Topics: Emotional Health, Holidays, Church Life, Connection, Adult Children, Confrontation, Sexual Integrity, Narcissists, Lying, Dating
Hosts: Chris Williams, Marc Cameron, Dr. Jim Burns

Caller Questions & More:

1. Dr. Jim challenges us to choose to be as emotionally healthy as we can during the holidays. 
2. No one reaches out to us at our small church; where do we go from here? 
3. Is it biblical to confront my 27yo son about his sexual purity? 
4. How do I navigate a separation from my narcissist wife who lies about me to everyone? 
5. I am dating a girl who flips out about little things. 

Suggested Resources:
People Fuel
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love

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The post New Life Live: December 20, 2024 appeared first on New Life.

Topics: Holidays, Exercise, Stress, Fear, Dating, Historical Trauma
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Alice Benton

Caller Questions & More:

1. Dr. Jacqui contemplates what having a gentle Christmas looks like. 
2. What is your opinion on doing somatic exercises to release trauma? Is this valid? 
3. Is my spasmodic dysphoria and agoraphobia related to stress and anxiety in my 43yr marriage to a narcissist? 
4. I go back and forth on whether I should repair the relationship with my ex-boyfriend or not; what do I do? 
5. Why does my family keep having mysterious illnesses and deaths? Is it a generational curse? 

Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Bible
Life Recovery Workbook
Changes That Heal

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The post New Life Live: December 19, 2024 appeared first on New Life.

Topics: Hope, Father Issues, Lying, Sexual Integrity, Enabling, Adult Children
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Sheri Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris

Caller Questions & More:

1. Dr. Sheri shares the history of the song It is Well with My Soul and how it gives her hope. 
2. Is it okay to be done with the relationship with my father? He was physically abusive to my mom for 40yrs and never accepted responsibility. 
3. I have a pattern of being dishonest to my wife of 36yrs when I know she’s going to be angry, and I have acted out sexually. 
4. How do I navigate my mother enabling my sister? My sister has been homeless. 

Suggested Resources:
Making Peace with Your Father
Intimate Deception
Take Your Life Back

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The post New Life Live: December 18, 2024 appeared first on New Life.

Topics: Holidays, Christian Walk, Adult Children, Schizophrenia, Sexual Addiction, Triggers, Sexual Integrity, Dating
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, JJ West

Caller Questions & More:

1. JJ reminds us to call upon the Lord and He will give us rest during the busyness of the holidays. 
2. My adult son struggles with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder but lives on his own and isolates; how much do I help? 
3. I’ve been clean for 6yrs from sex addiction, but my wife knows which type of women I’m attracted to and gets triggered. 
4. How do I address the man that I am dating who is following bikini-clad women on their social media pages? My ex-husband did too. 

Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Worthy of Her Trust
Trust

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The post New Life Live: December 17, 2024 appeared first on New Life.

Topics: Communication, Separation, Getting Unstuck, Divorce, Forgiveness, Incarceration,
Hosts: Chris Williams, Marc Cameron, Dr. Jim Burns

Caller Questions & More:

1. Marc discusses the art of listening and three things that hold us back from being better listeners. 
2. How do I move forward after my wife left without even giving me a reason? 
3. I am disabled and getting a divorce next year, but my husband won’t leave until the process is over; how do I forgive him fully? 
4. I was in prison for 20yrs, and now I am out with a job, a wife and eight kids! Thank you for what you do! 

Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Take Your Life Back
Soul of a Hero

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The post New Life Live: December 16, 2024 appeared first on New Life.

Topics: Forgiveness, Self-care, Sexual Integrity, Self Worth, Adult Children, Anxiety, Medical Issues
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Guest Host Brian Perez

Caller Questions & More:

1. Dr. Jill discusses the difficulty that people have forgiving themselves. 
2. I am tormented with same-sex attraction, masturbation, suicidal thoughts, and my sons do not talk to me; I know God loves me, but I think I’m not valuable. 
3. The enemy attacks me, but I keep using the Bible to fight him. 
4. How do I help my 19yo son who has a lesion on his pituitary? I have a hard time getting him to do anything. 
5. I have anxiety about my doctor’s appointment next week to discuss my congestive heart failure and fluid around my heart. 

