New Life Live With Steve Arterburn

Caller Questions: Should I tell my brother-in-law that my sister was thinking of divorcing him right before she died last year?  After my third divorce, I feel like I’ve been in a rut and don’t hear from the Lord; how do I get out of this rut?  How do I start talking to my teen […]

Caller Questions: You said something about suicide that was hurtful because I lost a child to suicide.  I overdosed 3wks ago, and the hardest thing for me has been to forgive myself.  12 Step programs have changed my life—especially a prayer I learned from them.  I read an article about a man who had serious […]

Caller Questions: What help is there for my brother who is a meth addict, paraplegic, and was just beaten up?  Our daughter-in-law is slitting her wrists and self-diagnosed herself with OCD, panic attacks, and anxiety disorder.  How can I maintain a relationship with my 25yo granddaughter who is addicted to meth and lives with her […]

Caller Questions: What should I do if my 4yo daughter is great at home but is biting, screaming, and hitting other kids at her preschool?  I would like to get out of a dysfunctional relationship, but I don’t know where to live once I get out of it.  I’m estranged from my adult daughter; how […]

Caller Questions: How do I handle my son walking away from his wife and children? He’s leaving because his wife is toxic and it’s an unhealthy marriage.  When my husband talks to our 15yo son about him sexting, what should he say? My husband says it’s boy stuff and I need to calm down. 

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 […]