Be Strong, Be Wise

How Do I Prevent Sexual Assault?
If you're a teenager or young adult asking this question, there's probably a reason. Have you heard rumors about someone you know getting assaulted? Do you worry about date rape? Or perhaps you've experienced sexual assault and didn't know what to do or where to turn. Be Strong, Be Wise will help! Psychotherapist and trauma expert, Amy Carpenter, provides all the information young men, women, and non-binary youth need in order to avoid toxic relationships and instead build healthy ones. By the end, you will have tools you can use to feel confident in public settings, whether on campus, at a party or a club, on a date, or a night on the town.
You'll learn how to:
Establish a system with friends that lowers risk without missing any fun
Use the 5 tools that build self-knowledge and healthy boundaries
Recognize the red flags you need to know when meeting new people or starting a new relationship
Understand gender roles as they relate to safety
Identify and respond to cyber harassment
With Be Strong, Be Wise, learn how to have fun while staying safe!

Amy R. Carpenter is the owner and founder of the Be Strong, Be Wise safety education program. A psychotherapist, former youth worker, writer and life coach, Amy brings twenty-five years of experience to her new book Be Strong, Be Wise in the Age of #MeToo. She has two previously written books, Glen Stone, a middle-grade novel and Channel-Crossing, a parenting book. Her articles have appeared in PsychCentral, the Asana International Yoga Journal, and 3HO.org, where she's a contributing blogger. Amy lives in Rockport, Maine, with her husband and daughter.