New Life Live With Steve Arterburn

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 my 14yo daughter asking me to buy her a vibrator?  […]

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 to heaven. Only God knows.  What is it like […]

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 conservative area if I’m in Los Angeles and have a […]

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 advise my 7yo granddaughter with ADHD to be put […]

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 her father hitting me in the past; what […]

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 parent who was taking advantage of me?  My wife won’t talk to […]

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 course on how to write a memoir that we […]

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 custody of my two grandsons who call me […]

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 his newest book Help Is Here.  Am I being two-faced for […]

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 assisted living? I can afford to go, but my family […]

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 2 of Max Lucado’s interview about his newest book Help Is Here  […]

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 died? She gives me guilt trips.  Part 1 of Max […]

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 is asking for a divorce because she says […]

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 forward if my husband loves his adult children more than me? 

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 advantage of her, and I want to step in; what’s the best way […]

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 am I doing wrong? My friend tells me how to […]

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 a Christian and falling into sin?  My 30yo daughter is a […]

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 move past church leadership trauma? I left a church where […]

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 I objectify women.  My daughter-in-law says I failed her because she […]

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 married? She’s a new mom and has just moved far […]