Outsmarting the Bad Guys: 

A Personal Safety Guide for Women

by Susan Martinez


CHAPTERS

Introduction: Why You NEED to Read this Book

SAFETY TIPS 1-19

Safety Tip 1: Carry Yourself with Confidence

Safety Tip 2: Just Trust Your Gut

Safety Tip 3: It’s Okay Not to Be Nice

Safety Tip 4: Guard Your Purse

My Purse Story  by Natalia Velasquez Erling

Safety Tip 5: The Woman is Carrying

Safety Tip 6: Be Linked to 911

Safety Tip 7: Healthy Paranoia

Safety Tip 8: Dark Shadows

Safety Tip 9: Stairs vs. Elevator

Safety Tip 10: Two is Safer than One

Safety Tip 11: Locking Up, Living Alone

Safety Tip 12: You Don’t Know Jack! (Car Safety)

Safety Tip 13: Alcohol and Safety – a bad cocktail

Safety Tip 14: Run, Lady, Run!

Safety Tip 15: Learn from an Expert

Safety Tip 16: Yell your Fricken Head Off

Safety Tip 17: Be Safe Out There on the Internet

Safety Tip 18: Be Safe in your Workplace by Noelle Erling, 2nd Degree Black Belt

Safety Tip 19: Call in the Guardian Angels

SELF-DEFENSE TECHNIQUES

Use What Your Mama Gave Ya!

Body Targets

Body Weapons

Self-Defense Scenarios

Self-Defense Techniques   To view these photo demonstrations, please go to these links

Life After an Attack By Amber (Erling) Keeley

SAFETY FOR KIDS

7 Personal Safety Tips You MUST Teach Your Kids

How to Bully-Proof your Kids

The Peaceful Warrior’s Code

Contributors to this Book

About the Author

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