Caller Questions: My wife has been checked out for awhile; what is my part? She was diagnosed with COPD and stopped smoking, but she started vaping. How can I help my mom who is in another state and having a hard time since my dad
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Topics: Separation, Divorce, Verbal Abuse, Controllers Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: When my wife came back from being gone all summer, she told me she doesn't want to be married to me. My husband abandoned me and my disabled son 3yrs ago, then asked for a divorce at Walmart. Should I get lawyers involved? My wife
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Topics: Shame, Childhood Trauma, Physical Abuse, Estrangement, Blended Families Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams Caller Questions: How do I get rid of shame caused by my PTSD father beating me as a young child? Do I disconnect from my mom and sister? When I had cancer, my mom told my kids I was lying. How do I move
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Topics: Medication, Anxiety, Adult Children, Father Issues, Blended Families, Verbal Abuse, Estrangement, Physical Abuse, Grandparenting Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: My 31yo son was prescribed an antidepressant for his anxiety and digestive issues. Should I be concerned about addiction? What should I do about my emotionally distraught adult son who doesn’t think his dad loves him? My girlfriend’s boys take
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Topics: Physical Abuse, Divorce, Christian Walk, Controllers Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams Caller Questions: Any advice for me to start over after abuse and divorce? My porn-addicted husband tried to strangle me. Is Reiki congruent with Christianity? My friend offered a treatment for my birthday. How do I handle people who tell me what to do? What
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Topics: Drug Addiction, Estrangement, Wills, Christian Walk, Shame, Enabling, Adult Children Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: How do I help my 35yo son who is addicted to heroin? We're estranged from my son and his family; do you have any Christian counsel regarding how to do our family estate? How can I deal with the shame of being
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Topics: Brain Issues, Caregiving, Church Life, Trauma Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: Interview with Kirk Cameron about his new movie dealing with adoption called Lifemark. My husband had a stroke 9yrs ago and it changed his personality. How can I deal with not knowing whether he’s going to be kind or belligerent? How do I
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Topics: Pornography, Dating, Childhood Trauma, Sexual Abuse, Intimacy, In-laws, Adult Children Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Becky Brown Caller Questions: I'm a widow and my husband had a porn addiction; how do I approach anyone I date about this? Is it ever too late to work on intimacy in your marriage? My aunt exposed herself to me when I was 8yo, and
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Topics: Controllers, Grandparenting, Estrangement, Adult Children, Self Worth, Pleasers Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: When my grandson was playing with dolls, I redirected him to trucks; now my daughters are so upset at me that they won’t let me see my grandkids. Do I share my concerns with my 38yo daughter about her losing confidence since getting
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Topics: Physical Abuse, Anger, Christian Walk, Parenting, Confrontation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: My 73yo husband choked my 23yo mentally disabled granddaughter; what is the next step in my marriage? Is there anything wrong with freemasonry? I have been a mason 30yrs and am a Christian. How do I talk to my son and his wife
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Topics: Salvation, Christian Walk, Anger, Sexual Integrity, Intimacy Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Becky Brown Caller Questions: If I backslide or walk away from my faith, do I lose my salvation? Why aren't my prayers answered about my husband's angry explosions? Do I stay or walk away? My husband is going out with a lady he met at the dog
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Topics: Christian Walk, Emotional Affairs, Intimacy, Separation, Adult Children, Psychosis, Emotional Abuse, Pornography Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: The man I’m dating believes you must speak in tongues to be saved; is that true? My husband of 36yrs has had emotional affairs and thinks a mediocre marriage is okay; time to leave? How do I help my 44yo addicted
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Topics: Codependency, Shame, Guilt, Self Worth, Boundaries, Christian Walk Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: I am a recovering codependent and feel guilty I no longer have to be a caretaker for my family's feelings; what do I do now? What’s the first step to recover from feeling unloved all my life and to set boundaries? Are getting cadaver parts
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Topics: Anger, Physical Abuse, Parenting, Sexual Abuse, Affairs, Narcissists, Emotional Abuse Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Chris, Alice Caller Questions: I just want to say every time I have a problem, I turn on New Life Live and you help me! You make the most difference in the world! After experiencing all forms of abuse, how can I control my anger and rage and learn
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Topics: Siblings, Suicide, Sexual Integrity, Masturbation, Pornography Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: Is there a way for my relationship with my siblings to improve despite them arguing with me over our parents' estate? I attempted suicide last September and have gone through therapy; what's the best way to tell my story to fragile people? When I
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Topics: Transgender, Confrontation, Physical Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Aging Parents Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: My husband has struggled with transgenderism in the past. Now our 32yo son has divorced his wife and says he is transgender; will we survive this? How do I have a difficult conversation with my friend and caregiver who sometimes leaves me alone? I
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Topics: Divorce, Parenting, Adult Children, Estrangement, Borderline, Narcissists, Reconnection Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: I'm divorcing my alcoholic and verbally abusive husband. What do I tell our grandchildren as to why they can't see him? My ex-wife has been destroying me to our children, and our adult sons have cut contact with me. What can I do? I
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Topics: Aging Parents, Custody, Alcohol, Vacillators, Engagement, Sexual Integrity Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jill Hubbard Caller Questions: I struggle watching my 90yo mother age. How do I cope with this? I’ve been raising my 8yo grandson for 4yrs. My son died and my daughter-in-law drinks; should I try for full custody? How do I deal with vacillating and self-sabotaging behaviors?
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Topics: Reconnection, Divorce, Estrangement, Adult Children, Marijuana, Psychosis Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: I took your advice to smooth things over after I contacted a high school friend. Her husband called and threatened me. Does he need an apology also? Comment for Robert: Don't mess with law enforcement officers. Just forget about her. I have unresolved pain
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Topics: Divorce, Parenting, Pornography, Lying, Trust, Grandparenting, Physical Abuse Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: My 14yo daughter has been traumatized by our divorce and I have become the scapegoat. How do I help her? How do I rebuild trust in my marriage? I haven't used porn for 4yrs and I passed a polygraph test, but she thinks I
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Topics: Affairs, Betrayal, Trust, Anxiety, Childhood Trauma, Military, Mother Issues, Resentment Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: I just found out my husband is being unfaithful right now, and he signed up for Every Man's Battle. What do I do in the weeks before the workshop? My wife has had several affairs, and we've chosen to work through it. I had a
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Topics: Church Life, Confrontation, Separation, Lying, Single Parenting, Dating, Physical Abuse, Verbal Abuse Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. John Townsend Caller Questions: My brother was hazed by the youth group and sexually harassed in our former church; I was bullied there. Should I confront church leadership? Is it a sin for me to walk away from my husband after he’s lied to me
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Topics: Mother Issues, Verbal Abuse, Conflict, Separation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: My mom hates me and my dad; she has slandered me for decades. What do I do? Our 18yo daughter has been a source of conflict for us, and now that she is in college, my husband moved into a different room. Suggested Resources: Forgiving
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Topics: Friendship, Difficult Conversations, Estrangement, Adult Children, Pornography, Separation, Christian Walk Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. John Townsend Caller Questions: What should I do if my friend always goes against everything I say? My daughter won't let me see my grandkids. You said to write a letter to her, but she hasn't responded. What now? I left my porn-addicted husband last weekend,
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Topics: Single Parenting, Divorce, Custody, Christian Walk, Finances Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Special Guest Stacey Sadler, co-author of Understanding and Loving Your Child As a Single Parent Caller Questions: I share custody of my 9yo daughter with her dad but haven't seen her much in 3yrs because of COVID; what do I do? I've been a single parent for 33yrs.
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Topics: Anger, Alcohol, Divorce, Dating, Church Life, Single Parenting, Sexual Integrity Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: Am I missing anything with my alcoholic husband who has been sober 2yrs, but he gets angry and blames me? How do I get a grasp on my emotions when my husband filed for divorce and is now dating and posting on social media?
