Clearly if you are living in a situation where you are unsafe at home because of physical, emotional, mental, sexual or any kind of abuse, reach out for help. Start with searching for advocacy groups in your area, or go to a protective shelter, or to the police department. You must feel safe in your home. While that is an oversimplification of things, you will never feel relief from anything you are struggling with if you don't feel safe at home. This core basic need for survival MUST come first. 

This may mean you have to make a radical change in your living situation, location, or other big life change, which can be terrifying. However, I promise that you will ultimately be so glad you did. 

If you live in a community that you don't feel safe in, then it is clearly not the right community to be in. Sometimes however, we can increase our sense of safety by reaching out and connecting with others you DO feel safe with. If you try this and continue to feel unsafe it is a good idea to choose a community more aligned with your values and beliefs.  

Feeling safe in the world today is a difficult thing. Everywhere we look we are reminded of the lack of safety in general. The general turmoil, tension and turbulence in addition to the threats created by climate change result in a world that can feel quite hopeless. Finding those who are working to improve things can help us feel a greater sense of hope. There are indeed many people with innovative ideas for a path forward which includes greater well being for humans, non-humans and the planet as a whole. Just as the mind and body can't be separated, we are interconnected with the planet. Any of the solutions for the future must reflect this. Find people doing this work in both massive and systemic ways, as well as, smaller personal ways. Get involved! 

 Seems obvious but it is more complex than it seems MOST IMPORTANT for your overall sense of well being. This can be a tough one to identify and to be honest with. Often after a traumatic or painful experience experience we don't trust ourselves. This can be remedied by YOU. However, it is work, and requires a commitment to yourself.  It can be a slow process, but once your inner self begins to feel you are paying attention and making choices that keep you safe, you begin to feel it more fully. Being willing to make tending yourself your number one priority sends messages to your wounded self that you are SAFE with YOU! Seems simple but it makes a massive difference when you truly feel it.