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Suicide, Grief, and More Caller Questions from March 26, 2025

March 26, 2025
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Topics: Christian Walk, Adult Children, Estrangement, Suicide, Grief, Self Worth
Hosts: Brian Perez, Dr. Alice Benton, Dr. Jacqui Mack-Harris

Caller Questions & More:

1. Dr. Alice explains the wreckage of sin, and the hosts discuss how counseling and spirituality work together.

2. What can I do to have a relationship with my 34yo daughter? She married an atheist, lives in another country, and won’t talk to me or let me see her kids.

3. I gave my life to Jesus recently and then tried to take my life, but God intervened! Was this all real?

4. After my wife passed away 5yrs ago unexpectedly, I still don’t have the answers and condemn myself.

Suggested Resources:
Doing Life with Your Adult Children
Take Your Life Back
Life Recovery Workbook for Grief

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Topics: Disappointments, Adult Children, Connection, Avoiders, Drug Addiction, Grief, Pornography, Boundaries, Hearing VoicesHosts: Brian Perez, Marc Cameron, Becky Brown Caller Questions & More: 1. Marc discusses how to manage disappointments. 2. My son is a military prosecutor and very distant and aloof; how do I form a connection if he has been like this since he was 13yo? 3. I struggle with drug addiction and lost a child right after I gave birth; how do I get help? 4. What should I do if I went to Restore, but I have been waiting over 2yrs for my husband to stop using porn? 5. I used meth over 20yrs ago and I still hear voices; what are your thoughts? Suggested Resources:How We LoveHealing Is a ChoiceWorthy of Her TrustLife Recovery Workbook
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