Diamond Defense Podcast
Diamond Defense Podcast shares real stories and practical strategies to help women protect themselves, trust their instincts, and stand strong in any situation.
Diamond Defense Podcast
Latest Episodes
Stalking: Recognition, Safety & Support with Joyce Bilyeu
Content warning: Stalking, domestic violence, homicide, and references to suicide. Strong language.How do you recognize stalking — and where can you turn for help? Joyce Bilyeu of Sacramento’s One Safe Place Family Justice Center ...
Back to School Part 2: People & Relationships
Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of sexual assault, sexual violence, coercion, and other potentially difficult situations.Roommates, new friends, dates, and parties—college life brings plenty of new people and sit...
Back to School Part 1: Campus Safety
Season 2 kicks off with Back-to-School Safety, Part 1. Lisa and Kellie talk about creating your own personal safety orientation for campus — learning your environment, planning for night classes, knowing transportation and emergency options, st...
Teaching Safety to Kids (and Ourselves)
After Lisa creates an age-appropriate risk reduction lesson for a young student, she and Kellie explore how to teach personal safety to kids in a way that empowers rather than scares them. The conversation includes awareness, confidence, verbal...
When Money Becomes Control: Financial Abuse with Dr. Merideth Thompson
Dr. Merideth Thompson joins the Diamond Defense Podcast to unpack financial abuse in intimate relationships: what it is, how it overlaps with coercive control, common red flags, safe exit planning, recovery, and how loved ones can help.
