New Life Live With Steve Arterburn

Caller Questions: Interview with Stacey Sadler, one of the presenters at the Restore workshop.  My adult daughter is marrying a woman this weekend, and my husband wants no part in their relationship. How do I help him?  What are your thoughts on marrying a woman 35yrs younger than me?  I went to your Restore Workshop, […]

Caller Questions: Should I attempt to save my 21yr marriage if my moral failings have left my narcissistic wife unwilling to do anything?  After I followed your advice and said no to my drug addict son, he is now in rehab!  My husband tried to choke me, but he denies it. A pastor told me […]

Caller Questions: Am I being too controlling? My wife wants to travel to go see her family, and I feel like my opinion doesn’t count.  How can I encourage my 40yo son who is a disabled veteran with PTSD? He is in jail awaiting criminal charges for meth possession while armed.  I had my grandson […]

Caller Questions: My wife says I am verbally abusive; do you think I am? We have been separated for over a year.  What’s my responsibility now that my brother-in-law has rejected me and my wife after I sent him an email about vaccines? He wants an apology.  My wife silently prays in front of the […]

Caller Questions: Where do I go to get help for my childhood trauma of sexual abuse, abandonment, and my attraction to cross dressing?  What do you recommend to help my brain after many injuries?  How do I tell my photographer best friend that I’m not going to use her to take our pictures?  I became […]

Caller Questions: What else can I do to heal the horrible relationship between my ex-wife and our 20yo son? She came from an abusive family and had six affairs. How do I answer my 10yo granddaughter as to why I divorced my first husband?  My 15yo grandson has Asperger’s and is angry and difficult; how […]

Caller Questions: There are a lot of guys hurting from being betrayed by their wives.  How do I identify what kind of therapy I need if I have a painful memory of my dad leaving me as a child?  My 35yo daughter texted me that she didn’t get the childhood she deserved; how do I […]

Caller Questions: Kevin Downes, a producer on Jesus Revolution, talks about the new movie in theaters on February 24.  What’s the best way for me to break free from porn, masturbation, and overeating? I am 32yo and live out of my car.  I struggle with porn and just told my wife. Where should I start […]

Caller Questions: What should I do to help my 25yo son who gambled away all his money and might be suicidal?  Am I enabling my children and grandchildren because I can’t accept their limitations?  How do my mom and I confront my uncle for molesting my aunt and cousins a long time ago?  How can […]

Caller Questions: Is there ever a time when it is OK to give your adult child advice?  How do I learn to love when I’m on my third marriage, struggling with porn, and keep falling off the wagon?  After keeping my childhood sexual abuse a secret, God has done amazing healing by removing the guilt […]

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.