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Topics: Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Grief, Adult Children, Depression, Suicide, Teens, Forgiveness, Dating Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Becky Brown Caller Questions: My husband has been physically abusive the last 2yrs; how do I help him heal? Last summer I found out my husband was molesting our 10yo granddaughter, and he is in jail for 7yrs. I’m very sad; is that where I should
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Topics: Christian Walk, Blended Families, Affairs, Suicide, Forgiveness, Adult Children, Asperger's Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: Can you talk about the verse in Romans that says God demonstrated His love while we were still sinning? How do I have a solid relationship with my bonus child? Since the pandemic, my stepdaughter has been very distant from me. I had
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Topics: Blended Families, Adult Children, Estrangement, Alcohol, Affairs Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Special Guest Dr. Connie Clark, co-author of Understanding and Loving Your Bonus Child Caller Questions: My daughter has a blended family with five kids and is doing it well by being committed in prayer and allowing the kids to share their feelings. We didn't go into a blended
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Topics: Affairs, Anger, Forgiveness, Abandonment Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Becky Brown Caller Questions: I'm a pastor but don't have a counseling background; how do I help a husband in my church who has had emotional affairs? How can I understand my husband in his older age? He's almost 70yo and is getting angrier as he ages. My husband
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Topics: Sexual Abuse, Teens, Drug Addiction, Adult Children, Alcohol Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: My friend's teen daughter told me that she was sexually assaulted; when is the safest and healthiest time to let the parents know? My adult son struggles with drug addiction and was very upset when I got divorced and remarried; how do I
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Topics: Brain Issues, Anxiety, Trust, Grief, Medical Issues Abandonment, Siblings, Finances Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: I have a lot going on with my husband’s recovery from a coma, repairing my relationship with my dad, and starting a non-profit. How do I deal with my anxiety when my wife goes out dancing? I feel like my marriage is
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Topics: Adult Children, Necessary Endings, Physical Abuse, Dating, Pornography, Getting Unstuck, Drug Addiction Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: My 37yo daughter is very condescending; how do I talk with her without fighting? How do I know when to cut ties with family? We called the cops on my drunk dad when he hit my 17yo sister. My 19yo
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Topics: Depression, Suicide, Adult Children, Suicide, In-laws, Narcissists Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: Is life worth living with all my depression and anxiety? What is the balance between biting your tongue and speaking up? Our daughter-in-law told us not to talk to our son, then he died by suicide. How can I deal with my mother-in-law who
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Topics: Blended Families, Adult Children, Teens, Separation, Parenting Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: My 27yo stepdaughter posts on social media about her dislike of me and my daughter; at what point do I leave the marriage? What's the best way to raise my teens if my husband had several affairs and left, but my
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Topics: Affairs, Discipline, Grandparenting, Divorce, Dating, Teens, Pornography, Anxiety, Fear Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: How do I share with someone about my ex-husband's infidelity when it makes me feel sick? What is the rule of discipline when watching my young grandkids? I've been divorced for 5yrs and in my sixties; what are some guidelines for dating? We found hard
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Topics: Grief, In-laws, Christian Walk, Friendship, Guilt, Depression Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. John Townsend Caller Questions: We lost our 6yo grandson in April, and our daughter-in-law hasn’t spoken to us since. What else can we do to mend the relationship? I’m 81yo and was misdiagnosed since childhood. What can I do about emotional imbalances and dyslexia? I feel a longing
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Topics: Incarceration, Siblings, Reconciliation, Intimacy, Transgender, Parenting Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: I just got out of prison and your radio show inspired me while I was incarcerated. Thank you! How do I repair the relationship with my critical and controlling sister? I had a stroke and my wife was neglectful; would I be better off leaving her? What
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Topics: Parent Issues, Sexual Integrity, Grief, Parenting, Anxiety, Depression, Friendship, Trauma, Getting Unstuck Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. John Townsend Caller Questions: I'm 32yo and live with my father and difficult stepmother; how do I honor my parents? I wanted to let you know the impact Every Man's Battle had in my husband's life and Transforming Grief had in my life after he died.
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Topics: Marijuana, Pregnancy, Affairs, Depression, Medical Issues, Betrayal, Hope Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: Is there any medical proof that marijuana affects an unborn child? My 4yo grandson may have autism, and his mom smokes pot. My friend's husband keeps meeting women on the internet, and she is afraid to leave him. How do I help her? How can
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Topics: Teens, Cutting, Same-Sex Attraction, Intimacy, Adult Children, Boundaries, Christian Walk, Parenting, Alcohol, Church Life Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: What are some ideas on how I can talk to my 16yo niece about her choices with sexual identity, pink hair, and cutting? I married 4yrs ago for the wrong reasons; now that we are both Christians, how do I grow to be
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Topics: Coaching, Betrayal, Separation, Teens, Depression, Isolation, Dating, Necessary Endings, Getting Unstuck Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: Interview with Cathy who is having a great experience with her New Life coach! My life is a mess; what do I do? I betrayed my wife, we separated, and I am having financial stress. How can I help my best friend from
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Topics: Cutting, Teens, Adult Children, Drug Addiction, Boundaries, Sexual Abuse, Separation, Depression Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. John Townsend Caller Questions: I work with teens who are cutting themselves; how do I reach them? I got into a fight with my adult son who’s far left and I’m far right; now he’s leaving me. My son spent 13yrs in prison, and he’s out
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Topics: Separation, Divorce, Physical Abuse, Alcohol, Adult Children, Verbal Abuse, Child Pornography Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: I've been separated 29yrs, and my younger wife has a protective order against me and filed for divorce. Should I sign the divorce papers? My 14yo son is having physical fights with my alcoholic husband; should we separate? How do I
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Topics: Dating, Intimacy, Affairs, Adult Children, Boundaries, Brain Issues, Betrayal, Pornography Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: What are some healthy steps to take if I'm too scared to move forward in my dating relationships? My husband had an emotional affair that turned physical, and I decided to walk the journey with him. How do I kick out both
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Topics: Adoption, Inheritance, Anxiety, Triggers, Adult Children, Intimacy Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. John Townsend Caller Questions: I was adopted when I was 10yo and wasn't close to my birth father. Now that he passed, what do I do with his ashes? When my 33yo son was young, his father was not tolerant of his ADD and anxiety. Now certain things
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Topics: Adult Children, Alcohol, Addictions, Estrangement, Sexual Integrity, Siblings Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: How do I respond to my 41yo married son who says he is stressed about his drinking and smoking? I've been estranged from my adult daughter for 6mos. How do I reconcile the relationship? My husband flirted with my sister-in-law, and now we
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Topics: Boundaries, Depression, Living Together, Sexual Abuse, Getting Unstuck, Grandparenting, Teens, Father Issues Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: I broke up with my live-in depressed boyfriend and he refuses to leave; what do I do? I’m scared I’m going to go to hell because I can’t overcome sexual thoughts. How can my husband connect more with our 17yo grandson who
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Topics: Divorce, Affairs, Separation, Pornography, Christian Walk, Regret Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: After 20yrs of marriage, my husband filed for divorce. I don't believe in divorce; what do I do? I found out my husband of 12yrs has been cheating on me. Should I stay with him or is it OK to leave him? I've struggled
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Topics: Alcohol, Pornography, Blended Families, Narcissists, Sexual Abuse, Christian Walk Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: How do I deal with my soon-to-be ex-husband? He's an alcoholic and is addicted to porn, and he expects us to all hang out together at family events. Will Every Man's Battle help my husband who has narcissistic personality disorder? I am so
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Topics: Sexual Integrity, Fear, Childhood Abuse, Anxiety, Suicide, Christian Walk Hosts: Zach Matchett, Milan Yerkovich, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: How do I respond to my new wife who discovered a group porn text on my phone, but I haven’t looked at porn in 4yrs? Every time I mess up, I think I’m going to get spanked because that’s what happened to me
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From the New Life Live! archives, this Flashback Friday show originally aired on July 3, 2009 Topics: Intimacy, Sexual Integrity, Anxiety, Weight Loss, Conflict, Father Issues, Anger Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: When is it adultery if my husband's fetish is to watch me have sex with others? How do I break free from my anxiety disorder, being housebound, and
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Topics: Friendship, Isolation, Parenting, In-laws, Boundaries, Vacillators, PTSD, Separation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: My friend has Parkinson’s and cancer and is isolated. Since she lives far from me, how can I help her? How do I parent my 17yo daughter who says she’s going to move back to where we used to live and marry her boyfriend when
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Topics: Anger, Pornography, Drug Addiction, ADD, Adult Children, Inheritance, Single Parenting, In-laws Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard Caller Questions: What do I do about my anger over my husband’s porn addiction and emotional affair? What’s the next step for my 19yo granddaughter who goes to rave parties and has ADD? My adult children think we’re giving them a large inheritance when
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Topics: Intimacy, Pornography, Adult Children, Estrangement, Secrets, Mother Issues Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: My marriage is a mess; how do I get my wife and I to live life again together? How do I let my adult daughter know I love her after she told me that I don't care about her? Our middle sister
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Topics: Separation, Friendship, Forgiveness, Divorce, Motivation, Childhood Abuse Hosts: Zach Matchett, Milan Yerkovich, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: My wife and I are separated because she has PTSD, lost her mom to COVID, and my neediness. As a Christian woman, how do I learn to get along with women? Is it jealousy? What do I say to my ex-husband and his new wife
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Topics: Grandparenting, Communication, Validation, People Pleasers, Confrontation, Finances Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: How do I help my 16yo granddaughter? She was inappropriately touched by a relative and is triggered by her dad getting out of prison. How do I deal with my bad feelings? I want an apology from my wife after a disagreement, but I
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Topics: In-laws, Sexual Abuse, Church Life, Depression, Anxiety, Adult Children, Anger Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams Caller Questions: What do I say to my sister-in-law who told me she can’t keep going on being married to my brother? I was abused in a Masonic youth group and have tried twelve different churches. Do I need to find a denomination opposed
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Topics: Pornography, Intervention, Adult Children, Estrangement, Reconciliation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: Our 31yo daughter is now acting in porn movies; is there hope for an intervention? How can I support my daughter whose husband is addicted to porn? He treats her poorly and neglects her. I haven't seen my daughter for 12yrs and I pray
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Topics: Adult Children, Estrangement, Boundaries, Divorce, Borderline Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: Why have my five adult kids kicked me to the curb? Only one said Happy Father's Day, and I never get invited to anything. How do I protect my boundaries and remain cordial to my husband while we go through a divorce? What help
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Topics: Christian Walk, Grief, Alcohol, Separation, Adult Children, Depression, Affairs Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jill Hubbard Caller Questions: I was an atheist. After the woman I loved was murdered two days before Christmas and then my grandmother died, I began to think about Jesus. I asked my alcoholic husband to move out; what should I expect from him before reconciliation happens?
