New Life LIVE

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New Life LIVE episodes

April 09, 2025New Life Live: April 9, 2025
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Topics: Parenting, Difficult Conversations, Aging Parents, Mother Issues, Depression, Narcissists, Living Together, Letting Go
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Alice shares how to bring up the top topics to address with our kids.
How can my sister and I tell our 94yo mom that she has to be in assisted living for the rest of her life?
My adult niece really struggles with major depressive disorder; how do I keep helping when she refuses counseling or going to the doctor?
How do I get out of the relationship that I am in? I have been living with a married narcissist for 2yrs.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Changes That Heal
Take Your Life Back
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Topics: Parenting, Difficult Conversations, Aging Parents, Mother Issues, Depression, Narcissists, Living Together, Letting Go
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Sheri Keffer
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Alice shares how to bring up the top topics to address with our kids.
How can my sister and I tell our 94yo mom that she has to be in assisted living for the rest of her life?
My adult niece really struggles with major depressive disorder; how do I keep helping when she refuses counseling or going to the doctor?
How do I get out of the relationship that I am in? I have been living with a married narcissist for 2yrs.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Changes That Heal
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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April 08, 2025New Life Live: April 8, 2025
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Topics: Betrayal, Full Disclosure, Trust, Pornography, Narcissists, Affairs, Grief
Hosts: Becky Brown, Stacey Sadler Smith, Laura Mangin-McDonald
Caller Questions & More:
Stacey and Laura discuss what is going on in the world of healing from betrayal, and how it relates to the betrayal of Jesus.
How will Every Man’s Battle help my husband with full disclosure? Will Restore help me to trust him?
In counseling, what order do you work on immediate sexual betrayal, childhood trauma, and character defects?
I feel like I married the wrong person 36yrs ago. Since my narcissistic husband can’t deal with it, I feel like I’m betraying him.
After my husband died 3yrs ago, I found out he cheated on me with a good friend.
What do I do after my 2nd husband has become emotionally draining no matter how hard I try?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
People Fuel
How We Love
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Topics: Betrayal, Full Disclosure, Trust, Pornography, Narcissists, Affairs, Grief
Hosts: Becky Brown, Stacey Sadler Smith, Laura Mangin-McDonald
Caller Questions & More:
Stacey and Laura discuss what is going on in the world of healing from betrayal, and how it relates to the betrayal of Jesus.
How will Every Man’s Battle help my husband with full disclosure? Will Restore help me to trust him?
In counseling, what order do you work on immediate sexual betrayal, childhood trauma, and character defects?
I feel like I married the wrong person 36yrs ago. Since my narcissistic husband can’t deal with it, I feel like I’m betraying him.
After my husband died 3yrs ago, I found out he cheated on me with a good friend.
What do I do after my 2nd husband has become emotionally draining no matter how hard I try?
Suggested Resources:
Intimate Deception
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
People Fuel
How We Love
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
Watch on YouTube
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April 07, 2025New Life Live: April 7, 2025
Topics: Insight, Getting Unstuck, Intimacy, Chronic Pain, Boundaries, Criticism, Adult Children, Divorce, Christian Walk, Anger
Hosts: Brian Perez, Marc Cameron, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
Marc discusses the fine print, asking the hard questions to get insight before jumping into relationships.
I’m miserable in my marriage and have become emotionally divorced from my husband who doesn’t feel led to lead.
I have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, have had seventeen surgeries, and am in so much pain.
Is it okay for me to give my husband of 47yrs an ultimatum to seek counseling? I am at my wit’s end.
My 50yo son is going through a divorce after his wife had an affair and is blaming God for everything.
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
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April 04, 2025New Life Live: April 4, 2025
Topics: Perseverance, Change, Alcohol, Forgiveness, Grandparenting, Siblings
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Alice Benton, Becky Brown
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Alice discusses how to deal with people or situations that are out of our control.
My girlfriend says I haven’t forgiven myself even though I am 25yrs sober.
How do I continue a relationship with my grandchildren if their mother, my stepdaughter, doesn’t have much contact with me?
My younger sister looked so unhealthy last week that I called the police to check on her, but it didn’t go well. She is in denial; what else can I do?
Suggested Resources:
Life Recovery Journey
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
How We Love
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April 03, 2025New Life Live: April 3, 2025
Topics: Habits, Anxiety, Counseling, Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Social Anxiety, Blended Families, Adult Children, Recovery Groups
Hosts: Brian Perez, Becky Brown, Marc Cameron
Caller Questions & More:
Becky discusses the habits we use to construct our lives knowingly and unknowingly.
