Latest / Roll Models Wanted: Gripping Conversations about Jiu-Jitsu and Life / 241: Interview with Doctor Pressure
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- 0:10Welcome
- 0:10to
- 0:11Beauty
- 0:11and
- 0:11the
- 0:11gi,
- 0:11a
- 0:12podcast
- 0:12about
- 0:12Jiu
- 0:13Jitsu
- 0:13and
- 0:13so
- 0:13much
- 0:14more.
- 0:14I'm
- 0:14AJ
- 0:15Klingerman,
- 0:15a
- 0:15Brazilian
- 0:16Jiu
- 0:16Jitsu
- 0:16black
- 0:16belt
- 0:17obsessed
- 0:17with
- 0:17Jiu
- 0:18Jitsu.
- 0:18And
- 0:18I'm
- 0:19Jennifer
- 0:19Risser,
- 0:19also
- 0:20a
- 0:20Brazilian
- 0:20Jiu
- 0:20Jitsu
- 0:21black
- 0:21belt,
- 0:21full
- 0:21of
- 0:22nonsense
- 0:22and
- 0:22tomfoolery.
- 0:23And
- 0:23we
- 0:24have
- 0:24a
- 0:24very
- 0:24special
- 0:25guest
- 0:25today.
- 0:25Would
- 0:25you
- 0:25like
- 0:26to
- 0:26introduce
- 0:26yourself?
- 0:27Yes.
- 0:27I
- 0:27am
- 0:28Dr.
- 0:28Leslie
- 0:28Davis,
- 0:29aka
- 0:29Dr.
- 0:30Pressure,
- 0:30and
- 0:31I'm
- 0:31a
- 0:31purple
- 0:31belt
- 0:31with
- 0:32Aries
- 0:32Bros.
- 0:32Jiu
- 0:32Jitsu
- 0:33in
- 0:33Fairview
- 0:33Heights,
- 0:34illinois.
- 0:36I
- 0:36love
- 0:36Dr.
- 0:37Dr.
- 0:37Pressure
- 0:38is
- 0:38so
- 0:39good.
- 0:39That's
- 0:40fantastic.
- 0:41I
- 0:42feel
- 0:42like
- 0:42I
- 0:42just
- 0:42froze
- 0:43in
- 0:43time
- 0:43when
- 0:43you
- 0:43said
- 0:44that.
- 0:44That's
- 0:44such
- 0:44a
- 0:44good
- 0:44name.
- 0:45Where
- 0:45does
- 0:45that
- 0:45come
- 0:45from?
- 0:47So
- 0:48I
- 0:48developed
- 0:48my
- 0:48Jiu
- 0:49Jitsu
- 0:49game
- 0:49as
- 0:50a
- 0:50top
- 0:50player,
- 0:51and
- 0:51I
- 0:51was
- 0:51really
- 0:51focused
- 0:52on
- 0:52my
- 0:52pressure
- 0:52game
- 0:53because
- 0:53I'm
- 0:53very
- 0:54small.
- 0:55Well,
- 0:55I'll
- 0:55say
- 0:55petite.
- 0:57So
- 0:57I
- 0:57had
- 0:57to
- 0:58learn
- 0:58how
- 0:58to
- 0:58use
- 0:59my
- 0:59body
- 0:59the
- 0:59way
- 0:59that
- 1:00it
- 1:00works
- 1:00for
- 1:00me.
- 1:01And
- 1:01my
- 1:01pressure
- 1:02game
- 1:02was
- 1:02something
- 1:02that
- 1:03people
- 1:03could
- 1:03not
- 1:03deny.
- 1:04And
- 1:04so
- 1:05when
- 1:05I
- 1:05got
- 1:05my
- 1:05doctorate,
- 1:06they
- 1:06started
- 1:06calling
- 1:07me
- 1:07Doc
- 1:07and
- 1:07they
- 1:08developed
- 1:08the
- 1:08name
- 1:08Dr.
- 1:09Pressure.
- 1:10Oh,
- 1:10my
- 1:10God.
- 1:10That's
- 1:11fantastic.
- 1:12That's
- 1:12amazing.
- 1:12That's
- 1:13such
- 1:13a
- 1:13good
- 1:13nickname.
- 1:13That's
- 1:14great.
- 1:14That's
- 1:14the
- 1:14best
- 1:14nickname.
- 1:15I
- 1:16think
- 1:16that
- 1:16might
- 1:16be
- 1:16the
- 1:17best
- 1:17jujitsu
- 1:17nickname
- 1:17I've
- 1:18ever
- 1:18heard.
- 1:18I
- 1:18know.
- 1:18Same,
- 1:20like,
- 1:20I
- 1:21feel
- 1:21like
- 1:21I
- 1:21want
- 1:21you
- 1:21to
- 1:21have,
- 1:22like,
- 1:22a
- 1:22rash
- 1:23card
- 1:23with,
- 1:23like,
- 1:23the
- 1:23Dr.
- 1:23Pepper
- 1:24logo,
- 1:24but
- 1:24it
- 1:25says
- 1:25Dr.
- 1:25I
- 1:25do
- 1:25have
- 1:26one.
- 1:27You
- 1:27do?
- 1:28That's
- 1:28great.
- 1:28That's
- 1:29awesome.
- 1:29That's
- 1:30so
- 1:30cool.
- 1:31Okay,
- 1:32so
- 1:32I'll
- 1:33kind
- 1:33of
- 1:33talk
- 1:33a
- 1:33little
- 1:33bit
- 1:34about
- 1:34one
- 1:34of
- 1:35the
- 1:35reasons
- 1:35we
- 1:35brought
- 1:36you
- 1:36on
- 1:36the
- 1:36podcast
- 1:36today.
- 1:38So,
- 1:38as
- 1:38most
- 1:39of
- 1:39our
- 1:39listeners
- 1:39know,
- 1:39because
- 1:40we
- 1:40talk
- 1:40about
- 1:40it
- 1:40non
- 1:41stop,
- 1:42our
- 1:42role
- 1:42model,
- 1:42Women's
- 1:43Only
- 1:43Grappling
- 1:43Camp,
- 1:44is
- 1:44coming
- 1:44up
- 1:44July
- 1:4510th
- 1:45through
- 1:45the
- 1:4512th
- 1:46in
- 1:46Indianapolis.
- 1:48We
- 1:48do
- 1:48have
- 1:48spots
- 1:48available
- 1:49still
- 1:49if
- 1:49anybody
- 1:50is
- 1:50wanting
- 1:50to
- 1:50register.
- 1:52But
- 1:52you
- 1:52were
- 1:52already
- 1:53coming
- 1:53to
- 1:53camp,
- 1:54and
- 1:54I
- 1:54put
- 1:54out
- 1:55a
- 1:55call
- 1:55that
- 1:55I
- 1:55needed
- 1:56some
- 1:57roundtable
- 1:57help,
- 1:58and
- 1:59you
- 1:59contacted
- 2:00me
- 2:00back,
- 2:00and
- 2:01then
- 2:01I
- 2:02put
- 2:02you
- 2:02in
- 2:02for
- 2:02more
- 2:03stuff.
- 2:05I'm
- 2:05very
- 2:05excited,
- 2:06honestly,
- 2:06like,
- 2:07ever
- 2:07since
- 2:08we
- 2:08first
- 2:09spoke
- 2:09and
- 2:09you
- 2:09were
- 2:09first
- 2:10registered
- 2:10for
- 2:10camp
- 2:10and
- 2:11we
- 2:11became
- 2:11friends
- 2:11on
- 2:11Facebook,
- 2:13every
- 2:13post
- 2:13I
- 2:14see
- 2:14of
- 2:14yours,
- 2:14I'm
- 2:14just
- 2:15like,
- 2:15this
- 2:16is
- 2:16the
- 2:16kind
- 2:16of
- 2:16woman
- 2:16we
- 2:17want
- 2:17at
- 2:17camp.
- 2:17Like,
- 2:18I
- 2:18think
- 2:19you're
- 2:19fantastic.
- 2:19I
- 2:20think
- 2:20you're
- 2:20exactly
- 2:21like
- 2:22what
- 2:23we
- 2:23consider
- 2:23a
- 2:23role
- 2:23model.