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Topics: Adult Children, Estrangement, Anger, Vacillators, Dating, Christian Walk Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: How can I reconnect with my 46yo daughter who says she has relieved me of being her mom? My wife knows how to push my buttons and I feel angry and disrespected; what should I do? My daughter is in her twenties and
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Topics: Emotional Affairs, Parenting, Teens, Mood Swings, Social Anxiety, Self Worth, Work Issues Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: I am concerned that my husband’s long-distance friendship with a woman is becoming an emotional affair. What should I do? How do I get help for my 19yo daughter with severe mood swings and anorexia? She started hyperventilating and screaming
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Topics: Sexual Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Forgiveness, Sexual Integrity, Adult Children, Enabling, PTSD, Drug Addiction, Affairs Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams Caller Questions: How can I process and forgive the people who sexually abused me in my childhood? Should I tolerate my husband asking young women at work personal questions to get to know them better? How can I support my 30yo son
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Topics: Coaching, Anxiety, Health Issues, Affairs, Alcohol, Confrontation Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: Daniel Grossman, a board-certified master coach, discusses the differences between counseling and coaching. How do I get through health issues with my anxiety? I've been in recovery 10yrs, but my anxiety is getting worse. My wife is secretly committing adultery; after staking out her
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Topics: Adult Children, Emotional Abuse, Divorce, Anger, Lying, Forgiveness, Sexual Abuse, Dating, Grief Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: How do I tell my adult children that their dad is emotionally abusive when they only see one side of him? I'll kill myself if I stay with him. What can I do to help my family after my angry ex-husband called
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Topics: Adult Children, Estrangement, Sexual Integrity, Childhood Trauma, Making Decisions Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jill Hubbard Caller Questions: My adult daughter says she had a lot of childhood trauma and hasn't communicated with us in 5yrs. Is this something you’re seeing more of? My husband has been messaging his ex and looking at scantily clad women. Do you think
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Topics: Christian Walk, Estrangement, Reconciliation, Verbal Abuse Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: Do heroes have more empathy? I heard a true story of a brave person who put himself in danger to help someone. Is it right to think that born again believers are different than the billions who haven’t heard the good news? How do
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Topics: Dating, Christian Walk, Self Worth, In-laws, Confrontation, Homosexuality, Parenting Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: After 3yrs my long-distance boyfriend broke it off because he wanted to get his relationship with God together. How do I know when someone is right for me? I am happily married, but I still feel the need to have someone make me
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Topics: Divorce, Vacillators, Aging Parents, Dementia, Connection Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: I was married for 5mos, came home and everything was gone. What is going through someone's head when they have a spouse who loves them, but they bail anyways? My elderly mom loses things and blames it on stress. I think she may have
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Topics: Intimacy, Christian Walk, Separation, Grief, Gender Neutral, Boundaries, Adult Children Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: I paid for my daughter and son-in-law to go to your Intimacy in Marriage workshop, but my daughter worries there will be too much talk about God. I've lost my home and my kids through separation from my husband; how do I get
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Topics: Sexual Addiction, Mother Issues, Restraining Orders, Narcissists, Pornography, Anger Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: How can I not become bitter and help my husband when his sexual addiction keeps popping up? I’m a single mom of a 1yo. My mom is very narcissistic and manipulative; should I cut her off? My wife filed a protective order
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Topics: Borderline, Counseling, Toxic Faith, Divorce, Dating, Adult Children, Verbal Abuse, Alcohol, Estrangement Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard Caller Questions: I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and my counselor says I need someone else more specialized in this field. My sister was diagnosed with breast cancer 5yrs ago and stopped treatment because she believes she is healed; what should I do?
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Topics: Counseling, Coaching, Narcissists, Suicide, Forgiveness, Alcohol, Estrangement, Grandparenting, Reconciliation, Boundaries Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: Daniel Grossman, a board-certified master coach, called to talk about the differences between coaching and counseling I attempted suicide several times, and God miraculously delivered me from my narcissism. How do I keep from becoming prideful and ending up in the same place? My mom
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Topics: In-laws, Confrontation, Adult Children, Father Issues, Separation Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: My son-in-law is very critical, told me I’m rude to my husband, and is so strict with his kids that they don’t even get lollipops. Do I confront my daughter? She is going through a divorce, and I overheard her talking inappropriately
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Topics: Christian Walk, Self Worth, Church Life, Sexual Integrity, Marijuana, Lying, Grief, Miscarriage, Anxiety Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: I was reading a devotional about Zephaniah 3:17 and God delighting in us. How do I feel God's feelings for me? Do I submit to my husband and attend his church? We’re newly married, and a woman that my husband
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Topics: Dating, Divorce, Sexual Abuse, Trust, Narcissists, Separation, Schizophrenia, Adult Children, Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: Should I pursue a woman who is in the process of getting a divorce? Has my past sexual abuse caused me to self-sabotage and put up walls in relationships? I’m divorced. I’ve been married 19yrs to a narcissist. Do I leave or is
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Topics: Getting Unstuck, Divorce, Self Worth, Adult Children, Sexual Abuse, Grief, Suicide, PTSD, Emotional Affairs, Starting Over Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: Do I follow my son's wishes and not go to his high school graduation? His dad and stepmom have alienated him from me. How can I help my adult daughter who was molested by her dad at 5yo and
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Topics: Sexual Intimacy, Verbal Abuse, Separation, Marijuana, Parenting, Teens, Depression, Fear Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: My wife has lost desire for intimacy and doesn't want to do what the doctor says. Do I pray for my desire to go away? Should I separate from my verbally abusive husband who started drinking again? Our 15yo daughter is going to
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Topics: Separation, Marijuana, Depression, Parenting, Reconciliation, Forgiveness, Finances, Sexual Abuse, PTSD Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: My husband has been distant from me for the past 2yrs. When is it OK to separate with the hopes of reconciliation? How do we come up with a plan to help our 18yo daughter who is vaping marijuana and depressed? She is moving
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Topics: Trust, Finances, Avoider, Vacillator, Friendship, Confrontation, Parenting, Verbal Abuse, Self Worth Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: Should I stay with my wife or give her what she wants and leave? She hasn't hardly talked to me for 2yrs and won't combine our finances. I've been trying to get in touch with an old high school friend, and she
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From the New Life Live! archives, this show originally aired on December 17, 2010 Topics: Same-sex Attraction, Connection, Friendship, Affairs, Church Life, Pornography, Grief, Emotional Affairs Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. John Townsend Caller Questions: What is the best way to talk to my sister after finding out she has been a lesbian for 10yrs? How can I learn to connect with people?
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Topics: Dating, Discernment, Physical Abuse, Verbal Abuse, Separation, Sexual Abuse, Adult Children, Shame, Suicide Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Becky Brown Caller Questions: I’m 63yo and lost my wife; I started dating a woman online, and she scammed me out of a lot of money. Will God ever trust me again? My husband of 30yrs is physically and verbally abusive. After giving him an
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Topics: Divorce, Adult Children, Same-Sex Attraction, Forgiveness, Christian Walk Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams Caller Questions: My son is upset I didn't go to my grandson's graduation because I didn't want to stay in the same house as my ex-husband and his wife. How do I mend the relationship with my son? How involved should we be with
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Topics: Alcohol, Anxiety, Special Needs, Anger, Sexual Integrity Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: I just got arrested for a DUI after having a few drinks; what else can help my anxiety besides Xanax? My adult daughter is mentally delayed and in rehab. They are telling me she has sundowners and dementia; what do you think? How
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Topics: Boundaries, Difficult Conversations, Therapy, Mother Issues, Drug Addiction Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron Caller Questions: How do I tell someone not to bring their underaged girlfriend to my daughter's wedding? Have you ever heard of strength-based harm reduction? I am addicted to sugar, and my therapist recommended it to me. My mom threw a fit at my
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Topics: Pornography, Bipolar, Drug Addiction, Counseling, Christian Walk Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: Do I leave my unbelieving husband who refuses to stop watching hardcore porn? We went to a secular counselor, and he told me to watch porn with my husband. What should I do about my bipolar adult daughter with a meth addiction? She was in
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Topics: Bullying, Anger, Fear, Depression, Parenting, Friendship Hosts: Zach Matchett, Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: My 11yo daughter is being bullied and scratches her face when she is upset. How do I help her cope with her strong feelings of anger and fear? Do I let my 4yo daughter have her way and not invite my best friend’s daughter to
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Topics: Anger, Asperger's, Self Worth, Confrontation, Adult Children, Boundaries Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Becky Brown Caller Questions: What do I do to help my 16yo nephew whose mom left for over a month to get plastic surgery? He says his mom only cares about her online followers. How do I encourage my 30yo son with Asperger's to get a mentor
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Topics: Homeless, Getting Unstuck, Alcohol, Hope, Grief, Church Life, Starting A Group Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: How do I break the pattern of being helpless? I have the means to stop being homeless, but I feel stuck. I’m an alcoholic and I’m sick and tired of it. Should I try using Naltrexone to treat it? After injuring
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Topics: Coaching, Anger, Divorce, Transgender, Autism, Teens, Depression, Anxiety Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: Interview with Dr. Eric Scalise about the InFocus & Empowered Christian Life Coaching Conference that Steve Arterburn will be speaking at this fall. I separated from my husband after a violent incident 2yrs ago. How do I get through a divorce when I am overwhelmed with emotions?
