Empowered and Armed: Women and Gun Safety

In this episode of Let's Talk About Your Guns, Dr. West sits down with Reba Rice Portwood, a former corrections officer who shares her deeply personal journey from witnessing gun violence to becoming a single mother struggling with the realities of firearm ownership. Reba opens up about the terrifying encounter that led her to purchase a firearm and the tragic loss of her son that changed her perspective on having a firearm in her home. Joined by Dr. Lindsay Monteith, a clinical research psychologist specializing in suicide prevention, they discuss the rising trend of gun ownership among women and the unique challenges that women with firearms may face. Through candid conversations, this episode delves into the critical importance of trauma-informed approaches to women and firearm safety and the life-saving potential of open, empathetic dialogue about safe gun storage.