- 2:24So
- 2:24thank
- 2:25you.
- 2:25I
- 2:25appreciate
- 2:26that.
- 2:27I'm
- 2:28so
- 2:28excited
- 2:28to
- 2:28have
- 2:28you.
- 2:29So
- 2:29tell
- 2:29us
- 2:29a
- 2:29little
- 2:30bit
- 2:30just
- 2:30about,
- 2:30like,
- 2:31what
- 2:31you
- 2:31do.
- 2:32Oh,
- 2:33there's
- 2:33so
- 2:33much
- 2:34so
- 2:35I'll
- 2:35try
- 2:35to
- 2:35keep
- 2:36you
- 2:36focused,
- 2:36though.
- 2:36But
- 2:37my
- 2:37main
- 2:37gig,
- 2:38I
- 2:38am
- 2:39a
- 2:39relationship
- 2:39therapist.
- 2:40So
- 2:40I
- 2:40have
- 2:40a
- 2:40PhD
- 2:41in
- 2:41counseling
- 2:41and
- 2:42psychological
- 2:42studies,
- 2:43and
- 2:44I
- 2:44started
- 2:44learning
- 2:45about
- 2:45relationships
- 2:46at
- 2:46the
- 2:46age
- 2:46of
- 2:4613.
- 2:47And
- 2:47the
- 2:48reason
- 2:48why
- 2:49I
- 2:49will
- 2:49never
- 2:49forget
- 2:50this
- 2:50moment,
- 2:50there
- 2:51was
- 2:51a
- 2:51kid
- 2:52in
- 2:52my
- 2:52class
- 2:52that
- 2:53asked
- 2:53me
- 2:53about
- 2:53how
- 2:54to
- 2:54deal
- 2:54with
- 2:54breaking
- 2:54up
- 2:55with
- 2:55his
- 2:55girlfriend
- 2:55at
- 2:56the
- 2:56time.
- 2:56And
- 2:56this
- 2:56is
- 2:56like
- 2:57seventh
- 2:57grade
- 2:57stuff,
- 2:58right?
- 2:58And
- 2:59I
- 2:59gave
- 2:59him
- 2:59some
- 2:59advice.
- 3:00I
- 3:00don't
- 3:00remember
- 3:00what
- 3:00I
- 3:01said,
- 3:01but
- 3:01I
- 3:01just
- 3:01remember
- 3:02the
- 3:02moment
- 3:02where
- 3:02he's
- 3:03like,
- 3:03you
- 3:03should
- 3:03be
- 3:03a
- 3:03shrink.
- 3:04I
- 3:04was
- 3:04like,
- 3:05what
- 3:05is
- 3:05that?
- 3:07You
- 3:07know,
- 3:07when
- 3:07you
- 3:07go
- 3:08talk
- 3:08to
- 3:08someone,
- 3:08you
- 3:08lay
- 3:09on
- 3:09their
- 3:09couch
- 3:09and
- 3:09tell
- 3:09them
- 3:10the
- 3:10problems
- 3:10and
- 3:10you
- 3:10just
- 3:10listen?
- 3:11I'm
- 3:11like,
- 3:11I
- 3:11could
- 3:11do
- 3:12that,
- 3:12you
- 3:12know?
- 3:13And
- 3:13so
- 3:13I
- 3:13started
- 3:14learning
- 3:15about
- 3:15relationships
- 3:15because
- 3:16I
- 3:16wanted
- 3:16to
- 3:16help
- 3:16other
- 3:16people,
- 3:17but
- 3:17I
- 3:17also
- 3:17wanted
- 3:18to
- 3:18have
- 3:18a
- 3:18good
- 3:18relationship
- 3:19myself.
- 3:20So
- 3:20I
- 3:20just
- 3:21poured
- 3:21myself
- 3:21into
- 3:21it.
- 3:22And
- 3:22that
- 3:22was
- 3:22my
- 3:23focus
- 3:23in
- 3:23my
- 3:24PhD
- 3:24program
- 3:24as
- 3:25well.
- 3:25And
- 3:26I
- 3:26just
- 3:26figured,
- 3:26like,
- 3:27that's
- 3:27just
- 3:27the
- 3:27lane
- 3:28I'm
- 3:28supposed
- 3:28to
- 3:28fit
- 3:28into.
- 3:29So
- 3:29I
- 3:29always
- 3:30talk
- 3:30to
- 3:30people,
- 3:30like,
- 3:31with
- 3:31mat
- 3:31chats
- 3:32during
- 3:33class,
- 3:33and
- 3:33people
- 3:34are
- 3:34like,
- 3:34hey,
- 3:34this
- 3:34is
- 3:34what's
- 3:35going
- 3:35on
- 3:35with
- 3:35my
- 3:35girl.
- 3:36This
- 3:36is
- 3:36what's
- 3:36going
- 3:36on
- 3:37with
- 3:37so
- 3:37and
- 3:37so.
- 3:38And
- 3:39it's
- 3:39just
- 3:39something
- 3:39I
- 3:39do
- 3:39naturally.
- 3:40I'm
- 3:40like,
- 3:40why
- 3:40not
- 3:41get
- 3:41paid
- 3:41to
- 3:41do
- 3:41it?
- 3:42Yeah.
- 3:43Does
- 3:44that
- 3:44get
- 3:44hard
- 3:44sometimes?
- 3:45Like,
- 3:45you're
- 3:45like,
- 3:45in
- 3:46the
- 3:46middle
- 3:46of
- 3:46training
- 3:46and
- 3:47you're,
- 3:47like,
- 3:47taking
- 3:47a
- 3:47round
- 3:47off
- 3:48and
- 3:48they're
- 3:48like,
- 3:48let
- 3:48me
- 3:48tell
- 3:49you
- 3:49all
- 3:49my
- 3:49problems.
- 3:50Oh,
- 3:50no,
- 3:51I
- 3:51enjoy.
- 3:51But
- 3:52I
- 3:52just
- 3:52remind
- 3:52everyone,
- 3:53I
- 3:53cannot
- 3:53be
- 3:53your
- 3:54therapist.
- 3:54But
- 3:54I
- 3:55will
- 3:55listen
- 3:55to
- 3:55you.
- 3:55I
- 3:55will
- 3:56guide
- 3:56you
- 3:56a
- 3:56little
- 3:56bit
- 3:57and
- 3:57help
- 3:57you
- 3:57find
- 3:57a
- 3:58therapist,
- 3:58but
- 3:59because
- 3:59we
- 3:59train
- 3:59together,
- 4:00I
- 4:00just
- 4:00can't
- 4:00cross
- 4:01those
- 4:01boundaries.
- 4:02Yeah,
- 4:03yeah,
- 4:03yeah.
- 4:04That's
- 4:04got
- 4:04to
- 4:04be
- 4:04so
- 4:04hard.
- 4:05We've
- 4:05got
- 4:05a
- 4:05guy
- 4:05who's
- 4:05a
- 4:05therapist
- 4:06that
- 4:06trains
- 4:06with
- 4:07us,
- 4:07and
- 4:07he
- 4:07also
- 4:08has
- 4:08to
- 4:08keep
- 4:08that
- 4:08similar
- 4:09boundary.
- 4:09Yeah,
- 4:10yeah.
- 4:11Also,
- 4:12do
- 4:12you
- 4:12still
- 4:12know
- 4:13the
- 4:13kid
- 4:14from
- 4:14when
- 4:14you
- 4:14were
- 4:1413
- 4:15years
- 4:15old?
- 4:15Like,
- 4:15do
- 4:16you
- 4:16remember
- 4:16who
- 4:16he
- 4:16is?
- 4:17Yes,
- 4:17I
- 4:17remember
- 4:18his
- 4:18name,
- 4:19but
- 4:19I
- 4:19have
- 4:20not
- 4:20spoken
- 4:20with
- 4:20him
- 4:20since
- 4:21we
- 4:21graduated
- 4:21high
- 4:22school.
- 4:22And
- 4:22that
- 4:22was
- 4:22back
- 4:22in
- 4:23the
- 4:2390s,
- 4:23so
- 4:24long
- 4:24time
- 4:25ago.
