Participants in Theresa and Chris's self-defense class share how it gave them practical safety tools, boosted their confidence, and helped them process past trauma. Students describe feeling empowered to protect themselves on campus and downtown.
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So my name is Mimi, and I really enjoyed the class. It was different than what I came in expecting. Did it with my daughter, and it was refreshing to see that she's now empowered and able to have these tools and protect herself on college campus, downtown, and in any situation. And then for myself, it added confidence to overcome You know, a past experience that I wasn't able to overcome. So it's definitely highly recommended.
I feel really empowered, and I was— we learned the tools and where to draw those tools from if something like that, if an attack situation would come up.
Did anything surprise you about yourself and your power?
Yeah, definitely. I can feel the adrenaline in my stomach, and I pay attention to those signs now. And your voice is a powerful thing. I definitely was shocked I was shouting my face off during it.
My strength inside of me, my confidence surprised me for sure. What Theresa and Chris have to offer was insane. I mean, it's invaluable. Just that all of the tools that we need and everything that comes up is something to work It's something to use.