Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

When it comes to dating, should a woman initiate? We’re highlighting the top 5 most downloaded podcasts of the past 12 months, and this question came in at #4! You guys know what I think about this topic (it’s a non-issue, and it doesn’t matter who initiates as long as the relationship is made of give-and-take thereafter), but I decided to ask my friend, Chad Johnson, to give me his male-perspective on the issue in our conversation. Should a Woman Initiate? Let me just warn you, things go down in this podcast – because Chad and I certainly don’t agree on everything, and I even call him out on some of his perspectives. We talk about should a woman initiate, what to do about getting ghosted, and so may other great topics. Tune in this brand new episode of the Love + Relationships Podcast and follow the show by clicking on the button below! FOLLOW MY PODCAST AND LISTEN ON Apple PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PLAY –  iHEART RADIO Books by Debra: And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season, and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. 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 today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it possible to enjoy singleness, all while really wanting marriage? We’re highlighting the top 5 most downloaded podcasts of the past 12 months, and this question came in at #5! Today’s caller wants to know the answer to that question. How can you strike a balance between enjoying what you’re experiencing today in singleness, yet still hold on to the desire for marriage without letting in control your life? Is it possible to enjoy singleness AND want marriage simultaneously? Enjoying Singleness We’re talking through this important topic today….so if you feel like you’re having a hard time striking a balance between these two different places, this episode is for you!!!! Tune in this brand new episode of the Love + Relationships Podcast and follow the show by clicking on the button below! FOLLOW MY PODCAST AND LISTEN ON Apple PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PLAY –  iHEART RADIO More from Debra: And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season, and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. 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 today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve been following along, you’ve heard us have some open and honest conversations about anxiety. But today is a little bit different. Today I’m talking to John Delony from Ramsey Solutions. Dr. Delony is a high-performance, high-achieving man – who found himself in a pit of anxiety that he didn’t see coming. Sometimes, people don’t recognize anxiety because on the outside they are successful and seem like they have it all together. But underneath the high performance, high functioning life — is a layer of pressure just waiting to come up to the surface. In Are You Really OK? I talk about the emotional pressure like a volcano, and how it’s important to get to the pressure before it gets to you. If you’re the type of person who is always on the go, trying to achieve, maximize your time, and has a hard time saying no to all the opportunities to get ahead — then this episode is for you. The truth is, even high-performance, high-functioning humans can only handle a certain amount on their plate before it’s too much. You have to learn when to recognize you’re nearing empty — and do what you can to refuel and recharge as a regular part of your lifestyle. Listen to this conversation with Dr. Delony, today on the podcast! It’s time for YOU to get real about how you’re doing emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically. Are You Really OK? is available NOW!! It’s time to ask yourself the hard questions and get real about how you’re really doing. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS –  iHEART RADIO Debra’s New Book is HERE!! ORDER TODAY!! And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. 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 today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raise your hand if you’re stressed! Okay, so pretty much everyone. Now how do we deal with stress? We’ve heard a lot about stress the past year because 2020 was a doozy and we’re still reeling from it. But we’ve got to learn to unpack and face our stress in healthy ways. In today’s episode I’m talking you through dealing with stress. I’m sharing three steps to make sure you’re handling your stress in a healthy way. If you need to get a good gauge of your stress levels, check out the Holmes-Rahe Scale in my new book, Are You Really OK? and get started on the journey of unpacking your underlying stress. So check out this episode, and let’s start dealing with your stress. It’s time for YOU to get real about how you’re doing emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically. Are You Really OK? is available NOW!! It’s time to ask yourself the hard questions and get real about how you’re really doing. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS –  iHEART RADIO Debra’s New Book is HERE!! ORDER TODAY!! And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. 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 today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’d never guess overcoming severe depression is part of his story. Because I don’t know many young men who are full of life and pep and joy like Ben Courson. But this joy has been hard fought for. So hard, that he almost lost the fight. Life has thrown a lot of hardships his way, causing him to struggle with complex post traumatic stress disorder and severe depression. I’m overjoyed to have Ben on the podcast today, the founder and creator of Hope Generation, and a man who has truly used his history and story of overcoming severe depression to breathe hope and life into this generation. In this episode we talk about everything from brain chemistry, to meds, to therapy, to the literal power of prayer neurologically and how Ben used all of these things to bring him back to baseline.  Take a moment to listen to his story, and be inspired by his journey of healing. If life has ever thrown some seemingly impossible obstacles and pain your way…this episode is for you. It’s time for YOU to get real about how you’re doing emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically. Are You Really OK? is available NOW!! It’s time to ask yourself the hard questions and get real about how you’re really doing. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS –  iHEART RADIO Debra’s New Book is HERE!! ORDER TODAY!! And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. 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 today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comparison is the enemy of contentment…the problem is, with social media, Instagram filters, and TikTok stories – there’s nothing easier in 2021 than comparing yourself to others. It’s literally a trap that’s right at your fingertips. Today I’m answering a listener question about dealing with the comparison trap, with my friend and today’s co-host Jamie Ivey. Jamie is the host of the Happy Hour Podcast, and I’m thrilled to have her help me tag-team this question as we share our own journey with comparison, and practical steps we’ve taken to overcome that trap. When it comes to mental health, so much of it starts with what you allow yourself to think. Comparison is an important area to avoid. Find out how to do that in today’s episode. If you’ve ever struggled with comparison…this episode is for you! It’s time for YOU to get real about how you’re doing emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically. Are You Really OK? is available NOW!! It’s time to ask yourself the hard questions and get real about how you’re really doing. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS –  iHEART RADIO Debra’s New Book is HERE!! ORDER TODAY!! And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. 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 today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Insomnia. Sleep struggles. Tossing and turning. Watching the clock go by hour by hour…How do you deal with a lack of sleep when it impacts your overall health emotionally and physically? Today’s episode answers a caller who is struggling with his sleep. We’ll offer some practical suggestions for what to do, as well as ways to check-in on your sleep hygiene! If you’ve ever struggled with a lack of sleep…this episode is for you! It’s time for YOU to get real about how you’re doing emotionally, spiritually, mentally and physically. Are You Really OK? is available NOW!! It’s time to ask yourself the hard questions and get real about how you’re really doing. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS –  iHEART RADIO Debra’s New Book is HERE!! ORDER TODAY!! And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. 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 today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been having raw, open, and honest conversations with some of the top Christian leaders and teachers, asking them: are YOU really ok?  This series comes in honor of my NEW book, Are You Really OK? challenging each and every one of us to get real about how we’re really doing. It takes courageous people to openly and publicly talk about their journey with mental and emotional health, but these are the exact conversations that begin taking down the stigma, paving the way for us to truly get real about how we’re doing as Christians. Today’s session is with Jonathan Pitts. Jonathan is the executive pastor at Church of the City in Franklin, TN.  Today Jonathan opens up about the trauma of losing his 38-year-old wife suddenly and unexpectedly. He talks about his journey today, and the things he’s learned along the way.  Be sure to listen to the end where I give a summary of our talk, as well as ways you can apply it to your own journey of getting healthy from the inside out and asking — Are YOU really OK? So sit back, and take in this vulnerable conversation with Jeremy Camp on the Are You Really OK? Podcast Series a part of the Love + Relationships Podcast with Debra Fileta.  Now it’s your turn. It’s time for YOU to get real about how you’re doing emotionally and mentally. Are You Really OK? is available NOW!! It’s time to ask yourself the hard questions and get real about how you’re really doing. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS –  iHEART RADIO Debra’s New Book is HERE!! ORDER TODAY!! And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. 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 today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been having raw, open, and honest conversations with some of the top Christian leaders and teachers, asking them: are YOU really ok?  This series comes in honor of my NEW book, Are You Really OK? challenging each and every one of us to get real about how we’re really doing. It takes courageous people to openly and publicly talk about their journey with mental and emotional health, but these are the exact conversations that begin taking down the stigma, paving the way for us to truly get real about how we’re doing as Christians. Today’s session is with Jeremy Camp. Jeremy is an incredibly talented singer/songwriter. You’ve probably heard his songs on the radio, or even tuned into the movie he released last year called “I Still Believe” chronicling the heart wrenching journey of losing his first wife to cancer. Today Jeremy opens up to talk about the crippling anxiety he faced while on a ministry trip. His anxiety in the present was actually rooted in past experiences, and we process that today on-air. His story is powerful and painful, yet filled with hope and healing. Be sure to listen to the end where I give a summary of our talk, as well as ways you can apply it to your own journey of getting healthy from the inside out and asking — Are YOU really OK? So sit back, and take in this vulnerable conversation with Jeremy Camp on the Are You Really OK? Podcast Series a part of the Love + Relationships Podcast with Debra Fileta.  Now it’s your turn. It’s time for YOU to get real about how you’re doing emotionally and mentally. Are You Really OK? is available NOW!! It’s time to ask yourself the hard questions and get real about how you’re really doing. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS –  iHEART RADIO Debra’s New Book is HERE!! ORDER TODAY!! And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. 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 today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over the next few weeks I’m be having raw, open, and honest conversations with some of the top Christian leaders and teachers, asking them: are YOU really ok?  This series comes in honor of my NEW book, Are You Really OK? challenging each and every one of us to get real about how we’re really doing. It takes courageous people to openly and publicly talk about their journey with mental and emotional health, but these are the exact conversations that begin taking down the stigma, paving the way for us to truly get real about how we’re doing as Christians. Today’s session is with Levi Lusko. Levi is the pastor of Fresh Life Church in Montana, along with his wife Jennie. Levi opens up and shares about the dark time of grief, after tragically losing their 5 year old daughter. He talks about the power of grief, how it leads to depression and anxiety, and the way it ravages your heart, soul, mind and strength. He gives us a glimpse into this dark season, as well as others as he opens up about his personal journey with mental and emotional health. Be sure to listen to the end where I give a summary of our talk, as well as ways you can apply it to your own journey of getting healthy from the inside out and asking — Are YOU really OK? So sit back, and take in this vulnerable conversation with Levi on the Are You Really OK? Podcast Series a part of the Love + Relationships Podcast with Debra Fileta.  Now it’s your turn. It’s time for YOU to get real about how you’re doing emotionally and mentally. Are You Really OK? is available NOW!! It’s time to ask yourself the hard questions and get real about how you’re really doing. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS –  iHEART RADIO Debra’s New Book is HERE!! ORDER TODAY!! And Check out Debra’s Love + Relationships Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season and Are You Really OK?. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. 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 today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices