Conscious Combat Club

Erin Herle is a BJJ black belt who started the #submitthestigma campaign after she lost her father Robin Herle to suicide.

Erin started training jiu-jitsu in the summer of 2009 after being diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, ADHD, and suffering bouts of depression.

Today, Erin tours the world (not literally atm because, you know, the pandemic) teaching seminars loaded with humor and sprinkled with mental health advocacy.

On this episode of the Fight Back Podcast, Georgia and Erin jam about the importance of mental health and how martial arts is an epic medium to improve mental health and help you overcome your trauma.

Erin and Georgia discuss:

• How the stigma around mental health historically manifested for Erin
• What attributes of BJJ make it helpful for mental health and potentially life saving
• The not so obvious ways learning to fight is a form of self defense
• Learning to take up space
• Learning to regulate emotions
• What 'self care' really means and why most of the stuff on instagram is BS
• Hypothetically, what would a stigma-free BJJ class look like

And loads more. This is a long episode, fair warning. It's a podcast so pause and take a break whenever you like but I highly recommend sticking with it because there's a lot of great nuggets of wisdom in here!

Connect With Erin on IG:

@erinherle

@submitthestigma

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Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

Georgia Verry - Things You Should Know About Interoception

On this episode of the Fight Back Podcast, Georgia talks about what interoception is, and how it relates to PTSD. She goes into detail about why you should care about this as a topic as it relates to you as a martial arts coach, as a martial arts student, as a person who might have experienced trauma or as a person with friends and family that might have experienced trauma.

What you will learn:

• What interoception means
• How it's useful to learn interoception for everybody
• Why Georgia suggests that interoception is such an important thing for everyone to be aware of for its capacity to help us use the body as an anchor for meditation
• How Georgia implements interoception at The Fight Back Project

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Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

**Trigger Warning*** This episode includes details of Minna's experience with domestic violence including the many ways she ways abused. Listeners may feel uncomfortable hearing what is described.

Minna Kim is domestic violence survivor and an MMA, Muay Thai and jiu jitsu practitioner. She also has a masters degree in child and youth care counseling with a special interest in youth protection.

In this episode of the Fight Back Podcast, Georgia gets a glimpse of Minna's story on her escape from domestic violence and how martial arts saved her from the 4 years of traumatic events. Tune in for an inspiring story of overcoming adversity and rebuilding herself to become the person that she is today.

"I encourage you to do what is best for you and your children. The worst that you want is to have your children think that abuse is normal or that it's okay to treat people the way you are being treated." - Minna Kim

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Thank you to our sponsor: Safie.

Safie is a violence prevention app that could save your life!

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Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

How can we utilize mistakes as martial artists? As martial arts teachers? And also, teachers in the trauma-informed martial arts space?

In this solo episode, Georgia gets on a deep analysis about making mistakes and how we can reframe making mistakes from a negative into a positive. And some of the therapeutic benefits to making mistakes in martial arts classes, as well as a growth mindset. What that means, and how we can apply it in our practice.

What you will learn:

• How mistakes can help improve learning
• Distinguishing between learning and performance
• And much more!

Resources Mentioned:

Danielle Salber Episode

Carol Dweck MindsetWorks

Huberman Lab Podcast

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Thank you to our sponsor: Safie. Safie is a violence prevention app that could save your life!

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Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

Danielle Salber, Founder of Boxing Therapy. She lives in Israel, which is the home of Krav Maga, self-defense that's all about values and protecting oneself.

In this episode, Georgia and Danielle jam together and talk about how self-defense not only could protect oneself but also can be empowered, and can help be their best self in whatever situation.

Georgia and Danielle discuss:

• Danielle's journey as a martial-arts practitioner and building the Boxing Therapy Program and Ready For Anything
• An introduction to Ready For Anything and what it's all about, and why it's something to look forward to
• How Martial Arts impact Danielle's life to become the person she is today

Connect with Danielle:

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Thank you to our sponsor: Safie. Safie is a violence prevention app that could save your life!

