Welcome to the Aware and Prepared podcast

Where I, Mandi, a certified domestic violence victim advocate and survivor, host a podcast about prevention and post-traumatic growth to help others live safer with more peace.

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Hear real stories, expert insights, skills and resources to prevent harm, heal from trauma and grow. Let’s leave worry behind and live aware, prepared and empowered. You deserve to live in peace and safety!

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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The Hidden Health Toll of Abuse: HPV, Cancer, and What No One Told You

Mandi Pratt

Published on: 02/06/2026

What if trauma you survived years ago is still affecting your body? For abuse and assault survivors, the effects can show up decades later. Rev. Dr. Geneece joins to discuss the link between abuse, assault, and cervical cancer.

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What Students Reflected on Victim Blaming and Boundaries

Mandi Pratt

Published on: 05/05/2026

We can't only teach people to avoid becoming victims. Hear what students reflected on victim blaming

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Sexual Assault Awareness: Ending Victim Blaming and Building Safer Communities

Mandi Pratt

Published on: 21/04/2026

In this episode Mandi Pratt breaks down why victim-blaming culture persists, where it comes from, and most importantly what we can ALL do to dismantle it: one conversation, one word choice, one moment of showing up at a time. Drawing on her own powerful story of survival and resilience, Mandi shares practical tools anyone can use to trust their intuition, set boundaries, and create communities where survivors are believed and supported. This episode is for everyone: survivors, allies, students, parents, and anyone who has ever wondered what they can actually do to make the world a safer, more peaceful place. Because it turns out the answer starts closer to home than most of us think

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