New Life Live: April 22, 2024 | New Life Live! with Steve Arterburn (2024)

Topics:Adult Children,Boundaries,Grief,Affairs,Counseling,Estrangement,Enabling,Self-Worth,People PleasersHosts:Becky Brown,Dr. Jill Hubbard,Dr. Jim BurnsCaller Questions:1. My adult kids set boundaries with me and aren’t willing to sit down and talk about it; any suggestions?2. How do I encourage my unfaithful husband to go to counseling?3. 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?4. I’m tired of helping my 40yo addict son who is in and out of prison; is it OK to let go?5. 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 TrustDoing Life with Your Adult ChildrenTake Your Life BackHealing Is a Choice

April 19, 2024

Topics:Christian Walk,Finances,Trust,Counseling,Weight Loss,DistractionsHosts:Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc CameronCaller Questions:1. Is Malachi the right Scripture for tithing? I have trust issues.2. Does the whole world have problems like I hear on New Life Live, or is it just the USA?3. I feel hopeless to lose weight; how do I stop my eating cycle?4. 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 DevotionalLife Recovery BibleLife Recovery Workbook for GriefLose It for LifeYou Are What You ThinkLiving Strong Finishing Well

April 18, 2024

Topics:Anger,Blended Families,Marijuana,Teens,Estrangement,Siblings,Grief,AvoidersHosts:Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris WilliamsCaller Questions:1. How do I resolve my issues with anger? I hold things in and have verbally lashed out, broken things, and screamed.2. 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?3. My estranged brother wrote a horrible letter to me after we lost our only son; where do I go from here?4. 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 ChoiceUnderstanding and Loving Your Child Who Smokes PotUnderstanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug AddictionHow We Love

April 17, 2024

Topics:Grief,Depression,Estrangement,Mother Issues,Adult Children,Weight Issues,Self Worth,EnablingHosts:Becky Brown,Dr. Jill Hubbard,Dr. Jim BurnsCaller Questions:1. I’ll miss Steve Arterburn being on radio and I wrote a poem in his honor.2. 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?3. I wanted to share about meeting Steve when I was homeless and had to take four buses to see him.4. My wife won’t engage with her mom and my kids keep asking to see grandma; what’s the best way to approach this?5. 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 GriefForgiving Our Fathers and MothersUnderstanding and Loving a Person with Depression100 Days To Freedom from Overeating

April 16, 2024

Topics:Confrontation; Difficult Conversations,Aging Parents,Physical Abuse,Boundaries,Addictions,Marijuana,Estrangement,Adult ChildrenHosts:Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron,and a special message from Steve ArterburnCaller Questions:1. I shy away from confrontation and my bossy Bible study leader’s wife sent me a text that bothered me; should I confront her?2. 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?3. How do I get off of marijuana? I went to rehab but relapsed after going home.4. 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 BackUnderstanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug AddictionLife Recovery BibleDoing Life with Your Adult Children

April 15, 2024

Topics:Self-Worth,Adult Children,Enabling,Blended FamiliesHosts:Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Chris WilliamsCaller Questions:1. Why do I keep having negative thoughts of myself, and how can I change that?2. My adult children want me to bail them out after they get into trouble; how do I find a balance and say no?3. Where can I find the four core values Chris Williams mentioned so I can apply them?4. 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 ThinkDoing Life with Your Adult ChildrenHow You Think

April 12, 2024

Topics:Autism,Anxiety,Adult Children,Chronic Pain,Controllers,AlcoholHosts:Becky Brown,Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ WestCaller Questions:1. 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.2. What’s the difference between going to a chiropractor vs. pain management?3. My niece’s husband always gives an excuse to leave when he’s with us; is it a sign he’s controlling?4. My wonderful husband of 21yrs goes out drinking every night and sometimes doesn’t come home at night.Suggested Resources:Conquer Worry and AnxietyLiving Strong, Finishing WellHow You ThinkSacred MarriageUnderstanding and Loving a Person with Alcohol or Drug Addiction

April 11, 2024

Topics:Depression,Adult Children,Suicide,Sexual Abuse,Estrangement,AnxietyHosts:Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Chris WilliamsCaller Questions:1. Any advice about what we can do to help our 32yo son with anxiety and depression?2. I wanted to end it last month because nothing is easy for me; what can I do?3. Where do I go from here if my 35yo daughter cut me out of her life after my son-in-law sexually assaulted me?4. My 11yo granddaughter has severe panic attacks; how can I help?Suggested Resources:Conquer Worry and AnxietyTake Your Life BackEmotional Freedom WorkbookHow We Love Our Kids

April 10, 2024

Topics:Bipolar Disorder,ADD,Parenting,Difficult Conversations,Sexual Abuse,PTSD,SiblingsHosts:Becky Brown,Dr. Jill Hubbard,Dr. Jim BurnsCaller Questions:1. 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?2. 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?3. 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?4. 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 DisorderBoundariesHow We LoveChanges That Heal

April 9, 2024

Topics:In-laws,Adult Children,Difficult Conversations,Drug Addiction,Boundaries,p*rnographyHosts:Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc CameronCaller Questions:1. My passive aggressive daughter-in-law is coming over tonight to talk; how can I steer the conversation to clear up our conflict?2. 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?3. My new husband doesn’t know I know he is watching p*rn again; what is the best way to approach this conversation with him?4. 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 LoveLife Recovery BibleWorthy of Her TrustDifficult Conversations CD

April 8, 2024

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