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Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

Dr. George Jennings is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Sociology at Cardiff Metropolitan University in the UK. He started learning martial arts at age 14, and since then, he got interested in it. And from that, he became interested in fitness and health, and well-being. That's what led George to study sports science, Sports Science degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences degree at the University of Exeter.

In this episode, Georgia and George talk in-depth about the structure and routine in Martial Arts in connection with saving someone's life. And how martial arts can help people who perhaps have other issues in their lives.

Georgia and George discuss:

• The different avenues of martial arts that can be used to change people's lives
• What is it that hooked George into learning Martial Arts and eventually doing a study about it
• What is FightingAndSpirit, how it is formed, and what are its contributions to the society

Connect with George:

Fightingandspirit.com

Twitter

Thank you to our sponsor: Safie. Safie is a violence prevention app that could save your life!

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/safie/id1548410357

https://www.safie.com.au/

Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

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Jill Baker Shames is a clinical Social Worker specializing in empowerment and therapeutic self-defense and martial arts. Jill has been a martial arts instructor for over 30 years and she's also the head trainer for Kids Kicking Cancer Israel which is where she is currently based.

In this episode Georgia and Jill dive into the profound effect of martial arts on people and why martial arts might save a life. Listen to another inspiring episode that will give you an insight into the difference between teaching martial art, teaching standard self-defense, and teaching empowerment self-defense.

Georgia and Jill discuss:

• How Jill got interested in Martial arts
• Empowerment and self-defense how it became therapeutic
• Why listening to someone's story can actually save them from harm

Connect with Jill:

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Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

To learn more about why I've started a "Go Fund Me", check out this link: gf.me/u/zkzxgm 

Sara is a mother and a survivor with an incredible story who had recently sided her journey into Brazillian Jiu-Jutsu.

In this episode, Georgia and Sara talk about what led her to learn Jiu-Jutsu and how the idea of building an incredible app that can save many lives especially those victims of domestic abuse. Tune in to another inspiring episode of The Fight Back Podcast!

Georgia and Sarah discuss:

• How she cope up with her experience from an abusive partner
• Why things need to change when it comes to domestic violence
• What government services you can get and take advantage of to help you stand up again  
• How Sara found a comfortable place within the martial arts community who continuously support her

Connect With Sara:

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Resources mentioned:

NDIS

Magistrates Court Aus

VOCAT

Crime Hotline 1800 333 000

Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga 

To learn more about why I've started a "Go Fund Me", check out this link: gf.me/u/zkzxgm

Jenny Valentish, author of Everything Harder Than Everyone Else. Jenny is an amateur Muay Thai fighter and a journalist.

In this episode, Georgia and Jenny explore the chapters of the Everything Harder Than Everyone Else book and give you a glimpse of what you will learn from it as an athlete or someone who loves sports and how martial arts can actually save someone's life. Tune in to know the story of the Everything Harder Than Everyone Else book and why you should read it!

Georgia and Jenny discuss:

• What makes the difference between someone who experiences pain in childhood is drawn to it and someone who experiences pain who avoids it
• How sport helped others overcome their trauma
• Ego and anger, are they credible tools for fighting?
• How body change has such a profound impact on someone's confidence and starts to impact other areas of their life
• The crisis that all athletes encounter
• Will Jenny fight again?

Get her awesome book here and check out The Fight Back Project in Chapter 5!

Everything Harder Than Everyone Else

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Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga

To learn more about why I've started a "Go Fund Me", check out this link: gf.me/u/zkzxgm In this weeks episode, Lauren Bailey and I talked about the difference between regular self-defense and empowerment self-defense. We will also learn how important it for women and people who are healing to have a community that not only train you but also foster growth, strength, confidence and healing. You can follow and support Lauren @ https://www.thriveselfdefense.com/ Thank you so much to Nari for the beautiful song "Shape Me" heard at the beginning and end of this episode. Nari wrote this song about Shape Your Life, a boxing program for self-identified female survivors of violence in Canada. She wrote this song using the words and experiences shared by participants with Cathy Van Ingen. You can find out more about Shape Your Life in my interview with Cathy in Episode 8. You can hear more of Nari's work by going to her Instagram: @narithesaga