Last month, we met SW from ND when they shared a number of safety tips learned from their sex work career but relevant to any of our lives when we decide to start spending intimate time with someone we don’t yet know well. There’s a piece of advice for just you that I held back,
One of the little-known epidemics of violence involve Indigenous (American Indian and First Nations) women in the United States and Canada. They are disproportionately victims of violence from both known and unknown attackers for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is their status – on multiple levels – as minority outsiders often
I’m thinking about leaving on a jet plane, and finally getting back in the air again. For someone who used to be on the road three weekends out of four, the lost year of pandemic has been a tough one in more ways than one. So it’s been a bit concerning to see increasing reports
One of the amazing things about On Her Own is the opportunity to meet women from all walks of life, with all sorts of backgrounds and attitudes towards safety. It turns out that a lot of us are more similar than you might think at first glass, with many lessons learned to teach each other.
Hi new folks, and welcome back faithful fans! As many of you have seen, I just had an opinion piece published with the Philadelphia Inquirer (it will also be in the Sunday print edition). It’s a reflection on part of the journey I’ve been on, particularly over the last months and year. However, I think
A reader sent me a story the other day, about a woman who suffered a near-fatal medical event while home alone. Fortunately, she was Facetiming with a friend at the time, and just as fortunately, that friend was able to contact a mutual local friend and a family member so that paramedics could be sent
I’m super excited to announce that I’ve partnered with InRange TV to work on a series of mythbusting videos where I’ll be taking a look at self-defense products and strategies, especially those that are marketed especially at women. In each episode, I’ll pick a tool, describe what it’s all about, then test it out before
“It works for me!” We hear that so often when it comes to all areas in life, but I see it especially in self-defense and gun-oriented groups. Someone recommends a product or technique, and backs it up by saying it’s something that works for them, or maybe someone they know, so it must be viable.
A woman was murdered in London last week, by a police officer who apparently abducted and killed her during her evening walk home from a friend’s place. Sarah Everard’s death is terrifying and infuriating not only because she did so many of the right things we’ve been told to do, like walking along a busy
How many of you are afraid of carjackings? It seems like the news breathlessly reports on them on a regular basis, and I see them as a common concern raised when folks are asked what worries them. I’m not today going to dive into whether or not you’re really likely to be a victim of
