New Life Live With Steve Arterburn

Caller Questions: My daughter’s house looks like a hoarder house and her suicidal 17yo daughter lives with her; what can I do?  My son’s baby was stillborn, and we’re all struggling. What do I say to my son who says he prayed for a healthy baby?  At what point do I abandon ship on my […]

Caller Questions: I’m a Christian and my work supervisor has been blowing up on the job; how do I respond?  My son is having an affair; how involved do I need to be in helping him and his wife?  The woman I am in love with is now attempting to mend her relationship with her […]

Caller Questions: How do I counsel a woman in my church who has a college student living with her who has become very verbally and emotionally abusive to her?  My sister always says mean things to me; how do I deal with her?  What else could I say to my 26yo son who is sad […]

Caller Questions: How can I help my 28yo bipolar son who is suicidal? I have bipolar disorder, and things were very chaotic in his childhood.  My wife filed for a protective order against me because I get really angry.  I discovered my husband’s sex addiction 10mos ago and he has stopped, but I can’t stand […]

Caller Questions: My 17yo daughter wrote on her profile at college that she’s gender fluid. Should I discuss this with her or let her come to me?  My ex-Marine nephew lives at home, has PTSD and anger and weapons; are my brother and his wife in danger? 

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 […]