The Counter Culture Mom Show

Much of human trafficking is hidden in plain sight, but Becky Rasmussen is an expert on spotting the red flags that identify a potential victim and how to come to their aid. Becky is the founder and director of Call to Freedom, a non-profit that raises awareness about the horrors of human trafficking and provides supportive resources for those who have been victimized by the evil industry. She explains how human traffickers hunt for their victims, where they look, and how they keep themselves in business. She also breaks down the dangers of sextortion and familial trafficking that is often prevalent among very poor communities. “Use your gut,” she says. “If something doesn’t seem right, then our job as a community is to report it.” TAKEAWAYS The human trafficking triangle is comprised of three cycling points: buyer (demand), trafficker, and victim (supply) Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline if you suspect someone is being trafficked and victimized 1-888-373-7888 Traffickers who build relationships with their victims make it much harder for the abused parties to escape or report a crime Human traffickers are very observant and will watch and build relationships with someone before exploiting them later 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE The Heart of Call to Freedom video: https://bit.ly/49iy1CH BARK Phone: https://bit.ly/TINAPHONE Bark App (get 10% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/BARKCCM National Human Trafficking: https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888   🔗 CONNECT WITH CALL TO FREEDOM Website: https://calltofreedom.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calltofreedomsd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@calltofreedomsd5467   📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY Redemption Shield (get 10% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/3WzgEIQ  Jase Medical (get a discount with code TINA): https://bit.ly/JaseCCM Patriot Mobile (use code TINA for free activation): https://www.patriotmobile.com/ccmom/ RogersHood Apothecary (get 10% off with code TINA):  https://www.rogershood.com/?coupon=tina   🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM  https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom   📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://bit.ly/FPMCCMshow   📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM   💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2023 Recap & 2024 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/

Teenagers today are suffering from a pandemic of anxiety, depression, and loneliness - and it is up to us as parents to help steer them through the havoc of societal pressures and emotional barriers threatening their well-being. Katie Millar Wirig is a former Miss America contestant and a therapist who dissects the core issues that teens are facing today. She discusses the delicate balance between being our most “authentic” selves at home and being intentional about exercising kindness and compassion toward those we live with. She also talks about setting healthy boundaries with our teens, spending quality time with them, and having difficult but integral conversations while they are young and throughout their teen and adult years. TAKEAWAYS Most people don’t want to hear, “I love you.” They want to hear, “I understand you.” When we feel shame and panic, we bury it There are a lot of hormonal and endocrine issues when young children don’t get enough healthy touch The main topics parents should be addressing with their teens include technology, dating, finances, school, goals, curfews, and social media 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Parenting video: https://bit.ly/42kOlR1 GoodTube Kids (get 10% off the first year with code TINA): https://bit.ly/49dBHpf Becoming a Mean, Teen Parenting Machine book: https://bit.ly/48z2QCw    🔗 CONNECT WITH KATIE MILLAR WIRIG Website: https://anxietyhealingprogram.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katie.wirig/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebalancedmindproject/   📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY Jase Medical (get a discount with code TINA): https://bit.ly/JaseCCM Patriot Mobile (use code TINA for free activation): https://www.patriotmobile.com/ccmom/ Redemption Shield (get 10% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/3WzgEIQ Capstone Legacy: https://capstonelegacy.org/   🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM  https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom   📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://bit.ly/FPMCCMshow   📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM   💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2023 Recap & 2024 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/

Our biggest struggle in parenting is understanding and communicating with one another, shares Karie Millar Wirig. Katie is an actress-turned-therapist who is offering some serious insight into how to connect emotionally with our teenagers. “We’re saying, ‘I love you,’ but there’s a communication barrier,” she explains, referring to the different love languages that our children may or may not respond to. She breaks down the five love languages: words of affirmation, service, gifts, physical touch, and quality time. Katie is the author of Becoming a Mean, Teen Parenting Machine: A step-by-step guide to transform your relationship with your teenager. “When they have a strong relationship with God, it will change their behavior more than any reward or punishment will ever do!” Katie reveals. TAKEAWAYS We want to see behavior change, but it’s more important to get to the root of the problem to see that happen Parents should keep communication with their kids both creative and direct Break free from reactive parenting and embrace proactive parenting Teens often suffer from “spotlight syndrome,” which means they falsely believe everyone is watching them and judging them 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Donate to Counter Culture Ministries: https://bit.ly/3RG5kGJ Becoming a Mean, Teen Parenting Machine book: https://bit.ly/48z2QCw  The 5 Love Languages of Children: https://bit.ly/4bqA6hG   🔗 CONNECT WITH KATIE MILLAR WIRIG Website: https://anxietyhealingprogram.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katie.wirig/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebalancedmindproject/   📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY Patriot Mobile (use code TINA for free activation): https://www.patriotmobile.com/ccmom/ RogersHood Apothecary (get 10% off with code TINA):  https://www.rogershood.com/?coupon=tina Capstone Legacy: https://capstonelegacy.org/ Redemption Shield (get 10% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/3WzgEIQ   🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM  https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom   📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://bit.ly/FPMCCMshow   📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM   💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2023 Recap & 2024 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/

