Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman a day ago 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...
Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman 2 days ago 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...
Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikmana day ago1 minThe Power of QuestionsLast year, during a panel at the first Violence Prevention Education Conference, my friend and colleague Carrie Slack said, “There is so...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanJun 272 minWith 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...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMay 232 minOn Doing the Best You Could with What You HadIn my Facebook group, Women Setting Healthy Boundaries, I see so many women posting about regret, and how they wish they’d handled...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMay 112 minI Am Anti-Violence....I need to ask a question because it has been plaguing me the past week or so. Is the only acceptable answer to violence unbending...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanApr 192 minCall Them What They Are! Assailants. “How often have we stood there helplessly? How many times have we left a situation, giving our space over to assailants? How often have...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMar 182 minThe Value of (Seemingly) Impossible GoalsAt the end of an ESD Global Level 1 training, trainees leave with the knowledge and tools they need to teach a ten-hour Empowerment Self...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMar 181 minThe Value of AssessmentIt is so important to begin every self-defense class with assessment. How’s everybody feeling today? Who showed up today? What are their...
Yehudit Sidikman Mar 152 minAgreeing to the Same Simple CodeThere’s no simple answer to the question “How do we build safe(r) communities?” And, of course, there’s more than one answer. But I do...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanFeb 22 minThe History of the Traffic Light ActivityOver a decade ago, I was teaching a class to a group of professionals who worked with teens at risk. There are actually many stories that...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanFeb 12 minBe Polite?So many people seem to associate boundary setting and self-defense with not being polite. As in, “Once a person does X, you no longer...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanDec 31, 20204 min2020: A Year of Innovation, Adaption, and Persistence Last year at this time, I wrote, “Speaking. Teaching. Air travel. I feel very lucky that those were the major themes of my 2019.” In...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanDec 20, 20202 min#ESDWorks A few days ago, El HaLev received a really horrible message through their Facebook page. The gist of it was, “You are a stupid...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanNov 24, 20202 minYes! And Dear Article Author........The title of the article was: “Why Self-Defense Classes Don’t Prevent Sexual Assault” And the feeling in my stomach was........ argh!...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanNov 1, 20202 minA Violence Prevention Strategy for all Genders?“I am trying to understand the link between ESD, or the principles of ESD, as a violence prevention strategy for different types of...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanOct 26, 20203 minCan We Really Be Aware Of Everything, Always?“The most important thing you can do to protect yourself and your family is to always remain aware in any situation.” The quote is from a...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanOct 25, 20202 minThe power of TELL - Creating a "TELL" List When it comes to the 5 principles of Empowerment Self Defense, THINK, YELL, RUN, FIGHT, TELL, we give equal weight to each. Clearly, in a...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanOct 19, 20202 minNever Say Never?The Limitations We Put on the Use of “Never” and Why We tell instructors to never (haha) to use the word “never” and certainly not to...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanOct 18, 20202 minSafe vs Safer - When Nuance MattersThere is so much thought that is given to how we use language in Empowerment Self Defense programs. For example, we are committed to...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanOct 15, 20202 minYelling “Help!” vs. Yelling “Fire!” There are many things that we teach students to yell during an Empowerment Self Defense course. My favorite and go-to will always be a...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanJul 26, 20202 minUnderstanding AbuseOver the past 25 years, I have observed that the majority of stories shared with us have two aspects of similarity: 1) The abuse did not...
