Archives: Episodes

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Lifestyle #2716

Maintaining Values in Media

Isaac Hernandez, Vice President of Programming/Acquisitions for Parables TV joins us today to discuss Parables a faith-based entertainment network featuring movies, documentaries, comedy shows, children’s programming, all kinds of entertainment from a faith and family values perspective that is good for your soul as an alternative to traditional network television.   Free Offer: “Family Media and Internet Safety”   Offer Code: MEDIA-T-F-401   Offer Description: Web Article “Family Media and Internet Safety”

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Lifestyle #2721

The Counter Culture Mom

The entertainment culture has never been more impactful. But is that impact positive or negative? The Counter Culture Mom, Tina Griffin, reveals the potential impact – both positive and negative – that music, film and television have on us.   Free Offer: “Positive Music List” Offer Code: MUSIC-T-F-401   Offer Description: Positive Music List from the Counter Culture Mom.  Get a list of the top current positive songs for your family to enjoy today!

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Lifestyle #2720

Secrets To A Gold Medal Life

Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton is the most recognized male figure skating star in the world with over 70 titles and awards including four consecutive World Championships plus induction into the US Olympic and the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.  But even a top athlete like Scott had challenges, including cancer and brain tumors. In this episode, Scott shares how he overcame these challenges and other concepts from his new book Finish First: How Winning Changes Everything.   Free Offer: Balance Magazine: Super Foods That Fight Cancer     Offer Code: CANCER-M-F-401   Offer Description: Discover super foods that fight cancer—naturally! Learn 6 tips for fighting back when cancer strikes.

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Lifestyle #2715

Keeping Your Marriage Strong

Mark Masri is an internationally known singer.  Mark and Angela Masri have been married since 1998 and have one son together.  Mark talks about how he balances his home/family schedule with his career on the road. He encourages all men to put their family over their career as career accolades will come and go but the deposits that we make into our families last a lifetime. Those are the investments that carry us when all the fame, fortune and successes are gone.   Free Offer: Marriage Moments by Mike & Gayle Tucker     Offer Code: MOMENT-P-F-401   Offer Description: Mike and Gayle Tucker offer realistic and down-to-earth insight into what makes a great relationship.  The book addresses sensitive issues such as forgiveness, jealousy, financial difficulties, anger, communication, illness, addiction, extramarital affairs, and much more.

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Lifestyle #2714

Loss Of A Spouse

How do you recover when you lose your spouse?  Our executive producer Mike Tucker lost his wife of 40 years, Gayle Tucker, co-host of Lifestyle Magazine, and he shares his odyssey in grief over the course of the following year.   Free Offer: Touch Points pamphlet “How to Survive the Loss of a Loved One” Offer Code: LOSS-T-F-401 Offer Description: When death strikes a loved one, sadness, guilt, and grief often affect those left. What is an appropriate response? This tract brings answers to this tough question. It teaches that anger can be normal and should be dealt with correctly. Crying is okay. Sharing your grief is usually helpful. This tract is filled with stories and principles from the author’s own experiences with loss, and from the Bible. The reader will be given a road map to work through their grief.

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Lifestyle #2713

Addiction: The Aftermath

Eric Roberts has been in hundreds of movies including blockbusters like The Cable Guy, The Dark Knight and The Expendables.  He and his wife share his experience with addiction and the fallout from it.  Eric also shares how he repaired much of the damage done to personal relationships in the aftermath of his addiction.   Free Offer: CareNotes pamphlet “Getting Help With an Addiction” Offer Code: NEWEPI-T-F-401 Offer Description: This CareNote is written for those who have reached a moment of crisis or decision—someone who is ready to face an addiction and seek help but is not sure how to proceed, or what to expect. This CareNote will provide helpful guidance and encouragement to individuals and their loved ones in the journey toward recovery. “Know that there is great reason for hope,” asserts the author. Tackling an addiction can be “the best of times”—because it marks the first step toward freedom and is, many say, the most difficult, the most courageous, and the wisest thing they’ve ever done.

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Lifestyle #2712

The Alzheimer’s Challenge

Alzheimer’s is a disease that impacts more than just the person who has it.  Actress Amy Aquino from the shows  ER and Bosch is here to share her family’s personal experience with this degenerative disease while Monica Moreno from the Alzheimer’s Association talks about caregiving a loved one with the disease.   Free Offer: CareNotes pamphlet “Ten Helps for an Alzheimer’s Family” Offer Code: ALZH-T-F-401   Offer Description: It takes a lot of patience, self-control, and togetherness for a family to cope when a loved one has Alzheimer’s Disease. It also takes the wisdom and direction and compassion of a writer like Carol Luebering to summarize all the essentials in one small booklet. Here are ten most critical pointers, with which she concludes: “Alzheimer’s, as tragic as it is, is still part of God’s invitation to love.

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Lifestyle #2711

Pushing Past Limits

Imagine skiing down a slope, feeling the breeze against your face, smelling the pines and experiencing the adrenaline rush as you glide across the snow.  Now imagine that you are blind and doing this – sounds intimidating right?  Well the President of Extreme Mobility Sports Inc., Mr. Bradon Schwartz; and Mr. Alvin Chea from the multi-Grammy Winning vocal group Take 6; along blind Crossfit competitor Corey Reed; and Alyssa Hicks explain how rising to the challenge is a liberating and inspiring experience for those that are visually challenged.   Free Offer: “Responding to Life’s Challenges with Resilience and Strength” Offer Code: LIFE-T-F-401   Offer Description: Resilience doesn’t simply mean “bouncing back” from a trauma, loss, or disaster. It also means being proactive whenever possible and planning for or preventing such circumstances. CareNotes author Mary Kendrick Moore helps readers call upon the strengths and abilities needed to respond helpfully and hopefully to life’s challenges in sections titled: “Acknowledge your loss and fear,” “Believe in your ability to foster resilience,” “Exercise your brain,” and “Find support among those you trust.”

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Lifestyle #2710

Human Trafficking: The Take Down

In the past three years of existence, Operation Underground Railroad has rescued over 650 victims and assisted in the arrests of more than 275 traffickers around the world.  Founder and CEO, Timothy Ballard; and Director of Aftercare, Jessica Mass are here to share the unique rescue operations that are liberating these children from the sex trade.

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Lifestyle #2709

Impact Of Adoption

Even going to a loving home, children who are adopted often have some inherent emotional issues to process.  In his book So That’s Who I Am author Chauncey Smith shares his adoption story to inspire other adoptees in their journey and child psychotherapist Katie Hurley shares common emotional scars many adopted children wrestle with over their lives.   Free Offer: “Top 10 Tips For Adopters By The Adopted” and “Bringing Your Adopted Child Home”   Offer Code: ADOPT-T-F-401   Offer Description: Web articles on adoption.

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