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“Don’t be a victim. Be aware of your surroundings. Awareness and safety are interconnected concepts.”
Loki paused in his lecture to give Abby a cool nod as she entered the room and, spine plastered to the wall, crept to the back, where she willed herself to disappear. A few of her clients shifted their heads in her direction.
“I’m going to repeat this frequently,” he resumed his lesson.
Running late, as usual, she missed the introductions.
“Today, we are going to focus on our tone of voice. Many of us are too nice. We don’t see ourselves as a potential victim. We don’t see, ahead of time, a situation that can turn ugly. The truth is that much violence can be prevented without resorting to physical self-defense, and nonphysical means carry a far lower risk with a higher chance of suc