- 4:25I
- 4:25just
- 4:25wondered,
- 4:25like,
- 4:26does
- 4:26he
- 4:26know
- 4:27he,
- 4:27like,
- 4:27changed
- 4:27your
- 4:27life?
- 4:31I.
- 4:32Maybe
- 4:32I
- 4:32should
- 4:32reach
- 4:33out
- 4:33to
- 4:33someone
- 4:33that
- 4:33I'm
- 4:34still
- 4:34friends
- 4:34with
- 4:34from
- 4:34high
- 4:34school
- 4:35that
- 4:35might
- 4:35know
- 4:35where
- 4:35he
- 4:36is
- 4:36and
- 4:36let
- 4:37him
- 4:37know.
- 4:38Just
- 4:38kind
- 4:38of
- 4:38a
- 4:39cool
- 4:39thing,
- 4:39like,
- 4:39you
- 4:40know,
- 4:40like
- 4:40this,
- 4:41like,
- 4:41off
- 4:41statement,
- 4:42you
- 4:42know,
- 4:42like
- 4:42one
- 4:42off
- 4:42statement
- 4:43that's
- 4:43just
- 4:43like,
- 4:43you
- 4:43know
- 4:43what
- 4:44that's
- 4:44that's
- 4:44true.
- 4:44That
- 4:45is
- 4:45what
- 4:45I
- 4:45should
- 4:45do.
- 4:47That's
- 4:47really
- 4:47cool.
- 4:48Yeah.
- 4:48And
- 4:48while
- 4:48we're
- 4:48talking
- 4:48about
- 4:48the
- 4:49relationship
- 4:49stuff,
- 4:49we
- 4:50listened
- 4:50to
- 4:50your
- 4:50TEDx
- 4:50talk
- 4:51and
- 4:51we
- 4:52thought
- 4:52it
- 4:52was
- 4:52really
- 4:52good.
- 4:52We
- 4:52really
- 4:53enjoyed
- 4:53it.
- 4:53Yeah.
- 4:54How
- 4:55did
- 4:55that
- 4:55come
- 4:55about?
- 4:56Sorry.
- 4:56Oh,
- 4:57my
- 4:57gosh.
- 4:58Go
- 4:59ahead.
- 5:00I'm
- 5:00gonna
- 5:01repeat
- 5:01that.
- 5:01Sorry.
- 5:02Just
- 5:02so
- 5:03I
- 5:03try
- 5:03not
- 5:03to
- 5:04talk
- 5:04over
- 5:04you.
- 5:04I'm
- 5:04so
- 5:04sorry.
- 5:06Okay,
- 5:07how
- 5:07did
- 5:07that
- 5:07come
- 5:07about?
- 5:08How
- 5:08did
- 5:08you
- 5:08end
- 5:08up
- 5:09being
- 5:09on
- 5:09a
- 5:09TEDx
- 5:10talk?
- 5:10And
- 5:11how
- 5:11did
- 5:11you
- 5:11come
- 5:11up
- 5:12with
- 5:12the
- 5:12subject
- 5:12for
- 5:13the
- 5:13talk?
- 5:14That
- 5:14is
- 5:15a
- 5:15very
- 5:15interesting
- 5:15story.
- 5:16So
- 5:16I
- 5:16did
- 5:17not
- 5:17apply
- 5:18for
- 5:18the
- 5:18TEDx
- 5:19talk.
- 5:19They
- 5:19found
- 5:19me.
- 5:20This
- 5:21was
- 5:21last
- 5:22May,
- 5:22so
- 5:23about
- 5:23a
- 5:23year
- 5:23ago.
- 5:24And
- 5:24I
- 5:25actually
- 5:25think
- 5:26it
- 5:26was
- 5:26divine
- 5:27because
- 5:27I
- 5:27have
- 5:28a
- 5:28vision
- 5:28board
- 5:28that
- 5:28I
- 5:29keep
- 5:29in
- 5:29my
- 5:29bedroom,
- 5:29and
- 5:29I
- 5:30make
- 5:30one
- 5:30every
- 5:30year.
- 5:31And
- 5:31the
- 5:31year
- 5:32before,
- 5:33I
- 5:33have
- 5:33a
- 5:33picture
- 5:33of
- 5:33myself
- 5:34at
- 5:34a
- 5:34speaking
- 5:34engagement
- 5:35with
- 5:35the
- 5:35microphone,
- 5:36and
- 5:36I
- 5:37put
- 5:37it
- 5:37on
- 5:37there
- 5:37because
- 5:37I
- 5:38wanted
- 5:38to
- 5:38do
- 5:38more
- 5:38of
- 5:38that.
- 5:39And
- 5:39I
- 5:40didn't
- 5:40know
- 5:40what
- 5:40that
- 5:40looked
- 5:41like.
- 5:41I
- 5:41just
- 5:41knew
- 5:41I
- 5:41wanted
- 5:42to
- 5:42speak
- 5:42more.
- 5:42And
- 5:43so
- 5:43what
- 5:43bigger
- 5:43stage
- 5:44to
- 5:44be
- 5:44on
- 5:44than
- 5:44a
- 5:44TEDx
- 5:45talk?
- 5:45Right?
- 5:46So
- 5:47they
- 5:47found
- 5:47me.
- 5:49Yeah,
- 5:49it
- 5:49was
- 5:49an
- 5:49interesting
- 5:50process.
- 5:50They
- 5:50found
- 5:51me.
- 5:51I
- 5:51had
- 5:51a.
- 5:52They
- 5:52call
- 5:52it
- 5:52a
- 5:52vibe
- 5:53check
- 5:53on
- 5:54a
- 5:54Friday.
- 5:55And
- 5:55then
- 5:55they
- 5:55said,
- 5:55okay,
- 5:56well,
- 5:56if
- 5:57you're
- 5:57interested,
- 5:57let's
- 5:58move
- 5:58forward.
- 5:58You'll
- 5:59meet
- 5:59with
- 5:59someone
- 5:59else
- 6:00and
- 6:00we'll
- 6:00develop
- 6:00a
- 6:01plan
- 6:01of,
- 6:01like,
- 6:01what
- 6:01the
- 6:01idea
- 6:02is
- 6:02going
- 6:02to
- 6:02be.
- 6:02So
- 6:02I
- 6:03had
- 6:03nothing
- 6:04planned
- 6:04for
- 6:04this
- 6:04TEDx
- 6:05talk
- 6:05because
- 6:05I
- 6:05wasn't
- 6:06looking
- 6:06for
- 6:07it.
- 6:07And
- 6:08the
- 6:08next
- 6:08Monday
- 6:09had
- 6:09a
- 6:09second
- 6:09interview,
- 6:10and
- 6:11they're
- 6:11like,
- 6:11okay,
- 6:11we
- 6:11like
- 6:12you
- 6:12now.
- 6:12We
- 6:12need
- 6:12you
- 6:13to
- 6:13make
- 6:13up,
- 6:13you
- 6:13know,
- 6:13your
- 6:14script,
- 6:14like,
- 6:15just
- 6:15a
- 6:15basic
- 6:15outline
- 6:16that
- 6:16night
- 6:17and
- 6:17submit
- 6:17it
- 6:17the
- 6:18next
- 6:18morning.
- 6:19I
- 6:19was
- 6:19like,
- 6:19okay,
- 6:20I
- 6:20can
- 6:20do
- 6:20that.
- 6:21No
- 6:21pressure.
- 6:21Right?
- 6:23And
- 6:24later
- 6:24they
- 6:25emailed
- 6:25me
- 6:25and
- 6:25said
- 6:25that
- 6:26I
- 6:26was
- 6:26selected.
- 6:26And
- 6:27so
- 6:27from
- 6:27then
- 6:27on,
- 6:28it's
- 6:28just,
- 6:28you
- 6:29start
- 6:29writing
- 6:30over
- 6:30and
- 6:31over
- 6:31and
- 6:31over,
- 6:31and
- 6:31I'm
- 6:31a
- 6:32perfectionist.
