What do you do when you're all alone in the woods and there is someone trying to grab you? In this episode, I sit down with Nicole Snell, adventuresofnik on Instagram, and her work joining her love of nature and her passion for teaching self-defense by creating the OutDoor Defense series.

► Show Notes 

• Creator/Writer/Host: Jasmine D. Lowe 
• Website: jasminedlowe.com
• Message me: [email protected]

► Content Mentioned in This Episode:

• Nicole Snell (IG: @adventuresofnik)
• #OutdoorDefense
• IMPACT Personal Safety (Impactpersonalsafety.com)
• Meet Nicole Snell of IMPACT Personal Safety & Students Fight Back | Voyage LA | http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-impact-personal-safety-students-fight-back/
• (@wildgina on Instagram is now @gina_danza as of the uploading of this podcast)

► Music 
By Uniq- | Chill, Lofi/hip hop

There are so many people choosing more plant-based options in this new age of revitalized environmentalism. More people are caring about what they put into their bodies and where that food comes from. But is going vegan really saving the planet?

► Show Notes 

• Creator/Writer/Host: Jasmine D. Lowe 
• Website: https://www.jasminedlowe.com/
• Message me: [email protected] 

► Content Mentioned in This Episode:

• Heli E K Virtanen, Sari Voutilainen, Timo T Koskinen, Jaakko Mursu, Petra Kokko, Maija P T Ylilauri, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, Jukka T Salonen, Jyrki K Virtanen, Dietary proteins and protein sources and risk of death: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 109, Issue 5, May 2019, Pages 1462–1471, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqz025
• Gibbens, Sarah. National Geographic. Eating meat has ‘dire’ consequences for the planet, says report https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/01/commission-report-great-food-transformation-plant-diet-climate-change/
• Bakalar, Nicholas. The New York Times. Eat Less Meat, Live Longer?https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/well/eat/eat-less-meat-live-longer.html
• "The only thing vegetarianism asks us philosophically is: Are you okay that something died?" -Vamsee Juluri USF professor; author, 'The Mythologist'

► Music Credit: LAKEY INSPIRED

• Track Name: "Days Like These"
• Music By: LAKEY INSPIRED @ https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired 
• Original upload HERE - http://bit.ly/2MgQQi2
• Official "LAKEY INSPIRED" YouTube Channel HERE - http://bit.ly/2MgQQi2 
• License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported "Share Alike" (CC BY-SA 3.0) License.
• Full License HERE - http://bit.ly/2IUJnTT 
• Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ 

I decided to sit down and chat with the founders of Black Girls Trekkin about diversity in outdoor communities and how they started their group.

► Show Notes 

• Creator/Writer/Host: Jasmine D. Lowe 
• Website: https://www.jasminedlowe.com/
• Message me: [email protected] 

► Content Mentioned in This Episode:

• Black Girls Trekkin -- https://blackgirlstrekkin.com/
• Black Girls Trekkin Instagram -- @blackgirlstrekkin https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlstrekkin/
• AllTrails https://www.alltrails.com/
• Outdoor Afro https://outdoorafro.com/
• Latino Outdoors https://latinooutdoors.org/
• Unlikely Hikers https://jennybruso.com/unlikelyhikers/
• Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge https://sixpackofpeaks.com/socal/
• The Queer 26 https://theq26.com/

► Music 
By Uniq- | Chill, Lofi/hip hop

Where do your items go when you toss them into a recycling bin? Does Recycling actually help save the planet, or is it all a scam? These were questions I heard many of my friends ask. Questions that I would get answers to by phoning a friend.

► Show Notes 

• Creator/Writer/Host: Jasmine D. Lowe 
• Website: https://www.jasminedlowe.com/
• Message me: [email protected] 

► Content Mentioned in This Episode:

• Jena Galindo Photography — http://jenagalindophotography.com
• CalRecycle — http://calrecycle.ca.gov 
• Earth911 — https://earth911.com/ 
• National Geographic. Dec, 2018. A Whopping 91% Of Plastic Isn't Recycled. https://on.natgeo.com/2nOmUAl 
• Mic. Ocampo, Josh. 2018, Aug 29. Americans Are Terrible At Recycling — This Is What Happens When You Put Something In The Wrong Bin. 
• Report Illegal Dumping. Illegal Dumping Facts and Data. http://www.reportdfwdumping.org/resources/facts.html 
• Center for Disability Rights. Vallely, Erin. Grasping at Straws: The Ableism of the Straw Ban. http://cdrnys.org/blog/disability-dialogue/grasping-at-straws-the-ableism-of-the-straw-ban/
• Reusable Metal Straws That I Use: https://amzn.to/2OO0dHH 
• The Reusable Water Bottle I Use: https://amzn.to/35DLR2B 
• The reusable snack and sandwich baggies I use: https://amzn.to/2OO0udH 

► Music Credit: LAKEY INSPIRED

• Track Name: "Days Like These"
• Music By: LAKEY INSPIRED @ https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired 
• Original upload HERE - http://bit.ly/2MgQQi2
• Official "LAKEY INSPIRED" YouTube Channel HERE - http://bit.ly/2MgQQi2 
• License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported "Share Alike" (CC BY-SA 3.0) License.
• Full License HERE - http://bit.ly/2IUJnTT 
• Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ 

► Music by: LAKEY INSPIRED

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Who is Jasmine Lowe? Why is she doing this podcast, and what can we expect from the show? You'll have to continue listening to find out.