"Recreation" may bring to mind things like camping, going to the lake, cooking out, having a picnic, etc. Those activities are good ways...

Headphones, earbuds and airpods are a fixture in today's society. Whether you use them to make phone calls, listen to a playlist, stream...

That’s okay, I’m not normal either. I’m a white, 50-something, married, Christian female American citizen of Scottish and Native American...

If you watch TV or movies at all, you’ve likely heard the trope, “You have no idea who you’re dealing with.” Awkward grammatical...

I see you. Trying to act casual and fade into the background, hoping nobody notices you. I watch you checking things out, looking at...

On Independence Day especially, I contemplate the countless freedoms we enjoy in the United States of America. Our freedom was paid for...

“No” is a complete sentence. Anything else either clarifies or amplifies your message. In terms of self defense, anyone who won’t take...

Don’t do it. You could wind up in the hospital, the court system, or the morgue. Use every available means NOT to fight. Apologize. ...

If you haven’t read my previous post on selecting the right school for adult students, please take a moment to do that, as it will...

A lot goes into choosing the right martial arts school, so start by asking the right questions. Those questions differ somewhat by age. ...

My friend Susan* has a stalker. They met through a mutual acquaintance, he asked her out, and she said no. That should have been the...

Fortune tellers do it. Identity thieves do it. Phishers do it. Salespeople even do it, to a certain extent. Taking a little bit of...

Amateur and professional sports events such as Mixed Martial Arts, boxing and professional wrestling, as well as Taekwon-Do, Jiu-Jitsu,...

Know yourself and what you’re willing to fight for. This can’t be a game-time decision…it must involve some soul-searching and personal...

We both knew this person. He had been a guest in both of our homes. He was attractive, charming, likable and a great conversationalist,...

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. Don’t wait for them to show you again. If we’d all actually believe...

More people have asked me about parking garage safety than any other topic. For several reasons, these structures especially strike fear...

Self defense is simply the right combination of situational awareness, safe choices and behaviors, and physical/mental readiness that...

“Would you just listen to yourself?” Although this sounds like something your best friend might say when you’re being unreasonable, or...

Self defense begins with making safe choices for yourself and those for whom you are responsible. Sometimes habit or emotion gets in the...