New Life Live!

By New Life Ministries

New Life Live! is America’s #1 Christian counseling call-in podcast. As a radio program that started in 1988, many people have received help. The hosts are counselors and psychologists answering call... more

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How many episodes does New Life Live! have?

The podcast currently has 1,611 episodes available.

New Life Live! episodes:

May 23, 2025New Life Live: May 23, 2025
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Topics: Transformation, Adult Children, Enabling, Polygraphs, Sexual Integrity, Suicide, Adoption, Adult Children, Guilt, Reactive Attachment Disorder
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Becky Brown
Caller Questions & More:
Jacqui references the 12th chapter of Romans as a guide for how we should show up in the world, reminding us that God does the transforming.
What can I do if my 44yo son thinks I don’t support him? I was raped at 12yo and got pregnant at 15yo.
I called you before about a family member who struggles with a mental health issue, and you really helped me by telling me not to enable him.
Have you suggested polygraphs for couples who are struggling with sexual integrity? My husband went to Every Man’s Battle, but he won’t get a support person for himself.
I attempted suicide last year and had a meltdown on Mother’s Day. I feel guilty I am not able to have a relationship with my daughter.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Worthy of Her Trust
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Topics: Transformation, Adult Children, Enabling, Polygraphs, Sexual Integrity, Suicide, Adoption, Adult Children, Guilt, Reactive Attachment Disorder
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Becky Brown
Caller Questions & More:
Jacqui references the 12th chapter of Romans as a guide for how we should show up in the world, reminding us that God does the transforming.
What can I do if my 44yo son thinks I don’t support him? I was raped at 12yo and got pregnant at 15yo.
I called you before about a family member who struggles with a mental health issue, and you really helped me by telling me not to enable him.
Have you suggested polygraphs for couples who are struggling with sexual integrity? My husband went to Every Man’s Battle, but he won’t get a support person for himself.
I attempted suicide last year and had a meltdown on Mother’s Day. I feel guilty I am not able to have a relationship with my daughter.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Worthy of Her Trust
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May 22, 2025New Life Live: May 22, 2025
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Topics: Guilt, Fear, Depression, Adult Children, Grandparenting, Boundaries, Procrastination
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jill shares about guilt, greed, gratitude, girth, and good things.
I’ve struggled with depression for the last 3yrs from my dad beating my mom, my son being murdered, and being married three times.
My daughter abandoned her kids for drugs and went to prison; now she spoils her grandkids out of guilt.
I live in Montana and struggle with people who flag me down and want to talk for two hours; how do I approach this?
I’d never call myself lazy, but I put off doing a task and then don’t do a good job at it.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Becoming an Adult
How We Love
How You Think Determines the Course of Your Life
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Topics: Guilt, Fear, Depression, Adult Children, Grandparenting, Boundaries, Procrastination
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jill shares about guilt, greed, gratitude, girth, and good things.
I’ve struggled with depression for the last 3yrs from my dad beating my mom, my son being murdered, and being married three times.
My daughter abandoned her kids for drugs and went to prison; now she spoils her grandkids out of guilt.
I live in Montana and struggle with people who flag me down and want to talk for two hours; how do I approach this?
I’d never call myself lazy, but I put off doing a task and then don’t do a good job at it.
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Becoming an Adult
How We Love
How You Think Determines the Course of Your Life
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May 21, 2025New Life Live: May 21, 2025
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Topics: Perspective, Sexual Integrity, Teens, Suicide, Adult Children, Asperger’s, Same-Sex Attraction
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jim Burns, Dr. Sheri Denham Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jim talks about how to reframe your mind.
How do I approach my 14yo son about inappropriate material I found on his phone?
My adult son is getting out of a mental health facility and is planning on committing suicide; what options are there?
My 18yo son has a lot of Asperger’s symptoms; how can we help him with healthy ways to navigate life?
How do I counsel my daughter in grad school who declared she is gay? She told me when she was a teen.
Suggested Resources:
Every Young Man’s Battle
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Topics: Perspective, Sexual Integrity, Teens, Suicide, Adult Children, Asperger’s, Same-Sex Attraction
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jim Burns, Dr. Sheri Denham Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jim talks about how to reframe your mind.
How do I approach my 14yo son about inappropriate material I found on his phone?
My adult son is getting out of a mental health facility and is planning on committing suicide; what options are there?
My 18yo son has a lot of Asperger’s symptoms; how can we help him with healthy ways to navigate life?
How do I counsel my daughter in grad school who declared she is gay? She told me when she was a teen.
Suggested Resources:
Every Young Man’s Battle
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
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May 20, 2025New Life Live: May 20, 2025
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Topics: Grief, Grandparenting, Sexual Abuse, Teens, Medical Issues, Demons, Open Marriage, Boundaries
Hosts: Brian Perez, JJ West, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
JJ discusses how grief is like an unexpected guest at our house.
