New Life Live With Steve Arterburn

Caller Questions: My drunk husband came on to my 21yo daughter; how do I navigate that?  What do I do now that my wife of 37yrs just walked out to be a nanny for our grandchildren and filed for divorce?  What are my next steps with my anxious 13yo daughter who is smoking marijuana and […]

Caller Questions: How do I let go of the man I loved for 6yrs but broke up with because he smoked pot and often flew into a rage?  Do my reoccurring emotional triggers mean I haven’t forgiven my brother for molesting me? Or my husband for his pornography?  My wife has explosive anger, says she […]

Caller Questions: Interview with Every Man’s Battle presenter, J.J. West. “Month after month, we get to see men set free!”  What’s our next step with our 20yo daughter who lives with us, has substance abuse problems, and is sexually active?  How can the family live with the pain of our 39yo son who has a […]

Caller Questions: Our 22yo son lives at home, has experimented with LSD, and smokes pot. How do we get him to be an independent adult?  How can I recover from porn addiction if I’ve been addicted since my teens?  Why am I having a hard time following through with my divorce from my unfaithful, unsafe […]

Caller Questions: I was emotionally and physically abused by my mom as a child and abandoned by my dad; what do I do next?  I’m emotionally distant from my wife after telling her I looked at porn; is this normal?  What’s our role as parents if our daughter’s fiancé has a porn addiction and they’re […]

Caller Questions: How can I help my angry 16yo son whose grades are slipping since I started divorce proceedings?  What can I do after finding out my husband has been cheating? He denies it.  My daughter is breaking up with her 7yr boyfriend for looking at porn; how do I talk to him about Every […]

Caller Questions: Dr. Heidi Summers shares why someone would go to see her as a New Life Coach.  Can your Restore Workshop help me if I was molested by my father and have dissociative disorder?  My bisexual adult son is taking female hormones; how can I help him see how harmful it is?  When I […]

Caller Questions: My husband doesn’t have a job and stays in his messy room the whole day. I’m tired of being a single parent.  How do we help my daughter-in-law with her drinking problem? Yesterday she was inebriated with my 8yo grandson in the car.  My grandson and his 9yo daughter with ADD live with […]

Caller Questions: How can I support my 17yo daughter without supporting her decision to get an abortion tomorrow?  My 14yo son is questioning God and doesn’t want to go to church; how do I guide him back to God?  My husband had an affair 3yrs ago and I stayed; how do I move forward when […]

Caller Questions: My friend is in hospice care; what should we put in the letter I’m helping her write to her son who is distant?  Can I hold my dad accountable for his drinking and gambling? He lives with me. 

Caller Questions: Without Every Man’s Battle and Sustained Victory, I would have never recovered from sex addiction!  How do I let go of the verbal and physical abuse I experienced from my mom growing up?  When is it OK to get a divorce after 20yrs of emotional abuse from my husband? I just found Christ, […]

Caller Questions: After almost one year of marriage, what is the point of my husband owning a property that’s falling apart? It belonged to his deceased wife.  How am I to love my non-binary friends when I know it is wrong?  Do you have any tools I can use when my husband of 8yrs gives […]

Caller Questions: How do I approach my separated daughter and her husband about attending your Intimacy in Marriage Workshop?  How do I forgive my husband who committed suicide? We haven’t told the younger members of our family.  My husband is controlling and angry; how is that related to his porn addiction? Am I being insecure […]

Caller Questions: I can’t get over my Bible-believing, Christian husband having a year-long affair and lying to my face about it for 14yrs.  How do I protect my heart? My husband was unfaithful to me 40yrs ago, and we have a counseling appointment scheduled so he can disclose everything.  What should I do to help […]

Caller Questions: Am I doing the right thing by taking baby steps with my husband who has PTSD and makes me feel unloved?  I declutter but I always return to hoarding; is this a way of coping and not getting to deeper issues?  What questions should I ask my boyfriend who told me he has […]

Caller Questions: How do I mend my relationship with my adult son and daughter-in-law after they’ve banned me from their life?  Why is my 17yo daughter so hateful and disrespectful to me?  Two of my kids are getting married; should I contact my unfaithful ex-husband ahead of time to avoid wedding drama? 

Caller Questions: My mom was a hoarder, and my aunt is now doing the same thing; any tips on what to say to her? If my wife and I are going to Intimacy in Marriage Workshop, what else can we try? Our blended family is driving us crazy.  Do I have enough faith to stop […]

Caller Questions: Am I wasting my time wanting to get back with my ex-husband? He is still drinking and says he will never get married again.  How can my husband and I get on the same page to help our 16yo daughter who is self harming? We are a blended family, and he is in […]

Caller Questions: My husband of 16yrs has never consummated our marriage. Do I just let it go and feel that it’s how God wants it to be?  The executor of my sister’s estate is my brother who is not following her will. How do I move forward?  How can I help my friend who is […]

Caller Questions: It’s been 7yrs since my divorce; should I do online dating again or just wait for Mr. Right to show up on my doorstep?  Do you think the Intimacy in Marriage Workshop would help me? I’ve been working out of state for 6yrs, and it’s been hard on my marriage.  We lost a […]