- 6:32So
- 6:33it
- 6:33was
- 6:33hard
- 6:33for
- 6:34me
- 6:34to,
- 6:34like,
- 6:34not
- 6:35fix
- 6:36it.
- 6:36Like,
- 6:36once
- 6:36I
- 6:37stopped
- 6:37writing,
- 6:37I
- 6:38couldn't
- 6:38write
- 6:38anymore.
- 6:39So
- 6:39that
- 6:39was
- 6:39the
- 6:39hardest
- 6:39part
- 6:40for
- 6:40me.
- 6:40And
- 6:41I
- 6:41had
- 6:41to
- 6:41memorize
- 6:41it
- 6:42and
- 6:43gave
- 6:43the
- 6:44talk
- 6:44on
- 6:44stage,
- 6:44and
- 6:45it
- 6:45was
- 6:45selected
- 6:45for
- 6:45the
- 6:46TED
- 6:46Editors
- 6:46pick
- 6:46list.
- 6:48Oh,
- 6:49very
- 6:49cool.
- 6:49That's
- 6:50so
- 6:50cool.
- 6:51That's
- 6:51awesome.
- 6:52That
- 6:52had
- 6:52to
- 6:52feel
- 6:52so
- 6:53cool.
- 6:54Yeah,
- 6:54it
- 6:54was
- 6:55an
- 6:55interesting
- 6:56moment,
- 6:57I
- 6:57would
- 6:57say,
- 6:58because
- 6:59I
- 7:00actually
- 7:00messed
- 7:00up
- 7:00on
- 7:01stage.
- 7:01So
- 7:01no
- 7:01one
- 7:02knows
- 7:02unless
- 7:02you
- 7:02were
- 7:03in
- 7:03the
- 7:03room.
- 7:04And
- 7:04there's
- 7:05pressure.
- 7:05And
- 7:05I.
- 7:06I
- 7:06relate
- 7:06this
- 7:07to,
- 7:07like,
- 7:07Jiu
- 7:07Jitsu,
- 7:07too.
- 7:08There
- 7:08was
- 7:08pressure
- 7:09the
- 7:09entire
- 7:10time.
- 7:10Like,
- 7:11you
- 7:11have
- 7:11to
- 7:12be
- 7:12on
- 7:12point.
- 7:13You
- 7:13have
- 7:13to
- 7:13do
- 7:14it
- 7:14this
- 7:14way.
- 7:15You
- 7:15can't
- 7:15mess
- 7:16up.
- 7:16We'll
- 7:17take
- 7:17you
- 7:17off
- 7:17the
- 7:17stage
- 7:18if
- 7:18you
- 7:18don't
- 7:18have
- 7:18it
- 7:18memorized,
- 7:19like,
- 7:19they
- 7:19drill
- 7:20that
- 7:20into
- 7:20you.
- 7:21And
- 7:22so
- 7:22the
- 7:22whole
- 7:22time
- 7:23I'm
- 7:23doubting
- 7:23myself,
- 7:24like,
- 7:24am
- 7:24I
- 7:24good
- 7:25enough?
- 7:25Am
- 7:26I
- 7:26going
- 7:26to
- 7:26do
- 7:26it
- 7:26right?
- 7:27They
- 7:27can
- 7:28cut
- 7:28me
- 7:28at
- 7:28any
- 7:28moment.
- 7:29And
- 7:29I
- 7:29was
- 7:29the
- 7:29first
- 7:30speaker.
- 7:30I
- 7:30was
- 7:30the
- 7:30opener
- 7:31for
- 7:31that
- 7:31TEDx
- 7:32event.
- 7:32And
- 7:33so
- 7:33there's
- 7:33no
- 7:33pressure.
- 7:34Right.
- 7:35And
- 7:36I
- 7:36remember
- 7:37before
- 7:37I
- 7:38stepped
- 7:38on
- 7:38the
- 7:38stage,
- 7:39one
- 7:39of
- 7:40the.
- 7:40They
- 7:40call
- 7:41them
- 7:41the
- 7:41curators
- 7:41or
- 7:42the
- 7:42coaches.
- 7:43He's
- 7:43like,
- 7:44you
- 7:44doing
- 7:44okay?
- 7:45You
- 7:45need
- 7:45to
- 7:45get
- 7:45out
- 7:45any
- 7:45energy.
- 7:46I'm
- 7:46like,
- 7:46actually,
- 7:46I
- 7:47need
- 7:47to
- 7:47hit
- 7:47something.
- 7:48So
- 7:49he,
- 7:49like,
- 7:49put
- 7:49up
- 7:51and
- 7:51he
- 7:51let
- 7:52me,
- 7:52like,
- 7:52punch
- 7:52at
- 7:52his
- 7:52hand
- 7:53before
- 7:53I
- 7:53walked
- 7:53on
- 7:54the
- 7:54stage.
- 7:54And
- 7:54that
- 7:54got
- 7:55me
- 7:55regulated.
- 7:56So
- 7:56I
- 7:57use,
- 7:57like,
- 7:58just,
- 7:58you
- 7:59know,
- 8:00developing
- 8:01that
- 8:01sense
- 8:02of,
- 8:02I
- 8:02know
- 8:02where
- 8:02I
- 8:03am,
- 8:03I
- 8:04need
- 8:04to
- 8:04get
- 8:04this
- 8:04energy
- 8:05out
- 8:05my
- 8:05body
- 8:05before
- 8:06I
- 8:06go
- 8:06and
- 8:06perform.
- 8:07Right.
- 8:08Yeah.
- 8:09I
- 8:09just.
- 8:09I
- 8:10don't
- 8:10remember
- 8:10anything
- 8:11that
- 8:11happened
- 8:11while
- 8:11I
- 8:11was
- 8:11on
- 8:11the
- 8:12stage.
- 8:12It's
- 8:12just.
- 8:12It
- 8:13was
- 8:13a
- 8:13blur.
- 8:13It
- 8:13was
- 8:14over
- 8:14and
- 8:14done.
- 8:14And
- 8:14I
- 8:14was
- 8:15like,
- 8:15okay,
- 8:15what's
- 8:15next?
- 8:17So
- 8:18then,
- 8:18have
- 8:18you
- 8:18watched
- 8:19the
- 8:19TEDx
- 8:19talk?
- 8:20I
- 8:20did.
- 8:21I'm
- 8:21really
- 8:22bad.
- 8:23I
- 8:23critique
- 8:24myself
- 8:24over
- 8:24and
- 8:25over.
- 8:25So
- 8:25I
- 8:25can't
- 8:26watch
- 8:26it
- 8:26too
- 8:26much
- 8:26because
- 8:27I'm
- 8:27like,
- 8:27I
- 8:27can't
- 8:28redo
- 8:28it.
- 8:28Right.
- 8:28It's
- 8:29over.
- 8:29But
- 8:30I
- 8:30do
- 8:31want
- 8:31to
- 8:31make
- 8:31sure
- 8:32I.
- 8:32I
- 8:33held
- 8:33onto
- 8:33the.
- 8:34The
- 8:34purpose
- 8:34of
- 8:35the
- 8:35TEDx
- 8:35talk.
- 8:36And
- 8:36so
- 8:37TEDx
- 8:37talks,
- 8:38if
- 8:38no
- 8:38one
- 8:38knows
- 8:38it's
- 8:39about
- 8:39a
- 8:39big
- 8:39idea,
- 8:39it's
- 8:40not
- 8:40about
- 8:40you
- 8:40being
- 8:40a
- 8:40great
- 8:41speaker
- 8:41or
- 8:42being
- 8:42some
- 8:42smart
- 8:43person.
- 8:43Like,
- 8:44anyone
- 8:44can
- 8:44give
- 8:44a
- 8:44TED
- 8:45Talk.
- 8:45And
- 8:46I
- 8:46wanted
- 8:46to
- 8:46make
- 8:46sure
- 8:46that
- 8:47my
- 8:47idea
- 8:47was
- 8:47clear.
- 8:48And
- 8:48so
- 8:48my
- 8:48idea
- 8:48was
- 8:49about
- 8:49three
- 8:49ways
- 8:49to
- 8:50stop
- 8:50obsessing
- 8:50over
- 8:51text.
