802 How to Stay Safe in an Unsafe World with Dannah Eve
The Terri Cole Show
Terri Cole
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Dannah had dreamed of a career in law enforcement since childhood, but her life was turned upside down right before college graduation, when a trusted mentor told her she was too empathetic for a career as a federal agent. How could she move forward when her true self and her true calling seemed to conflict? She found a way– as an author and expert who helps women navigate life with both confidence and safety. Listen to today's episode for more of her story and lots of tips to navigate our unsafe world without getting paranoid.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello there and welcome to this episode of the Terry Cole Show. I really think you're going to love this conversation that I just had with an author and a criminologist and psychologist named Dana Eve. And she's someone who, I knew her because I just started following her on Instagram a couple of years ago. And now a lot of people follow her on Instagram. |
| 0:22.8 | I think she has almost 3 million followers. |
| 0:26.7 | Anyway, I loved her content. |
| 0:30.7 | It was just super easy ways of being more safe in the world. |
| 0:36.9 | So she really is a trusted safety expert. |
| 0:39.3 | She's the digital creator. |
| 0:40.6 | That's how I know her. |
| 0:42.6 | She's like the street smart blonde is kind of how it started. |
| 0:46.2 | Because you look at her, she's very beautiful, long blonde hair. |
| 0:51.3 | And yet she's so savvy. |
| 0:54.3 | So her content is really about empowering women to navigate life with confidence but with safety. |
| 1:00.8 | That's what her whole thing is. |
| 1:02.5 | She's got academic knowledge, but also this street smart angle that I've used so many of her tips over the years. |
| 1:12.2 | And it's both. |
| 1:13.1 | It's like equal part informative and relatable. |
| 1:16.4 | So it makes safety approachable rather than overwhelming, |
| 1:21.2 | because it can feel overwhelming. |
| 1:23.0 | And we don't want to be paranoid, right? |
| 1:25.8 | But we also need to be aware of our surroundings and be safe. |
| 1:30.1 | So anyway, we talked about everything, about traveling, about packages, about lying to survive, |
| 1:36.1 | all the things. Her new book is called Street Smarts, Trust Your Instincts, Outsmart, Danger, |
| 1:40.6 | and stay safe in a world that isn't. I really hope that you love and learn something from my interview with Dana Eve as much |
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