How to Protect Our Kids From Predators with Matt Parker
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2023
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Matt Parker is the co-founder of The Exodus Road, a non-profit organization dedicated to combating human trafficking. He started his anti-trafficking efforts in Thailand in 2010, which led to the creation of the organization in 2012.
In this episode of The Dad Edge podcast, host Larry Hagner interviews Matt Parker, the co-founder of The Exodus Road. Matt Parker shares his journey from running a children's home in Thailand to becoming an undercover operative working with the Thai Royal Police to rescue victims of trafficking.
Matt Parker discusses the importance of being vulnerable and open with his wife and children about the challenges he faces in his work, and how it has strengthened their relationships. Matt also emphasizes the need for couples to invest in their marriage through date nights, counseling, and open communication.
He then shares insights on trauma and the importance of seeking help and healing, as well as the impact of online exploitation on children and the steps parents can take to protect their kids. Throughout the episode, Matt's message of resilience, growth, and the power of vulnerability shines through.
Matt's story serves as a powerful reminder that even in the face of darkness, we can find strength and make a difference in the lives of others. He encourages listeners to redefine success as personal growth and improvement, rather than striving for perfection.
Instagram: @theexodusroad
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. The Dad Edge Movement creates leaders of men, |
| 0:07.3 | leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this |
| 0:12.2 | generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. |
| 0:16.1 | The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because of the |
| 0:20.3 | amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. |
| 0:23.4 | We are here to change the world. |
| 0:26.6 | We are here to change relationships. |
| 0:28.9 | We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers |
| 0:32.3 | so no man goes to their grave with |
| 0:34.0 | regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention |
| 0:39.8 | passion, purpose, and direction. |
| 0:43.0 | We are the Dad Edge podcast. I'm Larry |
| 1:04.9 | Hagner, your host and founder, this podcast, this show, this movement. Today my |
| 1:10.1 | guest is Matt Parker and for the last decade he has been active in fighting the |
| 1:15.8 | global fight against child sex trafficking while being married to his college |
| 1:20.5 | sweetheart and raising three kids he and his wife, sweetheart and raising three kids. He and his wife, Laura, founded the |
| 1:25.2 | Exodus Road in 2012 as they began assisting the Thai police with undercover |
| 1:31.1 | investigations to identify minors trapped in sex |
| 1:34.0 | trafficking. After being depudized by the local police, Matt |
| 1:38.0 | started going undercover in red light districts in Bangkok and Shanghai to pose as John a man interested in sex for sale |
| 1:46.5 | to gather essential evidence for the police to arrest traffickers and |
| 1:50.5 | liberate survivors. Over the past decade, Matt has been involved with and quite responsible for over |
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