Street Smarts: Trust Your Instincts, Outsmart Danger, and Stay Safe in a World That Isn’t

Summary

From Dannah Eve, a trusted social media voice on personal safety for women, comes an engaging and informative guide that will give readers the confidence and skills to face life’s most frightening moments and encourage them to live aware, not in fear. 

Dannah Eve has always been street smart, and for the past several years, she has been sharing her advice, self-defense strategies, and safety tips with millions of engaged social media followers. With the encouraging tone of a savvy older sister, she has built a platform dedicated to helping young women (and everyone else!) learn to protect themselves by utilizing situational awareness, lying to protect themselves, and planning exit strategies for any situation. Her sensible advice includes the following:

• Lie to survive—you don’t owe strangers transparency, and your safety comes before anyone else’s feelings. If this doesn’t come naturally to you, practice it!
• Do some homework on your date, and don’t rush to share your personal details—they’re not a trusted person yet.
• If you’re a woman living alone, make it seem as if a man lives with you—keep a pair of men’s shoes by your front door.
• Lock your door immediately—no exceptions! This means your house, car, dorm, hotel, etc. … It can save your life.
• Never wear your workplace ID or uniform outside of work.
• When you’re in a new place, make it a habit to look for the exits—you’ll be prepared if a situation arises. It’s your best first line of defense.

In an unpredictable and often frightening world, Dannah offers readers a sense of agency and encourages them to trust their intuition and live aware, not in fear. The world can be a scary place, but it’s much more manageable if you know what to look out for—and how you can look out for friends, family, and others as well.