New Life LIVE

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New Life LIVE episodes

August 13, 2025New Life Live: August 13, 2025
Topics: Affairs, Adult Children, Resentment, Mother Issues, Boundaries, Finances
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jim Burns, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jim shares three simple things that he and his wife did that changed everything in their marriage.
I called you in February about my husband kissing another woman and wanted to share about how much you’ve helped me through your intensives!
How do I deal with my 25yo son who lives with me but won’t clean his room and refuses to leave?
I have a lot of resentment towards my mom for my childhood.
Would I be a bad son for cutting my mom off if we moved in together to split bills, but she was fired from her job?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
Boundaries
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August 12, 2025New Life Live: August 12, 2025
Topics: Recovery, Bipolar, Incarceration, Racism, Church Life, Adult Children
Hosts: Brian Perez, Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
Chris discusses four steps to focusing on your Internal State.
I have bipolar disorder and I depended on my mom who died 2yrs ago; how can I keep working if I try to work but get filled with dread?
My son is facing incarceration and wants me to check with his maternal grandparents to see if it would be okay for him to send letters to his 16yo son at their address. Should I do this?
Why did God allow me to experience racism in the church? I am African American and most of my church is white, and I feel invisible.
Our 24yo bipolar daughter was sex trafficked and we have custody of her two kids; she looks pregnant again, but won’t tell us. What do we do?
Suggested Resources:
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
100 Days of Prayer
Take Your Life Back
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August 11, 2025New Life Live: August 11, 2025
Topics: Boundaries, Self Worth, Mother Issues, Suicide, Guilt, Siblings, Same-sex Attraction, Estrangement, Separation
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Alice Benton, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Alice discusses the importance of boundaries and why it’s okay to stand up for yourself, even if you felt unworthy in childhood.
I am 53yo and my covert narcissistic mom won’t talk to me because of something my husband said to her.
My husband of 12yrs committed suicide, and I wonder what could I have done differently?
Should I send a letter to my estranged sister who has been in the gay lifestyle? We’ve been estranged for years, even after our dad just died.
How do I take the next step if my husband of 23yrs recently assaulted me and told me to leave?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Trust
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Take Your Lake Back
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August 08, 2025New Life Live: August 8, 2025
Topics: Love Bombing, Siblings, Grudges, Intimacy, Avoiders, Dating, Enabling, Adult Children
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Sheri Denham Keffer, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Sheri discusses why someone may try to love bomb you.
I’m 48yo and am happily married with kids, but my younger sister always holds things against me.
I’m married to a younger woman and have given her everything, but she is not affectionate.
Is the man I’ve been dating avoidant if he’s cut me off twice?
We’ve been enabling our 37yo daughter; what do boundaries look like to stop allowing her to control us?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Secrets of Sex and Marriage
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August 07, 2025New Life Live: August 7, 2025
Topics: Overwhelm, Adult Children, Failure To Launch, Betrayal, Nightmares, Boundaries, Alcohol, Childhood Abuse, Drug Addiction, Emotional Abuse
Hosts: Brian Perez, Chris Williams, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
Chris discusses being overwhelmed with information and how being rooted in love will guide us.
How do I help my 28yo son who lives at home, has depression, and threatens to kill himself?
I have nightmares from my betrayal trauma and they’re getting worse; how can I minimize them?
My 29yo son told me that I am the root of his problems; do I back off from contacting him?
How do I help my 49yo daughter and her adult children who struggle with alcohol addiction?
My mother took over my children while I struggled with substance abuse, and now my six children and grandchildren are emotionally abusive to me.
Suggested Resources:
Boundaries
Intimate Deception
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
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August 06, 2025New Life Live: August 6, 2025
Topics: Anxiety, Guilt, Jealousy, In-laws, Difficult Conversations, Divorce, Reconciliation
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris, Dr. Sheri Denham Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jacqui shares Scriptures that talk about calming anxiety through prayer and meditation.
How do I deal with feeling guilty when I am successful or experience joy? People around me seem jealous.
My son died from fentanyl; how do I improve my relationship with my 9yo grandson’s critical mom?
My family tells me my retired aunt who lives alone is toxic; how do I talk with her about her relationship problems?
Should I take my ex-husband back? He used my credit to get a nice house, and then he took my house.
Suggested Resources:
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
Take Your Life Back
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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August 05, 2025New Life Live: August 5, 2025
Topics: Taking Action, Ministry, Mother Issues, Estrangement, Adult Children, Incarceration, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Same-Sex Attraction
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jill discusses how we’re all called to do something each day to help ourselves or to help others.
How can we help my 32yo niece who is a parent and may have mental illness?
