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Blended Families, Depression, and More Caller Questions from April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025
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Topics: Disappointment, Expectations, Getting Unstuck, Estrangement, Reconciliation, Blended Families, Adult Children, Depression
Hosts: Brian Perez, Becky Brown, Dr. Alice Benton

Caller Questions & More:

1. Becky discusses what to do when things don’t work out.

2. 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.

3. Does God require me to reconcile with my stepson who despises me but wants me to visit him and his newborn baby?

4. 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?

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