Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Dr. Sheri shares insights from her chapter in the book The Healing Church, where she explores the impact of sex addiction on the betrayed partner.
2. Can Jesus lie? I feel like Jesus is speaking to me about things like not wearing earrings.
3. I’m in recovery and have been a substance abuse counselor for a decade, but I still feel shame. How can I find balance when I feel like I’m an imposter?
4. Did I do the right thing by protecting my mother from a will that was ill-conceived? My father was very sick when he gave his sister and me everything in his will, but it says he wasn’t married when he was.
5. Last Wednesday, we had a blow-up with our 15-year-old foster daughter. Then she made false accusations against us. What do I do?

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Dr. Alice shares an experience with her son over the weekend that reminded her that boundaries don’t change the perpetrator, but they empower the person setting them. The way to establish healthy boundaries is to identify what you will not tolerate.
2. My best friend’s son remarried, and his new wife has influenced him to leave Christianity and become a Jehovah’s Witness. What can I do to help her?
3. I struggle with anxiety and feelings of not being good enough, especially when I start a new job, because my father’s critical voice is still in my head. How do I move beyond this?
4. My wife of over 40 years has given me notice of legal separation and refuses to talk to me because I become angry at her, which reminds her of her father. How can I reverse this?

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Chris shares how he has been working on his identity in Christ and journaling about how strong roots produce spiritual fruits. Even though it’s easy to get caught up in the outcome, Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:18-19 reminds us to focus on deepening our roots in Christ.
2. Are there any Christian spiritual resources my friend can use after her home was in a house fire? She’s going to have to live in a hotel for months.
3. I was in a car accident 20 years ago when I was drinking, and the friend who was with me died. I’m struggling with survivor’s guilt, why God kept me alive, and whether I should stay in the relationship with the woman I’m dating.
4. My husband was unfaithful for the first 25 years of our marriage. I recently confronted him about going to a birthday party for a family member connected to one of the women he had an affair with, and I feel triggered and violated again.
5. I get anxious when I’m around my adult kids, and I had similar feelings around my mother. What can I do about this family-related anxiety?

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Dr. Jill discusses character development using habit stacking: identifying a habit you already do and adding another habit to it.
2. I’m 32 and feel very insecure because I’m single, have no kids, and everyone around me is married with children.
3. How do I stop being addicted to creativity? I have bipolar I, have been to the psych ward four times, and feel withdrawal when I don’t do art.
4. How do I set boundaries with my husband of 10 years? He uses alcohol, watches porn, and won’t talk through conflicts with me.
5. I’ve been divorced for 5 years and have been dating a woman exclusively for 2 months, but her actions don’t match her words. What should I do?

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. JJ shares how to break free from old habits, behaviors, and identity patterns that keep you stuck.
2. It has been hard for me to find housing because of incorrect items reported on my credit report. I’ve gone through my savings and am now living in a shelter. If God can do all things, what will it take for me to move forward?
3. If someone is viewing and downloading child pornography online, how could that person receive counseling? Would telling a therapist automatically be reported to authorities and likely result in arrest?
4. Brian asks the hosts if Philippians 2:12 says to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, what is needed to work out a marriage?

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Special guest and clinical psychologist Dr. John Townsend discusses the Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine.
2. My ex-husband was emotionally abusive. Now my son is getting a master’s in counseling and tells me I need healing and I need to comfort him. How can I respond in love?
3. How do I cope with vulnerability, loneliness, and feeling inferior after being bullied as a child and now being single? I recently fell victim to a scammer on a dating site.
4. I’ve been married for more than 40 years, and my husband micromanages me. When he triggers me, how should I respond?
5. Our 15-year-old grandson is transitioning to a girl. We were told not to discuss it and to use female pronouns. After I shared my concerns with my stepdaughter, the whole family cut me off.

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Chris explains that our tendency to block, defend, and deny the truth about our brokenness keeps us from fully experiencing God’s goodness.
2. What, if anything, should I do to intervene in my 81-year-old mother’s shopping addiction? She likely has borderline personality disorder and has spent tens of thousands of dollars.
3. I’m 37 and live in India. I’ve struggled with years of sleeplessness and significant trauma. What should I do next?
4. My friend is a Christian with a newborn and is living with her boyfriend. She recently discovered he has a sex addiction—what is the best way to advise her?
5. I wanted to share what helps me fall back asleep: a therapist once told me to say the Lord’s Prayer ten times. Start at a normal pace, then gradually slow down.

Caller Questions & Discussion:

1. Marc discusses the three essential steps a partner who has betrayed trust must take to begin restoring it in a marriage or relationship.
2. I went to Every Man’s Battle and Intimacy in Marriage, but I have a big problem with lying, and my wife can’t believe a word that I say.
3. Our 51-year-old son lives with us, and he drinks twice a week to the point that he blacks out. I can’t seem to handle the demons that come out when he drinks; how do I respond?
4. After I discovered that my husband has inappropriate pictures of women on his phone, he said I invaded his privacy, and he doesn’t seem remorseful; are there any books you’d recommend?