Body Safety for Teens: A Guide to Understanding, Protecting, and Empowering Yourself

I didn’t plan to become someone who talks about body safety. I didn’t plan to be someone who had to learn the hard way that not everyone respects boundaries, or that sometimes the people who should protect us are the ones who make us feel unsafe. But here I am—still healing, still learning, and now choosing to speak.

For a long time, I felt like what happened to me took my voice away. I thought the shame was mine to carry, even though I hadn’t done anything wrong. I thought staying silent was the only way to move forward. But silence didn’t protect me. Understanding my rights, my boundaries, and my worth did.

This book exists because I don’t want anyone else to feel as alone, confused, or unprepared as I did. Teens deserve real, honest guidance about their bodies, their choices, and their safety. You deserve to know that your body belongs to you—always. You deserve to know what safe behavior looks like, what warning signs feel like, and how to trust your instincts. You deserve to know that asking for help is not weakness. It’s strength.

I’m not writing this as an expert in laws or psychology. I’m writing this as someone who survived something painful and decided it would not define the rest of my life. I want you to walk into every relationship, friendship, or situation with knowledge and confidence—not fear. I want you to feel the power that comes from understanding your boundaries and knowing how to protect them.

This book won’t tell you to be afraid. It will teach you to be aware. It will remind you that you matter, your voice matters, and your safety matters. And if anything in your life has ever made you feel unsafe or unsure, I hope these pages help you find strength the same way I had to find mine—slowly, but surely.

You are not alone. You never were. And you never will be.