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Topics: Alzheimer's, Aging Parents, Estrangement, Divorce, Teens, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Integrity, Self Worth Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: My mom has Alzheimer’s and her brother just died. We told her that he died, but how do we grieve with her when she doesn't remember? I called the police on my teen daughter because she tried to stab me. My
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Topics: Adult Children, Divorce, Enabling, Childhood Trauma, Dating, Physical Abuse Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jill Hubbard Caller Questions: How do I deal with my 28yo son saying his low-paying job is a result of childhood neglect? I pay for certain things, but I don't want to enable him. I broke up with my boyfriend two months ago, and now he
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Topics: Narcissists, Adult Children, Suicide, Sexual Addiction, Bipolar Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris Williams Caller Questions: My daughter is married to a physically and verbally abusive narcissist. Should I tell her that he can't be around us because my other kids don't want to be around him? Comment: Naomi Judd did let people know that her mental illness is
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Topics: Grief, Community, Same-Sex Attraction, Incarceration, In-laws, Physical Abuse Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: How do I prepare my heart for your online Transforming Grief workshop? I live alone and won't have support around me. Our adult daughter is married to a woman, and they want to stay in the same room when they come to visit.
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Topics: Affairs, Pornography, Grief, Adult Children, Alcohol, Community Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: How do I get my wife to try to help our marriage after my porn use and infidelity before our wedding? Is my adult son's severe eye pain related to his porn addiction? My parents died when I was 21yo, and my son died of a
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Topics: Alcohol, Forgiveness, Affairs, Adult Children, Making Decisions, Work Issues Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Milan Yerkovich, Special Guest Marc Cameron Caller Questions: Comment to Oscar who is an alcoholic: He needs to feel safe himself, and then he'll make his wife feel safe. My wife of 6yrs had an affair with a man that I don’t like; how do I forgive them? Would an
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Topics: Father Issues, Estrangement, Adult Children, Drug Addiction, Codependency, Mother Issues, Childhood Abuse Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard Caller Questions: My dad really invests in other people, but barely invests in me and my sisters and it is extremely hurtful. How do I reconnect? How do I handle seeing my son with a destructive addiction that brings me a lot
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Topics: Siblings, Reconciliation, Adult Children, Grandparenting, Newlyweds Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: My sister is separated from her husband; I sent him an email, and he forwarded it to her. How do I repair the relationship with my sister? How do I re-establish a relationship with my older brother after he made hurtful comments to
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Topics: PTSD, Grief, Suicide, Adult Children, Forgiveness, Getting Unstuck Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: My son and his girlfriend cut me off from seeing my grandson, and I had to step down as a scout leader; would hypnosis or your workshop help me deal with these losses? What should I do for a family member who is
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Topics: Alcohol, Emotional Abuse, Grief, Siblings, Pornography Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Milan Yerkovich, Special Guest Marc Cameron Caller Questions: How do I show my wife I’m all in? I'm an alcoholic and was abusive to her, then I accepted Christ and just got baptized. My 47yo sister is moving from Missouri to live with me in two weeks. How can I help her
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Topics: Drug Addiction, Mother Issues, Orphans, Grieving, Siblings Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. John Townsend Caller Questions: A friend went to rehab for prescription drug abuse and just had a relapse. What can we do to help her? My mother masks her mental health challenges and has alienated a lot of the family. What is my responsibility now that she
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Topics: Avoiders, Dating, Communication, Aging Parent, Divorce, Remarriage, Fear, Adult Children, Confrontation Hosts: Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: I am an avoider, and my girlfriend thinks I don't believe in her; how do I reengage when I have fear? How do I tell my elderly father with dementia, without making him feel abandoned, that we are putting him in assisted living? My
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Topics: Sexual Abuse, Weight Loss, Adult Children, Estrangement, Teens, Parenting, Intimacy Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown Caller Questions: My brother raped me and got me pregnant at 16yo, and I was forced to have an abortion. I'm now eating out of emotion and have had suicidal thoughts. What do I do? Should I confront my adult son? He is angry
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Topics: Adult Children, Estrangement, In-laws, Disrespect Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton Caller Questions: How can I open the lines of communication with my son and his wife? They cut me off and have blocked me on social media. My husband and I are ready to quit pursuing a relationship with our daughter-in-law. She treats our son
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Topics: Dating, Self Worth, Engagement, Pornography, Sexual Integrity, Anger, Aging Parent, Anxiety, Parenting Hosts: Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich, Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: The man I'm dating wants to keep our relationship a secret. Should I part ways with him? Would your marriage weekend allow my 22yo daughter and her fiancé to talk about his porn use? What is the difference between honoring and confronting my
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Topics: Anger, Avoiders, Sexual Abuse, Church Life Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Special Guest Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: I’m critical toward others, filled with rage when I drive, then I isolate up and shut down. My daughter was molested at 14yo by my brother-in-law; do I go to his funeral for my sister's sake or respect my daughter’s wishes?
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Topics: Single Parenting, Divorce, Self Worth, OCD, Blended Families, Newlyweds Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jill Hubbard Caller Questions: Am I allowed to regain my balance and sense of confidence? I’m a single mom of an ADHD son and feel so overwhelmed and broke. I’m 29yo, unemployed, live at home, and have been battling OCD, depression, and social anxiety. Is there
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Topics: Grief, Suicide, Adult Children, Confrontation, Christian Walk, Single Parenting Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Special Guest Dr. Jim Burns Caller Questions: Within 4mos I lost my father and mother unexpectedly to cancer, and then I came home and found my 34yo son had hung himself. It all seems so unreal. My adult daughter confessed that my husband told her I was
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Topics: Grief, Friendship, Parenting, Christian Walk, Anger, Neighbors Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris Caller Questions: My friend's husband passed away 3mos ago, and she doesn't want me to come over; should I just show up? My 16yo used to be involved with church, but now she is questioning her faith. What can I do to bring her back? I
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Topics: Sexual Integrity, Dating, Separation, Difficult Conversations, Estrangement, Grief, Guilt, Suicide Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich Caller Questions: My boyfriend told me about the sexual thoughts he has about an underaged family member, and he threatened to kill me if I told the family. What's the relationship between attachment styles and love languages? I separated from my husband because of mold in
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Topics: Sexual Integrity, Newlyweds, Intimacy, Grief, Bullying
Hosts: Chris Williams, Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- I’ve been struggling with masturbation for a long time; how do I overcome the addiction before I get a girlfriend?
- My wife and I are still virgins after 5mos of marriage. How do I get her to consummate our marriage?
- My 20yo grandson died from a drug overdose when he lived with me. And now his mother is suing me for millions of dollars.
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Bible
Life Recovery Bible
How We Love
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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Topics: Raising Grandkids, Autism, Schizophrenia, Adult Children, Boundaries
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- I’m raising my physically and emotionally abusive 18yo grandson who is on the autism spectrum. Would he be better off living somewhere else?
- My 36yo schizophrenic son has lived with me his whole life and is in a hospital now; should I take him back to live with me?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Bible
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Codependency, Emotional Affairs, Sexual Integrity, Affairs, Divorce
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- As a codependent vacillator, how do you die to yourself and also learn to put yourself first?
- I went to EMB 10yrs ago, but now an emotional affair is developing and my wife is very upset.
- I have been married for 43yrs and my husband gave me herpes last year. Do I stay or get a divorce? He is in denial.
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Soul of a Hero
Worthy of Her Trust
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Topics: Divorce, Remarriage, Self Worth, Coaching, Drug Addiction
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- Is it OK to remarry after divorce? My first spouse committed suicide, and then I got a divorce from my second husband.
- Why do I leave myself out? I help others but don’t think I’m as important to help.
- Would a New Life coach be helpful for my son who has a drug addiction? Or would it be his next step after a treatment center?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
How We Love Workbook
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Bible
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Engagement, Adult Children, Emotional Affairs, Sexual Abuse, Christian Walk, Anger
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- Since my future son-in-law didn’t ask for my daughter’s hand in marriage, do I have a right to have the talk with him? I’m concerned my narcissistic sociopath ex has influenced her.
- You told me to back off from my emotional attachment to a woman whose husband has Alzheimer’s. Is it OK to keep in contact after she reached out to me?
