20: Robyn Warner - Prepared Not Scared

<p dir="ltr">Episode 20: Robyn Warner - Prepared Not Scared</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, I’m chatting with Robyn Warner, a mother to four young children, a serial entrepreneur running several businesses, & the creator of the online course SAFE where she shares her biggest passion of empowering, protecting, and educating women & girls on safety and self-defense. After being brutally sexually assaulted at 18 years old while running alone, Robyn now works to help all women feel PREPARED not scared through her online safety course and advocacy work, which we’re diving into in this episode!</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">[2:10] How Robyn brings a unique sense of humor and lightness to this very important and heavy topic</p> <p dir="ltr">[3:43] Why so many cases of sexual assault go unreported & why the number of “close calls” are even higher</p> <p dir="ltr">[5:08] Why preparedness brings feelings of bravery and courage, NOT fear</p> <p dir="ltr">[8:00] Robyn’s personal story of running alone at 18 years old in college & the things that saved her life</p> <p dir="ltr">[14:00] Why you should YELL your name, location, & what’s happening to you in the event of an attack</p> <p dir="ltr">[21:33] How this event dramatically changed Robyn’s life & the shame she felt</p> <p dir="ltr">[23:07] Why this traumatic event empowered Robyn to learn about self-defense & the healing she found in teaching other people how to keep themselves safe</p> <p dir="ltr">[24:38] How Robyn started to heal </p> <p dir="ltr">[26:05] How the brain’s protective response is to shame and guilt so a similar event won’t happen again</p> <p dir="ltr">[28:28] How fighting back OR not fighting back may be the best option in specific scenarios</p> <p dir="ltr">[30:01] What the difference is between fighting back versus trying to get away (and why women get more hurt when trying to get away & why we SHOULD be fighting back)</p> <p dir="ltr">[32:50] Why giving PERMISSION to young girls and women to fight back when be