One in five women will be sexually assaulted during her college career. Laurie Stevens was one of those women. She now volunteers for the RAINN Speakers Bureau sharing her story about being drugged … read more

Pepper spray, one of your most practical self-defense options, is worth celebrating during National Pepper Month. Headlines lately have shared pepper spray success stories, such as one where a tour … read more

Different personal safety tools offer different levels of self-defense. Whether you're a solo traveler, living in the big city, a college student, or a parent who treasures peace of mind, unders … read more

33-year-old Joyce Read was sexually assaulted six different times by various perpetrators. The incidents occurred in Chicago, IL, when Joyce was between the ages of eight and twenty-three. Today Jo … read more

Personal alarms should be a staple in your safety toolkit, offering a compact method for attracting attention when you feel as though your safety is compromised. When you feel unsafe, noise is your … read more

The concept of self-defense probably brings to mind thoughts of kicking, slapping, or clawing the eyes out of an attacker, but what many don’t know is that the more distance you put between you and … read more