In the Empowerment Self Defense universe, we focus so much on discovering our strength and learning to believe that in spite of hearing...

At El Halev, we believe in choice. And we believe that the greatest thing we can do for our students is to empower them to make choices...

It’s funny. Sometimes, people tell me I’m fearless, especially when it comes to the work I do. Honestly though, flattering as that may...

I’m going to tell you a secret: As important as physical skills are, and we teach a lot of them, they are not the be-all-end-all of an...

The ability to walk through a traumatic event that happens to us and say, "This was not my fault. I did want I could to keep myself as...

Last year, during a panel at the first Violence Prevention Education Conference, my friend and colleague Carrie Slack said, “There is so...

“We don’t respond to what happens to us. We respond to our perception of what happens. It’s with our minds we create the world.” ~ Buddha...

“Authenticity is not some new-age pseudo-spiritual concept. It’s actually a survival necessity.” ~ Gabor Mate, “The Wisdom of Trauma”...

Everybody has the right to choose their own label. Survivor, victim, victor, warrior, etc. My story, no matter how similar to your story,...

In my Facebook group, Women Setting Healthy Boundaries, I see so many women posting about regret, and how they wish they’d handled...

Shared with me and shared here with permission: “I had known within a month after our wedding that I did not want to be in this marriage....

Every Friday morning after visiting the mikvah (ritual bath), a young man comes home to a million kinds of craziness. His little kids...

If I remember correctly, during the spring of 1992, just a few weeks after recovering from an ectopic pregnancy, I was invited to join a...

Here's my response to another great question that was sent in by one of you. 💌 Dear Yehudit, How do you suggest dealing with somebody...

[Note: The #1000DaysEmpowering project is the result of a pledge I made to provide educational and empowering posts for 1,000 days in a...

About 2 months ago, I had filling fall out, and it was replaced by a cap. After two weeks it was still hurting significantly. Back to the...

During a conversation with a friend, I commented that "doubting ourselves is part of our DNA." Doubting ourselves is part of our DNA. And...

Here's my response to a question sent in by a dear friend and colleague. 💌 Dear Yehudit, I love baking, especially for other people, but...

Many of us grew up hearing our elders chiming “practice makes perfect.” Right? That always rubbed me the wrong way, though I am not...

I know I throw the word around a lot. So, for those of you wondering about its origin, here you go: When I was going through the process...