Women should not feel unsafe walking home alone at night and but recent attacks resulting tragically in the UK deaths of Zara Aleena, Sarah Everard, Sabina Ness, and many others, may have heightened your sense of fear if you are walking home late at night, even if it is in an area that you are familiar with.
In this episode, I share with my guest speaker - Kristin Juarez, my recent concern when walking on my own from the underground station to my home after attending a network event one evening. Kristin, living in the US, discusses how personal safety is paramount and after having repeated amber alerts on her phone regarding missing children often teen/tween girls, seeing so many pictures in the newspaper “have you seen me” with an “age-progressed” photo of what a young girl might look like as an adult. And after hearing about so much violence against women, wishes that more women and parents of younger girls would consider taking a self-defence class, or some type of martial arts class. Self defence not only prepares you mentally for challenges within your life, but also equips you with skills that could help you defuse what could be a dangerous situation and escape from a perpetrator, when walking alone late at night.
About Kristin B. Juarez
Kristin lives in the US and was inspired to take up a kickboxing class for herself, after her son started Tae Kwon Do lessons. Kristin who has osteoarthritis in her hands started without much by way of stamina, or ability, and has now been taking classes for 3-4 years, usually at least twice a week.
Her wish is that more women consider taking a self-defence class or some type of martial arts class. She feels that there is a lot of benefit to be gained in: confidence, mental health and physical health as well as equip you with skills that may help save your life.
