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Counter Culture Mama Podcast with Danielle Venables
The Counter Culture Mama Podcast is for women who refuse to conform. Hosted by Danielle Venables, this show is a raw, real-time look into what it means to raise a family, nurture a marriage, and build a business that honors your values in a world that’s lost its way.
Here, we talk about faith, family, freedom, and the new kind of motherhood emerging — one rooted in conviction, simplicity, and strength. Expect honest conversations, unfiltered reflections, and countercultural truths about womanhood, leadership, motherhood, marriage, and purpose.
Whether you’re navigating business from home, raising kids to think critically, or redefining what “having it all” really means, this podcast will challenge, ground, and remind you that you’re not alone in walking the narrow path.
Keywords: Christian motherhood, countercultural parenting, values-based business, faith-driven moms, motherhood podcast, marriage and motherhood, truth-based living, family freedom, biblical womanhood, entrepreneur mom podcast
Episodes
123 episodes
122. Trust Over Control: Relearning Prayer After the New Age
If you’ve ever tried to “manifest” your way into safety, money, or control, you know the crash that comes when life refuses to cooperate. I’m Danielle Venables, and I’m unpacking a tension I’ve wrestled with deeply since leaving the New Age: ho...
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121. I Wanted to Change My Husband… God Changed Me Instead
Marriage can feel like the first place pressure shows up when we start taking faith seriously. When I zoom out and remember marriage as God’s design from Genesis, a lot of the confusion clears: the fight is bigger than a bad week or an awkward ...
120. Jesus Rose from the Dead: Proof, Prophecy & Why Easter Matters
If you’ve ever wondered why Christians treat Easter like the hinge point of history, it comes down to one claim that can’t be watered down: Jesus Christ literally rose from the dead. I’m Danielle Venables, and I’m walking you through why the re...
119. Good Friday Reminds Us We Cannot Earn Grace
Good Friday is not a vague spiritual metaphor, it’s a confrontation with the thing we keep trying to outrun: we cannot fix ourselves by willpower, self-talk, or perfectionism. I share why “give yourself grace” can feel strangely unsatisfying wh...
118. Jesus Is Not Netflix And Tarot Is Not A Tool
Tarot as a “tool.” Astrology as “just guidance.” Worshiping other gods as long as God stays at the top. We keep hearing versions of the same promise: you can blend New Age spirituality with Christian faith and still be fine. We don’t buy it, an...
117. Why I Left The New Age
I didn’t leave the New Age because it stopped being popular, I left because I couldn’t ignore what it was producing in me. I had built a business and identity around manifestation, alignment, and “trusting the universe,” and walking away meant ...
116. Popular New Age Beliefs vs The Bible | PART 2
Manifestation. Spirit guides. Reincarnation. “Low vibration” sin. These ideas don’t just shape a spiritual aesthetic, they shape how we think reality works, who holds authority, and what we do when life hurts. I’m Danielle Venables, and this is...
115. Popular New Age Beliefs vs The Bible
“All paths lead to God” sounds loving and open minded, but I don’t think it’s harmless. I’m Danielle Venables, and I’m sharing why I believe some of the most popular New Age beliefs are not just different options for spirituality but counterfei...
114. Grief Before Debate: Christian Perspective After Canadian School Shooting
A small northern BC town is shattered by a school shooting, and the noise machine spins up fast. Before the takes and the threads, we slow down to honor the lives lost, sit with our own shock, and ask a harder question: what actually helps a gr...
113. Overcoming Religious Shame, Healing From Church Hurt, and Finding Your Way Back to Jesus
Ever been told to obey first and feel later? I grew up equating faith with performance, penance, and shame—and it kept me far from the church. Today we get honest about church hurt, the weight it puts on our hearts, and the quiet ways it can bl...
