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1. Marc discusses how to stop reacting and learn to start responding.
2. How do you get your adult voice, like Marc talks about in Understanding Your Attachment Style? My parents never modeled it.
3. How do I find connection after my sister was murdered? I’ve thought about suicide and think I should’ve been shot instead of her.
4. I’m almost 60 years old and have such severe anxiety that I th...

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1. Dr. Jacqui reminds us that the divisions in our churches are not as God intended.
2. My adult son believes whatever his narcissistic father tells him—should I tell my son the truth?
3. This is my third marriage, and my husband threatens to leave whenever we get into an explosive argument—how do I handle it?
4. Both of my parents tried to kill me; how does this childhood trauma affect me today as an ad...

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1. Dr. Jill discusses a few words to use instead of “resolutions” and notes that it’s healthy to pause at this time of year to reflect.
2. My daughter was a victim of sex trafficking at 14 years old and ten years later said she was pregnant, but we never saw proof.
3. How can I stop caring so much about my adult daughter? She got involved with a man, ended up in jail, and now she and her s...

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1. Becky explains why she considers today “Mat Day” and why we must stop making excuses and pick up our mats and walk if we want to be well (John 5).
2. How do I handle not being able to share community bread during communion at my new church?
3. I sent my niece’s husband to Every Man’s Battle a year ago, and he came back a changed man!
4. My wife hasn’t been intimate with me for 5 years; how do I ...

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Marc discusses what it looks like for a parent to let go by offering their children freedom, and he gives the example of Jesus going missing when he was a child in Jerusalem.
2. A few months ago, I realized I’m a covert narcissist, my family had me admitted to a mental health facility, and I threatened suicide; what do I do now?
3. If I receive a blessing from God, but then turn around and don’t ac...

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1. Dr. Sheri explains cognitive dissonance and why it is essential to take steps to protect and ground yourself after a spouse has betrayed you.
2. Many people wonder how men and women can survive in a world with OnlyFans and AI girlfriends, and New Life LIVE radio hosts discuss strategies for maintaining healthy relationships.
3. January sees a rise in breakups as many couples postpone ending relatio...

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Chris shares that he struggles to cry, but every Christmas Eve he gets the gift of tears. Let your tears teach you what is most important and most hopeful in life.
2. Chris also shares that our emotions are a muscle; if his sad muscles get strengthened, then his resiliency for sadness increases. If you live your life to avoid loss, you will also avoid life.
3. What are one or two ways to start trus...

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Dr. Alice invites us to turn off our screens to put time and attention into our family.
2. How do I cope with going no contact with my elderly parents for the second time? Their words aren’t life-giving.
3. I’ve been married for two years, and my wife is separated from me because my anxiety is stopping me from living life.
4. Do I tell my teen kids that their mom is a narcissist so they can learn to c...

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Staying home and being isolated at Christmas? JJ shares what you can do to have joyful holidays.
2. Should I reach out to the other grandmother of my grandson? Her son and my daughter used to date, and their young son is not living with my daughter.
3. My son was raised by my mother as my brother, and he wants to stay with me at Christmas; should I let him?
4. My young teen is being bullied for not us...

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Marc shares about family dynamics and why it is so hard to be an adult when we go home for the holidays.
2. I have full guardianship of my wife with severe depression and she refuses treatment; how do I cope with feeling stuck after trying everything?
3. What should I do when my marriage has no intimacy and my wife refuses counseling?
4. How can I heal from being estranged from my son and grandchildre...

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Dr. Jill shares that asking where God is in your circumstance may not be a question; it may be a protest because you want it to be different (from Dr. John Townsend’s book Where Is God?).
2. After getting sober, my young adult son has ignored me, even after he had a baby.
3. Should I...

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Dr. Jill explains how to cope with road rage and retail rage using the Golden Rule from Matthew 7:12 and Luke 6:31.
2. Why have I always had a problem with kissing on the mouth, even after 60yrs of marriage?
3. What should I do if my gay son’s partner is pressuring him to get married, and he asked me if I’d go to their wedding?
4. How can I deal with bitterness? Many of my friends are either dat...

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Dr. Jim explains that other people’s choices do not define you, so instead of overthinking their actions, focus on loving them where they are.
2. Why am I avoiding travel to see my children and grandchildren? Is it selfishness, or could fatigue, allergies, or other issues be holding me back?
3. After nearly 40yrs of marriage, I’ve fallen out of love with my husband. He hasn’t worked for years and m...

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Becky discusses how many of us struggle during the holidays and reminds us that even in a hard season, God is with us.
2. Thank you for praying for my family member, who was struggling with addiction but is now experiencing the holidays sober for the first time!
3. As a single grandmother, how can I talk to my adult children about feeling abandoned during Christmas, even when some of them live near...

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1. Marc explains that codependency is the belief, “I need you to be okay so that I can be okay.”
2. My husband wants me to apologize for accusing him of having an affair because of a text I saw. Should I confront him or let it go?
3. What’s the best way to balance being a pastor with attending all the sporting events my five sons and twelve grandkids want me to go to?
4. I’m almost 84 and have struggled with l...

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1. Dr. Jim discusses the Toxic Family Test and how it can reveal patterns in your family of origin.
2. I feel God is calling me to go back to my dysfunctional family in the Midwest after moving to Virginia to become a life coach; how do I know what to do?
3. I mistrust people and fear they want to hurt me; when Saul was given over to a spirit of fear, can that happen today?
4. Our 22-year-old son sleeps or pla...

Caller Questions & More:

1. Dr. Jacqui explains how self-fulfilling prophecies, such as parents calling their children lazy, trap us in negative emotions.
2. How do I talk to my teen kids that live with their dad now? They are only hearing bad things about my past.
3. My ex-husband is transitioning to a woman, and his parents are blaming me; what is my role in this?
4. What do I do if my six older siblings treat me like an outsider an...

Caller Questions & More:

1. Becky discusses Romans 12:2, and the steps to transform your mind are to read God’s Word daily, identify your struggles, and do one thing today.
2. My husband had an affair, and he rolls his eyes when I want us to try what our marriage counselor suggested.
3. I went through the Comfort Circle with my sister, and God showed up!
4. I was injured and had to take opioids for a year, and I was able to stop using...