My son is in his early twenties and is having panic attacks; what else can I do if he doesn’t want to see a counselor?
What is the difference between a therapist and a counselor?
I have been advised to stay in an extremely abusive marriage and just pray.
Why is it that I can talk in a setting like a Bible study, but I get anxious in a social setting like a baby shower?
I am a senior citizen and fell in love with a widower, but he told me that he wouldn’t marry me unless his middle-aged sons get on board; should I stay in this relationship?
Alcoholics Anonymous or Life Recovery? Should I keep attending both groups or choose one?
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Emotionally Destructive Relationship
Becoming an Adult
Life Recovery Journal
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April 02, 2025New Life Live: April 2, 2025
Topics: Disappointment, Expectations, Getting Unstuck, Estrangement, Reconciliation, Blended Families, Adult Children, Depression
Hosts: Brian Perez, Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton
Caller Questions & More:
Becky discusses what to do when things don’t work out.
How should I move forward as a single mom with three kids? I still feel like I am making the same mistakes I did when I was a 15yo teen mom.
Does God require me to reconcile with my stepson who despises me but wants me to visit him and his newborn baby?
My 26yo son lives with me and hasn’t worked for 2yrs; how do I have a conversation with him without making him depressed again?
Suggested Resources:
How We Love
Life Recovery Journey
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Subscribe to the NEW LIFE LIVE! podcast via iTunes or download the New Life Ministries App.
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April 01, 2025New Life Live: April 1, 2025
Topics: Sexual Intimacy, Sexual Integrity, Separation, Flattery
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jim Burns, Dr. Jill Hubbard
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jim shares that purity and fidelity are the path to healthy physical intimacy; the hosts discuss putting safeguards around your marriage.
Am I being overly sensitive? I felt uncomfortable when my husband went to lunch alone with my daughter-in-law.
I’m 79yo and am separated from my wife, but my wife doesn’t like it that I am reaching out to female friends.
How can I navigate my husband giving false flattery to me and others? He gets defensive if I confront him.
Suggested Resources:
Boundaries
Living Strong, Finishing Well
How We Love
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March 31, 2025New Life Live: March 31, 2025
Topics: Sexual Intimacy, Adult Children, Bipolar, Grief, Remarriage, Dating, Counseling
Hosts: Brian Perez, Marc Cameron, Becky Brown
Caller Questions & More:
Marc explains the differences in men and women when it comes to sex and expectation; go to today’s episode of Every Man’s Battle podcast for the entire discussion.
I’m guardian of my grandson because of medical neglect; how can I help my daughter with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?
I lost my wife after being married 53yrs, but I don’t want to remarry; how do I respond to the women who might be wanting a relationship?
I have been emailing a man who is a coworker, but he seems to be catfishing me and destroying my reputation.
My wife and I have been married for 2yrs and are looking for a marriage counselor. Do you think finding a female counselor is important? Should it be the same church denomination as we are?
Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Living Strong, Finishing Well
Take Your Life Back
How We Love
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March 28, 2025New Life Live: March 28, 2025
Topics: Criticism, Same-Sex Attraction, Teens, Dating, Mother Issues, Communication
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Jill Hubbard, Dr. Jim Burns
Caller Questions & More:
Dr. Jill discusses a critical spirit, which is an outward expression of what is going on internally.
My daughter struggled with same-sex attraction in middle school, and I don’t know if she still struggles in high school.
Is it a good thing if my 41yo Christian girlfriend is 14yrs older than me?
I can’t share my pain with my mom because she dismisses it or makes it all about her.
Suggested Resources:
A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity
Take Your Life Back Devotional
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March 27, 2025New Life Live: March 27, 2025
Topics: Boundaries, Confrontation, Siblings, Sexual Integrity, Adult Children, Reconciliation, Custody, Parenting, Teens
Hosts: Brian Perez, Marc Cameron, Chris Williams
Caller Questions & More:
Marc discusses the benefits of delayed gratification.
How do I confront my sisters about why I am not included in family activities?
As a single man, how do you walk in the Spirit and stop masturbating?
I had to kick out my adult son from my home, and now he lives with a manipulative partner.
How do I restore a relationship with my 14yo son? His mother kept me from seeing him.
Suggested Resources:
Take Your Life Back
Every Man’s Battle
Boundaries
How We Love Our Kids
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