Kids today are facing more challenges than ever, and it is up to us as parents to make godly decisions that will help mold our children into wise and contributing members of society. Steve Hines discusses when and how to kick-start meaningful communication patterns with young children. Steve is the author of Salt, Light, & Kids: Parenting Well in Today’s Culture. He shares how to steer clear of common parenting traps, how to start conversations on tough topics, and how to check in with their kids and stay connected in their lives as they get older and hit the teenage years and beyond. “You have to develop a relationship where your kids want to spend time with you,” Steve says.  TAKEAWAYS Establish a schedule where you make the time to do things with your children and build a solid relationship Eat dinner together as much as possible and make sure you have time for one-on-one conversations Hold yourself accountable to the same standards that you are expecting your children to adhere to It’s important that mom and dad have a solid, loving relationship to model for their children 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Homeschooling Today magazine (get 10% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/4bjHxHM Salt, Light, & Kids book: https://amzn.to/4aaZYwX   🔗 CONNECT WITH STEVE HINES Website: https://www.saltlightandkids.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saltlightandkids/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saltlightandkids TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saltlightandkids   📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY RogersHood Apothecary (get 10% off with code TINA):  https://www.rogershood.com/?coupon=tina Capstone Legacy: https://capstonelegacy.org/ TruPlay (get 30% off with code Tina30): https://truplay.games/CounterCultureMom Jase Medical (get a discount with code TINA): https://bit.ly/JaseCCM   🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM  https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom   📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://bit.ly/FPMCCMshow   📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM 💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2023 Recap & 2024 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/

The challenges of parenting in today’s upside down culture are many and varied, but Steve Hines offers valuable insight on how to deal with modern society’s most pressing problems. Steve is the author of Salt, Light, & Kids: Parenting Well in Today’s Culture. After being prompted by the Holy Spirit to write the book, Steve shares about the process of being counter cultural and parenting our children in a way that protects them from the sin of the world without over-sheltering them from it. “Satan is a master of desensitizing us to sin,” he shares, discussing pop culture and society’s glorification of sinful behavior through virtually every medium - especially social media and technology. “The biggest challenge is that the voices they’re hearing at younger and younger ages are just overwhelming,” he says. TAKEAWAYS Technology is not harmless - every medium is being used to negatively influence our kids’ hearts and minds Much confusion and bad behavior are promoted on social media and TV, but we can teach our kids how to navigate the negative news Everyone seems desensitized to the horrors of the news cycle, whether it’s natural disasters or school shootings God will nudge you in the right direction on raising your kids when you’re praying, reading your Bible, and seeking Him regularly 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Download the CCM App: https://bit.ly/3VC4D2X Salt, Light, & Kids book: https://amzn.to/4aaZYwX Guy Diamond Troll has Baby video: https://bit.ly/49DHTaY   🔗 CONNECT WITH STEVE HINES Website: https://www.saltlightandkids.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saltlightandkids/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saltlightandkids TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saltlightandkids   📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY Institute For Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/ TruPlay (get 30% off with code Tina30): https://truplay.games/CounterCultureMom Jase Medical (get a discount with code TINA): https://bit.ly/JaseCCM Patriot Mobile (use code TINA for free activation): https://www.patriotmobile.com/ccmom/   🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM  https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom   📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://bit.ly/FPMCCMshow   📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM   💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2023 Recap & 2024 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/

