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    What Will Bounce?
    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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    Be Strong?
    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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    The Freedom to Choose
    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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    Fearless? Not Exactly...
    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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    You ARE Worth Defending
    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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    It's Not Our Fault: Committing to the Process of Healing
    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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    The Power of Questions
    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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    What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger -- Or…. a Bunch of Other Possibilities
    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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    With Our Minds, We Create the World
    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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    Capital M. Capital E.
    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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    Survivor, Victim, Victor, Warrior, etc.
    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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    On Doing the Best You Could with What You Had
    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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    "Empower Them to Live With Their Choice"
    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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    Sometimes, You Have To Ask -- An Old, Chassidic Tale
    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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    Wearing the Gi -- Part 1
    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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    Signed, A Frustrated Friend
    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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    500 Days and Halfway There!
    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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    The Root Canal That Didn't Happen
    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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    Self-Doubt and DNA
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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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    It's Not About The Cookies
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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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    The Power of Circles
    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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    What Will Bounce?
    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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