Dysfunctional Family: Is There Hope for Me to Have a Future Healthy Family?

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com

Self-improvement, Relationships, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.9 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Q: Today, we’re answering a question from a listener who says she comes from a dysfunctional family. They ask, can you have a healthy family despite coming from a dysfunctional one? We’ll discover that answer in today’s episode of our podcast series “Ask a Counselor”. Our special guest is Bri Franklin, M.A., LMHC, one of the amazing counselors at the Debra Fileta Counselors Network. Bri will leave you feeling empowered and full of hope for the future as we discuss how to cultivate hope for a future healthy family. Tune in now for today’s hope-filled discussion! SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON iTUNES BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: SPOTIFY – iHEART RADIO Book a counseling session at the Debra Fileta Counselors Network and get started on your healing journey from the inside out TODAY! BRI FRANKLIN is proud to be able to integrate a faith perspective with research-based mental health practices. She offers a tailor-made approach to each of her clients. She graduated from a nationally-ranked, top ten graduate counseling program focusing on Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy with a certification in Mental Health Counseling. She is Level 1 Gottman Method Couples Therapy trained. Bri has led counseling groups on topics of grief, anxiety, trauma, creative arts, and healthy relationships at a college counseling center. She is an Associate Certified Coach, certified by the International Coaching Federation and works as an Adult ADHD Executive Functioning Coach in addition to her role as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She has taken seminary courses on biblical and theological foundations. DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, bestselling author, relationship expert, and founder of the Debra Fileta Counselors Network. She’s written six books including Choosing Marriage,True Love Dates, Love In Every Season,Are You Really OK?, Married Sex, and RESET. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast answering listener questions about love, relationships, and mental and emotional health. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or book an online session with her or someone from her team today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.6	Tees and Seas apply. Hey everyone. Welcome to the Love and Relationships podcast, a hotline style show where people call in with questions about love,
0:55.6	sex, dating, singleness, and marriage, and mental and emotional health. I'm Deborah Faleta,
1:01.3	and I'm so glad you're tuning into these candid, unscripted conversations where I answer your questions
1:07.2	in short, bite-sized, practical answers. For those of you who don't know me,
1:12.5	I'm a licensed professional counselor, relationship expert, an author of six books. I also run the
1:19.2	popular relationship advice blog, True Love Dates.com, reaching millions of people with the message
1:24.7	that healthy people make healthy relationships.
1:28.7	If you have a question that you want me to answer on the show, send it by voice memo to
1:33.2	Deborah at true lovedates.com or submit it on my podcast page, tru-lovedates.com slash love and
1:40.9	relationships. And I'll do my best to get it answered on one of the episodes.
1:45.1	So let's get started.
1:48.8	So we're doing something a little different over the next few weeks called the Ask a
1:53.1	counselor series. As you know, I recently started the Deborah Felata Counselors Network,
1:58.8	a team of Christian counselors who are offering one-on-one
2:02.2	online sessions to meet with you and help you work through any personal or relationship
2:07.1	issue you might be facing. It's an amazing team of counselors that I get the privilege of leading,
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