Can you honestly tell me that your keychain is built to protect you?

Probably not, but yet it’s the easiest personal protection tool most women carry.  In today’s video I’m sharing how you can easily create a better keychain system and what tools you should carry to help you feel more confident in those dark parking lots.

Each week I go live over on our Facebook page to share a new personal protection tip with you.  Be sure to like our page to never miss one!

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Remember, having a keychain that can protect you at a moment’s notice is the best tool to have.  We are busy women with families to take care of, careers to manage and a thousand tasks to accomplish.  So let’s make sure we’re not putting ourselves in harm’s way by ignoring a very basic personal protection tool – the keychain.

You can learn more about the products from the video below:

Braided breakaway keychain (or the tassel version)

Metal striking tool (or the one with the rubber grip)

Pouch Pepper Spray (or the protected pepper with a disable pin so it can’t be used against you)

Little Ringer keychain stun gun

Learn more about Damsel in Defense:

Watch my latest Damsel in Defense unboxing

Learn more about why I joined Damsel in Defense

Watch my video on basic stun gun training 101

Want more help to better protect your home?

Grab our Staging Your Home For Personal Protection Guide to help.  This guide is a great resource to help you understand your weak points in your home so that you can feel safer and more secure.  Not only do we go over break-in prevention, but we also cover how to teach your children what to do in case of an emergency.

 

Are you prepared for the colder temperatures that are headed your way?  Over on our Facebook page this past week, I went live to share some great items that you should have in your car this time of year.  The hope is you NEVER need any of these items, but the goal is to be PREPARED in case you get stuck on the highway due to bad weather, come out of the office to a car that won’t start, and so on.

You can watch today’s family travel tips online or down below:

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Grab our Staging Your Home for Personal Protection guide.  This guide will help you make sure your home is protected.

 

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What the heck is a travel system?  I talk about them a lot on the blog and over on Instagram Stories, so it’s only natural that I get questions about what they are.

A travel system is a group of tools you can easily use to better protect yourself while away from your home.  Now, there are so many travel systems that you can create so they really are a versatile self defense tool.  In today’s video I’m sharing a few general safety precautions that everyone should know no matter if you’re a busy mom, working woman, or an empty nester.  Plus, I’m sharing three travel safety systems for you.

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Keychain System

Does your keychain work for you?  You need to have a great system that can carry your pepper spray, striking tool or personal alarm.  A good keychain system is the most under utilized safety precaution most people don’t even know about.  You can easily pair your personal protection tools with a breakaway keychain to have at your fingertips.

Flight System

Do you fly a lot?  If so then you will need to change up your travel system.  I recommend carrying a tactical ink pen that can pass through TSA, but it’s also a striking tool.  Plus, I love having a personal alarm that doubles  as a pretty necklace.

Road Trip System

Another great system is the one for your car.  I talked about the Junk in the Trunk a few weeks back, which is a great roadside emergency kit that holds jumper cables, tool set, first aid kit and more.  Plus, you should also have a charged battery in your console or glove box, I love our Road Trip that is rechargeable and also has a seat belt cutter and glass punch, too.  I also recommend having a stun gun in your glove box that can be used if you get stranded or have to park far away.

What are some other great travel systems you would like to see?

Have you ever had a flat tire on your drive and had to pull over?  What about walking out into a parking lot to a dead car battery?  I have – two both of those.  It’s not fun.  Especially now a days when I have a toddler who isn’t the most patient person in the world.  That’s why I have started carrying a roadside emergency kit in my car.

Honestly, if you ever travel by car, which I assume most of us do, then you need to have some sort of roadside emergency kit with you.

A few weeks ago I shared some winter travel tips and what I add to my roadside kit during the colder months, but I thought today would be a good day to go through my specific roadside kit to share what I have inside.

You can watch my video online of what I carry in my roadside emergency kit or watch the video down below:

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What to pack in your roadside emergency kit:

Jumper Cables
Rain Poncho
First Aid Kit
Emergency Blanket
Batter-free Flashlight
Tool Set
Gloves
Tire Pressure Gauge

You can purchase all of these items separately or buy one that’s already put together for you.  The one I carry is the Junk in the Trunk from Damsel in Defense; however, you can find one on Amazon.

Be sure to join me over on my Facebook page every Wednesday morning about 7am for a quick Warrior Tip.

One of my biggest fears as a mother is keeping my child safe.  In today’s world a child needs to know how to protect themselves from all sorts of dangers.

I mean, let’s face it, the world is a completely different place than when we were young.  There are new dangers they are facing – in-person stranger danger, bullies, only cyber issues and so on.  It’s getting crazy out there.

I think that’s why I am so passionate about teaching my son how to protect himself.  Plus, helping other parents take the guesswork and the worry out of teaching their own kids self defense tips.

In today’s video I’m sharing with you ways to teach your kids to protect themselves.  You can watch this video online or down below:

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We need to make sure our kids are protected by:

Doing An Audit.  We need to be reviewing which apps they use on their devices, who they are chatting with, and what their passwords are.

Teaching Them To Ask.  We need to empower our children to know who to ask for help.  In the video I mention how not every adult is okay to ask for help from.

Showing Them When To Sound An Alarm.  Having our children carry personal alarms and safety whistles is a smart move.  That way they can know it’s okay to draw attention to themselves if they start to feel unsafe.

Teaching Them Our Name.  From an early age our kids need to be taught their parents’ names.  That way if they get separated from us they will know who to ask for, besides Mommy and Daddy, so we can be reunited faster.

For more self defense tips be sure to follow be over on Facebook.  I go live every Wednesday morning to share a new Warrior Wednesday Tip so that you can feel empowered to better protect your family.

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