- 8:52So
- 8:52I
- 8:52think
- 8:52it's
- 8:53something
- 8:53that
- 8:54everyone
- 8:54in
- 8:54the
- 8:54world
- 8:55can
- 8:55relate
- 8:55to,
- 8:55you
- 8:56know,
- 8:56at
- 8:56some
- 8:56time
- 8:56in
- 8:56their
- 8:57life.
- 8:57Yes.
- 8:58Yeah.
- 8:59And
- 8:59it's.
- 9:00It
- 9:00was
- 9:01very
- 9:01good.
- 9:02Like,
- 9:02just
- 9:02watching
- 9:02it
- 9:03just.
- 9:03We
- 9:03didn't
- 9:03really
- 9:04know
- 9:04what
- 9:04we
- 9:04were
- 9:04getting
- 9:04into.
- 9:05It
- 9:05was
- 9:05performed.
- 9:06It
- 9:06seemed
- 9:07very
- 9:07good.
- 9:07The
- 9:08pacing
- 9:08was
- 9:08good.
- 9:09It
- 9:09seemed
- 9:09like
- 9:09you
- 9:10knew
- 9:10exactly
- 9:10what
- 9:10you
- 9:10were
- 9:10going
- 9:11to
- 9:11say.
- 9:11Like,
- 9:12it
- 9:12was
- 9:13delivered
- 9:13very
- 9:13well
- 9:14from
- 9:14my
- 9:14perspective.
- 9:15So
- 9:15I
- 9:15don't
- 9:16know
- 9:16that
- 9:16that's
- 9:16worth
- 9:16almost
- 9:17anything,
- 9:17but
- 9:17it.
- 9:18We
- 9:18really
- 9:18enjoyed
- 9:19it.
- 9:19It
- 9:19was
- 9:19really
- 9:19good.
- 9:20No,
- 9:20that.
- 9:20That
- 9:21means
- 9:21a
- 9:21lot
- 9:22because
- 9:23there
- 9:23was
- 9:23so
- 9:23much
- 9:23happening
- 9:24up
- 9:25to
- 9:25the
- 9:25TEDx
- 9:25talk
- 9:26that
- 9:26no
- 9:26one
- 9:26knows
- 9:26about
- 9:27unless
- 9:27you're,
- 9:28you
- 9:28know,
- 9:28personally
- 9:28attached
- 9:29to
- 9:29me.
- 9:30So
- 9:30the
- 9:30month
- 9:30before,
- 9:31I'll
- 9:31give
- 9:31you
- 9:31just
- 9:31a
- 9:31little
- 9:32snippet
- 9:32the
- 9:33month
- 9:33before.
- 9:34And
- 9:35this
- 9:35gives
- 9:35you
- 9:35a
- 9:35little
- 9:35highlight
- 9:36into
- 9:36my
- 9:36life.
- 9:37Okay,
- 9:37So
- 9:37I
- 9:37am
- 9:38a
- 9:38mom,
- 9:38a
- 9:38single
- 9:39mom,
- 9:39and
- 9:40I
- 9:40have
- 9:40a
- 9:40son
- 9:40that
- 9:41has
- 9:41a,
- 9:43a
- 9:43heart
- 9:43condition
- 9:44called
- 9:44hypoplastic
- 9:45left
- 9:45heart
- 9:45syndrome.
- 9:46And
- 9:46so
- 9:46he
- 9:47has
- 9:47half
- 9:47a
- 9:47heart
- 9:47and
- 9:48he's
- 9:48now
- 9:48an
- 9:49adult.
- 9:49And
- 9:49so
- 9:49it's
- 9:50a
- 9:50little
- 9:50different
- 9:50because
- 9:51I
- 9:51can't
- 9:52be
- 9:52as
- 9:52hands
- 9:52on
- 9:52as
- 9:53I
- 9:53need
- 9:53to
- 9:53be,
- 9:53you
- 9:54know,
- 9:54because
- 9:54he's
- 9:54grown,
- 9:56but
- 9:56I'm
- 9:56still
- 9:56there.
- 9:57And
- 9:57so
- 9:58the
- 9:58month
- 9:58before
- 9:58my
- 9:59TEDx
- 9:59talk,
- 10:00while
- 10:00I'm
- 10:00rehearsing,
- 10:01trying
- 10:01to
- 10:02make
- 10:02sure
- 10:02I'm
- 10:02perfect,
- 10:03you
- 10:03know,
- 10:03he
- 10:04almost
- 10:04died
- 10:04at
- 10:05home.
- 10:05So
- 10:05we
- 10:05went
- 10:06to
- 10:06the
- 10:06emergency
- 10:07room.
- 10:07He
- 10:07was
- 10:07hospitalized
- 10:08because
- 10:09of
- 10:09his
- 10:09heart
- 10:09condition.
- 10:11I
- 10:11got
- 10:11an
- 10:11injury
- 10:12in
- 10:12jiu
- 10:12jitsu
- 10:14like
- 10:14two
- 10:14weeks
- 10:14before
- 10:15that
- 10:15TEDx
- 10:15talk,
- 10:16so
- 10:16a
- 10:16knee
- 10:16injury.
- 10:17And
- 10:18it
- 10:18was
- 10:18a
- 10:18week
- 10:18before
- 10:19IBJJF
- 10:21in
- 10:21St.
- 10:21Louis,
- 10:21so
- 10:21I
- 10:21didn't
- 10:22get
- 10:22to
- 10:22compete.
- 10:23But
- 10:23I
- 10:24had
- 10:24to
- 10:24wear
- 10:24a
- 10:24knee
- 10:24brace
- 10:25for
- 10:25several
- 10:26weeks.
- 10:26And
- 10:26I
- 10:26actually
- 10:26had
- 10:26a
- 10:27knee
- 10:27brace
- 10:27on
- 10:27the
- 10:28day
- 10:28of
- 10:28the
- 10:28TED
- 10:28Talk
- 10:29and
- 10:29took
- 10:29it
- 10:29off
- 10:29right
- 10:30before
- 10:30I
- 10:30went
- 10:30on
- 10:30stage.
- 10:31So
- 10:32my
- 10:32whole
- 10:32time,
- 10:33oh
- 10:33my
- 10:33God,
- 10:33I'm
- 10:33wearing
- 10:34heels
- 10:34and
- 10:34I
- 10:34have
- 10:35this
- 10:35jiu
- 10:35jitsu
- 10:35injury.
- 10:36How
- 10:36am
- 10:36I
- 10:36going
- 10:36to
- 10:36train?
- 10:37Like,
- 10:37it
- 10:37affected
- 10:38my
- 10:38training,
- 10:38right?
- 10:39So.
- 10:40But
- 10:41it's
- 10:41just,
- 10:41you
- 10:41know,
- 10:41things
- 10:42happen
- 10:42in
- 10:42life
- 10:42and
- 10:43you
- 10:43learn
- 10:43to
- 10:43overcome
- 10:44them
- 10:44and
- 10:44it
- 10:45ends
- 10:45up
- 10:45being
- 10:45beautiful
- 10:46in
- 10:46the
- 10:46end.
- 10:46You
- 10:46just
- 10:46have
- 10:46to
- 10:47get
- 10:47through
- 10:47it.
- 10:50I
- 10:50hope
- 10:50that
- 10:50your
- 10:50son
- 10:51is
- 10:51doing
- 10:51better
- 10:51now.
- 10:52How
- 10:52long
- 10:52ago
- 10:52was
- 10:53the
- 10:53TEDx
- 10:53talk?
- 10:54That
- 10:54was
- 10:55last
- 10:55October.
- 10:56So
- 10:56just
- 10:56a
- 10:57few
- 10:57months
- 10:57ago.
- 10:57Yeah,
- 10:58he's
- 10:58doing
- 10:58good.
- 10:58We,
- 10:59we
- 10:59have
- 10:59moments,
- 11:00like
- 11:00he
- 11:00has
- 11:01moments
- 11:01throughout
- 11:01the
- 11:01year
- 11:01where
- 11:02it's
- 11:02just
- 11:02hard
- 11:02for
- 11:02him,
- 11:03for
- 11:03his
- 11:03health,
- 11:03but
- 11:04he's
- 11:04a
- 11:05trooper.
