New Life Live With Steve Arterburn

Caller Questions: What can I do to help my 14yo granddaughter to stop cutting herself?  If I can’t trust my husband because he had an emotional affair and takes his wedding ring off, what is my next step?  My 58yo relative lives alone and started having anxiety before his heart surgery. How do I get […]

Caller Questions: My wife has a problem with clutter and it has been a cause for arguments. What should we do? I don’t want a divorce from my separated husband, but I need some things to change in order to move forward in our marriage.  I was molested as a child. I’m married and a […]

Caller Questions: How do you know when it’s time to leave a marriage? I talked to you before I got married 6yrs ago, and you told me not to. How do I find my adult voice? I’m the ninth of ten children.  I called you before about being emotionally involved with a woman whose husband […]

Caller Questions: What can bring my parents and my kids together during the holidays when everyone is on their phones?  How do I proceed in my relationship with my biological mother if she screamed at me that I needed to get over being adopted?  I went astray and entered the drug world; what should I […]

Caller Questions: How do I support my 15yo daughter who doesn’t want to spend Christmas with her dad and abusive stepmom?  Am I doing the right thing by leaving my wife because she keeps making accusations against me?  Can my 38yo daughter go forward in her marriage if she says her husband tried to strangle […]

Caller Questions: How can I be confident that God has given me direction versus me being the one to make things happen in a dating relationship?  My 30yo daughter lives with me but hasn’t spoken to me in over a year.  Why haven’t my homosexual desires changed if I used to live as a gay […]

Caller Questions: How do I tell our 30yo very depressed son that he needs to take medication or leave? He quit his job, plays video games, and doesn’t even take showers. Do I need to invite my narcissistic ex-husband to our house for Christmas? I feel obligated because he pays the bills for my son […]

Caller Questions: I got a voicemail from my biological father yesterday whom I’ve never spoken to; how am I supposed to feel?  A book Milan Yerkovich recommended has really helped me get through my divorce and the death of my mom.  My sister blew through a lot of money and hates everyone. How should I […]

Caller Questions: How do I write my will if my son has disowned me?  My 22yo son told me about sexual abuse he experienced at 14yo from one of the leaders in our church; what direction do I give him?  Did I do the right thing telling my son I saw him touching my autistic […]

Caller Questions: My husband’s 95yo aunt told us we have hurt her and that she doesn’t want to see us anymore. Should I let it go or write her a letter?  What resources do you recommend for my friend whose sister is transitioning to becoming a man?  We kept Christ in Christmas by telling the […]

Caller Questions: At the Last Supper, did Judas partake in it?  What should I do with the emotions I feel if I think I’m being catfished?  How do we get my 34yo daughter and her kids to move on? She is a recovered drug addict and they are all living at our house.  Is it […]

Caller Questions: Elizabeth Lewis, a New Life Coach, talks about what it’s like to coach singles so that they’re ready to love again.  How can I help a relative who meets romance scammers online and has sent over a million dollars to them? How do we talk to my anxious 11yo daughter who tries to […]

Caller Questions: I’m from Ethiopia and like to read from the ESV Bible; how do I refute the teachings at my church that we need to use the KJV Bible?  I haven’t celebrated Christmas for 7yrs after my wife told me she didn’t love me and that I was a horrible husband and father.  I […]

Caller Questions: How do I tell my 4yo son he can’t be friends with his best friend because their mother is too unstable?  I’ve given my 45yo son money for drugs; how do I get the strength to evict him from my home?  My husband is a narcissist and a dry drunk; why am I […]

Caller Questions: What steps do we take for our 5yo son who has been acting out sexually with a younger child?  I started a Christmas tradition with my kids to put Christ first. They had to find where baby Jesus was hiding before we opened presents.  I am morbidly obese; should I do the Emotional […]

Caller Questions: My husband doesn’t want me to give my testimony at Celebrate Recovery; how should I encourage him to let me do that?  What should I do next if I’m in a wheelchair and my husband is rageful and verbally abusive?  My kids want me to host Christmas Eve, but I can’t because of […]

Caller Questions: My 36yo son is bipolar and a drug addict; how can I support him without enabling him?  What help can I get for my 12yo son who has behavior issues at school?  After weight loss surgery, my diabetic brother-in-law became an alcoholic and addicted to pain meds; how can we help him? 

Caller Questions: I’m still in love with my ex-husband who was unfaithful for years; is it biblically OK to marry someone else?  Can something good come from something bad? I cared for my narcissist, domineering mom until she passed 6wks ago.  Should I let my kids see Santa or do Elf on the Shelf? I’m […]

Caller Questions: How long should I wait to contact my wife if we’ve been separated due to my harshness toward her?  I’m 88yo and clash with my kids; how do I stop getting triggered?  How do I respond to a husband who does things out of obligation and is just a roommate with benefits?  Why […]

Caller Questions: What can I do about my husband who is still in contact with the woman he had an affair with 5yrs ago?  How can I be a good Christian wife and not feel left out? My stepdaughter left me out of her family wedding pictures.  Should I tell my sister that I found […]