112. You Don’t Need All the Answers to Take the First Step (from New Age to Jesus)
Perfection looks impressive online, but it can quietly starve your soul. I share why the chase for “arrival”—in faith, business, and identity—is often pride wearing a halo, and how Scripture reframed my need to look finished. Walking through Ex...
111. How A Values-Driven Side Income Kept Me Steady Through A Total Business Rebuild
What if your business could honor your faith, protect your time, and still pay the bills every month? That’s the journey I open up today—walking from a new age‑entangled coaching brand to a values‑aligned income stream that feels steady, clean,...
110. I Was Wrong About New Age And Jesus
A year ago, we argued you could chase “Christ consciousness” without embracing a Bible-centered faith—and we treated religion like a control system. After a season of prayer, study, and honest self-audit, we’re back to share what changed and wh...
109. I Left New Age & Found Jesus: My Story & Update
A song in the kitchen broke everything open. One moment I was planning an oracle deck launch; the next, I was sobbing to an old worship chorus and realizing the “peace” I’d been manufacturing wasn’t the real thing. This episode is a candid walk...
108. When Being Too Self-Aware Becomes Self-Abandonment: Finding Balance in Relationships
Have you ever found yourself so busy analyzing your own patterns and emotional responses that you've forgotten to actually ask for what you need? That's what I call "the curse of the self-aware woman" – and it might be silently eroding your rel...
107. Your Impact Doesn't Require a Transaction
Have you ever noticed how we entrepreneurs can become completely tunnel-visioned, believing our impact comes exclusively through our businesses? That revelation hit me hard this weekend, and it's completely transforming how I show up in the wor...
106. WHY You're Not Seeing the Results You Want (And What You're Subconsciously Manifesting Instead)
Transforming your reality begins with a deceptively simple shift: being intentional about where you source your information and advice. We often default to whatever resources are most readily available – Facebook groups, friends, o...
105. The 18-Month Void That Changed Everything
Have you ever felt the call to burn your business to the ground and start fresh, even when everything seemed to be working? That terrifying space where you know something needs to change but have no idea what will replace it? Welcome to what I ...
104. You're Not Failing, You're Human: Navigating Imperfection While Leading Others
Have you ever worked so hard on healing a pattern only to find yourself right back in it? That moment of realization can bring crushing guilt—especially when you're in a leadership or healing role yourself. You know better, so why are you here ...
103. The $50 Decision That's Changing My Financial Reality
Tired of the endless launch cycle that keeps you chained to your business? Ready to build income that continues growing even when you step away? This raw and honest conversation dives deep into what true financial sovereignty looks like for ent...
102. Why Income Diversification Matters for Mom Entrepreneurs: Is It Time For a Side Hustle?
Freedom shouldn't be a privilege reserved for a select few mothers who have mastered the impossible juggling act. Yet, after five years in the online coaching industry, I've witnessed countless women trapped in an exhausting cycle of almost-suc...
101. Sovereign Wealth, Passive Income & Answering Your Questions
What if there was a way to create residual income that didn't force you to compromise your integrity or constantly hustle? After turning down dozens of network marketing opportunities over the years, I finally found one that resonated with my s...
100. 100 Episodes Later: What Starting a Podcast Taught Me About Following Soul Nudges
Have you ever put off something important because you felt you weren't "enough" yet? That's exactly where I was before launching this podcast—drowning in social media's superficiality, yearning for deeper connection, yet paralyzed by feelings o...
099. Purpose and Passive Income: Finding Freedom Within the Trad Wife Lifestyle
Balancing tradition and ambition often feels impossible in today's world, where we're constantly told we must choose between career and family. My journey through this seemingly contradictory landscape revealed a truth I never expected to find:...
098. Birth Trauma, Sovereignty, and the Cost of “Playing it Safe”
Ever felt caught between worlds when planning your birth? Desiring the empowerment of a sovereign experience while still clinging to medical oversight "just in case"? This raw, unfiltered conversation dives deep into the fundamental contradicti...