My mom makes me feel like she doesn’t care; how can I trust her if I’ve been diagnosed with mental illness?
I’m 77yo and my adult kids haven’t spoken to me in the 12yrs since my felony conviction.
How do I help my angry adult son who has bipolar and schizoaffective disorder?
My daughter is married to a man, but she considers herself a lesbian and is in therapy because she says I don’t accept her; how can I connect with her?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Trust
Emotional Freedom Workbook
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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August 04, 2025New Life Live: August 4, 2025
Topics: Adaptation, Emotional Growth, Parenting, Divorce, Autism, Christian Walk, Siblings, Estrangement, Reconnection
Hosts: Becky Brown, Marc Cameron, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
Marc discusses neuro pathway building which makes learning to use your non-dominant hand possible with practice.
How can I coparent my young kids during this transition of getting divorced last month?
I have two children with autism, and having a non-verbal 14yo autistic daughter has been very hard.
Any tips to stop feeling like my relationship with God is at a zero?
Do I just let things go with my sister who doesn’t want to talk to me, or should I pursue it?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
How We Love Our Kids
Trust
100 Days To Freedom from Fear and Anxiety
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August 01, 2025New Life Live: August 1, 2025
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Topics: Marriage, Grandparenting, Young Adults, Marijuana, Boundaries, Avoiders, Anxiety, Empty Nest, Church Abuse
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jim Burns, Becky Brown
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jim discusses imperfect marriages and “Don’t tackle someone wearing the same jersey.”
How do I help my 18yo grandson who is living with me? He got arrested last week, uses marijuana, and he’s staying with me because he has no place to go.
I suffer from avoidance behaviors and the most challenging is avoiding going to the doctor.
My last kid is leaving for college; what’s the right way to handle an empty nest?
I’ve been financially abused by churches.
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving Your Child Who Smokes Pot
Take Your Life Back
Finding Joy in the Empty Nest
Healing Is a Choice
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Topics: Marriage, Grandparenting, Young Adults, Marijuana, Boundaries, Avoiders, Anxiety, Empty Nest, Church Abuse
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jim Burns, Becky Brown
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jim discusses imperfect marriages and “Don’t tackle someone wearing the same jersey.”
How do I help my 18yo grandson who is living with me? He got arrested last week, uses marijuana, and he’s staying with me because he has no place to go.
I suffer from avoidance behaviors and the most challenging is avoiding going to the doctor.
My last kid is leaving for college; what’s the right way to handle an empty nest?
I’ve been financially abused by churches.
Suggested Resources:
Understanding and Loving Your Child Who Smokes Pot
Take Your Life Back
Finding Joy in the Empty Nest
Healing Is a Choice
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Watch on YouTube
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July 31, 2025New Life Live: July 31, 2025
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Topics: Reflection, Father Issues, Childhood Abuse, Forgiveness, Addictions, Verbal Abuse, Codependency, Adult Children, Estrangement, Anxiety, Caregiving, Grief
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jill discusses how our childhood shapes our attitude and our attitude shapes our future; take time to reflect and look inside yourself.
I let my dad live with me even though he denied abusing me when I was a child. How do I stop having nightmares after he died?
My parents died 20yrs ago; how do I forgive my dad for sexually abusing me and my mom for not believing me?
I am spiraling as I try to take care of me, my verbally abusive husband, and my son who is addicted to everything.
What else can we do when my son has had very little contact with us since he married an evil psychopath? We hardly know their child.
I have a lot of anxiety and stay home after work to try to find peace; how do I deal with it?
I just lost my father after I was his sole caregiver; what am I supposed to do now?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
Take Your Life Back
How We Love Our Kids
Trust
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Topics: Reflection, Father Issues, Childhood Abuse, Forgiveness, Addictions, Verbal Abuse, Codependency, Adult Children, Estrangement, Anxiety, Caregiving, Grief
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Chris Williams
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jill discusses how our childhood shapes our attitude and our attitude shapes our future; take time to reflect and look inside yourself.
I let my dad live with me even though he denied abusing me when I was a child. How do I stop having nightmares after he died?
My parents died 20yrs ago; how do I forgive my dad for sexually abusing me and my mom for not believing me?
I am spiraling as I try to take care of me, my verbally abusive husband, and my son who is addicted to everything.
What else can we do when my son has had very little contact with us since he married an evil psychopath? We hardly know their child.
I have a lot of anxiety and stay home after work to try to find peace; how do I deal with it?
I just lost my father after I was his sole caregiver; what am I supposed to do now?
Suggested Resources:
Healing Is a Choice
Forgiving What You’ll Never Forget
Take Your Life Back
How We Love Our Kids
Trust
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Watch on YouTube
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