Should I talk to our granddaughter if we suspect something might’ve happened in the past that was inappropriate? Our son-in-law is more affectionate with our granddaughter than his own wife.
What is the best way to cope with my constant worrying about my health issues? I have had problems since COVID with nerve pain and twitching.
Something demonic is attacking me while I sleep.
My son says his wife wants an open marriage and has another man living in their house; how do I set boundaries?
Suggested Resources:
Sacred Marriage
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Boundaries
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Topics: Grief, Grandparenting, Sexual Abuse, Teens, Medical Issues, Demons, Open Marriage, Boundaries
Hosts: Brian Perez, JJ West, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
JJ discusses how grief is like an unexpected guest at our house.
Should I talk to our granddaughter if we suspect something might’ve happened in the past that was inappropriate? Our son-in-law is more affectionate with our granddaughter than his own wife.
What is the best way to cope with my constant worrying about my health issues? I have had problems since COVID with nerve pain and twitching.
Something demonic is attacking me while I sleep.
My son says his wife wants an open marriage and has another man living in their house; how do I set boundaries?
Suggested Resources:
Sacred Marriage
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Boundaries
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Watch on YouTube
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49min
May 19, 2025New Life Live: May 19, 2025
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Topics: Addictions, Self Awareness, Autism, Church Life, Depression, Feelings, Aging Parents, Loneliness, Grief, Suicide
Hosts: Brian Perez, Marc Cameron, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
Marc discusses how to overcome what masters you.
Is it better for me to put my 18yo grandson with autism on private Christian insurance or use assistance from the government?
How do I get plugged into my local church? I just got married and am thinking of starting a church.
Is the reason my elderly mom won’t cry because she is depressed?
Is it okay to collect things to deal with being alone? My first husband committed suicide and my second husband hooked up with men.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How People Grow
How We Love
Heart Handbook
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Topics: Addictions, Self Awareness, Autism, Church Life, Depression, Feelings, Aging Parents, Loneliness, Grief, Suicide
Hosts: Brian Perez, Marc Cameron, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
Marc discusses how to overcome what masters you.
Is it better for me to put my 18yo grandson with autism on private Christian insurance or use assistance from the government?
How do I get plugged into my local church? I just got married and am thinking of starting a church.
Is the reason my elderly mom won’t cry because she is depressed?
Is it okay to collect things to deal with being alone? My first husband committed suicide and my second husband hooked up with men.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How People Grow
How We Love
Heart Handbook
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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May 16, 2025New Life Live: May 16, 2025
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Topics: Survival Response, Adult Children, Pornography, Newlyweds, Separation, Siblings, Mother Issues, Grief
Hosts: Brian Perez, Marc Cameron, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
Marc shares the fight, flight or freeze responses, and how these survival responses relate to our attachment styles.
How do I confront my angry adult son who is mesmerized by my toxic brother? My brother is latching onto my son to get back at me.
My wife ran away to another state and won’t talk to me because of my porn addiction.
How do I explain to my siblings that if they keep doing their same behavior, nothing will change?
I’m blind, lost my mom in March, and I wanted to encourage those who have lost their moms.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Every Man’s Battle
Worthy of Her Trust
How People Grow
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Topics: Survival Response, Adult Children, Pornography, Newlyweds, Separation, Siblings, Mother Issues, Grief
Hosts: Brian Perez, Marc Cameron, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
Marc shares the fight, flight or freeze responses, and how these survival responses relate to our attachment styles.
How do I confront my angry adult son who is mesmerized by my toxic brother? My brother is latching onto my son to get back at me.
My wife ran away to another state and won’t talk to me because of my porn addiction.
How do I explain to my siblings that if they keep doing their same behavior, nothing will change?
I’m blind, lost my mom in March, and I wanted to encourage those who have lost their moms.
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Every Man’s Battle
Worthy of Her Trust
How People Grow
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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49min
May 15, 2025New Life Live: May 15, 2025
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Topics: Parenting, Discipline, Work Issues, Tattoos, Self-harm, Communication, Self Worth, Mental Health
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Alice discusses disciplining children and how parents need to show a balance of warmth, truth, and consequences.
What do I do about someone lying about me and causing me to get fired? It’s been 6yrs and I still deal with it as a caregiver.
Is excessive tattooing and piercing considered to be self-harm?
Why does someone I see every day never say “Good Morning” back to me? Did I do something wrong?
Why do people seek help for their physical being but not their mental being?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Topics: Parenting, Discipline, Work Issues, Tattoos, Self-harm, Communication, Self Worth, Mental Health
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Alice discusses disciplining children and how parents need to show a balance of warmth, truth, and consequences.
What do I do about someone lying about me and causing me to get fired? It’s been 6yrs and I still deal with it as a caregiver.
