Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Are you ready to Talk To Me? Join Debra Fileta, a licensed professional counselor, national speaker, and bestselling author for an authentic, on-air, counseling-style show where we talk to people about how they are really doing on Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast (formerly known as Love & Relationships). Whether having a conversation with a caller from our hotline, or an on-air counseling session with a notable pastor or leader — each of these episodes is a raw, real, authentic conversation showcasing the best of counseling and psychology rooted in God’s Word. Each episode is meant to show you that we are all on a journey of healing—mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally, together. None of us are immune to the challenges and struggles of life, but we don't have to walk this path alone! So if you're ready... Let's talk... Learn more at TrueLoveDates.com/TalkToMe

Episodes

Raising Kids Who Love Jesus with the Jeremy and Adie Camp

October 14, 2025 • 53 mins
Today I’m joined by a couple you know and love, Jeremy and Adrienne Camp. Not only do they sing incredibly, but they’re incredible parents, and I was so glad to have my friends join me back on the podcast yet again for this Family and Parenting series. We dig into the conversation about how to raise kids who know and love Jesus, and what it looks like to help your kids cultivate a personal relationship with God without becoming leg...
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Emotionally Healthy Families - A Conversation with my Daughter Ella!

October 7, 2025 • 29 mins
In honor of my new children’s book, Any Day Emotions, releasing into the world today, I wanted to share this extra special BONUS episode with you. In this episode, I sit down with my eldest child, Ella for her debut conversation (in fact, the first time any of my kids have been on the podcast!) to talk about my new children’s book, give you a look into our family dynamics, get a sneak peek at the many different emotions in the File...
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Parenting Advice For Every Age and Stage with Levi and Jennie Lusko

October 7, 2025 • 55 mins
Today, my new children’s book Any Day Emotions officially releases into the world! I am so excited to share this book with your family!! To celebrate, today I am joined by two of my favorite friends Levi and Jennie Lusko, pastors of Freshlife Church as we talk about family and parenting. They’re in a stage of parenting right now with a child in every age and stage – elementary school, middle school, highschool, college — and one ch...
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No Topic is Off Limits with Gabe and Rebekah Lyons

September 30, 2025 • 52 mins
In celebration of my first children’s book, Any Day Emotions, we’re focusing on Family and Parenting over the next few weeks! Today I have an on-air session with Gabe and Rebekah, who’ve been really intentional about creating an environment where no conversation or topic is off limits for their kids. They can come to them with anything. We talk about how to navigate conversations about sex, lust, desire, and other hard topics — and...
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How Parenting Makes You Better with Ben and Kirsten Watson

September 23, 2025 • 62 mins
In celebration of my first children’s book, Any Day Emotions, we’re focusing on Family and Parenting over the next few weeks! Today, I’m joined by Ben and Kirsten Watson, parents to 7 kids from ages 6-16 (literally every age and stage!). They talk about the journey of parenting, the themes they have held onto along the way, and how parenting has made them better people. Their unique life of being an NFL family, alongside their stro...
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Tips to Connect With Your Kids with Chris and Tina Reed

September 16, 2025 • 56 mins
In celebration of my first children’s book, Any Day Emotions, we’re focusing on Family and Parenting over the next few weeks! I’m inviting some of my favorite people to join me for candid conversations about the ups and downs of the parenting journey. Chris and Tina are two of my favorite friends, and in our on-air session today we talk about the intentionality it takes to stay connected to your kids in different ages and stages. A...
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When Life is Tough with Tim Timberlake

September 9, 2025 • 53 mins
Tim Timberlake knows tough…because life has been tough for him in many different seasons and stages. In fact, he’s in the middle of navigating one of the hardest seasons of his life. In today’s on-air session, he opens up about this hard season, and we talk about how he’s managing right now, as well as the practical strategies and everyday habits that are helping him battle the mental and emotional struggles of each day. The strugg...
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How I Lost Over 200 lbs with Leah Hope Health

September 2, 2025 • 66 mins
When it comes to weight loss and physical health, everyone loves a good success story. But what if success in the journey of physical health was found from the inside-out? Today on Talk To Me, I have an on-air counseling session with Leah, one of my “real life” clients, who has found that true healing comes from the inside out. Along the journey of healing mentally and emotionally, she’s also lost 250lbs completely naturally. We di...
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How Do I Heal My Mother Wounds? (with Larinda)

August 26, 2025 • 34 mins
I'm joined by DFCN counselor, Larinda, as we tag-team a question from Lisa from Ohio who asks: I'm an overachiever. I believe it stems from my past and particularly my mother wounds. I never felt "good enough" for my mom, who was a perfectionist. She's no longer alive, but some of these past experiences still impact me today. How do I deal with my deep mother wounds, even though my mom is no longer here? We do a deep dive into her...
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We're Struggling with Physical Boundaries in Dating (with Bri)

