Welcome to the Aware and Prepared podcast

where I, Mandi, a trained domestic violence victim advocate helps those feeling vulnerable learn emotional self defense and how to be street smart.

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You deserve to live in peace and safety! Hear safety tips that will help us enjoy empowered lives. Let’s leave worry behind so we can be savvy, aware, and prepared

How to Raise Kids Who Won’t Become Victims, Perpetrators, or Silent Bystanders (Cornell 7)

Mandi Pratt

Published on: 20/10/2026

Why prevention starts when kids are little, what parents need to know about alcohol and hyper-masculine spaces, how groomers manipulate kids online...gives you tools to raise kids who won't become victims or perpetrators, without victim blaming

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The Cornell 7: Four Patterns Behind Campus Sexual Assault

Mandi Pratt

Published on: 13/10/2026

The Cornell 7 didn’t come out of nowhere. Situations like this are built, and the patterns behind them show up on campuses again and again. Mandi, certified victim advocate, breaks down the four patterns that build it

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Co-Parenting Apps and AI Platform That Helps Document Post-Separation Abuse

Mandi Pratt

Published on: 29/09/2026

GREAT platform for navigating relational harm and for survivors navigating co-parenting after abuse. Aimee Says (AI platform) can help spot coercive control, document patterns for legal and custody proceedings, lighten the mental load....

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How to Ask Someone If They're Thinking About Suicide

Mandi Pratt

Published on: 22/09/2026

How do you know if someone you love is thinking about suicide, and what do you actually say if they are? Hear the real warning signs (not what you think), the exact language to use, how to ask someone directly if they're thinking about it....

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