The digital risk women can’t ignore this fall 🦁✨ Autumn Updates

Yesenia Yser
Nov 30
4 min read

🗞️ Autumn Newsletter | Brought to you by InfiniteIsh1

Volunteer Spotlight

— The Heart of Our Pride

Before we jump into updates, we want to shout out the lionesses and lions who keep this community moving. Our volunteers show up with their time, their heart, their passion, and their support to help women stay safer and more empowered — online and in real life.

Whether they’re helping behind the scenes, sharing tips, organizing resources, or lending a hand at events, they bring real warmth to everything we do. 🧡🔥

Our efforts and impact cannot be done without their sacrifices to the cause.

We’re truly grateful for every member of our volunteer pride who has made this year impactful through our online webinars, self-defense classes, social media, newsletter, and website. Your efforts help keep this community strong, connected, and protected.

Each of you is making a ripple in the lives of our communities.I look forward to seeing your growth and the organizations in 2026!

- Yesenia

Executive Director, The Lioness Instincts

🛡️ Digital Privacy Reflection- Webinar Recaps Now on YouTube

As we wrap up the season, it’s a good moment to check in on your digital boundaries. Phishing, AI scams, and data-hungry apps are increasing — but small steps can keep you safer.

This month, take a quick moment to:

Most data leaks start with people we know — not hackers.
Privacy tools like TOR protect survivors, not criminals.
Kids are gaining a digital footprint long before they understand it.
Holiday urgency makes scams more convincing than ever.
Digital self-defense is now as essential as physical self-defense for women.

A few minutes now protects your peace later. Your digital space deserves the same care as your real one. 🧡

If you missed any of our recent sessions, all three webinars are now available on our YouTube channel:

Holiday Scam Guide 🎁🚨 — Spot seasonal threats before they reach you or your family.
Tiny Clicks, Big Risk 🧒🏽📱 — A practical look at protecting kids and loved ones in the digital age.
Browse Like a Ghost 👻🌐 — An intro to TOR for safer, smarter, more private browsing.

You can watch quick recaps or the full sessions anytime on our YouTube channel to stay informed and empowered. 🎥✨

Want to join our next webinar? Keep a look out for our upcoming newsletter as we prepare for our next webinar events in February!

🥋 Grappling Scholarship — Details & How to Apply

“Every lioness deserves the confidence of strength — on and off the mats.”

Announcement:

We’re excited to launch our next scholarship cycle supporting women and children in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or wrestling competitions. This round will provide 1 adult and 1 youth with up to $250 each in reimbursement for competition registration fees between Dec 2025 – March 2026.

Requirements:

Applicants must be competing in a grappling event (BJJ or wrestling) during the eligibility period. Previous scholarship recipients are welcome to reapply; however, priority will be given to new applicants. Full guidelines and reimbursement details are included in the form.

Deadline: Applications due Dec 15, 2026. Winners will be announced the week of January 5, 2025.

Apply Here: 👉 Scholarship Application Link

Why This Matters

At The Lioness Instincts, we believe physical confidence is a form of self-defense. Training builds strength, awareness, resilience, and trust in your own body — empowering women and girls to walk through the world with courage and readiness. Whether stepping onto a competition mat or into everyday life, you deserve to feel powerful.

Host a Self-Defense + Digital Safety Seminar in 2026

We’re opening interest for locations that want to host a Lioness Instincts self-defense + digital safety seminar in 2026. If your community could benefit from empowerment, awareness, and practical protection skills, we’d love to connect.

📋 Interest Form:Apply to host a self-defense or digital safety workshop in your community:

👉 Email info@thelionessinstincts.com

🏠 Who Can Host:Gyms, schools, workplaces, nonprofits, churches, women-led groups, or any organization committed to empowering women and families.

✨ Benefits for Attendees:

Learn real-world self-defense and digital privacy skills
Build confidence, situational awareness, and online resilience
Connect with a supportive local community
Tools to protect themselves — online and in person

🧰 What Lioness Instincts Provides:

Professional instructors & vetted safety educators
Digital safety curriculum + physical self-defense instruction
Hands-on empowerment activities and take-home resources
Promotional support and a coordination toolkit

🌟 Together, we can create safer spaces where women learn, connect, and strengthen their instincts.

🧡 Support & Donations — Keep the Fire Burning

Your support helps us keep the flame lit — funding workshops, scholarships, training, and community safety programs that empower lionesses everywhere.

Quote from Ishi, our digital privacy analyst:

"I volunteer because I want women to feel protected, informed, and supported — especially in a world where digital privacy isn’t guaranteed. Helping other women stay safer online and in real life matters to me, because we all deserve that sense of security.”

🔗 Donation Page: Give directly and help women access life-changing safety resources: 👉 Donation Link

📊 Transparency: What Donations Fuel:

Free or low-cost self-defense classes for women and girls
Digital privacy education accessible to all
Competition scholarships for women and youth athletes
Safety programming in partnership with shelters & community groups
Tools and resources for survivors rebuilding their lives

🌟 New Ways to Contribute:

Monthly giving — become a sustaining protector of the Pride
Sponsor a scholarship recipient or a full workshop
Corporate giving through Benevity & Matching Programs
Host a fundraiser or awareness event in your community

Every contribution — big or small — helps our Pride grow stronger. Thank you for standing with us. 🦁💜

🍁 Closing Message

As we move through this season, we want to thank you for being part of our pride. Protecting our families — online and offline — matters more than ever, and we’re grateful to learn, share, and grow through it together.

Here’s to keeping our loved ones safer, smarter, and more empowered. One warm glow at a time. 🧡🔥