Yehudit Sidikman
What Will Bounce?
For the past fews days, I’ve been talking about how to get through life when we’re exhausted from having too much on our plates. Judging...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
Be Strong?
In the Empowerment Self Defense universe, we focus so much on discovering our strength and learning to believe that in spite of hearing...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Oct 17, 2021
- 1 min
The Freedom to Choose
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...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
Fearless? Not Exactly...
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...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Oct 2, 2021
- 2 min
You ARE Worth Defending
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...
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Yehudit Sidikman
- Sep 23, 2021
- 2 min
It's Not Our Fault: Committing to the Process of Healing
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...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
The Power of Questions
Last year, during a panel at the first Violence Prevention Education Conference, my friend and colleague Carrie Slack said, “There is so...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger -- Or…. a Bunch of Other Possibilities
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." I was just discussing this phrase in my Facebook...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
With Our Minds, We Create the World
“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...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Jun 21, 2021
- 2 min
Capital M. Capital E.
“Authenticity is not some new-age pseudo-spiritual concept. It’s actually a survival necessity.” ~ Gabor Mate, “The Wisdom of Trauma”...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
Survivor, Victim, Victor, Warrior, etc.
Everybody has the right to choose their own label. Survivor, victim, victor, warrior, etc. My story, no matter how similar to your story,...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- May 23, 2021
- 2 min
On Doing the Best You Could with What You Had
In my Facebook group, Women Setting Healthy Boundaries, I see so many women posting about regret, and how they wish they’d handled...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- May 12, 2021
- 2 min
"Empower Them to Live With Their Choice"
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....
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Mar 25, 2021
- 2 min
Sometimes, You Have To Ask -- An Old, Chassidic Tale
Every Friday morning after visiting the mikvah (ritual bath), a young man comes home to a million kinds of craziness. His little kids...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Wearing the Gi -- Part 1
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...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
Signed, A Frustrated Friend
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...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
500 Days and Halfway There!
[Note: The #1000DaysEmpowering project is the result of a pledge I made to provide educational and empowering posts for 1,000 days in a...
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Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
- Aug 12, 2020
- 2 min
The Root Canal That Didn't Happen
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...
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- Aug 1, 2020
- 2 min
Self-Doubt and DNA
During a conversation with a friend, I commented that "doubting ourselves is part of our DNA." Doubting ourselves is part of our DNA. And...
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- Jul 6, 2020
- 2 min
It's Not About The Cookies
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...
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Yehudit Sidikman
- Dec 12, 2021
- 2 min
The Power of Circles
During my time in the desert, I wrote this: “Circles have been a special part of the last 16 years for me. Circles represent the sharing...
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Yehudit Sidikman
- Nov 16, 2021
- 1 min
What Will Bounce?
For the past fews days, I’ve been talking about how to get through life when we’re exhausted from having too much on our plates. Judging...
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