- My sister’s boyfriend raped me at 17yo. When I told my church, they said it was my fault and revoked my membership. How do I find my way back to God when I am still angry?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Heart Handbook
Intimate Deception
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Topics: Adult Children, Boundaries, Parenting, Sexual Integrity, Childhood Trauma
Hosts: Becky, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Special Guest Dr. Jim Burns, author of Doing Life With Your Adult Children
Caller Questions:
- My 43yo daughter has lived with me most of her life, doesn’t go to her children’s activities, and she only works when she needs to pay for her phone.
- What should I do if my 20yo and 22yo live with me and are supposed to pay rent but don’t respect my boundaries?
- Should I talk to my son’s 5th grade teacher? My son brought up a sexual word that he learned at school and knew what it meant.
- Is healing possible at 50yo for someone who experienced trauma as a child?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Doing Life With Your Adult Children
Healing Is a Choice
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Sexual Abuse, Obsession, Grief, Adult Children, Boundaries, Shame, Isolation
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- I was sexually abused starting at 3yo and have struggled with obsessive thoughts my whole life.
- I lost my husband on our first wedding anniversary, and I lost my vision the same year; how do I overcome the grief?
- How do I distance myself from my unemployed 36yo son who is living with me? He was a professional skateboarder and lost it all.
- Shame has compromised my relationships, and I end up going back to isolating. Why can’t I finish projects, get out of my house, and speak to people?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Take Your Life Back
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Bipolar Disorder, Addictions, ADD, Divorce, Sexual Integrity, Narcissists, Sexual Abuse
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- What can I do to help my 35yo daughter with mood swings who lives with me and tells me to go to my room?
- I was diagnosed with ADHD as a child; is there anything I can do besides taking medication?
- After my divorce 4yrs ago, how do I break my unhealthy pattern of strip clubs and seeing women to fill the void?
- How do I respond to my sister with narcissistic symptoms, my husband with ADHD and my 15yo niece who was sexually abused?
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Attention Deficit Disorder
Conquer Worry and Anxiety
Every Man’s Battle
Every Man’s Bible
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Topics: Marijuana, Anxiety, Narcissists, Divorce, Adult Children, Grief
Hosts: Becky, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Special Guest Dr. Jim Burns, author of Doing Life With Your Adult Children
Caller Questions:
- Do you have pointers on how to address my college senior son who obtained a medical marijuana card for his OCD and anxiety?
- I’m going through a divorce and worried my kids will take the side of my narcissistic husband.
- Do I tell my adult daughter about my upcoming surgery or face it alone? We are not as close as I would like.
- I am 77yo and having a difficult time leaving the house after my husband died last June.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life With Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Avoiders, Communication, Adult Children, Anxiety, OCD, Parenting
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- I’m married to an avoider and my husband won’t even introduce me to someone he’s talking to.
- My 19yo son hasn’t been the same since his girlfriend broke up with him. At his work, they had to call paramedics because his eyes were dilated and his heart was racing.
- What is the right route for my 10yo granddaughter who is obsessed with things like handwashing? They are going to take her off her meds.
Suggested Resources:
Soul of a Hero
Emotional Freedom Workbook
How We Love
How We Love Our Kids
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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Topics: Forgiveness, Betrayal, Adult Children, Witnessing, Pornography, Anxiety
Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions:
- If you can’t make amends or if you feel that the person you’ve hurt won’t forgive you, how do you forgive yourself?
- How do I respond to my adult children who try to get my attention by acting out?
- I’m a chaplain and my agnostic commander falsely accused me of proselytizing him; how do I build trust with him?
- I asked a pastor about my husband watching cartoon porn, and he said it wasn’t as bad as him watching online porn.
- My 28yo son with social anxiety lives at home and has failed to launch. Is this a behavior problem?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Worthy of Her Trust
How We Love Our Kids
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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Topics: Confrontation, Drug Addiction, Estrangement, Sexual Abuse, Adult Children, Engagement
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- When my sister-in-law calls to speak to my husband, she asks nothing about me; do I wait to confront her when she comes for a visit?
- I’ve been an addict most of my life, am homeless, and want to reconnect with my children; what are some resources?
- How do I get past my own grief and abuse if I fear my 2yo son has been molested?
- What kind of things can I ask if my daughter’s boyfriend comes to ask to marry her? She has been divorced twice, and her father passed away.
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
Life Recovery Workbook
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: March 24, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Phone Addictions, Father Issues, Trust, Depression, Teens
Hosts: Zach Matchett, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- Is there professional help for those who are struggling with screen addiction? It’s part of my job, so I’m looking at screens all the time.
- How can I feel safe in a new community when the opposite has been my experience? I was abused by my father, and he has been in the same church community as me.
- My 18yo granddaughter has been in bed for days very depressed and won’t eat or bathe; do you have any suggestions?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: March 23, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Forgiveness, Accusations, Church Life, Alcohol, Grief, Closure
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions:
- Things I did years ago and confessed to God keep coming up; how do I bury them and get them out of my head?
- My family is split because my niece said my son inappropriately touched her, but he says he didn’t. How do I go on with the hurt?
- Our new pastor drinks alcohol, has bottles of liquor in his home, and doesn’t hide it. Is it biblical?
- Tomorrow is my brother’s one year anniversary since he died from a drug overdose. Do you have anything for me to have closure?
Suggested Resources:
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Every Young Man’s Battle
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: March 22, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Estrangement, Adult Children, Grief, OCD, Highly Sensitive Person, Divorce, Depression, Emotional Abuse
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- What can I do if my adult son wants nothing to do with me? He stopped calling after his father died, and I got remarried.
- I’m 56yo with OCD and get up at night to check on things; how do I get help for myself?
- Have you heard about the Highly Sensitive Person? I just took a test, and it said I am one.
- I was in an abusive marriage for 10yrs and am now divorced. How do I work through the depression and loneliness?
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: March 21, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Schizophrenia, Child Pornography, Estrangement, Adult Children, Same-Sex Attraction
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- My 25yo schizophrenic nephew was beaten up and bullied as a child, and then he tried to kill himself. How can I help him?
- I caught my husband looking at child porn several times and he is a deacon in church; what should I do?’
- My daughter just had a baby and stopped using drugs, but she has rejected me; should I just wait for her to contact me?
- My son is going through a divorce, is dating a man, and is coming home for Easter; how do we affirm him but not his lifestyle?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
End of Mental Illness
How We Love
Understanding and Loving a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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The post New Life Live: March 18, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: In-laws, Family Events, Intimacy, Anger, Grief, Sexual Abuse, Disclosure
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- My brother-in-law will be at my son’s birthday party, and we have had a lot of problems with him. What is your advice?
- My husband doesn’t want to deal with me and just leaves me at home.
- I’ve listened for 29yrs, and I wanted to thank you for sending me a Restoration Bible!
- I manage a restaurant and one of my young workers just lost her father; how do I help her deal with the grief?
- My 14yo daughter just told me she was touched inappropriately by her 15yo cousin and doesn’t want me to talk to his parents; should I talk to them?
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Bible
Emotional Freedom Workbook
100 Days To Freedom From Depression
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: March 17, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Parenting, Same-Sex Attraction, Transgender, Childhood Trauma, Grief, Pornography, Food Issues, Accountability
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- What should I do if my 14yo daughter wants to invite over her new friends for a sleepover, and many of them are bisexual and transgender?
- I’m back with my ex-husband and learned that he has shoved down his 13yo trauma of his brother being crushed to death by a tractor; what do I do to help him?
- You were talking the other week about porn addiction; what is the second rail that has to drop?
- I asked my friend to hold me accountable to eating dessert at the table instead of in front of the TV; what’s the difference between accountability and just reporting?
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Every Man’s Battle
Every Man’s Bible
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
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The post New Life Live: March 16, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Grief, Sexual Integrity, Disclosure, Siblings, Food Addictions, Weight Loss
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- My father died when I was 4yo and my brother when I was 11yo. Since we weren’t allowed to talk about it, how do I move out of sadness?
- A couple tried to help me after my husband died, but the husband ended up asking me out. Do I tell his wife?
- How do I build a relationship with my sister when she holds grudges against me for the past?
- I ended up addicted to food and sugar after the loss of my dog; what should I do to overcome?
- I’ve struggled with losing weight after trying everything; how do I make it work?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Take Your Life Back
Lose It For Life
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The post New Life Live: March 15, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Anorexia, Church Life, Blended Families, Parenting, Separation
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- What can I do to help my 20yo daughter who lives at home, smokes, sees boys, and starves herself because she thinks she’s fat?
- My pastor called me delusional and banned me from our church grounds because I confronted him with the truth.
- We married 3yrs ago and just separated because my husband was too authoritative over my 14yo son; what else should I do about it?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life With Your Adult Children
Every Man’s Bible
Preparing to Blend
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The post New Life Live: March 14, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Abuse, Blended Families, Anger
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- My sister’s 41yo son had a brain tumor at 4yo and struggles with pedophilia thoughts. What advice can I give to them?
