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

"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...

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

One of my current projects is going through the El HaLev instructor manual and making sure the language reflects the spirit of what we...

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...

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...

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