Through “memory lane,” fire-pit talks, and birthday cakes at graves, podcasters Justin & Kelly Walker show how grief triggers, alongside laughter and love, collide in a blended family of nine.

On FamilyLife Today wiith Dave and Ann Wilson, Psychologist and author Dr. Ed Welch fumbled with his own anxiety, and eventually, it led him into life-altering encounters with God—who, it turned out, had beautiful things to say about faith and mental health.

Overwhelmed by blended-family brokenness? Ron Deal and Wynand Jacobs dive into messy, unpolished realities, using kintsugi as a metaphor. They explore God’s power to reform shame into beauty, grief into testimony, and mistakes into stories that shine.

Kevin A. Thompson offers a relief-giving rethink on how to let go.

Kevin A. Thompson hands you a freeing, you-can-breathe-again framework for marriage and parenting.

“How do I keep going when I’m out of answers?” Ray and Jani Ortlund explore the fierce “good news at rock bottom” — where masks fall, community becomes real, and hope grows stubborn.

Murder. Abuse. Addiction. Abandonment. Davey and Kristi Blackburn have lived it—and lived to tell how Jesus met them in the wreckage.

Ben Bennett, co-founder of the Resolution Movement, takes us on a journey through trauma, addiction, and the deep longings that shape our behavior..

Forget Disney princesses and Instagram filters. On FamilyLife Today, Kristen Weatherell, author of What Makes You Beautiful, tosses the cultural beauty script and rewrites it with something far more lasting: identity in Jesus. Through her own journey, Kristen shows parents how to help girls find true worth—without chasing the world’s shallow standards. A must-listen for anyone raising girls in the Instagram age!

When a child loses a parent, grief doesn’t end for them. And when they join a stepfamily, we need to come alongside with love and support as parents & stepparents and honor their pain and memories. Ron Deal talks with Diane Fromme about best ways to help.

Does explosive anger—your own or your spouse’s—have you concerned? FamilyLife Today hosts Dave and Ann Wilson can relate. On today’s episode, they discuss Dave’s unresolved childhood trauma and other issues, which burst into uncontrollable rage and left his family reeling. Dave shares his slow path out of chronic anger, into healing—and how eventually, he found the ability to forgive and be forgiven.

A neurodivergent marriage includes at least one partner with a neurodevelopmental condition like autism or ADHD. Ron Deal speaks with Dr. Stephanie & Dan Holmes on the challenges of their neurodivurgent marriage, how to recognize it, & strategies to cope.

The FamilyLife Today Podcast hosts, Dave and Ann Wilson, welcome author Heather Holleman to discuss how to overcome shame, find your identity in Christ, and live a life of purpose. Heather shares powerful insights from her books, including Seated with Christ, and provides practical tools like journaling and simple communication tips to help both kids and adults find freedom from shame and jealousy.

After facing a life-threatening health crisis, Dave and Ann Wilson share five lessons they learned about strengthening their marriage by trusting each other, acting without hesitation, and praying through fear.

Are digital distractions pulling you away from what truly matters? Join us as we dive deep into a transformative 40-day social media fast with guest Wendy Speake, author of “The 40 Day Social Media Fast” and “The 40 Day Sugar Fast.” Wendy and our hosts, Dave and Ann Wilson, discover how intentionally disconnecting from your devices can deepen your spiritual connection with God.

Are you struggling to reconcile a good God with a hard life? Hosts Dave and Ann Wilson sit down with Mark Vroegop, author of “Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy” to explore the vital biblical practice of lament. Mark reveals how lament, though prevalent in Scripture (making up one-third of the Psalms!), is often missing from modern Christian life.

Are you wrestling with grief, depression, or anxiety? Pastor and author Mark Vroegop and biblical counselor Christine Chappell to explore the biblical practice of lament.

In this powerful FamilyLife Today episode, hosts Dave and Ann Wilson sit down with biblical counselor and author Christine Chappell to dive deep into her personal battle with depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation that led to a psychiatric hospital stay.