In this episode, Dr. Betters, answers the question, “I cannot forgive myself for having not one but two abortions. This has been the biggest mistake of my life…
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In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, “What do we do with regrets when we can’t resolve a relationship because they have died?”
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In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "We have lost our 3 year old daughter two years back. I went to work and she was home with the maid. She kept the balcony door open and walked away to do some work. My daughter fell down from the 4th floor balcony…
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In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "I was born with cerebral palsy (CP). We are told that God is the author of life, we are also told that God makes the blind, blind and the deaf, deaf. I always believed that there is a point behind my disability…
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In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "Is it wrong for me to keep the sympathy flowers for memories? Is it wrong for me to keep my daughter’s ashes? Is it also wrong for me to take the cremains everywhere I go? Is it wrong for me to keep her clothes and her room…
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In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "Hi my brother grew up Christian, and went to college to be a pastor. During those years he struggled with alcoholism. He prayed to God to help him conquer that but he felt betrayed by God because he struggled with it for many more years and even gave up trying to preach. He now says that he doesn't even believe in God because if he really existed he would have taken that from him. He then takes it further and says he can't believe in a God who lets children and babies and even adults suffer, all the while keeping their neighbor safe. How can I try and bring him back to God other than praying for him?"
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In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am in pain all the time. My doctor has put me on pain killers for my chronic pain which help although there are a lot of side effects and concern about addiction. Does God want me to feel the pain?"
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In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "Dear Dr. Betters, I am in my late 30’s and have been battling cancer for the past 3 years. I am losing the fight and have been told it is terminal at this point and…
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In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "My child was recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease at the age of 5 years old that she will struggle with for the rest of her life. I’m afraid it…”
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In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "I'm 44 and a widow of a pastor. He passed when I was only 35...I became a single mom instantly . I spent the 1st 3 years healing. Then, I thought that God would bring me a spouse. I wasted nearly 5 years waiting…
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In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am animal lover! My pets are truly part of my family. My precious dog Buster is 14 years old and his health is beginning decline pretty rapidly. It just breaks my heart to think he will soon no longer be here with me. Do you believe pets have souls? Do animals go to heaven?"
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In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "My husband and I are trying to get pregnant and have been reading a lot of information about all these gene testing options available to us in preparation. We have been believers our whole lives and we do not believe in abortion BUT…
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In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "How do you keep living know you caused someone’s death? (whether by car accident, other accident, etc)"
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In this episode Dr. Betters answers the question, "I feel like there is a story in the news almost every day about a shooting and then there is all the commentary around gun control, the 2nd amendment and on it goes….”
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In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "My friend’s son was born at 30 weeks with a rare skin condition. Babies with this skin condition usually die within the first days to first month of life. My friend has chosen to spend tens of thousands…
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In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I am 62 years old and last year my husband and I decided it was time to move my mother into our home to care for her. You see, she has alzheimer’s disease and really started declining quickly…I’m starting to think we might need to look into a facility to put her in but is that abandoning my responsibilities, abandoning my mom? Am I being selfish?"
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In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Is it wrong for me to pray to die?"
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In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Recently I went into labor and had my baby at 33 weeks. He had to be flown to a larger hospital with a NICU and we stayed there for 3 weeks. I can't stop thinking about things I should have done so that I could have kept him in a little longer like I should…
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In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "Our son was born with a serious birth defect. The doctors have told us that his time with us will be short and that we need to prepare for his death sometime over the next 6-12 months. How can we wake up everyday and find any joy when we know it might be his last?…”
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In this episode, Dr. Betters answers the question, "I have three sons, two have have special needs. I am overwhelmed by how hard it is to care for my boys. I want to pray for patience, but I am afraid that if I pray for patience God will make my life unbearably hard in order to teach me patience. I cannot handle things being any worse than they are now so I don't pray to God and ask for patience...What should I do?"
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