There was such a feeling of fun and excitement when I chose my bold colored, striped spread for my twin dorm room bed, posters to hang on the wall and courses to take at Penn State.
I don't recall anyone giving me mace or offering tips or advice on how to stay safe when walking alone or heading off to a frat party. Thankfully, I managed to make it through my years without being assaulted or harmed, even though I made some really dumb choices to walk alone intoxicated through dark alleyways and spend time alone with young men who were also intoxicated.
Today young women face even more threats with their drinks being spiked . We are at least fortunate that more people are talking about assaults and educating on how to prevent it from happening to you.
This week I'm featuring highlights from two amazing prior podcast conversations about the topic of safety for young women. If you'll humor my choppy editing work, it's worth a listen.
I share snippets from a 2023 conversation with self-defense teacher Margaret Pizer from Tsunami Self Defense Systems to empower women physically and mentally. Check out Tsunami's upcoming classes and workshops on their Facebook page.
I also share a snippet from my conversation with Shirah Benarde, creator of the Night Cap drink spiking prevention product.
Shirah is working hard to educate universities and colleges, bars and clubs and legislators about the dangers and prevalence of drink spiking so that one day her product won't be needed. (Some progress to note: A new law in California requires bars to provide lids on all drinks.)
On August 25, check out the release of the documentary "When Is It Enough?" free on YouTube. Shirah and her team worked on this doc about exposing the Realities of Drink Spiking and Systematic Neglect.
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