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Author: Amy Jones

How I Understand the Current Moment, and Where I Hope We Go from Here

I’m having trouble figuring out what to title this entry, because I don’t know what to call this current moment.  “Unrest” seems too small a word.  “George Floyd Fallout” (as I’ve seen it referred to in the news) seems both

Amy Jones June 4, 2020June 23, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

The Neurobiology of Self-Defense, Part 2

This is the second of a two-part series on the neurobiology of self-defense. Part 1 focused on the fight/flight/freeze responses. This article will focus on the neurobiology of social interactions. The Neurobiology of Social Interactions Much of the following discussion

Amy Jones December 22, 2019 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Addendum to Ours is Not a World of Heroes and Villains

Not long after posting Ours is Not a World of Heroes and Villains, I was contacted by the survivor in the story I shared.  She was upset that I misrepresented the situation, and asked that I leave the post up,

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Ours is Not a World of Heroes and Villains

[Note:  I have published an addendum to this post.  You can read it here.] One of the things I often tell people when I’m talking about believing survivors is that all experience is valid; that you don’t have to experience

Amy Jones October 31, 2019November 4, 2019 Uncategorized 2 Comments Read more

The Neurobiology of Self-Defense Part 1

This is the first of a two-part series on the neurobiology of self-defense.  This post will focus on fight/flight/freeze responses, and how traumatic stress impacts those. Next time, I’ll talk about the neurobiology of social dynamics.

Amy Jones October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Uncategorized 1 Comment Read more

The Value of Integrity

When Erin and I were identifying what would be the guiding values of Culture of Safety, we each contributed two.  Erin said that procrastination couldn’t be one of them (they asked me to write this article a month ago), so

Amy Jones October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Uncategorized 1 Comment Read more

What’s so Hard about Setting Boundaries?

Boundary-setting is a key component of verbal self-defense, and verbal self-defense is a huge piece of the empowerment self-defense model.  It’s easily equally as important as physical self-defense.  Participants are often surprised by that.  But 75% to 90% of physical

Amy Jones August 13, 2019August 27, 2019 Uncategorized 1 Comment Read more

Introducing PowerUP!

PowerUP is a 6-week workplace empowerment program.  Part workout, part meditation, and part assertiveness training, each session will leave participants feeling more powerful and confident in themselves, their lives, and their work.  Workouts are centered around self-defense techniques to further

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How Empowerment Self-Defense helps employee engagement

So how does Empowerment Self-Defense help employee engagement? Because one of the fundamental things we teach is how to communicate assertively. And when you know you can say no to what you don’t want, and ask for what you do

Amy Jones June 21, 2019 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

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