FamilyLife Today® with Dave and Ann Wilson

Anxiety, Church Hurt, Porn--and Loneliness that Keeps Us Apart: Shelby Abbott

2/20/2026

If only they knew. You’ve been burned by church — gossip, hypocrisy, wounds that make isolation feel way safer than community. Meanwhile, parenting teens feels impossible: anxiety, porn, loneliness, and digital overload threaten to derail their faith. Turns out self-sufficiency sounds empowering but crumbles under real pressure. If you’re tempted to quit on people or give up on the long game, Shelby Abbott, author of "Why We’re Feeling Lonely and What We Can Do About It," calls you back. He explains why going it alone doesn't work ... and how messy relationships just might be worth it.

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