In America, we’re overworked, overcommitted, and say yes to way too many things. This is the viewpoint that author and speaker Marianne Howard holds. If this sounds like your life, her words of wisdom will be the solution you’re looking for. “We’re being driven by a fear of a better offer instead of a fear of missing out,” she explains, pointing to the damage that digital-age envy has done on the current generation. She advises Christians to lean into the scripture of James 1 and realize that the enemy is here to steal, kill, and destroy. Make time and space to talk to God, pray, and listen for His wisdom and direction in your life. Marianne also stresses the importance of intentionality and creating a special time every day to be with the Lord. TAKEAWAYS We do not recline into attentiveness The definition of intentional is closing the gap between knowing and doing  You will need to make some willful, deliberate choices when it comes to finding a silent space and getting clarity from God Embrace these four words: silence, solitude, stillness, and surrender 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Kerusso T-shirts (get 15% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/3kQRW8h Rest. Overcoming Spiritual Fatigue book: https://amzn.to/3I8CmwQ   🔗 CONNECT WITH MARIANNE HOWARD Website: https://www.marianne-howard.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marianne.howard.96 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsm_howard/   📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY Capstone Legacy: https://capstonelegacy.org/ Redemption Shield (get 10% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/3WzgEIQ TruPlay (get 30% off with code Tina30): https://truplay.games/CounterCultureMom RogersHood Apothecary (get 10% off with code TINA):  https://www.rogershood.com/?coupon=tina   🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM  https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom   📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://bit.ly/FPMCCMshow   📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM   💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2023 Recap & 2024 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/

Is staying busy the mark of productivity and success? Marianne Howard is an author and a speaker who knows full well about the dangers of running your mind, body, and soul on empty! She points out, “We can’t pour Jesus into others…if we ourselves are not communing with Him! He’s the giver of rest. He created it!” It’s so important to find rest, stillness, and silence, even in the middle of a busy day. It’s not just about sleeping - it’s about something Marianne calls “soul rest” that recharges your heart, mind, and soul. “‘Hurry’ is always going to disturb your intimacy with God,” she observes. “‘Hurry’ is always going to distract and divide us.” Run to the King of Kings and find your rest - don’t lean into self-sufficiency and chaos. TAKEAWAYS Hurrying simply feeds discontentment and self-sufficiency Overcoming spiritual fatigue requires bone-deep soul rest We cannot muster of true rest ourselves - we need Jesus for that Don’t run your spiritual, emotional, and physical tank too close to empty - you can’t give if you don’t have 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Download the CCM APP: https://bit.ly/3VC4D2X Rest. Overcoming Spiritual Fatigue book: https://amzn.to/3I8CmwQ   🔗 CONNECT WITH MARIANNE HOWARD Website: https://www.marianne-howard.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marianne.howard.96 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsm_howard/   📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY Patriot Mobile (use code TINA for free activation): https://www.patriotmobile.com/ccmom/ TruPlay (get 30% off with code Tina30): https://truplay.games/CounterCultureMom RogersHood Apothecary (get 10% off with code TINA):  https://www.rogershood.com/?coupon=tina Jase Medical (get a discount with code TINA): https://bit.ly/JaseCCM   🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM  https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom   📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://bit.ly/FPMCCMshow   📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM   💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2023 Recap & 2024 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/

How do you take care of yourself and your spirituality when your life revolves around taking care of someone else? This is a question that Keri Wyatt Kent sought to answer after having two kids in just two years. She is the founder of A Powerful Story and the author of an impactful book, Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity. Keri discusses the easy and uncomplicated pathway to true, Biblical rest and why it’s so important to declutter our everyday lives for our own sakes and for the sake of our families. Taking a sabbath allows us to participate in a miracle, she shares. You don’t need to be busy to feel accomplished or significant. God loves you! Take the time to rest as a family and embrace the quiet amid the chaos.  TAKEAWAYS Three words that you can embrace in the process of resting: no, enough, and stop If you say yes to something, you have to say no to something else, so make sure you are committing to what God has called you to You can’t love in a hurry If you’re always too busy or wrapped up in yourself, you won’t have time to help other people or love on them well 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Download the Hollywood Exposed Series: https://counterculturemom.com/store/ Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity book: https://amzn.to/3OQmRNV   🔗 CONNECT WITH KERI WYATT KENT Website: https://keriwyattkent.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keriwyattkent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keriwyattkent/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeriWyattKent   📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY TruPlay (get 30% off with code Tina30): https://truplay.games/CounterCultureMom RogersHood Apothecary (get 10% off with code TINA):  https://www.rogershood.com/?coupon=tina Jase Medical (get a discount with code TINA): https://bit.ly/JaseCCM Capstone Legacy: https://capstonelegacy.org/   🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM  https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom   📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://bit.ly/FPMCCMshow   📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM   💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2023 Recap & 2024 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/