- My 18yo son from a previous marriage has joined me and my husband, and I get defensive to protect my son; how do I do my best to not get defensive?
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Battle
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love Our Kids
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The post New Life Live: March 11, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Estrangement, Adult Children, Betrayal, Affairs, Christian Walk, Engagement
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- You told me to write a letter to my adult daughter who doesn’t want any contact. What if she doesn’t respond?
- Is the book Intimate Deception appropriate for men who were betrayed? My ex-wife dated a guy for a year and then left me.
- What can I do if my husband isn’t on the same spiritual page as I am? He gets very angry at me, feels judged, and shuts down completely.
- My fiancé told me he wasn’t sure about marrying me, and I told him to move out. Should I end it?
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Intimate Deception
How We Love
Take Your Life Back
Is This The One
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The post New Life Live: March 10, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Pornography, Same-Sex Attraction, Boundaries, Grief, Avoiders
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- Interview with Sam Hodges, president of Church Initiative, to talk about DivorceCare and GriefShare.
- What should I do if my husband had an affair 17yrs ago and I just caught him looking at porn?
- Thank you for the scholarship to Emotional Freedom; it was great! My sister is in a gay relationship and our family is getting together at my house. How should we do the sleeping arrangements?
- I never had anyone to talk to as a child. Now that my daughter took her own life and my mom has dementia, it has been hard.
- Do I have an avoidant personality? My first husband was a porn addict and the second one was violent, so I’m happy to be by myself. New relationships have been disappointing.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: March 9, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Grandparenting, Drugs, Addictions, Pornography, Verbal Abuse, Parenting
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- My husband can’t take raising our teen grandson, but it would be unsafe to return him to his mother. How can I help my husband?
- Will a workshop help me overcome my drug, alcohol, and porn addictions?
- What action can I take with a verbally abusive husband and a 13yo son who mimics his father?
Suggested Resources:
Soul of a Hero
How We Love
How We Love Our Kids
Life Recovery Workbook for Sexual Integrity
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: March 8, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dating, Affairs, Adult Children, Salvation, Forgiveness, Caregiving, Controllers
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- I cheated on the woman I was dating, and it devastated her; how do I move on?
- How do I respond to my 20yo daughter? She lives with me and I don’t like her cuddling under the covers with her 23yo boyfriend who is getting a divorce.
- I turned my back on the Lord for 40yrs and am now sick from my sins. How do I ask God for forgiveness and healing when I feel so guilty?
- When do I move on from being a caregiver for an 87yo man who is controlling and yells at me?
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Battle
Life Recovery Workbook for Sexual Integrity
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
Soul of a Hero
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The post New Life Live: March 7, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Betrayal, Borderline, Dating
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- My betrayal happened a long time ago, and your recent Restore Workshop helped me to feel again!
- Is there something broken in me for trying to help a woman who struggles with borderline and keeps cutting me off?
- After dating a lot of dysfunctional men, I’m dating a guy who bores me; is that better?
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Borderline Personality Disorder
How We Love
Is This The One
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The post New Life Live: March 4, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Estrangement, Controllers, Adult Children, Trauma, Communication, Weight Loss, Depression, Father Issues
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions:
- As a Christian, is it OK for me not to speak to my 93yo dad? He is controlling and tried to call the police on us for taking my mom with dementia to the hospital.
- My adult daughter won’t contact me and says my grandson regresses to a childlike state when he talks to me; where can I go with this?
- My husband might have lung cancer and has a very short temper. Since my dad died of lung cancer, how do I respond to him without panic or stress?
- How do I encourage my wife to take care of herself physically without offending her? The pandemic made it worse.
- My dad is having problems in his third marriage and likes to unload on me. How do I counsel him?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
Every Man’s Bible
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The post New Life Live: March 3, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Divorce, Verbal Abuse, Premonition, Christian Walk, Dating, Trust, Drug Addiction, Adult Children, Shame, Affairs, Sexual Abuse
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- Am I doing the right thing in asking my angry husband for a divorce? He is verbally abusive and hasn’t changed.
- My 18yo son told me he wasn’t afraid to die and then died three days later; did he have a premonition of his death?
- A Scripture keeps coming to my mind about not serving money; am I on the right path by working in ministry and also taking care of my family?
- The woman I’m dating broke up with me on Valentine’s Day because she said she didn’t have the same feelings for me; how do I trust again?
- Do I let my 39yo son with a drug addiction keep living with me?
- I carry a lot of guilt and shame because I had an affair with a married man and ended up marrying him.
- My wife was sexually abused in her previous marriage and is making false accusations against me; what should I do?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Is This The One
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: March 2, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Schizophrenia, Employment, Fear, ADD, Christian Walk, Physical Abuse, Procrastination
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- I’m on disability for schizophrenia and came across a job where I’d get paid for gas mileage, but I’m troubled due to wars over oil.
- Should I lead a men’s group with my panic attacks and ADD? How do you know if something is God’s will?
- Is it better to save the marriage with my abusive husband or safety first?
- How do I break my bad habit of procrastinating?
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Bible
Soul of a Hero
Overcoming Domestic Abusers
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: March 1, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Intimacy, Siblings, Emotional Abuse, Estrangement, Divorce, Avoiders
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- We went to Intimacy in Marriage this month on a scholarship; being able to do the Comfort Circle in front of everyone really touched my heart.
- Despite my sister treating me badly, my 12yo nephew looks up to me. When is it okay to tell him all of the negative things about his mom?
- My husband has filed for divorce five times and leaves whenever there’s a conflict; should I just let it be or sign up for a workshop?
Suggested Resources:
7 Minute Marriage Solution Devotional Bible
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: February 28, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Affairs, Intimacy, Confrontation, Grandparenting, Siblings, Forgiveness, Anger
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- What is love? I had an affair because I didn’t get the affection I needed from my wife.
- My daughter-in-law isolates our grandchildren from us; how do we break through her control?
- Do you recommend I get a family negotiator? One son copied my other son’s business to the point of plagiarizing him and stealing his ideas.
- I am a good father but have failed at four marriages. My fiancé says I’m angry; what can I do?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Soul of a Hero
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: February 25, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Alcohol, Getting Unstuck, Adult Children, Physical Abuse, Separation
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Special Guest Jim Burns, author and Fearless Parenting Workshop presenter
Caller Questions:
- I’ve been an addict since I was 13yo and am about to turn 61yo; how do I get help?
- I got my close alcoholic friend a couple of jobs, but he lost them because of drinking. After my tough love to not call until he gets treatment, what should my next step be?
- How do I talk to my daughter after her boyfriend beat my 14yo grandson with a belt, and my grandson is now in my custody?
- I molested my adopted child and turned myself in. During separation I started dating, and now my wife wants me back; do I leave my girlfriend and go back to my wife?
- I called you after I had hit bottom, and your godly advice has helped me so much!
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Take Your Life Back
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
Healing Is a Choice
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: February 24, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Pornography, Lying, Sexual Integrity, Emotional Abuse, Grandparenting, Adult Children, Asperger Syndrome, Anxiety
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- My husband went to Every Man’s Battle four times and just failed a polygraph test because he said he was nervous. Where do I go from here?
- How can we help my son who says he’s in an emotionally and verbally abusive marriage? How do we keep our five grandkids safe?
- My 55yo niece with hearing impairment is asking how she can deal with her symptoms of Asperger’s.
- After 2yrs of working at home, I have overwhelming anxiety when I drive over bridges. Where is this coming from?
Suggested Resources:
Worthy of Her Trust
Doing Life With Your Adult Children
Understanding and Loving a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Conquer Worry and Anxiety
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The post New Life Live: February 23, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Same-Sex Attraction, Narcissists, Separation, Hope, Affairs, Adult Children, Drug Addiction
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- My son came out as gay 10yrs ago and stopped having anything to do with us last year. If this was your son, what would you do?
- How can I trust my narcissist husband to be truthful if we don’t divorce?
- My older son blames me for the marriage not being perfect; should I tell him his mother had an affair?
- My 23yo daughter is basically homeless and her heroin addiction has cost us a lot of money; is it time to walk away?
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: February 22, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dating, Sexual Integrity, Drug Addiction, Mother Issues
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- I’ve been a widow for 3yrs and would love to see you do a workshop for Christian singles.
- I got a lot out of the Every Man’s Battle book, but I felt it was more geared toward married men; do I do anything different as a single?
- I met my boyfriend in a drug treatment facility 5yrs ago, but he relapses and becomes verbally abusive; should I stay in the relationship?
- I am in my 60s and still looking for approval from my mom; should I move on? She doesn’t even acknowledge my birthday.
Suggested Resources:
Soul of a Hero
Life Recovery Bible
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
What Belief Can Do
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The post New Life Live: February 21, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Parenting, Sexual Integrity, Brain Issues, Boundaries, Dating, Christian Walk
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- What is the best way to develop empathy in my 14yo son? He is pressuring a 12yo girl to have sex.
