

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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May 18, 2021 • 1h 15min
Are You Really OK? My On-Air Session with Christine Caine
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 anticipation of my NEW book, Are You Really OK?, (TODAY IS BOOK RELEASE DAY!!!) 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 Christine Caine. Christine is a Jesus-loving, passionate, international speaker and author. Along with her husband, she’s the founder of A21, an anti-human trafficking campaign that’s saving lives across the globe.
Christine opens up and shares about a dark time of rejection and pain that lasted almost two years….so dark, she wasn’t sure if she wanted to make it to the other side. Her story is going to open your eyes to the challenges so many people go through without our awareness. But it will give you hope in your own dark time.
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 Christine 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. Are You Really OK? is available TODAY, and when you ORDER TODAY through May 22nd you also get a FREE Journal as well as the ENTIRE FREE AUDIOBOOK!! This incredible deal only lasts through launch week, and we have a limited supply of journals which we WILL SELL OUT, so be sure to claim your bonuses today! Click below to pre-order, then claim your bonuses at: AreYouReallyOK.com It’s time to get real about how you’re really doing.
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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!
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May 11, 2021 • 1h 2min
Are You Really OK? My On-Air Session with Matt Chandler
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 anticipation of my upcoming 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 Matt Chandler. Pastor Matt is the senior pastor of the Village Church, and his mental health came to a head recently as he faced an concerning emotional block in his life and feelings of burnout that started to impact everything. It took an intentional shift to face his childhood wounds to begin the process of healing.
Pastor Matt Chandler shares is story with us today of facing his childhood wounds. I loved his honesty and no-filter demeanor in this conversation. It was truly one of my favorite conversations and I know it will inspire you as well.
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 Matt Chandler 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. Are You Really OK? comes out May 18th, and when you PRE-ORDER TODAY you also get a FREE Journal as well as the ENTIRE FREE AUDIOBOOK!! This incredible deal only lasts through launch week, and we have a limited supply of journals which we WILL SELL OUT, so be sure to claim your bonuses today! Click below to pre-order, then claim your bonuses at: AreYouReallyOK.com It’s time to get real about how you’re really doing.
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Debra’s New Book COMING MAY 2021!! PRE-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!
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May 4, 2021 • 1h 3min
Are You Really OK? My On-Air Session with Kayla Stoecklein
Over the next few weeks I’ll 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 anticipation of my upcoming 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 Kayla Stoecklein. Kayla’s and her family went through a horrific season of darkness, when her husband Andrew – an incredible pastor and leader of a mega-church, died by suicide in 2018.
Kayla talks us through Andrew’s difficult journey with mental illness, as well as her own journey in the process. She has an important message to share, reminding us of the great need to understand mental health issues– because it’s truly life or death.
I know this on-air session with him will challenge you. 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 Kayla Stoecklein 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. Are You Really OK? comes out May 18th, and when you PRE-ORDER TODAY you also get a FREE Journal as well as the ENTIRE FREE AUDIOBOOK!! This incredible deal only lasts through launch week, and we have a limited supply of journals which we WILL SELL OUT, so be sure to claim your bonuses today! Click below to pre-order, then claim your bonuses at: AreYouReallyOK.com It’s time to get real about how you’re really doing.
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Debra’s New Book COMING MAY 2021!! PRE-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!
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Apr 27, 2021 • 41min
Are You Really OK? My On-Air Session with Natalie Grant
Over the next few weeks I’ll 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 anticipation of my upcoming 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 with Natalie Grant is SO hopeful. A top Christian female vocalist, she has been through her own journey with anxiety and panic in the most unexpected places. She hit her low point, and needed the people in her life to carry her through. Her story will remind you that you are not alone, that you don’t have to be okay, and that there is room for Jesus, therapy AND medication in your life. All of the above.
I know this on-air session will challenge you. 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 enjoy this vulnerable conversation with Natalie Grant 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. Are You Really OK? comes out May 18th, and when you PRE-ORDER TODAY you also get a FREE Journal as well as the ENTIRE FREE AUDIOBOOK!! This incredible deal only lasts through launch week, and we have a limited supply of journals which we WILL SELL OUT, so be sure to claim your bonuses today! Click below to pre-order, then claim your bonuses at: AreYouReallyOK.com It’s time to get real about how you’re really doing.
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Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PODCASTS – iHEART RADIO
Debra’s New Book COMING MAY 2021!! PRE-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!
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Apr 20, 2021 • 1h 13min
Are You Really OK? My On-Air Counseling Session with JP Pokluda
Over the next 8 weeks I’ll 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 anticipation of my upcoming 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.
We’re opening this series with one of my favorite leaders….Pastor JP Pokluda. One thing that really sticks out to me about JP is his blunt and point-blank approach to life. For him, nothing is off limits to talk about. And nothing to dark for Jesus to shine his light. And this conversation is no different.
I know this on-air session with him will challenge you. 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 enjoy this vulnerable conversation with Pastor “JP” 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. Are You Really OK? comes out May 18th, and when you PRE-ORDER TODAY you also get a FREE Journal as well as the ENTIRE FREE AUDIOBOOK!! This incredible deal only lasts through launch week, and we have a limited supply of journals which we WILL SELL OUT, so be sure to claim your bonuses today! Click below to pre-order, then claim your bonuses at: AreYouReallyOK.com It’s time to 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 COMING MAY 2021!! PRE-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!
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Apr 12, 2021 • 25min
LISTEN NOW!! Are You Really OK? AUDIOBOOK INTRODUCTION!
We’re excited to release the Introduction of the Audiobook Version of Are You Really OK? right here, right now, on the podcast!!!
My new book comes out May 18th, and if you PRE-ORDER TODAY you also get a FREE Journal as well as the ENTIRE FREE AUDIOBOOK!! This incredible deal only lasts through launch week, and we have a limited supply of journals which we WILL SELL OUT, so be sure to claim your bonuses today! Click below to pre-order, then claim your bonuses at: AreYouReallyOK.com
Then sit back, and enjoy the audiobook of Are You Really OK? in this Season 6 opener of the Love + Relationships Podcast!
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Debra’s New Book COMING MAY 2021!! PRE-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!
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Apr 6, 2021 • 43min
Getting Married Young with Dave and Ashley Willis
When is the BEST age to get married? Is it getting married younger or older?
I get that question a lot. And if you know me, you know that my answer is this: It’s not about your age, it’s about your health.
But nonetheless, there are pros and cons to getting married young and there are pros and cons to getting married older. So, we’ll be talking to two sets of couples who got married at different stages, and hearing both the pros and the cons from their experience.
Today I want to introduce you to Dave and Ashley Willis, who met and married in their early 20s. I loved my conversation with them, and I know you will too!!
Getting Married Young
Don’t miss a new episode of the podcast!! Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and then tune in to this episode of the Love + Relationship Podcast.
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Debra’s New Book COMING MAY 2021!! PRE-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!
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Mar 30, 2021 • 51min
Getting Married Older with Sabrina and Levi
When is the BEST age to get married? Is it getting married older or younger?
I get that question a lot. And if you know me, you know that my answer is this: It’s not about your age, it’s about your health.
But nonetheless, there are pros and cons to getting married young and there are pros and cons to getting married older. So for the next two weeks, we’ll be talking to two sets of couples who got married at different stages, and hearing both the pros and the cons from their experience.
Today I want to introduce you to Sabrina and Levi, a couple who I connected with on Instagram, and who met and married in their mid 30s. I loved my conversation with them, and I know you will too!!
Getting Married Older
Don’t miss a new episode of the podcast!! Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and then tune in to this episode of the Love + Relationship Podcast.
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Debra’s New Book COMING MAY 2021!! PRE-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!
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Mar 23, 2021 • 15min
How Do I Get Over Someone I Was NEVER With?
How do you get over someone you were never with? Isn’t it crazy you can get so stuck on someone you were never in a serious relationship with?
But it’s for real, and it can happen. Our minds and hearts are powerful, and we can create connections with people we were never really connected to, to begin with!
Today’s caller wants to know how she can get over someone she was never really with. What’s the mental work that it takes to get to a healthier place? Are there practical steps?
The answer is YES. And we’re talking about it on today’s episode!
Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and then tune in to this episode of the Love + Relationship Podcast.
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Debra’s New Book COMING MAY 2021!! PRE-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!
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Mar 16, 2021 • 22min
How Do You Handle Feedback After a BreakUp?
How do you handle the feedback you get from an ex after a breakup?
What do you do with the information they tell you about “why” they broke up with you? How seriously are you supposed to take it? Especially from someone you won’t end up marrying?
That’s exactly what’s on Kenneth’s mind today when he called into the Love + Relationships hotline.
The Breakup
Today’s episode, we’re talking through what to do with that feedback after a breakup — and how to handle it with balance. It’s such a good conversation, especially if you’ve ever gotten feedback after a breakup and are wondering how much weight it should carry in your life!!
Don’t miss this new episode! Subscribe on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, and then tune in to this episode of the Love + Relationship Podcast.
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Debra’s New Book COMING MAY 2021!! PRE-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!
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