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Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart shares common behavior that endangers women

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Wigle, R. (2026, October 16). Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart shares common behavior that endangers women. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/lifestyle/kidnapping-survivor-elizabeth-smart-says-being-polite-puts-women-in-danger/

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Elizabeth Smart, 38, who was kidnapped at age 14 in Salt Lake City, Utah, warns about the dangers of politeness in a recent episode of her podcast The Survivor Files. She emphasizes that prioritizing safety over being courteous is crucial, especially when one's instincts indicate potential danger. With hundreds of thousands of followers and now a bodybuilding competition winner, Smart advocates for women to trust their intuition and prioritize self-protection.

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Elizabeth Smart, 38, a kidnapping survivor who was abducted at knifepoint in Salt Lake City when she was 14 years old and held captive for nine months, recently warned about the dangers of prioritizing courtesy over personal safety. In her podcast "The Survivor Files with Elizabeth Smart," she emphasizes that women should trust their instincts rather than feeling obligated to be polite or respectful, which can put them in harm's way. Since her abduction, Smart has become an advocate for child safety and founded Smart Defense, a program teaching self-defense skills to women. She highlights the importance of prioritizing one’s own safety over others' emotions and encourages young women to recognize and respond to danger accordingly.

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Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, 38, has a word of warning when it comes to this common habit. asserted

it → have → habit

Smart was 14 years old when she was abducted at knifepoint from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah, and held captive and sexually assaulted by a street preacher and his wife. asserted

she → abduct → preacher

She described being so terrified of the people who kidnapped her that when police rescued her in a Salt Lake City suburb in March 2003, she only reluctantly identified herself. asserted

she → describe → herself

In her recently launched podcast, The Survivor Files with Elizabeth Smart, Smart, a mother of three, speaks with fellow survivors about both the horror of their experiences and how they have healed in the aftermath. asserted

they → launch → aftermath

Reflecting on her own experience, Smart says the common habit of courtesy puts women in danger. asserted

habit → reflect → danger

“I was raised to be polite and respectful and courteous… asserted

I → raise → ?

I would say that the idea that it was more important to be nice than it was to listen to my gut feeling was wrong,” Smart told People. asserted

Smart → say → People

She says she has made it a priority to teach her daughters and young women everywhere how to recognize and respond to danger by trusting their instincts. asserted

it → say → instincts

“Prioritize your safety over other people’s emotions,” she underscored. asserted

she → prioritize → emotions

“There’s this saying: you will never see a gazelle getting into an elevator with a lion. asserted

gazelle → ’ → lion

But as women, we typically stifle our intuitions. asserted

we → stifle → intuitions

And even if there is someone questionable or that makes you feel uncomfortable, we think, ‘Oh, I don’t wanna offend them.'” asserted

I → be → them

She shared that trusting your gut should always trump anyone else’s comfort. asserted

trusting → share → comfort

“In reality, I would hope that my daughters, if they felt something was wrong, would just say, nope, I’m waiting for the next elevator.” asserted

I → hope → elevator

In the years since her abduction, Smart has become a child safety activist, launched Smart Defense, a program that teaches women self-defense skills, and, more recently, shed light on the healing potential of weightlifting after she won first place at a bodybuilding competition in April. asserted

she → become → April

Smart received an outpouring of support from her hundreds of thousands of followers, many of whom are fellow survivors, calling her a role model and admiring her “courage, determination, and work ethic.” asserted

many → receive → courage

Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart shares common behavior that endangers women

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