064: CIA Agent Jason Hanson on How to Keep Your Family Safe

If you watch the news, it can feel as if life is never truly safe and that even a routine trip to the park with children can be a dangerous endeavor.The truth is that we are statistically safer than we’ve ever been, but those statistics don’t matter to the families who have been victims of crimes. So how do you keep your family safe without living in constant fear and how do you separate common sense prevention from paranoia?Learning from a Former CIA OfficerIn this interview, I talk with Jason Hanson, a former CIA Officer and the New York Times bestselling author of Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life. Jason has appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank, Fox & Friends, Dateline, NBC Today Show, and Rachael Ray, to name a few. He runs his Spy Escape & Evasion school on his 320-acre Spy Ranch in Cedar City, Utah.Jason shares his story of how he became a CIA agent and how he uses the knowledge he gained through operative training to protect his family. He also teaches workshops to help men, women, and families take practical steps to keep safe.In This Episode, You’ll LearnThe number one way to reduce your chances of becoming the victim of a crimeHow criminals, when interviewed, could identify potential victims in seconds just from looking at picturesWhat to do if you are ever in a dangerous situation with your childrenThe reason women (and especially moms) need to be concerned with self-defenseWays to teach your children to be safe at home and when out and aboutHow to have a “family safety plan” for your home and what to do if an intruder ever entersWhat to do to reduce the chances of home invasion, car jacking, and kidnappingSimple tips to stay safe while travelingHow to use some spare change and a sock for self defenseThe one place Jason would never take his family (hint: it is a popular vacation destination)A simple tool you can carry anywhere (even in airports) to help defend yourselfIf and when you should carry a gun or knife for protectionResources We MentionJason’s Tactical PenRead TranscriptKatie: Hi welcome to The Healthy Moms Podcast. I’m Katie from wellnessmama.com. This episode is brought to you by two companies that I absolutely love and whose products I use all the time the first is Kettle and Fire Bone Broth, which is the only USDA-certified grass-fed bone broth made with organic ingredients, and their broth is made with bones from grass-fed, pasture-raised, antibiotic, and hormone-free cows, and it’s also delicious. The best part is it’s nonperishable, so it’s available in many stores but it can also be shipped anywhere in the US without refrigeration, which makes shipping less expensive and more environmentally-friendly.The second company is Thrive Market which is a hybrid of Whole Foods, Amazon, and Costco. And what I mean by that is it has a membership fee like Costco, to let you into the low prices, then it has it’s online like Amazon, and it carries natura