- I lost my job after a heart attack caused a brain injury 3yrs ago; what can I do to connect with my 17yo daughter before she leaves home?
- The guy I used to date is my gym coach and is harassing me in public; should I pursue legal action?
- Is self-righteousness ingrained in us as Christians? In church we focus on the sins of others, but not in AA.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
Forgiving our Fathers and Mothers
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: February 18, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Betrayal, Sexual Addiction, Affairs, Pornography, Self Worth
Hosts: Becky Brown, Special Guests Stacey Sadler and Laura McDonald, Presenters at Restore Workshop
Caller Questions:
- I attended Restore Workshop and Stacey and Laura have been such an encouragement to me! My issues were not the same as everyone else, but the pain of betrayal is the same.
- I found out I had been betrayed most of my married life. He went to Every Man’s Battle, but I didn’t think anyone could understand what I was going through until I went to a New Life workshop.
- My husband had an affair, went to strip clubs, and was into porn. Restore was the most valuable thing I ever did because I knew nothing about sexual addiction. My wounded heart has begun to heal.
- After attending Restore, I have a renewed vision of who I am. I am enough!
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Rescued
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: February 17, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Occult, Intimacy, Dating, Estrangement, Siblings, Affairs, Anger
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- My adult daughter got involved with tarot reading and has been diagnosed with anxiety and bipolar disorder; how do I help her?
- We went to Intimacy in Marriage last weekend; learning we are not alone and how to use our words was powerful!
- Why is it so hard for me to let go of these bad dating relationships?
- I’ve been estranged from my sister for years since our mom died; should I keep reaching out?
- After reconnecting with a high school sweetheart who is married, he is getting enraged when I try to end it; what should I do?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Every Man’s Bible
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: February 16, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Custody, Lying, Parenting, Alcohol, Drug Addiction
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- How can I get judges to listen to me? The mother of my 11yo son is not a good mom and wants to limit my time with him.
- Do I avoid the instructor where I board my horse? I don’t know what to do because she lies.
- How do I parent my six young nieces and nephews in my custody? Their parents struggle with meth addiction, homelessness, and domestic violence.
- Since my wife went on a drunken high-speed car chase with my daughter in the car, is it okay to let go of my marriage? She was in jail for 1yr of our 3yr marriage.
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Bible
Kirby McCook
Purposeful Parenting
How We Love Our Kids
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: February 15, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Intimacy, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Trauma, Pornography, Affairs
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- Your Fearless Parenting Workshop for Adult Children was so good! I realize last week I overreacted to my adult daughter; what can I do?
- Before going to Intimacy in Marriage last weekend, there was no hope; I now believe there’s 100 percent hope for my marriage!
- How do I deal with being sexually abused from childhood to my young adult years?
- We just went to Intimacy in Marriage, and it was the best weekend I’ve ever had with my wife!
- How do I deal with my husband’s pornography and adultery?
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Bible
Take Your Life Back
Forgiving our Fathers and Mothers
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: February 14, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Separation, Adult Children, Divorce, Christian Walk, Trauma, Affairs, Anger
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- How can we advise our son after his wife asked for separation due to his hand disability?
- My wife would like her ex-husband to come live with us because he’s in bad health; is that a good idea?
- Traumas in the Bible were healed through sanctification. Is psychology and EMDR compatible with the Bible?
- My wife had an affair with my son-in-law who lives with us with his kids, and I don’t want to evict him because of the grandkids. How do I handle my anger?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Life Recovery Bible
Intimate Deception
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The post New Life Live: February 11, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Dementia, Bipolar, Childhood Trauma, Memory, Sexual Abuse, Forgiveness, Father Issues
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- My husband is a Vietnam vet and destroys things at our house; I need guidance as to whether he has dementia or bipolar disorder.
- Is my memory loss concerning the past due to childhood trauma I suffered?
- How do I forgive my brother for molesting my nieces? He’s in prison now, and I have adopted his kids.
- How do I stop projecting father figures onto other men? He died 38yrs ago, but I’m still filled with bitterness.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
Changes That Heal
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: February 8, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Anger, Childhood Trauma, Pornography, Addictions, Anxiety, Neighbors
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- How do I deal with my anger from childhood abuse before I get married?
- What can I do for my 14yo daughter who can’t stop watching pornography?
- I am new to my faith and being harassed by a neighbor; how do I navigate this in a godly way?
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Every Man’s Bible
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Boundaries with Teens
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The post New Life Live: February 7, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Same-Sex Attraction, Pornography, Church Life, Suicide, Sexual Abuse, Teens, Parenting, Adult Children, Christian Walk
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- How do I continue with my husband after I discovered that he uses homosexual porn and has had relationships with men?
- A woman called your program about loud music in her church; I’ve been in music ministry my whole life and agree that a conversation needs to happen.
- How can I help my friend who was molested by a stepfather as a child and has attempted suicide several times?
- My 13yo son just became a Christian and asked me to help him stop looking at porn; how do I do that?
- What can I do remotely to help my adult sons who married women from other countries and don’t go to church?
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Sexual Addiction
Smart Love
Getting Beyond Suicide CD
Preparing Your Son for Every Man’s Battle
Every Young Man’s Battle
Kirby McCook
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The post New Life Live: February 4, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Grief, Self Worth, Pornography, Newlyweds
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- How do I approach my 37yo daughter who says I’m gaslighting? Her twin sister died last April.
- Throughout our 25yr marriage, I have felt inadequate; how do I stop feeling this way?
- I just got married last summer and confessed my porn addiction to my pregnant wife; what can I do to save my marriage?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
Every Man’s Battle
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: February 3, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Integrity, Addictions, Church Life, Adult Children, Intimacy, Shame, Grief
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- My wife got me to Every Man’s Battle 5yrs ago and it was life changing!
- What do you mean when you say some people have a religious addiction?
- Thank you for Fearless Parenting! What does a contract with your adult child living at home look like?
- How do I connect with my husband sexually if my past sexual history keeps popping up in my mind?
- What is your advice on dealing with grief? I’ve lost my parents, sister, husband, and son.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Intimate Deception
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
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The post New Life Live: February 2, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Vacillator, Pleaser, Borderline, Adult Children, Dating, Church Life
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- My husband’s a vacillator, and I’m a pleaser and an avoider; is everyone who is a vacillator also on the spectrum of borderline?
- Do I continue to pay for a car and phone for my 21yo daughter who lives with us but is involved with a drug-addicted guy?
- Is it wrong that churches make the music so loud it sounds like a concert?
Suggested Resources:
Smart Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
One Year Life Recovery Prayer Devotional
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The post New Life Live: February 1, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Pornography, Christian Walk, Pleaser, Vacillator, Teens, Parenting
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- I feel stuck in porn recovery because I stopped putting God first and started feeding my flesh.
- My pleaser husband called the show last week and said I was a vacillator with outlandish requests. How do we get past this roadblock?
- As a single mom, who should talk to my boys about the birds and the bees?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook for Sexual Integrity
One Year Life Recovery Prayer Devotional
Preparing Your Son for Every Man’s Battle
Every Young Man’s Battle
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The post New Life Live: January 31, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Pleaser, Vacillator, Autism, Adult Children, Separation, Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Affairs, Forgiveness
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- If I’m a pleaser and just started saying no to my vacillator wife, what are some suggestions to make it work?
- How do I improve my relationship with my high-functioning autistic son while raising his 6yo son?
- I separated 5mos ago; how do I recover after my husband physically and emotionally abused me for 40yrs?
- My wife says she’ll never submit to me after I committed adultery, and she will choose our five children over me. What should I say?
Suggested Resources:
Every Man’s Bible
How We Love Workbook
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
Soul of a Hero
Life Recovery Workbook for Sexual Integrity
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The post New Life Live: January 28, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Divorce, Remarriage, Dating, Trust, Blended Families, Parenting
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Should I go back to my ex-wife now that she is a Christian and wants me back? Or stay with my Christian girlfriend?
- How do I save my marriage after my wife said she can’t count on me?
- My husband’s ex is cruel and keeps his 12yo son from him; why won’t God soften her heart?
Suggested Resources:
Soul of a Hero
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Bible
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: January 27, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Teens, Marijuana, Pornography, Brain Issues, Sexual Abuse, Same-Sex Attraction, Dating, Engagement
Hosts: Dr. Sheri Keffer, Chris Williams, Special Guest Host Zach Matchett, Student Pastor at Northview Church in Carmel, Indiana
Caller Questions:
- I have a 16yo son addicted to vaping THC who just got expelled from a Christian boarding school; how can I handle this?
- What happens to the brains of porn-addicted men if they don’t stop? Do women addicted to porn also have holes in their brains?
- Did the sexual abuse I went through at 5yo by a female babysitter have an impact on my sexual preference?
- Is it a sign from God to move forward when I see my girlfriend’s birthday on clocks?
- I’m getting married in a month; what’s the number one advice you can give me?
