Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast
Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com
Are you ready to Talk To Me?Join Debra Fileta, a licensed professional counselor, national speaker, and bestselling author for an authentic, on-air, counseling-style show where we talk to people about how they are really doing on Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast (formerly known as Love & Relationships).Whether having a conversation with a caller from our hotline, or an on-air counseling session with a notable pastor or leader — each of these episodes is a raw, real, authentic conversation showcasing the best of counseling and psychology rooted in God’s Word. Each episode is meant to show you that we are all on a journey of healing—mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally, together.None of us are immune to the challenges and struggles of life, but we don't have to walk this path alone!So if you're ready... Let's talk...Learn more at TrueLoveDates.com/TalkToMe
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Dec 2, 2025 • 54min
Overcoming People Pleasing with Candace Cameron Bure
We’re spending the last few weeks of 2025 reviewing our TOP 5 MOST DOWNLOADED episodes!
Today I am joined by Candace Cameron Bure for an on-air counseling session where we process her people-pleasing tendencies, where they come from, the work she has to do in order to fight off her people-pleasing nature, and what God has been teaching her in the process.
You can also watch the full episode on YouTube.
Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras:
The Debra Fileta Counselors Network:
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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.
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Nov 25, 2025 • 1h 10min
My Radical Transformation From Darkness with Cristina Baker
Trigger warning: This podcast discusses themes of abuse and suicidal ideation. Please use caution in considering those listening around you, as well as your own personal triggers.
Cristina Baker joins me on the podcast today to share about her radical transformation from living in a world of pleasure and pain and darkness, to radically meeting Jesus. From abuse, to neglect, to living in chaos — her life was filled with significant and serious pain and suffering even from a young age. She talked about being “pulled toward the darkness” to deal with her pain, and how that darkness literally almost took her life. She was drawn to a dark lifestyle, and was headed down a path of destruction — until Jesus stepped in the most radical way. Her story will inspire and encourage you to keep praying for anyone in your life who is living in darkness. If God can do it in her life, He can do it for theirs.
You can also watch the full episode on YouTube.
Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras:
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
Nov 18, 2025 • 1h 1min
Healing from Abuse with Anne Beiler (Auntie Anne)
Trigger warning: This podcast discusses themes of abuse and suicidal ideation. Please use caution in considering those listening around you, as well as your own personal triggers.
Today on the podcast, I have a powerful conversation with Anne Beiler, who spent years of her life keeping secrets that were never meant to be kept. You may recognize her name from the famous Auntie Anne’s pretzels (the best pretzels on earth, by the way!).
We spent time unpacking her dark history of abuse, her struggle with secrecy, and the 7 years of struggling with a secret that she was too afraid to share. Even when she felt like she was at her lowest point, and contemplated taking her life, she got the strength to take the first steps toward healing, by using her voice to speak the truth — to shine a light on the darkness, and invite God into the broken places in her life.
May God help us to continue shining truth in the darkest places in our lives, and allow His healing work to begin. Tune in to this important episode.
You can also watch the full episode on YouTube.
Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras:
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
Nov 11, 2025 • 30min
How To Parent A Perfectionist Child
Today I’m joined by Lindsey, a caller who is wondering how to manage her oldest daughter, who seems to be a perfectionist. Lindsey says she’s not unfamiliar with this dynamic, as she used to be a perfectionist herself, and parented that way for many, many years. She’s feeling guilt that she’s passed that down to her daughter, and wondering how to get her out of the exhausting cycle of perfectionism. Join us for this conversation as we wrap up our Family and Parenting series!
You can also watch the full episode on YouTube.
Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras:
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
Nov 4, 2025 • 35min
What To Do When My Spouse Isn't Parenting Well
What do you do when one parent isn’t parenting well? Or is it that they’re just not parenting the way you want them to? Is there a difference? Today I’m joined by Wenet, a caller who is struggling with her husband’s parenting style, and feeling frustrated with their differences. We talk through this concept in detail, and I give her some key advice on how to manage their different parenting styles and personalities.
You can also watch the full episode on YouTube.
Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras:
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
Oct 28, 2025 • 29min
Does My Son Play Too Many Video Games?
How much is too much when it comes to screens and video games? Today I am joined by Nicole, a caller who wants to know if her son is playing too many video games, and if she needs to set some more rules and stricter boundaries with video games? We process her son’s gaming habits, and then I give her some feedback and advice…which will probably surprise you. If you’re a parent in this world navigating these topics…don’t miss this episode of our Family and Parenting Series!
You can also watch the full episode on YouTube.
Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras:
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
Oct 21, 2025 • 37min
How Do I Deal With My Kid's Big Emotions?
Today I’m joined by Alexis, a caller who wants to know how to help her kids navigate through their many different emotions. Is there such a thing as “too much” emotional awareness? We talk through this, and I give her one of my most important questions to ask your kids when they’re feeling all the feels.
You can also watch the full episode on YouTube.
Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras:
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
Oct 14, 2025 • 52min
Raising Kids Who Love Jesus with the Jeremy and Adie Camp
Today I’m joined by a couple you know and love, Jeremy and Adrienne Camp. Not only do they sing incredibly, but they’re incredible parents, and I was so glad to have my friends join me back on the podcast yet again for this Family and Parenting series. We dig into the conversation about how to raise kids who know and love Jesus, and what it looks like to help your kids cultivate a personal relationship with God without becoming legalistic, controlling, or rigid regarding their faith. Don’t miss this important topic!
You can also watch the full episode on YouTube.
Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras:
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
Oct 7, 2025 • 29min
Emotionally Healthy Families - A Conversation with my Daughter Ella!
In honor of my new children’s book, Any Day Emotions, releasing into the world today, I wanted to share this extra special BONUS episode with you. In this episode, I sit down with my eldest child, Ella for her debut conversation (in fact, the first time any of my kids have been on the podcast!) to talk about my new children’s book, give you a look into our family dynamics, get a sneak peek at the many different emotions in the Fileta household, and share with you what we do to stay emotionally connected and emotionally healthy. I loved chatting with Ella about these things, and I can’t wait to share a little bit of my family with you!
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
Oct 7, 2025 • 54min
Parenting Advice For Every Age and Stage with Levi and Jennie Lusko
Today, my new children’s book Any Day Emotions officially releases into the world! I am so excited to share this book with your family!! To celebrate, today I am joined by two of my favorite friends Levi and Jennie Lusko, pastors of Freshlife Church as we talk about family and parenting. They’re in a stage of parenting right now with a child in every age and stage – elementary school, middle school, highschool, college — and one child in heaven.
Losing a child tragically and unexpectedly at the tender age of 5 years old has taught the Luskos what it means to hold your kids lightly and not with a tight grip. We talk about the concept of releasing our children, as the theme of their parenting journey through the years, and how it plays out in every stage of parenting.
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