Is excessive tattooing and piercing considered to be self-harm?
Why does someone I see every day never say “Good Morning” back to me? Did I do something wrong?
Why do people seek help for their physical being but not their mental being?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Take Your Life Back
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Watch on YouTube
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49min
May 14, 2025New Life Live: May 14, 2025
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Topics: Negative Thoughts, Self-Talk, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Fear, Adult Children, Grief, Meditation
Hosts: Brian Perez, Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
Becky shares different cognitive distortions that can warp the stories we tell ourselves.
What do we do to help my 48yo sister who was diagnosed with bipolar schizophrenia? She has been in and out of the hospital and stopped working.
Do you have any strategies to overcome being frozen with fear? I have a 40yo child in recovery from alcoholism, and my mother is in a nursing home with anxiety.
I pray for the callers and last week Angie called about losing her mother; I was a caregiver for my parents and lost my mom on Mother’s Day weekend. Grieving is a journey.
Someone used the word meditate as something to avoid as Christians, and I wanted to share some Scriptures about meditating.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
You Are What You Think
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Topics: Negative Thoughts, Self-Talk, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Fear, Adult Children, Grief, Meditation
Hosts: Brian Perez, Becky Brown, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
Becky shares different cognitive distortions that can warp the stories we tell ourselves.
What do we do to help my 48yo sister who was diagnosed with bipolar schizophrenia? She has been in and out of the hospital and stopped working.
Do you have any strategies to overcome being frozen with fear? I have a 40yo child in recovery from alcoholism, and my mother is in a nursing home with anxiety.
I pray for the callers and last week Angie called about losing her mother; I was a caregiver for my parents and lost my mom on Mother’s Day weekend. Grieving is a journey.
Someone used the word meditate as something to avoid as Christians, and I wanted to share some Scriptures about meditating.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
You Are What You Think
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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May 13, 2025New Life Live: May 13, 2025
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Topics: Laziness, Despair, Caregiving, Grief, Procrastination, Motivation, Anxiety, Bipolar, Adult Children
Hosts: Brian Perez, Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
Chris discusses the things that lead us to laziness.
How do I manage being a caregiver for my mom when she is abusive?
When I am mourning, I prefer to be alone; do you encounter this much?
Is there any help for me if I buy books but never get around to reading? I always forget what I read.
How do I become motivated when I always feel behind? I am a single mom and have struggled with alcohol addiction.
How do I get help for my 24yo daughter who suffers from anxiety and is bipolar?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
100 Days of Prayer
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Life Recovery Bible
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Topics: Laziness, Despair, Caregiving, Grief, Procrastination, Motivation, Anxiety, Bipolar, Adult Children
Hosts: Brian Perez, Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
Chris discusses the things that lead us to laziness.
How do I manage being a caregiver for my mom when she is abusive?
When I am mourning, I prefer to be alone; do you encounter this much?
Is there any help for me if I buy books but never get around to reading? I always forget what I read.
How do I become motivated when I always feel behind? I am a single mom and have struggled with alcohol addiction.
How do I get help for my 24yo daughter who suffers from anxiety and is bipolar?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
100 Days of Prayer
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Life Recovery Bible
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Watch on YouTube
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May 12, 2025New Life Live: May 12, 2025
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Topics: Screens, Parenting, Sexual Abuse, Triggers, EMDR, End of Life, Aging Parents, Custody, Mother Issues
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Alice shares the value of joining your kids in their favorite online games to help you bond with them.
Will EMDR help me again? My family turned their backs on me after I turned in my brother for sexually abusing me.
My mom went to hospice before Mother’s Day, and I think I need counseling to deal with it.
Can you give me legal help? My abusive ex has defamed my character publicly and deceived the courts to get the kids.
What do I tell my 10yo granddaughter who is asking why her mother doesn’t want her to live with her?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Every Young Man’s Battle
How We Love Our Kids
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Topics: Screens, Parenting, Sexual Abuse, Triggers, EMDR, End of Life, Aging Parents, Custody, Mother Issues
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Alice shares the value of joining your kids in their favorite online games to help you bond with them.
Will EMDR help me again? My family turned their backs on me after I turned in my brother for sexually abusing me.
My mom went to hospice before Mother’s Day, and I think I need counseling to deal with it.
Can you give me legal help? My abusive ex has defamed my character publicly and deceived the courts to get the kids.
What do I tell my 10yo granddaughter who is asking why her mother doesn’t want her to live with her?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Every Young Man’s Battle
How We Love Our Kids
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Watch on YouTube
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How many episodes does New Life Live! have?

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