- 11:05He's
- 11:05stronger
- 11:05than
- 11:06me,
- 11:06that's
- 11:06for
- 11:06sure.
- 11:08That's
- 11:08awesome.
- 11:09Being
- 11:09his
- 11:09mom
- 11:10has
- 11:10to
- 11:10be
- 11:10difficult,
- 11:10though.
- 11:11I
- 11:11mean,
- 11:11that
- 11:11takes
- 11:11a
- 11:11lot
- 11:11of
- 11:12resilience.
- 11:12It
- 11:12sounds
- 11:12like
- 11:13everything
- 11:13leading
- 11:14into
- 11:14this
- 11:14TED
- 11:14talk
- 11:14was
- 11:15a
- 11:15lot,
- 11:15Required
- 11:16a
- 11:16lot
- 11:16of
- 11:16resilience
- 11:16for.
- 11:17Absolutely,
- 11:18yes.
- 11:20How
- 11:20did
- 11:20you
- 11:20get
- 11:20into
- 11:20Jiu
- 11:21jitsu?
- 11:22Well,
- 11:23because
- 11:23of
- 11:23him,
- 11:23honestly.
- 11:24My
- 11:24son,
- 11:26My
- 11:26son
- 11:26was
- 11:27training
- 11:27karate
- 11:28and
- 11:28he
- 11:29could
- 11:29only
- 11:29do
- 11:30martial
- 11:30arts
- 11:31that
- 11:31he
- 11:31couldn't
- 11:32get
- 11:32any
- 11:32impact
- 11:33on
- 11:33his
- 11:33heart,
- 11:34so
- 11:34he
- 11:34couldn't
- 11:34spar
- 11:35with
- 11:35anyone.
- 11:36And
- 11:36he
- 11:36stopped
- 11:37training
- 11:37karate.
- 11:37And
- 11:37we
- 11:38were
- 11:38looking
- 11:38for
- 11:38another
- 11:39martial
- 11:39arts
- 11:39school
- 11:40in
- 11:40the
- 11:40area
- 11:40and
- 11:41we
- 11:41found
- 11:41one
- 11:42that
- 11:42did
- 11:42taekwondo,
- 11:44so
- 11:44that
- 11:44challenged
- 11:45him.
- 11:45And
- 11:45that
- 11:45same
- 11:46year,
- 11:46I
- 11:47have
- 11:47a
- 11:47word
- 11:47of
- 11:47the
- 11:48year
- 11:48every
- 11:48year.
- 11:48So
- 11:49that
- 11:49year
- 11:49my
- 11:49word
- 11:50was
- 11:50strength.
- 11:50And
- 11:50I
- 11:50was
- 11:51like
- 11:51well,
- 11:51what
- 11:51can
- 11:51I
- 11:51do
- 11:52to
- 11:52strengthen
- 11:52my
- 11:52mind,
- 11:53body,
- 11:53spirit?
- 11:54And
- 11:54I've
- 11:55always
- 11:55loved
- 11:55martial
- 11:56arts.
- 11:56Like,
- 11:56I
- 11:56was
- 11:56in
- 11:57love
- 11:57with
- 11:57Bruce
- 11:57Lee
- 11:57growing
- 11:58up.
- 11:59And
- 11:59so
- 11:59I
- 12:00decided
- 12:01I
- 12:01guess
- 12:01I'll
- 12:01try
- 12:02jiu
- 12:02jitsu.
- 12:02I
- 12:02had
- 12:02seen
- 12:03it
- 12:03before.
- 12:03I
- 12:03just
- 12:04didn't
- 12:04know,
- 12:05like,
- 12:05what
- 12:05it
- 12:05really
- 12:05was.
- 12:06And
- 12:07I
- 12:07thought
- 12:07it
- 12:07was
- 12:07a
- 12:07little
- 12:07weird,
- 12:08like
- 12:08seeing
- 12:08it
- 12:08from
- 12:08a
- 12:09distance.
- 12:09But
- 12:12like,
- 12:12oh,
- 12:12this
- 12:12looks
- 12:12really
- 12:13cool.
- 12:13Like
- 12:13Ronda
- 12:13Rousey
- 12:14kind
- 12:14of
- 12:14inspired
- 12:14me
- 12:15to
- 12:15see
- 12:15her
- 12:15on
- 12:15the
- 12:15ground.
- 12:17And
- 12:17so
- 12:17I
- 12:18tried
- 12:18it
- 12:18first
- 12:19class
- 12:19and
- 12:19I
- 12:19was
- 12:19addicted,
- 12:20like,
- 12:20instantly.
- 12:22And
- 12:22that
- 12:22was
- 12:23nine
- 12:23years
- 12:23ago.
- 12:24So
- 12:26that's
- 12:26awesome.
- 12:26What's
- 12:27your
- 12:27word
- 12:27of
- 12:27the
- 12:27year
- 12:27this
- 12:28year?
- 12:29Oh,
- 12:30gosh,
- 12:30I
- 12:31have
- 12:31two.
- 12:31But
- 12:31my
- 12:32main
- 12:32word
- 12:32that
- 12:32I've
- 12:33been
- 12:33focused
- 12:33on
- 12:33is
- 12:33clarity.
- 12:35Nice.
- 12:35Oh,
- 12:36very
- 12:36cool.
- 12:36I
- 12:37like
- 12:37that.
- 12:38My
- 12:38main
- 12:39word
- 12:39this
- 12:39year
- 12:39is
- 12:39queen.
- 12:41It
- 12:42usually
- 12:42kind
- 12:42of
- 12:42goes
- 12:42along
- 12:43with
- 12:43whatever
- 12:44our
- 12:44camp
- 12:44theme
- 12:45is.
- 12:45So
- 12:46that's.
- 12:46Yeah,
- 12:47I
- 12:47love
- 12:47that.
- 12:50One
- 12:50of
- 12:51the
- 12:51things
- 12:51that
- 12:51you're
- 12:52going
- 12:52to
- 12:52talk
- 12:52about
- 12:54at
- 12:54your,
- 12:54on
- 12:54your
- 12:55round
- 12:55table
- 12:55and
- 12:56your
- 12:56short
- 12:57session
- 12:57at
- 12:58camp
- 12:58is
- 12:58on
- 12:59silencing
- 13:00in
- 13:00jiu
- 13:00jitsu.
- 13:01Would
- 13:01you
- 13:01like
- 13:02to
- 13:02just
- 13:02briefly
- 13:03get
- 13:03into
- 13:03that
- 13:03a
- 13:04little
- 13:04bit
- 13:04and
- 13:04talk
- 13:04about,
- 13:05like,
- 13:05what
- 13:06you
- 13:06want
- 13:06to
- 13:06talk
- 13:06about?
- 13:07Yes.
- 13:08You
- 13:08know,
- 13:08you
- 13:08guys
- 13:08are
- 13:08helping
- 13:09me
- 13:09see
- 13:09myself
- 13:10right
- 13:10now.
- 13:11So
- 13:11I
- 13:12say
- 13:12that
- 13:12because
- 13:12I
- 13:13believe,
- 13:13like,
- 13:13we
- 13:13serve
- 13:14as
- 13:14mirrors
- 13:14for
- 13:14each
- 13:15other.
- 13:15And
- 13:15so,
- 13:16like,
- 13:16in
- 13:16this
- 13:16conversation,
- 13:17I'm
- 13:17starting
- 13:17to
- 13:17see
- 13:17myself
- 13:18in
- 13:18a
- 13:18way
- 13:19that
- 13:19I
- 13:19didn't
- 13:19before.
- 13:20So
- 13:20even
- 13:20with
- 13:21that
- 13:21question,
- 13:22the
- 13:22thing
- 13:22that
- 13:22came
- 13:23to
- 13:23mind
- 13:23is
- 13:24how
- 13:24I
- 13:24got
- 13:24into
- 13:25the
- 13:25topic
- 13:25of
- 13:25self
- 13:25silencing.
