How Parenting Makes You Better with Ben and Kirsten Watson

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

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Talk Radio, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Default

4.8 • 808 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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In celebration of my first children’s book, Any Day Emotions, we’re focusing on Family and Parenting over the next few weeks! Today, I’m joined by Ben and Kirsten Watson, parents to 7 kids from ages 6-16 (literally every age and stage!). They talk about the journey of parenting, the themes they have held onto along the way, and how parenting has made them better people. Their unique life of being an NFL family, alongside their strong faith and values, has shown them that the real mission is not the success that happens outside of the house, but the ministry that happens inside the house. I loved this couple so much, and you will too. You can also ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠watch the full episode on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras: ⁠Pre-Order Any Day Emotions Today!⁠ The Debra Fileta Counselors Network: Book a counseling session at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Debra Fileta Counselors Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and get started on your healing journey from the inside out TODAY! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, and founder of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Debra Fileta Counselors Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. She is the bestselling author of eight books including ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Choosing Marriage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Are You Really OK?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RESET⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soul Care⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Debra is the host of the popular podcast and nationally syndicated radio show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Talk To Me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where she facilitates on-air authentic counseling-style sessions with notable pastors and leaders. You may also recognize her voice from her appearances on national television and radio, including Better Together, The Kirk Cameron Show, Focus on the Family, The 700 Club, and many others. She reaches millions of people each year with the message of mental, emotional, and relational health. Connect with her on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DebraFileta.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You have to dig deeper. You have to ask different questions. You have to know how they're wired.
0:08.0	And so I think that it's a different type of exhaustion because when they're little, it's like physical.
0:13.0	And now it's just like my heart is breaking. My heart is hurting. My heart is seeing the lies that they're believing and trying to like, you know, use the, my own
0:22.5	methods to extinguish those, those darts that are coming at them, but they have got to learn
0:27.6	to fight their own fight.
0:28.9	Right.
0:29.7	That's hard as a parent because the fruit that I now want for them is different.
0:34.9	And so when you see glimpses of it, you're like, yes, but then there's so much work
0:38.3	that has to happen before you see that fruit.
0:46.0	Are you ready to talk to me? My name is Deborah Felita and I'm a licensed professional
0:51.1	counselor, national speaker, and author. Through my blog, books, and
0:55.7	podcast, I have the privilege of helping millions of people get healthy mentally, emotionally,
1:01.1	spiritually, and relationally. The purpose of this podcast is to have on-air, authentic,
1:08.0	counseling-style sessions where we talk about how people are really doing and give my
1:13.4	guests and callers an opportunity to talk to me as a licensed professional counselor.
1:19.1	Each of these episodes is meant to show you that we are all on the journey of healing,
1:24.3	mentally, emotionally, spiritually and relation, together. None of us are immune
1:31.0	to the challenges and struggles of life, but we don't have to walk this path alone. I'm so proud
1:38.7	and honored to be having these conversations with men and women who are courageously paving the way for open and honest
1:45.6	conversations about their personal journey of healing. So if you're ready, let's talk.
1:55.6	In celebration of my very first children's book, Any Day Emotions, we're taking some time over the next few weeks to have some really
2:04.2	important conversations about family and parenting. No matter what age or stage you're in in the process of
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