New Life Live

Caller Questions & More: Dr. Jill Hubbard shares What To Do When a Loved One Won’t Seek Help.  How can my husband and I present a united front if my daughter’s boyfriend will be moving in with her and we don’t agree?  Should I always submit and defer to my husband? Should I stop attending church because my husband has stopped?  My husband has been unfaithful several times in the 11yrs w...

Caller Questions & More: Chris Williams and Dr. Sheri Keffer share about Resistance That Blocks Surrender.  How can I fix myself to be able to communicate with my daughter who is a single mom and only reaches out when she needs me?  I have a 22yo granddaughter who lives with us and has been in-and-out of rehab for fentanyl addiction; what do I do to help her?  I left a violent marriage of 3yr...

Caller Questions & More: Dr. Jim Burns shares about Social Media as a Digital Drug (does technology distract you?).  My 49yo daughter is a recovering alcoholic, has taken up smoking, and is angry at everything; what do I do?  I stopped working a year ago and have become reclusive; how do I overcome it?  How do I help my 20yo nephew who struggles with ADHD, is kickboxing, has had car accidents...

From the New Life Live! archives, this Flashback show originally aired on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016 Caller Questions: I am 65yo and have had no sex for 3yrs; what can I do to spark my wife’s interest?  How do I stop my fearful, irrational thoughts that consume me?  My 19yo son’s best friend died in a crash and he has turned to alcohol; should I kick him out?  How do I help my 39yo dau...

Caller Questions & More: Dr. Alice Benton shares a real life example of how to apply 2 Thessalonians 3:10. I am a Muslim and believe that if someone’s spouse is still alive, they are still married to them; what does the Bible say about divorce and remarriage?  I lost my husband 6mos ago and find myself being very needy; is this a sign of needing more healing, or am I too vulnerable to be frie...

Caller Questions & More: Chris Williams shares one practical way to work around fear.  My wife’s abandonment issues trigger my past failures; how can we communicate better?  Our 7yo grandson wears a dress; how do we deal with gender identity issues?  How do we balance support vs. financially enabling our adult daughter who is a recovering alcoholic?  I have felt betrayed by family membe...

Caller Questions & More: Dr. Jill Hubbard shares What To Do on a Tough Day (what a difference a day makes).  The men’s Bible study I started was divided because the men argued over whether or not we stop sinning after we become Christians.  My wife just told me this morning that she’s leaving after 20yrs of conflict; what are some pitfalls of separation I need to be aware of?  How do I find p...

Caller Questions & More: Dr. Jim Burns shares why Your Presence Matters to Children (the power of being there).  What do I do to move on and find peace after a woman I dated for 4yrs years broke things off? She had children with special needs.  Can my friend with dissociative identity disorder achieve freedom?  My son was married for a year, cheated on his wife, and moved out. Should I buy a...

Caller Questions & More: Marc Cameron shares about The Weekend Conflict.  Should I stop taking secular classes for my Master’s in Psychology and pursue biblical counseling instead?  My husband thinks I respect my father more than him; how do I set boundaries with my father and not hurt his feelings?  Do I have to go to my husband’s grandson’s birthday party? I don’t wa...

Caller Questions: Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares about Self Care (how to love and accept yourself and lower comparison).  I am an extreme empath and get overstimulated around people; do you have any tips for upcoming events?  After three kids, my wife and I have not been intimate for 16yrs.  What can I do for my struggling son who started procrastinating? His adult kids are transitioning out of the...

Caller Questions & More: Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about Travel and Adventure (a perspective change that a time away can provide).  When is it time to take care of me instead of my brother with a severe crack addiction?  I’m going through a divorce but want to have a friendship with my ex to help my children and grandchildren get through it; how do I forgive him?  I just found out my cousin was...

Caller Questions & More: Dr. Alice Benton shares about Family Screen Agreements for the summer. Do we need marriage counseling or individual counselors? My husband has left the marriage emotionally and we live like roommates.  Train yourself to search for the silver lining, no matter the circumstance. I found God when I began looking for the good in life.  I married a liar and we’ve bee...

