Confidence is Your Best Defense
Confidence is Your Best Defense WTVM TV News Leader 9 Joy and Laura join Dee Armstrong on WTVM-News Leader 9 to cut through the noise and talk real-world safety — no fear tactics, just practical tips that help women stay sharp, strong, and safe.
When To Tell a Lie
When To Tell a Lie Survival Through Deception When it comes to survival, honesty is overrated. On this News4JAX segment, Joy talks about how strategic lying can be the smartest move a woman makes. Half of women don’t feel safe walking alone after dark—and that isn’t paranoia, it’s data. We unpack why, sometimes, telling a […]
Lyft Rolls Out Safety Mode for Women – Finally
Lyft Rolls Out Safety Mode for Women+ — Finally FOX 32 Chicago We spoke with Anita Blanton on Fox 32 Chicago about Lyft’s new Women+ Connect feature, which finally gives women and nonbinary riders the option to match with women drivers. It’s a much-needed move toward safety, comfort, and control — especially for riders who’ve […]
More Aware- Less Polite
More Aware- Less Polite CBS 8 News Now: Kirsten Joyce The College Red Zone is a dangerous time for college women, online and offline, because violence against women is escalating. Stay connected. If you’re using dating apps, don’t use the free version because there is virtually zero security. Make sure that you carry personal defense […]
Life Saving Tools for Women with Joy
Life Saving Tools for Women CBS 8 News Now: Kirsten Joyce “I consistently saw women put themselves in terrible situations; being attacked and handling the same calls over and over again. A lot of dangerous situations have happened to women. They’ve been attacked, abducted, and murdered, just from opening the window and being kind.” […]
Halloween Safety & Street Smarts
Halloween Safety & Street Smarts KPTV FOX 12: Greg Nibler How women can stay safe—especially during high-risk times like Halloween. From intuition tips to party-smart strategies and defensive tools that actually work, we dish out real talk from decades of lived and law enforcement experience. Bottom line? You can be fun, fierce, and safe—and this […]
From Surviving to Strategizing
From Surviving to Strategizing In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Brandi Iberia of Jammin 98.3 sat down with Joy and Laura to spotlight the urgent crisis of sexual violence and we discussed our no-BS book that teaches women how to trust their safety intuition and live defensively without living in fear. Written by women, […]
Protecting Yourself Online
Protecting Yourself Online Best Life: Action 5 News Women and girls are increasingly becoming the target of online harassment. A Pew Research Center study found that women are more than twice as likely as men to experience sexual harassment online. To protect yourself, be very careful about what you send to others, including sexting – […]
Dating Red Flags May Predict Domestic Violence
Dating Red Flags May Predict domestic violence As featured on WGN TV 9 Midday News On this nationally broadcast segment, we discussed how domestic abuse doesn’t happen suddenly. It’s a developing pattern that you can recognize – as early as the first date. What red flags should you look for?