August 19, 2025 • 39 mins
Today I'm joined by DFCN counselor, Bri, as we unpack a question all the way from Stephanie from Guatemala, who is struggling to keep physical boundaries in her relationship with her boyfriend. What do you do when you're struggling with sexual temptation, but you want to honor God in your relationship? I know Stephanie isn't alone in this question, because our episode on Physical Boundaries is one of our most downloaded episodes of...
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What If My Trauma DIDN'T Affect Me? (with Sandy)

August 12, 2025 • 49 mins
I’m joined by DFCN counselor, Sandy, as we take an on-air call from Christy from Alabama, who wonders if it’s possible for trauma NOT to impact someone’s life? Christy has been through significant trauma in her childhood, yet feels like it hasn’t really had a negative impact on her life. Is that even possible? We talk with Christy about this important subject and help her get to the bottom of whether or not it’s possible for trauma...
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I'm Dating But Not Feeling It (with Allison)

August 5, 2025 • 35 mins
Today, I’m joined by DFCN counselor Allison, as we take an on-air call from CJ from Illinois who is struggling with low feelings in his dating relationships. How are you supposed to feel during dating, and what happens if you have “low” to “no feelings” when you’re early on in a dating relationship? Do you keep going, or do you stop? How do you know if the problem is with you or with the relationship? We unpack CJ’s question with h...
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How Do I Interact with My Emotionally Unavailable Mother? (with Melissa)

July 29, 2025 • 35 mins
Today I’m joined by DFCN counselor Melissa, as we take an on-air call from Adrienne from Florida who asks: How should I navigate a relationship with my mom who doesn’t invest/participate in a relationship with me and my sisters and hasn’t in a long time. The only time she reaches out is when she needs something. She’s not emotionally available with us and if we didn’t reach out, we probably wouldn’t hear from her at all. I’ve dista...
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Freedom from Porn and Lust (with Mason)

July 22, 2025 • 36 mins
Today begins the Ask A Counselor Series! Over the next few weeks I will be joined by counselors from my team as we tag-team questions from callers and listeners all over the country and world! Today, we answer a question from Mark from Washington, wondering how to know the difference between porn addiction and porn struggles, and if it’s possible to actually live free once and for all. Tune in to hear the counselors talk about this...
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Healing after Divorce with Toni Collier

July 15, 2025 • 53 mins
Today on the podcast, I’m joined by my friend Toni, in this on-air counseling session focused on the excruciating journey of her marriage coming to an end, and what it looked like to begin healing alone. She opens up about a really meaningful interaction we had, and how God used that conversation to convict her about her consumption of alcohol in the aftermath of her tragedy. We get a front row seat into the journey of healing aft...
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Mid-Life Crisis: On-Air Counseling with Levi Lusko

July 8, 2025 • 59 mins
Today is a really special session with a very special person, because today I sit down with my friend, and my “real life client”, Levi Lusko. A few years ago, Pastor Levi Lusko went through a devastating season filled with unexpected anxiety, panic attacks, and “spiraling”, and it hit him hard. We sat down for a raw, real, honest conversation about that difficult season, and processed his experience and what he learned as he navig...
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The Emotionally Disconnected Marriage: Gabe and Rebekah Lyons

July 1, 2025 • 45 mins
Today, I sit down for an on-air couples session with my friends Gabe and Rebekah Lyons, as we talk about the strain of feeling emotionally disconnected years into their marriage. What happens when marriage gets worse over the years, and not better? What do you do when you feel something is missing, an emotional disconnect between you and your spouse? Today we go there, and talk about what it meant for them to face the status of the...
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I’m A Recovering Alcoholic with Ian Cron

June 24, 2025 • 51 mins
Today I’m having an on-air counseling session with Ian Cron. You may have heard of him from his popular enneagram-focused podcast, but today you’ll get to know him in a new way. In our conversation, today, we unpack his past history with alcoholism, what led him to that destructive place, as well as his journey to the point of relapse and then ultimate recovery. We also discuss where he is today, and what he’s doing to stay healthy...
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On-Air Counseling Session with Jinger Dugger Vuolo

June 17, 2025 • 63 mins
I’m having an on-air counseling session with Jinger Duggar, a member of the reality TV show family, the Duggars, whose show chronicled the everyday life of this conservative family of 19 children. She talks about growing up in a strict religious upbringing, how it impacted her life, her faith in God, and her people-pleasing tendencies. We talk about the extent of people pleasing she struggled with, and the combination of nature/nur...
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I'm Struggling with My Self-Worth and Inner Critic

June 10, 2025 • 39 mins
Justin called in to Talk To Me, because he’s struggling with his self-worth and inner critic. The negative voices are loud, and seem to be controlling his life. He has a hard time tuning them out, and wants to know where they are coming from and what he can do about it. I help him get to the roots of where this strong negative self-worth might be coming from, and how to deal with his inner critic. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠watch the f...
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