College Danger for Freshmen Women: Tips You Need to Stay Safe

Tracie Arlington and Brad Parker talk about one of the most dangerous times in a young woman's life -- the first semester of Freshman year in college. Get the realities of the dangers you face as well as discussions on how to prepare physically, emotionally, and intellectually.

Resources mentioned in the show:

Documentary: Hunting Ground Movie (College rape culture documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBNHGi36nlM

Statistics came from R.A.I.N.N. Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network: https://www.rainn.org/

College safety APPS:
(We like Circle of Six) https://www.top10.com/personal-safety-apps
APP: Circle of Six https://yth.org/projects/circle-of-6/
APP: Fake Me Out of Here https://apkcombo.com/fake-me-out-of-here/com.incrediapp.fake.call.shake.me.out.of.here/

There is more information on this subject at The Women's Self-Defense Community at www.womensselfdefensecommunity.

Tracie has her Black-belt in Tae Kwon Do. She has been teaching self defense since 1998, and is a certified national instructor for the Women's Self Defense Community. She also sits on the Board of Directors for "Crime-Stoppers" San Diego. Tracie has conducted tens of thousands of classes for colleges, schools, local businesses, mother groups, children's camps, and over 200,000 Girl and Boy Scouts. Tracie also has appeared on the Dr. Phil Show as a self-defense expert.

Brad Parker is a professional protective agent and author who has been empowering women through women's self-defense programs for more than 20 years.

You can see Tracie's website at www.playitsafedefense.com and the Women's Self-Defense Community's website at www.womensselfdefensecommunity.com.

To order the book “Never Defenseless: Empowering Women's Self-Defense, go here:
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