The Balanced Voice with Rania Mankarious

Episode 45 airing this February 8th at 10am. Watch/listen to our sit-down with Teresa Helm, one of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein’s early victims.

“Ghislaine Maxwell is a master manipulator” she said to host Rania Mankarious who had a 40-minute conversation with Teresa about her experience with Maxwell and Epstein. Teresa also shares her vision for a world without exploitation, a vision Crime Stoppers strives for as well.

We hope you will tune in as we kick off Season 4 of our podcast with this conversation with Teresa Helm.

Join us this Wednesday at 10am to watch/listen to our exclusive sit-down with one of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffery Epstein’s victims, Teresa Helm. Teresa attended the recent trial of Ghislaine Maxwell and the morning of our recording with her, the news broke about a possible retrial for Maxwell.

“Ghislaine Maxwell is a master manipulator,” she said to host Rania Mankarious who had a 40-minute conversation with Teresa about her experience with Maxwell and Epstein. Teresa also shares her vision for a world without exploitation, a vision Crime Stoppers strives for as well.

We hope you will tune in as we kick off Season 4 of our podcast with this intimate conversation with Teresa Helm.

Concluding season 3 with a very special sit down with our host Rania Mankarious and our Executive Producer Sydney Zuiker!! ☎️🎙✨

In this episode, Rania and Sydney reflect on the critical conversations we had with parents from across the nation who joined us on the podcast to share their personal stories involving hardships with their children. Every story was important and offered solutions and resources to keep other families safe.
Rania also shares more about her newly released book, The Online World, What You Think You Know and What You Don’t, a timely and evergreen resource for parents and young adults about how to navigate and stay safe online. The book is now available for purchase with a percentage of sales benefiting the critical work for Crime Stoppers of Houston. See #linkinbio.

Join us tomorrow at 10am CST here on IG, on the Crime Stoppers Facebook page or listen on your favorite podcast platform!

On June 26, 2014, the life of Bree Moore, a 20-year old young woman with a bright future, was cut short with an act of violence. She was shot to death by her boyfriend in a fit of dating violence.
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The murder of Bree Moore was more than tragedy. It was yet another sad moment in an ongoing American tragedy. Dating violence is one of the unreported issues in America.

The story of Bree's life, the inspiring person she was and the unspeakable tragedy that befell her, has focused a searchlight on the epidemic of teen dating violence in Alaska. Bree’s parents, Butch and Cindy, wanted to make sure Bree’s death was not simply a statistic. What happened to Bree should not have happened and her death should be a lesson for all Alaskans. Their efforts prompted the Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Education (known as Bree’s Law) into The Alaska Safe Children’s Act, which was signed into law by Governor Walker in July 2015.
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Because of Bree’s Law, dating violence education is being taught in grades 7-12 in all Alaska public schools. It instructs teens how to develop healthy relationships, practice supportive communication skills, recognize the warning signs of an abusive relationship, and where to go for help.

To learn more visit: www.breeslaw.org

In 2019 Crime Stoppers of Houston began sounding the alarm on the rotating door at the courthouse via a press conference with Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg and former Houston Chief of Police Art Acevedo. Since then, we have been connected with victim after victim whose lives have been affected by violent crime in our city. To date, there have been at least 149+ people in Harris County who have lost their lives to repeat violent offenders and countless who have experienced violent assaults or home invasions.

Tomorrow on the podcast, host Rania Mankarious sits down with Crime Stoppers of Houston Board Member Taseer Badar to discuss his encounter with violent crime. Taseer is the chairman and CEO for ZT Corporate and has become an active voice for crime prevention in the business community. We are grateful for Taseer’s involvement in our fight for a safer Houston!

Today on the Balanced Voice Rania welcomes Deborah Berry, mother, advocate, and author of “TechTrap.” Deborah started her journey to write TechTrap as a personal effort to absorb what had happened to her daughter and later decided to share her knowledge in hopes of helping other parents.

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With 2.5 billion pages of pornography available online, it’s the uncomfortable conversation we have to have: kids are exposed to pornography as young as 8 or 9 years old and it has a profound impact on their health.

Joe Madison, Executive Director at Demand Disruption, joins host, Rania Mankarious for a deep dive into the world of pornography and its direct relationship with sex trafficking. From the pornography viewer, addict, buyer, seller or producer of content, he breaks down the cycle with our families, communities, and children in mind.

Learn more about this episode at thebalancedvoicepodcast.com ☎️🎙✨

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Threats, predators, and violent pornographic content lurk behind our children’s screens. How can we protect their eyes?

As seen in Childhood 2.0, this week Rania Mankarious sits down with Chris McKenna, Founder and CEO of Protect Young Eyes, an organization on a mission to create safer digital spaces in partnership with parents and community members.

In their powerful sit-down, Chris and Rania tackle online threats, pornography exposures, and predators. They also discuss the Facebook Whistleblower and the fight for legislative protections.

Learn more at thebalancedvoicepodcast.com!

Watch Childhood 2.0:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He3IJJhFy-I

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This week on The Balanced Voice Podcast, host Rania Mankarious takes a look at the effect of violence in our homes and in our schools with two incredible guests: Tamron Hall and Jenna Fondren.

First, Rania sits down with the one and only Tamron Hall who has spent much time raising awareness about Domestic Violence, helping survivors speak out, and advocating for Purina's #purpleleash project. We hear why this issue is so close to her heart and how we as a community can get involved in prevention and advocacy during #NationalDomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth. 💜

Then, Rania welcomes Jenna Fondren, the @crimestoppersofhouston Safe School Manager, for a very important and timely conversation about school violence, bullying, and threats. They talk about the recent active shooter situations at Texas schools and share REAL solutions for keeping our children safe at school. 👏

These conversations are filled with thought-provoking perspectives and life-saving solutions. Be sure to join us on Wednesday, October 13 at 10am on thebalancedvoicepodcast.com! ☎️🎙✨

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This week on The Balanced Voice Podcast, host Rania Mankarious welcomes Tina Stanley, a San Antonio parent who was forced to turn into a fierce advocate after learning her middle school child was in a serious inappropriate relationship with a teacher. Tina walks us through the severe trauma her child experienced and what she learned to demand from the district in order to make meaningful change.

Not only did Tina turn tragedy into empowerment for her young daughter, she has since been influential in passing legislation protecting students in 16 states. In our time together, she also shares evergreen tools that help parents navigate an array of school situations - including protecting children from bullying.

This episode features so many important resources and talking points for parents, so we strongly encourage tuning in on Wednesday, October 6 at 10am on thebalancedvoicepodcast.com! ☎️🎙✨