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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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    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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    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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    The Essence of our Work
    Yehudit Sidikman
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Essence of our Work

    One of my current projects is going through the El HaLev instructor manual and making sure the language reflects the spirit of what we...
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    Agreeing to the Same Simple Code
    Yehudit Sidikman
    • Mar 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Agreeing to the Same Simple Code

    There’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...
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    Never Say Never?
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Oct 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Never 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...
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    Safe vs Safer - When Nuance Matters
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Oct 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Safe vs Safer - When Nuance Matters

    There is so much thought that is given to how we use language in Empowerment Self Defense programs. For example, we are committed to...
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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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