Three Sips to Shots Fired - What Happens Before the Sirens

Sometimes we recognize the scenario. Sometimes we notice the trigger. We know something isn't right. We know a decision needs to be made. And then we arrive at one of the most important questions in the STARS Framework: What will you do about it? The STARS Framework for Vigilant Living was created to help people think more intentionally about uncertainty, preparedness, decision-making, and re...

What happens before the sirens? Often, the answer has less to do with what we do in a crisis and more to do with what we do every day. The small habits. The repeated behaviors. The routines we build long before we ever need them. The STARS Framework for Vigilant Living was created to help people think more intentionally about uncertainty, preparedness, decision-making, and resilience before a cris...

Sometimes the greatest challenge isn't what is happening around us. It's what is happening within us. Fear. Stress. Uncertainty. Frustration. Loss. Adversity has a way of testing not only our preparedness, but also our ability to remain grounded when life doesn't go according to plan. The STARS Framework for Vigilant Living was created to help people think more intentionally about u...

What happens before the sirens? That simple question became the foundation for everything you've heard throughout this series. The STARS Framework for Vigilant Living was not created to predict the future. It was not created to eliminate uncertainty. And it was never intended to make people fearful of the world around them. Instead, it was created to help us move through life more intentional...

The STARS Framework for Vigilant Living was created to help people think more intentionally about uncertainty, preparedness, decision-making, and resilience before a crisis arrives. In this Foundation Series, we're exploring each pillar of the STARS Framework one at a time. Today's episode focuses on the first pillar: Scenarios — What Can Happen Here? Most people spend far more time plan...

Often, long before a crisis unfolds, there are subtle signals that something isn't quite right. A comment that doesn't sit well. A situation that feels off. A change in behavior. A feeling you can't immediately explain. The STARS Framework for Vigilant Living was created to help people think more intentionally about uncertainty, preparedness, decision-making, and resilience before a...

Three Sips to Shots Fired What Happens Before the Sirens Most podcasts about tragedy focus on what happened. This podcast asks a different question: What happened before? Hosted by Lori Baxley, Three Sips to Shots Fired: What Happens Before the Sirens explores the moments, decisions, behaviors, warning signs, routines, and human factors that shape our lives long before crisis arrives. Drawing from...

What happens when tragedy becomes a mission? In this powerful episode of Three Sips to Shots Fired: What Happens Before the Sirens, Lori Baxley sits down with Barbara Jordan, founder of Always BEV, personal safety educator, speaker, and advocate for vigilant living. Barbara's journey began with an unimaginable loss—the murder of her sister, Beverly.  Rather than allowing that tragedy to defin...

What does a lifetime spent studying threats, intelligence, and force protection teach us about protecting our homes and families? In this episode of Three Sips to Shots Fired: What Happens Before the Sirens , Lori Baxley sits down with Lt. Col. Edmund S. McAlister (Ret.) , a retired U.S. Army Military Intelligence Officer, attorney, firearms instructor, and expert in tactical intelligence, counter...