New Life Live With Steve Arterburn

Caller Questions: I’m 62yo and have been divorced three times; should I just give up? Losing my dad last month makes it worse.  What should we do if our 19yo son says he’s non-binary? He was behind as a child in his speech and other areas.  My 41yo alcoholic niece has been living with me […]

Caller Questions: I went to Every Man’s Battle and I felt liberated from shame! Thank God for your representative, Debra, who helped me sign up.  My husband sexually abused my daughter, and I divorced him. There’s not a lot of help out there for spouses like me to get past their guilt.  My father passed […]

Caller Questions: My niece’s live-in fiancé has been cheating on her for 16yrs; should I humbly confront them?  I’ve been married 30yrs, but I’m not on the family trust.  My 33yo daughter gets angry at me and doesn’t have any relationship with her biological dad, my ex-husband; what can I say or do differently? 

Caller Questions: After 23yrs of a rough marriage, what can my husband and I do to have a great marriage?  I recently started watching a church on Facebook and used a male profile to hide my identity; however, the pastor’s wife got upset at me when she found out I was a woman.  What do […]

Caller Questions: My daughter tried to commit suicide on Friday; do you have any recommendations for a long-term Christian facility?  What do I do when my 25yo bipolar son is calling me names and screaming?  My dad was an alcoholic and now I’m married to one; how do I talk to my husband about his […]

Caller Questions: My pastor performed a marriage ceremony for my sister, but they never got legally married. Should I talk to my pastor?  I came out of the gay lifestyle 20yrs ago and my ex demands I see her when she comes back on furlough from being a missionary.  What can I do to lessen […]

Caller Questions: What are some strategies to deal with my delusional husband? He constantly accuses me of cheating, and I’ve never cheated.  How can I hear God talk to me? I’m a widow and have been asking God for a godly man.  How do I cope with the loss of my husband last year from […]

Caller Questions: I wanted to share what an amazing weekend Every Man’s Battle was in Dallas!  My mother-in-law has triggered me for 15yrs, and I had to walk away from her at Thanksgiving.  My 40yo daughter lives with me and is dysfunctional and codependent. What do I do if I can’t even kick her out […]

Caller Questions: How do my husband and I move forward with his adult children opposed to our marriage? We just married 3mos ago, and my husband lost his wife 2yrs ago.  Should I have a conversation with the man I was in an unhealthy dating relationship with? I still serve in a ministry with him […]

Caller Questions: Have I enabled my daughter if she is a single mom and hasn’t struggled because we always help out with our grandchild? Her boyfriend just left her and she’s pregnant again.  When do we tell my 97yo mother-in-law with dementia that we’re moving her to board and care? She gets very confused.  If […]

Caller Questions: My husband became addicted to cocaine and abandoned me. How do I help myself move forward?  I feel so distant from my transgender daughter in another state. She changed her name, but I can’t call the baby who was in my womb by another name.  My stepdaughter pushed me away after I put […]

Caller Questions: What do I do if my 33yo daughter has borderline personality disorder and is now delusional? I can’t support her anymore.  How does God look at my brother keeping all of our deceased sister’s money in his bank account? He’s not following her will.  My 36yo drug-addicted daughter lives with us, has kids […]

Caller Questions: Should I buy a mobile home for my daughter and her kids if my new husband is against it? My daughter is going through a divorce.  What age is the right time to tell my 7yo son he is adopted? I adopted my nephew from his drug-addicted parents when he was a baby.  […]

Caller Questions: I’m on my third marriage, and we keep having miscommunication problems; do I get a divorce?”  Should I confront or withdraw from my friend who is a control freak and holds me to her impossible standard?  My boyfriend has been addicted to heroin for 7yrs; would counseling help him? 

Caller Questions: Why is the man I’ve dated for 6yrs still talking to a female friend every day? It drives me crazy that he’s known her for 20yrs and are so close.  I lost my girlfriend to sepsis and my mom to a stroke; is it even possible for me to build new memories?  After […]

Caller Questions: How can I help my 34yo daughter with young kids who is dating a crack addict and started using? Does she have a trauma bond?  After 5yrs, how can I get off the drug suboxone which has kept me sober from painkillers?  I am 70yo and my wife of 30yrs no longer wants […]

Caller Questions: I’m a former Christian; how do you know there is a God?  How do I find a therapist for anxiety and depression? I have been in counseling on and off for 30yrs. I never thought I had ADHD until you talked about it the other day; what’s the best way for an ADHD […]

Caller Questions: I’m grateful today! My mom died a year ago, and it has gotten better by continuing to go to AA and seeing a therapist.  How do I resolve conflicts with my new husband’s 46yo daughter? She lives in our home and moved my Christmas decorations so she could put up her deceased mom’s […]

Caller Questions: How do I move forward after my husband took my investment money, is thousands of dollars in debt, and there’s a lien on our house?  I have been my mom’s caretaker; how do I confront her on using manipulation to keep me at her house?  How do we promote the gospel of love […]

Caller Questions: With compassion fatigue, how do I care for others and avoid getting absorbed and pulled down?  Will a brain scan help my bipolar husband stay even keel instead of making my life an emotional roller coaster?  As grandparents, what can we do to help our 10yo granddaughter who is not nice to her […]