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving Your Child Who Smokes Pot
Understanding and Loving a Person with Sexual Addiction
Intimate Deception
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Every Man’s Bible
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The post New Life Live: January 26, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Grandparenting, Emotional Abuse, Sex Addiction, Separation
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- Interview with Michelle Spatafora, founder of Faithful Workouts and a speaker at New Life’s Lose It For Life Extensive.
- What can I do to heal after my daughter asked me to move out and stop taking care of my grandchild?
- How do I communicate to my 35yo daughter that she is in an abusive relationship?
- I separated 3yrs ago because of my husband’s sex addiction. Do I move forward with or without him?
Suggested Resources:
One Year Life Recovery Prayer Devotional
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: January 25, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Sexual Integrity, Boundaries, Adult Children, Anxiety, Intimacy
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- After going to Every Man’s Battle, my wife asked me to leave because I didn’t answer her question 100% honest; what’s an acceptable timeframe for me to be out of the house?
- What steps can we take to help my 21yo daughter who is an athlete in college, injured her ankle, and is very stressed?
- I did Emotional Freedom last weekend; should my husband go to Every Man’s Battle first, or should we go to Intimacy in Marriage?
Suggested Resources:
One Year Life Recovery Prayer Devotional
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Worthy of Her Trust
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The post New Life Live: January 24, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Same-Sex Attraction, Parenting, Boundaries, Emotional Abuse, Drug Addiction, Adult Children
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- How do I deal with my brother living a homosexual lifestyle? I have little kids and don’t know how to deal with it.
- I get triggered by my brother and feel powerless and suicidal by what he says; what should l do?
- What does grace look like to my kids when my husband is a heroin addict, and I’m tired of giving ultimatums?
- My husband and I feel attacked when we talk about our feelings and beliefs with our adult daughter who says she’s bisexual. How should we handle it?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Bible
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
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The post New Life Live: January 21, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Boundaries, Physical Abuse, Anger, Sexual Abuse
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Special Guest Dr. Jim Burns, president of HomeWord, author, and Fearless Parenting Workshop presenter
Caller Questions:
- We still support our 24yo daughter who we adopted at 15yo; when do we draw the line with her meth addiction?
- What do I do if my wife punched me? I struggle with drinking and want to get help, but she’s really controlling and doesn’t want to change.
- How do I respond to my 19yo college son who lives at home, and his 17yo girlfriend runs his life?
- My daughter-in-law is mean to my successful son in front of us, and he is acting like a coward and has cut himself off from us.
- Why do sexual abuse victims stop functioning when they tell? My daughter doesn’t function after disclosing her sexual abuse.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life With Your Adult Children by Dr. Jim Burns
Is This the One
Life Recovery Bible
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The post New Life Live: January 20, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Counseling, Narcissists, Annulment, Anger, Verbal Abuse
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- Should I confront my wife’s therapist? Her therapist has categorized me as borderline and a narcissist without ever seeing me.
- I am my wife’s third husband, and I would like her to get her second marriage annulled so I can receive the sacraments, but she won’t.
- What can I do about my husband going into a rage and calling me every filthy name? It’s been like this since our honeymoon 7yrs ago.
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love Our Kids
Understanding and Loving a Person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Mediterranean Love Plan
An Even Better Marriage
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The post New Life Live: January 19, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Depression, Bipolar, Church Life, Trust, Sexual Abuse, Drug Addictions, Grief
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Special Guest Dr. Jim Burns, president of HomeWord, author, and Fearless Parenting Workshop presenter
Caller Questions:
- What can we do for my 53yo daughter who struggles with manic depression and has had three marriages?
- Our pastor told a pastor friend of mine that my wife and I don’t belong in his church because our worship style is different.
- Where do I begin to get help if my father sexually abused me, and my mom was stuck in denial?
- I blame myself every day for failing my son who went to prison at 19yo, and later I was the one who found him dead.
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving a Person with Depression
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Doing Life with Your Adult Children by Dr. Jim Burns
One Year Life Recovery Prayer Devotional
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The post New Life Live: January 18, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adult Children, Estrangement, Drug Addiction, Divorce, Fear, Same-Sex Attraction
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Jacqui Mack-Harris, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- I told my daughter my concerns about babysitting her kids with COVID going around, and she got very angry.
- What can I do if my adult son is addicted to fentanyl and is out on probation? I don’t want him to die.
- My ex-husband and I reconciled and live together, but he won’t remarry me because he says it would be adultery.
- How will the Emotional Freedom workshop help me if I’m not sure what my issues are?
- How do we talk to my 15yo son who wants to be gay?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook For Grief
Life Recovery Bible
Understanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction
Take Your Life Back
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The post New Life Live: January 17, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Blended Families, Siblings, Confrontation, Newlyweds, Anger, Emotional Abuse, Parenting, ADHD, OCD
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- My sister is my mother’s favorite and doesn’t treat me well; do I tell her that she has a different father?
- My wife of 4mos is verbally, emotionally, and physically abusive; what do I do?
- I have a 16yo who has OCD and ADHD–is there hope that the virtuous characteristics I saw when he was younger will reemerge?
Suggested Resources:
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
Understanding and Loving Your Child With ADHD
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The post New Life Live: January 14, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Drug Addiction, Adult Children, Dating, Forgiveness, Schizophrenia, Marijuana
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions:
- What steps do I take to get help for my 33yo son who lives with me and uses drugs?
- My live-in girlfriend kicked me out after I drank coffee before a cardiologist appointment; now she won’t respond to me even after I wrote her a letter.
- How do we get help for my 24yo son who may be schizophrenic and has been urinating outside?
- Where can I go to get help for my 29yo son who has been self-medicating with drugs for a decade?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
Every Man’s Bible
End of Mental Illness
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The post New Life Live: January 13, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Getting Unstuck, Physical Abuse, Adult Children, Dating, Anxiety, Anger
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Chris Williams
Caller Questions:
- I lost touch with my five kids due to my ex-husband’s abuse; how do I get closer to them and heal?
- Is there a way my boyfriend and I can communicate better? I get anxious and shut down, and he gets angry.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: January 12, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Adoption, Teens, Life Recovery Groups, Controllers, Sexual Abuse, Adult Children
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Becky Brown
Caller Questions:
- My 14yo adopted grandson was born with fetal alcohol syndrome, and my daughter-in-law just told him he might have to go to a foster home if he doesn’t get better.
- I’m a recovering addict and have lived in fear; how do I move forward to lead a Life Recovery meeting?
- What can I do if my son-in-law burned all of my daughter’s clothes, took her money, and forced her to have sex with other men?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love Our Kids
Life Recovery Bible 2nd Edition
Take Your Life Back
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: January 11, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Temperament, Affairs, Anger, Adult Children, Confrontation
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- Milan spoke about artists marching to the beat of a different drum; do they have different temperaments? I’ve had some relationship struggles.
- My brother cheated on his wife numerous times and my parents support him in his recovery, but my sister and I aren’t sure he has changed.
- How do I get rid of my anger when the stress of my adult kids who live with us is eating away at me?
Suggested Resources:
One Year Life Recovery Prayer Devotional
Every Man’s Battle
How We Love
Healing Is a Choice
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The post New Life Live: January 10, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Teens, Custody, Depression, Adult Children, Grief, Finances, Controllers, Borderline
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions:
- What should I do if my teen girls don’t want to follow my house rules and want to go back to live with their lenient dad?
- How do I help my 33yo son who struggles with depression when I’ve had several people die the same year? Do I need help myself?
- My dad died and I inherited a house. I work 56hrs a week to pay my bills; should I try to work more hours to support ministries?
- How do I help my son who’s married to a control freak who is trying to destroy him by doing things like crashing her car on purpose?
Suggested Resources:
Boundaries with Teens
How We Love Our Kids
Understanding and Loving a Person with Depression
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Understanding and Loving a Person with Borderline Personality Disorder
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The post New Life Live: January 7, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Same-Sex Attraction, Difficult Conversations, Salvation, Fear, Dating, Engagement, Sexual Integrity, Marijuana
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Milan Yerkovich
Caller Questions:
- My 30yo son is living at home and hinting at being gay; how do I bring up the topic without alienating him?
- I’m a Christian but wake up each morning with fear that I’m going to hell.
- How do I know if I’m ready to propose to my live-in girlfriend whom I cheated on in the first few years? Porn is no longer a struggle, but I smoke weed.
- Where do I find a godly man? I’ve been abstinent for 6yrs, and I am lonely.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Is This The One
Worthy of Her Trust
Emotional Freedom Workbook
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The post New Life Live: January 6, 2022 appeared first on New Life.
Topics: Siblings, Work Issues, Bullying, Adult Children, Blended Families
Hosts: Steve Arterburn, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions:
- What is my responsibility to help my sister who physically beat me up, has MS, and wants to live in a van at my house?
- I am the target of harassment, teasing, and bullying at work; how do I stop it?
- How do we help my adult stepson who was abused as a child by his mother and breaks down in tears when we try to talk to him?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Emotional Freedom Workbook
How We Love
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The post New Life Live: January 5, 2022 appeared first on New Life.