New Life Live With Steve Arterburn

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 at work? He lost a job and struggles with self-esteem.  […]

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 my neck and vertebrae 3yrs ago, I had to stop working and […]

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?  My high-functioning autistic teen daughter wants […]

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 ex-wife has made her very bitter toward me. What do I do?  […]

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 is threatening to kill me; what should I do? 

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 a very difficult thing, but she still took her life.  […]

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. Should we allow that?  My mother-in-law assaulted my wife and […]

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 drug overdose 4yrs ago. People who are […]

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 electrical shock cause my 34yo son to have a drastic personality […]

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 of heartbreak? My ex-husband enables him.  I come from a broken and dysfunctional […]

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 me?  Should I go to my daughter’s baby shower? She’s […]

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 a young adult and wants to die? He grew up […]

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 with her grieving and mental challenges?  My husband is […]

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 is alone after my father died?  I am a foster […]

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 first wife left me and the kids after 20yrs. […]

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 at me and has cut off our relationship, but I don’t […]

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 disrespectfully like he is disposable. What do we do? 

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 angry mom who moved into my house?  My 11yo nephew […]

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?  Any advice for me as a guitarist? My pastor wants me to […]

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 a way to break free?  How can I make my blended […]