- 13:27And
- 13:27last
- 13:28year
- 13:28I
- 13:29started
- 13:29focusing
- 13:29on
- 13:30topics
- 13:30that
- 13:30were
- 13:31more
- 13:31specific
- 13:31to
- 13:32women
- 13:32and
- 13:33looking
- 13:33at
- 13:33research
- 13:34about
- 13:34how
- 13:34that
- 13:35shows
- 13:35up
- 13:35with
- 13:35anxiety
- 13:36or
- 13:36depression.
- 13:36I
- 13:36came
- 13:37across
- 13:37the
- 13:37term
- 13:37self
- 13:38silencing.
- 13:39I'm
- 13:39like,
- 13:39what
- 13:39is
- 13:40that?
- 13:40So,
- 13:41like,
- 13:41as
- 13:41I'm
- 13:41talking
- 13:41about
- 13:42this
- 13:42now,
- 13:42I'm
- 13:42recognizing.
- 13:43I
- 13:43started
- 13:43studying
- 13:44and
- 13:44digging
- 13:44into
- 13:45self
- 13:45silencing
- 13:46and
- 13:46then
- 13:46I
- 13:46did
- 13:46a
- 13:46TED
- 13:47talk,
- 13:47like
- 13:47getting
- 13:47on
- 13:48a
- 13:48stage
- 13:48to
- 13:48talk
- 13:48about
- 13:48myself.
- 13:50So
- 13:50that's
- 13:51pretty
- 13:51cool.
- 13:52But
- 13:53self
- 13:53silencing
- 13:54is
- 13:54how
- 13:54we
- 13:55suppress
- 13:55our
- 13:56thoughts
- 13:56and
- 13:57our
- 13:57feelings
- 13:58to
- 13:58maintain
- 13:59relationships.
- 14:00So
- 14:00we
- 14:01will
- 14:01pull
- 14:01back
- 14:01on
- 14:02what
- 14:02we
- 14:02need
- 14:02to
- 14:03say
- 14:03because
- 14:03we
- 14:03don't
- 14:04want
- 14:04to
- 14:04rock
- 14:04the
- 14:04boat
- 14:04in
- 14:05the
- 14:05relationship,
- 14:05whether
- 14:05it's
- 14:06romantic
- 14:06or
- 14:07friendship
- 14:07or
- 14:07with
- 14:08family.
- 14:09And
- 14:09I
- 14:09know
- 14:10I've
- 14:10experienced
- 14:11this
- 14:11myself
- 14:11and
- 14:12I
- 14:12know
- 14:12a
- 14:12lot
- 14:12of
- 14:12women
- 14:13have
- 14:13talked
- 14:13to
- 14:13me
- 14:13about
- 14:14their
- 14:14experiences
- 14:14where
- 14:15this
- 14:15also
- 14:15shows
- 14:16up
- 14:16in
- 14:16jiu
- 14:16jitsu.
- 14:17You
- 14:17know,
- 14:17it's
- 14:19male
- 14:19dominated
- 14:19space,
- 14:20although
- 14:21historically
- 14:21it
- 14:22wasn't,
- 14:23but
- 14:23we
- 14:24don't
- 14:24talk
- 14:24about
- 14:24that.
- 14:25But
- 14:25in
- 14:26that
- 14:26space,
- 14:28in
- 14:28that
- 14:28space
- 14:29women
- 14:29are
- 14:31made
- 14:31to
- 14:31be
- 14:31invisible
- 14:32sometimes.
- 14:32I
- 14:32know
- 14:33it's
- 14:33changing
- 14:33over
- 14:34the
- 14:34last
- 14:34few
- 14:34years,
- 14:35but
- 14:35it
- 14:35still
- 14:36happens.
- 14:36And
- 14:37it
- 14:37impacts
- 14:37the
- 14:38way
- 14:38that
- 14:38we
- 14:38train.
- 14:38It
- 14:39impacts
- 14:39how
- 14:39we
- 14:39get
- 14:40new
- 14:40women
- 14:40to
- 14:40join
- 14:41Jiu
- 14:41Jitsu
- 14:42or
- 14:42to
- 14:42join
- 14:42that
- 14:43community.
- 14:44And
- 14:44I
- 14:44think
- 14:44it's
- 14:44something
- 14:45that
- 14:45if
- 14:45we
- 14:45don't
- 14:46talk
- 14:46about
- 14:46it,
- 14:46it
- 14:46will
- 14:47never
- 14:47change.
- 14:48So
- 14:48that's
- 14:48why
- 14:48that
- 14:49was
- 14:49something
- 14:49that
- 14:49was
- 14:49really
- 14:49important
- 14:50to
- 14:50bring
- 14:50to
- 14:51the
- 14:51stage.
- 14:51And
- 14:51I'm
- 14:52so
- 14:52thankful
- 14:52that
- 14:52you're
- 14:52allowing
- 14:53me
- 14:53to
- 14:53speak
- 14:53on
- 14:53that.
- 14:56We're
- 14:56excited
- 14:56to
- 14:56have
- 14:57you.
- 14:57I
- 14:57think
- 14:57this
- 14:57is
- 14:57going
- 14:58to
- 14:58be
- 14:58really
- 14:58important
- 14:59for
- 14:59a
- 14:59lot
- 14:59of
- 14:59women
- 15:00in
- 15:00the
- 15:00room.
- 15:01And
- 15:01I'm,
- 15:02you
- 15:02know,
- 15:03we
- 15:03have
- 15:03a
- 15:03lot
- 15:03more
- 15:03to
- 15:03talk
- 15:04about,
- 15:04but
- 15:04I'm
- 15:04excited
- 15:05for
- 15:05you
- 15:05to
- 15:05get
- 15:05to
- 15:06experience
- 15:07Role
- 15:07Model
- 15:07Camp
- 15:08and
- 15:09just
- 15:09kind
- 15:10of
- 15:10the
- 15:10way
- 15:10we
- 15:10lift
- 15:11women
- 15:11up.
- 15:12And
- 15:12I'm
- 15:13really,
- 15:14I'm
- 15:14looking
- 15:14forward
- 15:15to
- 15:15this,
- 15:15like,
- 15:15relationship.
- 15:16So
- 15:16I
- 15:16think
- 15:17it's
- 15:17gonna
- 15:17be
- 15:17really
- 15:17good.
- 15:18Thank
- 15:18you.
- 15:19And
- 15:19I'm
- 15:19really
- 15:19excited.
- 15:20I'm
- 15:20so
- 15:20thankful
- 15:20you
- 15:21reached
- 15:21out
- 15:21and
- 15:22offered
- 15:23the
- 15:23opportunity
- 15:23to
- 15:23attend.
- 15:24I've
- 15:24always
- 15:24wanted
- 15:24to,
- 15:25but
- 15:25I'll
- 15:25be
- 15:26honest,
- 15:26Let
- 15:26me
- 15:27not
- 15:27lie.
- 15:28I
- 15:28am
- 15:28not
- 15:28a
- 15:28GI
- 15:29girl.
- 15:30So
- 15:31that
- 15:32is
- 15:32something
- 15:32that
- 15:33kept
- 15:34me
- 15:34from
- 15:34the
- 15:35Role
- 15:35Model
- 15:35Camp
- 15:36in
- 15:36the
- 15:36past
- 15:36years.
- 15:36But
- 15:37I
- 15:37just
- 15:37started
- 15:37training
- 15:38GI
- 15:38last
- 15:38year,
- 15:39so
- 15:39I'm
- 15:39really
- 15:40excited
- 15:40to
- 15:40learn.
- 15:42Nice.
- 15:43And
- 15:43actually
- 15:43this
- 15:44year
- 15:44we're
- 15:44doing
- 15:44more
- 15:45no
- 15:45GI
- 15:45than
- 15:46we
- 15:46have
- 15:46in
- 15:46the
- 15:46past.
- 15:47So
- 15:48good
- 15:48news
- 15:48for
- 15:48you
- 15:49maybe.
- 15:49We
- 15:50felt
- 15:50that
- 15:50vibe.
- 15:50We
- 15:50were
- 15:50like,
- 15:50we
- 15:51gotta
- 15:51get
- 15:51her
- 15:51in.
- 15:54We
- 15:55need
- 15:55more
- 15:55no
- 15:55gi.
