Denial, Safety and Empowerment

The Empowerment Podcast By Naga

If we’re gonna talk about Empowerment Self Defense, we have to talk about denial. When talking with survivors of sexual assault and survivors of other types of relational violence it is common to hear that the survivor had a funny feeling something was wrong but then doubted themselves or rationalized or minimized their intuition and flat out ignored it. This is called denial.

Denial can put us at risk and because of that, breaking through denial in all the ways it manifests in our lives keeps us safer. Period. Looking at and talking about denial is directly connected to empowerment self-defense AND to our safety as we walk through the world.

Mentioned in this episode:

Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.

Gavin De Becker’s Book, “Protecting the Gift”

On Assignment with Audie Cornish

Katherine White’s Blog on Denial

Links to Empowerment Self Defense Classes near you:

The National Women’s Martial Arts Federation – Please note, you might need to check back because the list of current certified instructors is being updated.

ESD Global

Connect with Silvia

Zoom Self Defense Classes with Silvia

Special thanks to my editor, Collin Taber (@that2ndtaberkid)

Resources:

National Sexual Assault Hotline: [phone]

National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

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