Welcome @Matthew O'Brien !!! I am SO excited to have another ESD (now I know what it stands for!!) practitioner on skool!! I am excited to talk "shop" with you and discuss the benefits of self defense as a TRAUMA PREVENTION and INTERVENTION modality!! Can you tell us a bit more about your experience with ESD? How long have you been practicing/teaching? Why did you start? Do you teach classes to all women? Do you teach only physical skills? If it, what else do you teach?

Should children that display "challenging behaviors" be punished? Do children with Oppositional Defiance Disorder or an Emotional/Behavioral Disorder act "bad" on purpose? Often, so often, children that display these characteristics are TRAUMA AFFECTED. When thinking about how trauma causes us to go into SURVIVAL MODE: making us choose to fight/flee/fawn or freeze. Children who show "challenging behaviors" are in FIGHT mode and their BRAIN'S BELIEVE that they are in danger, mortal danger. I will talk more about this and how to address these "behaviors" in my classes and videos. I will say that I also go into FIGHT MODE when my survival instinct is activated, and many people DO consider it a character flaw instead of an issue with my BRAIN not working correctly. Trauma causes BRAIN DAMAGE. The more trauma the more damage. The longer the trauma lasted the more damage.

I am not sure if I've given a proper Welcome to new members: @Serena DAfree @Christopher Whitehead-Baines @Laura Mendez I am so grateful that you are here. Let's make a better world together!!!

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