Caller Questions: Fear and faith cannot occupy the same space in your brain at the same time.  How can I deal with the guilt of not taking care of my mother in her old age? I am already caring for my elderly father-in-law.  My dad claimed I wasn’t his child, and my life has spiraled out of control because of fear; can you help?  After 4yrs of marriage, my husband thinks my anxiety, ADHD, and...

Caller Questions & More: Dr. Alice Benton shares about Attribution Bias (when we judge others by their actions and judge ourselves by our intentions).  My spouse wants to spend more time in the south for the winter, but I don’t; do you have any suggestions?  What are some ways for me to have a cordial relationship with my in-laws while setting clear boundaries? My in-laws ask me intrusi...

Caller Questions: Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares how We Can Do All Things Through Christ.  My 12yo grandson has a serious eating disorder and my son won’t talk to me anymore.  When it comes to tithing, are we under the New Covenant or Old Covenant?  How can I approach the conversation with my fiancée that I am scared she is enmeshed with her parents and I won’t be a priority?  Do you ha...

Caller Questions: Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about Pathological Demand Avoidance.  What’s going on with my life at 57yo? It seems like the harder I work, the more things go wrong.  Should I go out of town if I feel shame for my gambling addiction and don’t want to run into people I know?  My niece told us her 2yo daughter was molested by a family member; how will it affect her for the rest of her lif...

Caller Questions & More: Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris shares about Knowing Our Values.  If my 12yr marriage has never been consummated, do I have grounds for a divorce?  What type of therapy works best for betrayal trauma?  How can I deal with my adult daughter who blames me for encouraging her to stay in a college degree she didn’t like?  My 40yo daughter found out she has ADD and is pregnan...

Caller Questions: JJ West shares about The Serenity Prayer and Unexpected Disappointment.  How do I deal with my elderly father who says he will no longer want to live after his significant other dies?  I struggle with flashbacks from discovering my husband had an affair for several decades; how do I move on? How do I get him to understand my emotions?  My previous pastor taught that getting divor...

Caller Questions & More: Dr. Alice Benton shares about Separation Anxiety Disorder.  How do I understand my emotions so I can love my wife how she needs to be loved? We had an argument last night.  My nephew struggles with sex addiction; what are my boundaries with letting him come into my home?  Have you ever heard of a pattern where someone starts a fight to make up? My friend’s wife...

Caller Questions: Chris Williams shares about Great Fears getting in the way of Great Connection.  Am I experiencing true guilt or false guilt after my son with mental illness ran away from his group home?  We moved my 92yo mother to a care facility with a shared room, and now she says she wants to die in her sleep.  I am a caregiver for an 81yo man on dialysis who believes God is going to heal hi...

Caller Questions: Dr. Jill Hubbard shares about Airport Anxiety.  How do I start looking forward instead of looking back? My husband had an affair 12yrs ago, and I don’t trust him.  Why do I find myself in friendships with people who do all the talking and don’t ask anything about my life?  Did I make the right decision in letting My sister’s son and his family move in with us? M...

Caller Questions: Dr. Jim Burns shares about Rites of Passage.  My wife started making false accusations about me having an emotional affair with a woman from church and left me; pursue or move on?  My friend is in the LGBTQ community and wants to go to church with me; is that right in the eyes of God?  Growing up, my mom was never there and never said she loved me, and my dad was an alcoholic; ho...

Caller Questions: My wife had affairs and then turned my sons against me when she divorced me. Since she passed away and my sons think she’s a saint, how do I reconnect with them?  I’m almost 70yo and bipolar and have done ECT, but the doctor I saw wants to do light therapy and neurotherapy; are these legitimate therapies?  After my 13yo granddaughter’s parents told her to limit time with he...

Caller Questions: Is it worth it to reconcile with my unfaithful husband? We’ve been married three times and divorced twice, but he continues to be unfaithful.  My family has uninvited my husband to a $5,000 vacation we paid for because they want me to divorce him; what do I do?  My ex-husband told me there was a shotgun in the corner and he wanted to get divorced, so I went and packed all m...

Caller Questions: How do I trust people again and keep going after my husband asked me to leave, my mom passed, I was homeless, and I drank a bottle of vodka a day?  My mom tried to drown me and my dad played Russian roulette with me when I was a child; how can God bring good from it like He did with Joseph in Genesis?  Is my relationship repairable with my alcoholic partner?  I want to know more...