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    No Child Should Have to Sit Alone With Their Hurt
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Jun 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    No Child Should Have to Sit Alone With Their Hurt

    “Children don’t get traumatized because they get hurt. Children get traumatized because they’re alone with the hurt.” ~ Dr. Gabor Mate,...
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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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    Kata, Part 2: The Art of Slaying Dragons
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    Kata, Part 2: The Art of Slaying Dragons

    Those of us who train in martial arts and have kata as part of our style know that a fight is never going to look exactly like the set of...
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    The Kata, Part 1: Emotional Enemies
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Kata, Part 1: Emotional Enemies

    Last December, I got a bit of a health scare. Well, maybe more like a final health warning. My body yelled, “Yudit! If you do not start...
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    "This Kid Has NO Brains!”
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Jun 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    "This Kid Has NO Brains!”

    "This kid has NO brains!” Anonymous the Elder Sitting and having my coffee this morning in a shop in Mitzpe, I overheard a kerfuffle...
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    Violence Behaves Like a Bad Smell
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Violence Behaves Like a Bad Smell

    Violence, like many other atrocities, behaves like a bad smell. What do I mean? Well, if I walk into a room and there is a bad smell, my...
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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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    Signed, Worried Fiancee
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • May 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Signed, Worried Fiancee

    Here's my response to another great question that was sent in by one of you. 💌 Dear Yehudit, I am not sure how to handle this issue with...
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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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    I Am Anti-Violence....
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • May 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    I 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...
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    Call Them What They Are! Assailants.
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Call 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...
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    "Consequence: Beyond Resisting Rape," by Loolwa Khazzoom
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    "Consequence: Beyond Resisting Rape," by Loolwa Khazzoom

    I can’t believe that this book was written in the late 90’s and that I have never heard about it until now! What??? How did that happen?...
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    On Dealing With Grief, Part 2 -- The Power of Asking “What Do You Need?”
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    On Dealing With Grief, Part 2 -- The Power of Asking “What Do You Need?”

    After I told my friend about the box and ball analogy, she told me that she was trying really hard to find something she could say that...
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    On Dealing With Grief, Part 1 -- The Box and Ball Analogy
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    On Dealing With Grief, Part 1 -- The Box and Ball Analogy

    Last week, a friend called me for some advice about helping her mother deal with grief. She was worried, and she didn’t understand why...
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    The Tournament, Part 3
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Apr 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Tournament, Part 3

    I bet you are wondering why I brought my oldest and my youngest children to a Judo tournament. Well, that is because we were going to be...
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    The Tournament, Part 2
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Apr 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Tournament, Part 2

    There are different ways of running a tournament based on the number of competitors. When there are a lot of competitors, it is some sort...
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    The Tournament, Part 1
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Apr 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Tournament, Part 1

    In June of 1994, about two years after beginning to train in Judo, my Sensei decided that it was time for me to go to a tournament. To...
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    Oncology and Violence Prevention - An Analogy
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Apr 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Oncology and Violence Prevention - An Analogy

    I have been thinking a lot about how it might sound that I don’t appreciate aftercare provided by emergency services. That is not at all...
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    An Artichoke, A Kerfuffle, and a Lesson in Boundary Setting
    Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman
    • Apr 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    An Artichoke, A Kerfuffle, and a Lesson in Boundary Setting

    Recently, I had a little kerfuffle with my 4 ½ year old grandson. Had to do with an artichoke and you can only imagine. Because of my...
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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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