Conscious Combat Club

To learn more about why I've started a "Go Fund Me", check out this link: gf.me/u/zkzxgm Simone Offord is a 2x K1 champion, She was introduced to kickboxing during the lowest of her life, She has a very valuable message for you that you don't want to miss out! Listen in to know more about how she learns to FIGHTBACK ! 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 My good friend and mentor @mindfully.curious explains what makes Trauma Sensitive Yoga different from traditional yoga, as we prepare to launch our taster program: The Curiosity Project. We also dig into how the work from @tctsy informed The Fight Back Project. If you'd like to try Trauma Sensitive Yoga AND Trauma-informed kickboxing, DM to find out how to secure one of the limited places. 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 John Deidouss Muay Thai Coach 3x Amateur Striking Champion Ph.D. Student‐Cultural Studies in Sports focusing on social issues around combat sports particularly looking at people of color. 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 Alanna Sheridan is the founder of Warrior Women Way. They empower women through Muay Thai and Mental Wellbeing Workshops in a safe, accepting, and female-only environment.

Alanna found Thaiboxing during depressing times, and she has bad self-esteem. Martial Arts helped her gain confidence and thought her to be accountable. This episode tells us to SHOW UP, even when we don't feel like it.

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

You can reach Alanna Sheridan here;

Instagram:

@Alanna_sheridan

@warriorwomanway

Website:

Martial Arts | Los Angeles | Warrior Woman Way

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

Dr. Syd Hiskey has an academic background in trauma psychology and more recently compassion-based therapeutic approaches. He has been doing martial arts for the last two decades and been focusing on Wing Chun Kung Fu (in which he has a black sash) and Mixed Self Defence/Martial Arts (Hybrid Defence). Dr. Neil Clapton is a Clinical Psychologist working in the NHS with adults with complex mental health issues in secondary mental health services in Swindon, specializing in the provision of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). By the age of 13 he already has a 1st degree Black Belt in Taekwando. This episode talks about how can martial arts training help manage our own responses to unfortunate life events. They aim to develop a program to further develop their distress tolerance and compassion resilience. 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

Pesas y Poder is a non-profit that promotes Gender Equity Community Empowerment, Healing from Trauma through the practice of strength sports. Listen in to know more about how Noelle empowers the community in El Salvador through powerlifting. 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 Celeste Hansen is an Australian Muay Thai Fighter living in Phuket, Thailand. Celeste struggled with depression and alcohol abuse until she found Muay Thai. She is now a PK-1 World Champion and Patong Stadium Champion. 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 Claire Baxter is a Muay Thai World Champion in Melbourne, Australia.

This episode we get into some philosophical topics around fighting. Why do we fight, what can we learn about ourselves through fighting and how does fighting change us? Tune in especially to the second half for some wonderful food for thought for everyone in combat sports.

Claire and Georgia discuss:

• Fighting despite being in a heavier weight class
• Training and fighting in Thailand
• Her WPMF title and title "defence"
• Her WMC title
• How she went from being interested in high performance to wellbeing
• Why Claire fights
• The importance of relationships in Muay Thai
• How Muay Thai has changed Claire as a person
• Why Claire thinks Muay Thai might have helped others
• How Muay Thai has shaped Claire

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

If you'd like to learn more about my women's online strength training group "Mindful Muscles", email me at [email protected] or check out my website Hollie Bakerboljkovac is Counsellor and Coach in rural New South Wales. Hollie runs Motion Ninja Academy, a martial arts school combining Natural Movement with stand up combat skills. In her work as a Counsellor, she uses relational and somatic based therapy. She works with all ages, both in clinic and in nature (ecotherapy) and educates people for wholebody wellness (beyond counselling).

She produces a yearly planner that's in its sixth year of publication, with a cyclical approach to planning, habits and creating a life that sets you free. Hollie and Georgia discuss:

• Hollie's personal experience as a martial artist
• How her experience as a counsellor lead her to develop an anxiety informed martial arts school
• Her work as chair of the Braidwood says No to Violence Committee
• The prevalence of Domestic Violence
• Women's circles and Martial Arts
• Menstruation Health and how to align your cycle to training
• Martial Arts for ADHD

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

Emma Thomas is a writer, activist and former Muay Thai fighter living in Bangkok, Thailand. She is the creator of the blog "Under the Ropes", a site for women interested in training Muay Thai in Thailand. Emma and Georgia discuss:

• 'We are fighters' a Muay Thai class for survivors of violence
• How Self Defense classes for survivors can do more harm than good
• Emma's experience being sexually assaulted by a trainer in Thailand
• What it's like to train Muay Thai as a female in Thailand
• How power-lifting helped Emma when she stopped fighting
• Emma's advice for women coming to Thailand to train

Emma's website is:

https://undertheropes.com/about/

On Instagram Emma is @under_the_ropes:

https://www.instagram.com/under_the_ropes/?hl=en

On Facebook Emma is:

https://www.facebook.com/undertheropes/

On Twitter Emma is:

https://twitter.com/undertheropes?lang=en

The forum Emma discusses to check out before coming to Thailand to train is:

https://8limbsus.com/muay-thai-forum/

To donate to Bangkok Rising and support survivors of domestic violence on the Thai-Myanmar border:

https://donorbox.org/freedomrestorationproject

If you'd like to learn more about my women's online strength training group "Mindful Muscles", email me at [email protected] or check out my website https://www.traumainformedkickboxing.com/programsThank 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