Hello! This is the Women Aware and Prepared podcast. I'm your host, Mandi Pratt, a trained domestic violence advocate. I teach women and vulnerable populations how to be street smart. 

I'm a mom with a gnarly backstory from almost two decades ago. The FBI showed up at my door one day to alert me that my abusive ex had become wanted for multiple bank robberies. Our story was in the news (a few times). I was tired of feeling vulnerable and learned how to keep myself and my son safer.

I wish when I was a young woman I'd known about red flags to watch for in relationships, and had learned how to be street smart.

This podcast is for 15-year-old me and is meant for families and community groups to listen to together. After all, women's safety is a community issue.

You can expect to hear from me once a week. I'll share with you stories like mine and interview detectives, psychologists and many other experts to NOT only hear their jaw-dropping stories, but also what we learn from them to prevent harm for our every youth and grown up listening.

I don't want anyone else to have to go through what I did - scared, vulnerable and needing decades of counseling and healthcare to heal. I want you to feel safer with less fear and more power.

I'm here for you, to work together not in fear of judgement, but rather, with courage and determination to help create a safer environment for all of you, in an open, healthy and family-friendly space!