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Episode 90: Self Defense At Work

How do you defend yourself from a boss who believes that employment equals ownership? The #metoo movement helped shine a spotlight on...

Episode 89: Other People's Boundaries

Someone asked recently: how do you know you're not the creep? Defining and defending our own boundaries is the core of self defense, but...

Episode 88: How Do You Define Your Boundaries?

How do you go about defining your boundaries? In this episode, Susie and Tavia talk about where boundaries begin and where they end (not...

Episode 87: Self Defense in Familial Situations

Women are frequently abused in our own families, and even within friend groups. Misogyny is deeply embedded in all of us. As women, we...

Episode 86: The Difference between Protection and Self Defense

The difference between self defense and protection is disrupting something as it's happening, and stopping something before it begins....

Episode 85: Women vs Women

Women's attitude about violence hasn't changed; violence has managed to stay the same the entire time.

Episode 84: Emotional Strength through Self Defense

Emotional strength is the ability to respond openly and vulnerably when confronted with overwhelming emotions.

Episode 83: Women's Self Defense in... Jamaica?

When Americans think of Jamaica, do they think of anyone beside Bob Marley? Tavia introduces the strong women-centered culture in Jamaica.