Suggested Resources:
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
Every Believer’s Thought Life
Healing Is a Choice
100 Days to Freedom from Fear and Anxiety

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The post New Life Live: December 13, 2024 appeared first on New Life.

Topics: Feelings, Same-Sex Attraction, Affairs, Betrayal, Adult Children, Enabling, Physical Abuse, Verbal Abuse, Aging Parents
Hosts: Chris Williams, Marc Cameron, JJ West

Caller Questions & More:

1. Marc discusses the amount of credibility to give to your feelings. 
2. How do we love our 22yo daughter who came out as a lesbian and now has a girlfriend? 
3. My husband was unfaithful 10yrs ago, is in recovery, and I attended Restore; what else can I do? 
4. When do I give tough love to my daughter who lost two of her kids after a fight with her current husband, and I stepped in to care for their baby? 
5. Should we leave our 31yo daughter alone? She has PTSD and recently screamed at us and called us horrible names. 
6. My 96yo mother has Alzheimer’s; do we let her know that her loving aunt passed away? 

Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Worthy of Her Trust
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
Boundaries
Living Strong, Finishing Well

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The post New Life Live: December 12, 2024 appeared first on New Life.

Topics: Conflict Resolution, Emotional Affairs, Grief, Forgiveness, Communication, Work Issues
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris

Caller Questions & More:

1. Dr. Alice discusses how to repair broken relationships. 
2. After my husband passed away, I keep finding things like a card from his secret emotional affair saying she loved him; how do I handle this? 
3. I had a child with a woman I was involved with. What are your thoughts on reaching out to an ex to apologize? 
4. I’m an interior designer and have taken a sabbatical from work; at 57yo should I go back to a work environment that steals my joy or retire? 

Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
How We Love
Take Your Life Back

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The post New Life Live: December 11, 2024 appeared first on New Life.

Topics: Counseling, Ministry, Trauma, Incarceration, Organization, Grief
Hosts: Becky Brown, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Guest Host Brian Perez

Caller Questions & More:

1. Becky discusses the mental barriers people have that keep them from seeing a counselor. 
2. How do I know when it’s the right time for God to use me in a ministry setting even though I’ve had past traumas? 
3. Counseling is important even if you’re afraid of what you might find out. 
4. What can I do after suffering trauma from being in prison and losing my vision? 
5. I’ve become very creative lately with art and have become messier than usual; how can I be better organized for my husband? 
6. My 51yo son passed away last month after falling out of his wheelchair, and I’m having a hard time dealing with it. We were so close. 

Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
100 Days of Prayer

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The post New Life Live: December 10, 2024 appeared first on New Life.

Topics: Sexual Addiction, Confrontation, Boundaries, Verbal Abuse, Anger, Teens, Parenting, Sexual Integrity
Hosts: Chris Williams, Marc Cameron, JJ West

Caller Questions & More:

1. JJ shares similar questions he gets asked whether he is presenting at the Every Man’s Battle Intensive or speaking to a men’s group. 
2. A woman at church keeps calling me a gimp even after I asked her not to; is there something I am doing wrong? 
3. My husband of 7yrs accused me of stealing cash and told me to leave. He also calls me names and throws things; how do I get him to change? 
4. My in-laws are listening to our 15yo daughter who is painting us in a very bad light; what can I do? 
5. My husband has been seeing sex workers for 15yrs and putting me at risk. 

Suggested Resources:
People Fuel
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
How We Love Our Kids
Intimate Deception

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The post New Life Live: December 9, 2024 appeared first on New Life.

Topics: Community, Feelings, Intimacy, Adult Children, Finances, Controllers
Hosts: Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Marc Cameron

Caller Questions & More:

1. Dr. Jill discusses the grieving process for tragedies which impact society.
2. How do I deal with all of my emotions? There’s no physical intimacy with my wife of over 30yrs. 
3. We don’t like that our 24yo daughter lives with her boyfriend and is like a mom to him; will he be able to step up and provide? 
4. My 44yo daughter tells me how to live my life; how do I respond to her? 

Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children

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The post New Life Live: December 6, 2024 appeared first on New Life.