Thank you to today’s sponsor: OneSkin: We only have one body, one skin, and only YOU can choose to make it better by going to https://impacttheory.co/oneskinAugust24 and saving 15% when you use code: WOI In this EYE-OPENING episode of Women of Impact, you’ll learn how to spot bad guys, avoid becoming a victim, and ask the right questions to detect potential threats! Trust me guys, this is stuff we all SHOULD know as women, but we’re often learning it TOO LATE. And unfortunately, the reality is that we live in a world where there ARE rapists, murders, and psychopaths, and us women need to be able to protect ourselves from becoming another one of their victims!! Which is why I HAD to bring on the amazing woman who has spent decades studying how to think like a killer. It’s Dr. Ann Burgess and she is an absolute EXPERT in the criminal mind and how to avoid becoming the victim of a dangerous person. She has worked extensively with offenders AND victims, and she understands EXACTLY how these dangerous criminals will target you, what they will do to keep you quiet, and what YOU need to do to take back control and beat them at their own game. We also cover: - Recognizing and avoiding dangerous situations - Characteristics of potential targets - Awareness of being targeted - Understanding offenders’ history and behaviors - Famous cases including BTK, Ted Bundy, Bill Cosby, Charles Manson, the Menendez Brothers, the Taco Bell Killer, and Andrea Yates - Techniques for managing manipulation By the end of this episode, you’ll know how to spot the signs of a bad guy, what you can do so you won’t become their next victim, and the specific questions you should be asking someone so you can get them to trust you and you can find out if they are likely to be dangerous. Like it or not guys, there are dangerous people out there, and YOU might be their next target and not even know it!! So we all have to get a little suspicious and more alert in order to protect ourselves, and this episode will help you do just that! Don’t let another dangerous person slip into your life, or the lives of anyone you love, and SHARE this so we can all look out and protect one another!! CHAPTER MARKERS: 🙅‍♀️ [00:00] Trust your gut ❌ [8:35] Understanding deviant behavior 🚩 [19:38] Early warning signs in children 👀 [25:05] Is someone watching you? 🤝 [31:55] Building rapport & earning trust 😖 [44:32] The rise of incels & hostility towards women 👺 [01:02:27] Hidden darkness behind charming facades DR. ANN’S AMAZING INSIGHTS: "I always like to see how much will they tell you about growing up as a kid and who's in their family? Because a lot of times you can tell something about sibling warder is good. Are they oldest, are they youngest? Are they in the middle?" "The narcissism is something to watch out for. Now, when you have the deviant behavior... it is important to really appreciate how awful someone can be to another human being and what they can do." "Do you have a ritual way of behaving?...In other words, every day you get up, you do this, you do that, you get in your car, you drive to work, whatever. See if you can alternate that or be aware, if nothing else, be aware if somebody is watching you, because they will be there." "Nobody's going to talk to you if they don't feel that…they can trust you in some way." "So maybe we are asking the wrong questions." "And these, what we call incels, you're probably familiar with those. And I think there's a continuum of them. But he was absolutely, that's what he was." "People liked him. You would never know that he had this other side of him…" Support Dr. Ann Burgess: Order her most recent book “A Killer By Design”: https://a.co/d/doInYVB Watch “Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer“: https://www.hulu.com/series/mastermind-to-think-like-a-killer-c6d221be-cfc3-49a7-8b11-159629cb8287 Follow Me, Lisa Bilyeu: Website: https://www.radicalconfidence.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisabilyeu X: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu If you want to dive deeper into my content, search through every episode, find specific topics I've covered, and ask me questions. Go to my Dexa page: https://dexa.ai/lisabilyeu Themes: Confidence, Relationships, Business, Mental Health, Self-Improvement