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

Faces of Trauma with Ashley

Mandi Pratt

Published on: 28/01/2026

Mandi and Forensic Psychologist, Ashley Wasserburger, explain how behaviors like perfectionism, anger, and people-pleasing are often trauma responses, not personality flaws. They break down the different “faces of trauma” and share why curiosity, patience, and safety matter more than judgment. This conversation helps normalize trauma adaptations and reminds listeners that healing begins when people feel safe, supported, and empowered with choice. Subscribe to the show so you hear Part 2 next week!

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Designing Your Home for Peace: Trauma-Informed Design and the Nervous System

Mandi Pratt

Published on: 19/01/2026

Is your home helping or harming your nervous system? Mandi sits down with trauma-informed interior designer and author, Sarah Trop, to explore how our environments impact emotional safety, regulation, and peace. How can small, thoughtful changes make a big difference? This conversation is filled with practical ideas to help your home or workplace feel more supportive, comforting, and aligned with how you want to feel.

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14 Simple Ways to Calm Your Nervous System When Stressed (Perfect for the Holiday Season)

Mandi Pratt

Published on: 17/12/2025

Hear 14 simple, practical ways to calm your nervous system when you feel stuck in fight-or-flight like during the holidays! These are the same tools Mandi learned while healing from years of hypervigilance and complex trauma. These are research-backed gentle practices that help your body relearn what safety feels like. You’ll hear easy, accessible strategies you can use anywhere: at home, in your car, or during stressful moments, to reset your stress response, lower anxiety, and return to calm. This episode is especially supportive during the holidays, when emotions run high and your nervous system may need extra care. These practices aren’t about avoiding what’s hard. They’re about reminding your body that, in this moment, you can feel safe and that peace is something you can return to again and again.

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Healing the Nervous System: Reclaiming Space and Our Voices After Trauma, Therapist Keean Kirk - Part 2

Mandi Pratt

Published on: 25/11/2024

Want to feel safer in your body, embrace your voice, and be ok with taking up space? Listen in as Mandi and Keean explore how being present and reconnecting with your body can transform emotional wounds into self-love. Join host Mandi Pratt and psychotherapist Keean as they discuss the role of movement, witnessing emotions, and reframing shame in finding freedom and empowerment after trauma. Discover practical tools to feel safer in your body, embrace your voice, and take up space again!

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