Sleep is only one part of the bigger picture of rest, says Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, an internal medicine physician and CEO of Restorasis. After struggling with severe burnout and mental fatigue, Saundra went on a journey to discover how to truly rest not only her body, but her mind and soul, as well. She describes seven integral types of rest: mental, spiritual, emotional, social, sensory, creative, and physical. Most people, she explains, have work ethic but no rest ethic. “For some of us, we’ve wrapped our worth up in our work, so if we’re not working, we don’t feel worthy or valuable,” Saundra adds. She also breaks down how culture contributes to this endless cycle of exhaustion, and how we can break that toxic cycle for good! TAKEAWAYS Mental rest is perhaps the most important type of rest and most frequently needed If you’ve ever been physically exhausted but unable to sleep because of a racing mind, that’s a sign of a “mental rest deficit” People are busier than ever, largely because of how our culture is set up to encourage busyness above all else We’re using energy throughout the day for every task, so you have to be mindful of how you spend that energy and how to regain it 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Donate to Counter Culture Ministries: https://bit.ly/3RG5kGJ TEDx Rest video: https://bit.ly/3HJSSTz Sacred Rest book: https://amzn.to/42UA0ev Set Free to Live Free book: https://amzn.to/42RtQvB Rest Quiz: https://www.restquiz.com/quiz/rest-quiz-test/   🔗 CONNECT WITH DR. SAUNDRA DALTON-SMITH Website: https://www.drdaltonsmith.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrSaundraDaltonSmith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdaltonsmith/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdaltonsmith/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrDaltonSmith Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/drdaltonsmith/ Podcast: https://bit.ly/49cB0wx   🔗 CONNECT WITH I CHOOSE MY BEST LIFE Website: https://ichoosemybestlife.com/   📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY RogersHood Apothecary (get 10% off with code TINA):  https://www.rogershood.com/?coupon=tina Jase Medical: (get a discount with code TINA): https://bit.ly/JaseCCM Institute For Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/ Patriot Mobile (use code TINA for free activation): https://www.patriotmobile.com/ccmom/   🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM  https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom 📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://bit.ly/FPMCCMshow   📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM   💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2023 Recap & 2024 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/

Nearly 80 million people in the United States are affected by narcissistic, emotional abuse, shares the Marriage Recovery Center and the Emotional Abuse Institute's owner and clinical director Dr. David Hawkins. Dr. Hawkins delivers the good news that healing and hope are possible for anyone who exhibits narcissistic behavior and for those who have been victimized by it! The truth will set you free if you embrace it and get on the path of change with a professional who can help you. Dr. Hawkins discusses the physical effects of narcissistic abuse on survivors, how to heal from the trauma, and how an abuser can change their toxic pattern of behavior and learn to live in a healthier way. “With the right intervention and the right help, change really is possible,” Dr. Hawkins assures us.  TAKEAWAYS 90 percent of women who’ve faced narcissistic abuse have chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune disorders, and other physical issues A godly sorrow can lead to repentance So many women can effectively join together to bring about an intervention that can help both the victim and unwitting abuser A narcissist is actually a winner when they lose their narcissistic behavior 🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODE Download the CCM App: https://bit.ly/3d2wSYy When Loving Him is Hurting You book: https://amzn.to/42MBtn5 The Core Program for Men: https://bit.ly/48rC1AU 🔗 CONNECT WITH MARRIAGE RECOVERY CENTER Website: https://marriagerecoverycenter.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marriagerecoverycenter/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marriagerecoverycenter/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3OFUfqo Podcast: https://marriagerecoverycenter.com/podcast/   📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY Capstone Legacy: https://capstonelegacy.org/ RogersHood Apothecary (get 10% off with code TINA):  https://www.rogershood.com/?coupon=tina Redemption Shield (get 10% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/3WzgEIQ  TruPlay (get 30% off with code Tina30): https://truplay.games/CounterCultureMom   🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOM  https://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom   📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS https://bit.ly/FPMCCMshow 📲 GET OUR APP & FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDE http://bit.ly/landingpageCCM 💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION 2023 Recap & 2024 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReport Make a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/