- 15:58Okay.
- 15:59One
- 16:00thing
- 16:00that
- 16:00you
- 16:00had
- 16:00mentioned
- 16:02is
- 16:02that
- 16:02you
- 16:03also
- 16:03work
- 16:04in
- 16:05an
- 16:05anger
- 16:06management
- 16:06class
- 16:07for
- 16:07teens
- 16:09that
- 16:09are
- 16:09involved
- 16:09in
- 16:09the
- 16:09court
- 16:10system.
- 16:10Can
- 16:10you
- 16:10tell
- 16:11us
- 16:11a
- 16:11little
- 16:11bit
- 16:11about
- 16:11that
- 16:11work?
- 16:12Yeah.
- 16:13So
- 16:13about
- 16:1310
- 16:14years
- 16:14ago.
- 16:14It's
- 16:15been
- 16:15a
- 16:15long
- 16:15time.
- 16:16Ten
- 16:16years
- 16:16ago,
- 16:17I
- 16:17developed
- 16:17a
- 16:17program
- 16:17called
- 16:18Heartbeats,
- 16:18and
- 16:19it's
- 16:19a
- 16:19youth
- 16:19violence
- 16:20prevention
- 16:20program.
- 16:21And
- 16:21it's
- 16:22a
- 16:2212
- 16:22week
- 16:22program
- 16:23that
- 16:23I've
- 16:23condensed
- 16:24down
- 16:24depending
- 16:24on
- 16:25who
- 16:25I'm
- 16:25speaking
- 16:25with.
- 16:26But
- 16:26it
- 16:27looks
- 16:27at
- 16:27how
- 16:27we
- 16:28can
- 16:28help
- 16:29youth.
- 16:30So
- 16:3012
- 16:30to
- 16:3018
- 16:31who
- 16:31have
- 16:31been
- 16:31either
- 16:32a
- 16:32victim
- 16:32of
- 16:32violence,
- 16:33the
- 16:33perpetrator
- 16:34of
- 16:34violence,
- 16:35or
- 16:35they've
- 16:36been
- 16:38a
- 16:38witness
- 16:38to
- 16:39it
- 16:39at
- 16:39some
- 16:39point.
- 16:40And
- 16:40so
- 16:40a
- 16:41lot
- 16:41of
- 16:41times
- 16:41the
- 16:41people
- 16:42that
- 16:42I'm
- 16:42working
- 16:42with,
- 16:43youth
- 16:43are,
- 16:43they
- 16:43fit
- 16:44all
- 16:44three
- 16:44criteria,
- 16:45you
- 16:45know,
- 16:45at
- 16:45some
- 16:46point
- 16:46in
- 16:46their
- 16:46life.
- 16:47And
- 16:48recently
- 16:48I've
- 16:49been
- 16:49working
- 16:49with
- 16:50the
- 16:50Madison
- 16:50County
- 16:50Juvenile
- 16:51Diversion
- 16:52Program.
- 16:52So
- 16:53that's
- 16:53a
- 16:53program
- 16:54where
- 16:54the
- 16:54kids
- 16:54have
- 16:55maybe
- 16:55had
- 16:55their
- 16:55first
- 16:56court
- 16:57experience.
- 16:57They
- 16:57did
- 16:58something
- 16:58that
- 16:58got
- 16:59them
- 16:59in
- 16:59front
- 16:59of
- 16:59a
- 16:59judge
- 17:00and
- 17:00they
- 17:00have
- 17:00to
- 17:01complete
- 17:01A
- 17:01program.
- 17:01And
- 17:02so
- 17:02I
- 17:02come
- 17:02in
- 17:02and
- 17:02talk
- 17:03to
- 17:03them
- 17:03about
- 17:03anger
- 17:03management.
- 17:04And
- 17:05the
- 17:05way
- 17:05I
- 17:05discuss
- 17:06anger
- 17:06management
- 17:07is
- 17:07looking
- 17:07at
- 17:08how
- 17:08anger
- 17:09shows
- 17:09up
- 17:09in
- 17:09our
- 17:09relationships
- 17:10and
- 17:10how
- 17:10it
- 17:11impacts
- 17:11us,
- 17:12how
- 17:12we
- 17:12want
- 17:12to,
- 17:13how
- 17:14we
- 17:14relate
- 17:14to
- 17:14other
- 17:14people
- 17:15with
- 17:15our
- 17:15own
- 17:16anger,
- 17:16and
- 17:16how
- 17:16we
- 17:17relate
- 17:17when
- 17:17someone
- 17:17is
- 17:18showing
- 17:18their
- 17:18anger
- 17:19towards
- 17:19us.
- 17:20And
- 17:20it's
- 17:21really
- 17:21a
- 17:21powerful
- 17:22conversation
- 17:23that
- 17:24I've
- 17:24noticed.
- 17:24A
- 17:24lot
- 17:25of
- 17:25the
- 17:25youth,
- 17:26they
- 17:26are
- 17:27in
- 17:27their
- 17:27room
- 17:27because
- 17:28they
- 17:28have
- 17:28to
- 17:28be.
- 17:29And
- 17:29so
- 17:29when
- 17:29I
- 17:30walk
- 17:30in,
- 17:30they're
- 17:30like,
- 17:30who
- 17:31is
- 17:31this
- 17:31lady?
- 17:31Like,
- 17:32I'm
- 17:32real
- 17:32short,
- 17:32y'.
- 17:32All.
- 17:33So
- 17:33they're
- 17:33like
- 17:33this
- 17:34little
- 17:34girl
- 17:35come
- 17:35to
- 17:35tell
- 17:35me
- 17:36how
- 17:36to
- 17:36deal
- 17:36with
- 17:36my
- 17:36anger.
- 17:37But
- 17:38what
- 17:38I've
- 17:38noticed
- 17:39is,
- 17:39you
- 17:39know,
- 17:39I
- 17:40think
- 17:40I
- 17:40just
- 17:40have
- 17:40a
- 17:41natural
- 17:41way
- 17:41of
- 17:41relating
- 17:41to
- 17:42them
- 17:42where
- 17:42I
- 17:43get
- 17:43them
- 17:43to
- 17:43open
- 17:43up
- 17:43and
- 17:44share
- 17:44their
- 17:44experiences
- 17:45of
- 17:45what
- 17:45they're
- 17:45dealing
- 17:45with
- 17:46at
- 17:46home.
- 17:46And
- 17:47some
- 17:47of
- 17:47the
- 17:47parents
- 17:47are,
- 17:48like,
- 17:48shocked,
- 17:48like,
- 17:48how
- 17:49did
- 17:49you
- 17:49get
- 17:49them
- 17:49to
- 17:49talk?
- 17:50You
- 17:50know?
- 17:52And
- 17:52I
- 17:52think
- 17:52the
- 17:52important
- 17:52thing
- 17:53is
- 17:53just
- 17:53allowing
- 17:54them
- 17:54the
- 17:54space
- 17:54to
- 17:54say
- 17:55what's
- 17:55on
- 17:55their
- 17:55mind,
- 17:56like,
- 17:56to
- 17:56allow
- 17:57them
- 17:57to
- 17:57break
- 17:57their
- 17:57own
- 17:58silence.
- 17:59So,
- 17:59yeah,
- 18:00over
- 18:01the
- 18:01years,
- 18:01I've
- 18:01noticed
- 18:02that
- 18:03it
- 18:03doesn't
- 18:03just
- 18:04change
- 18:04them
- 18:04instantly,
- 18:05but
- 18:05it
- 18:05gets
- 18:06them
- 18:06to
- 18:06think
- 18:06different.
- 18:07And
- 18:08what
- 18:08ends
- 18:08up
- 18:08happening
- 18:09is
- 18:09they
- 18:10change
- 18:10themselves
- 18:10over
- 18:11time,
- 18:11and
- 18:11that
- 18:11ends
- 18:12up
- 18:12changing
- 18:12their
- 18:12entire
- 18:13family.
- 18:15Wow,
- 18:15that's
- 18:16amazing.
- 18:16That's
- 18:16really
- 18:17powerful.
- 18:17Yeah.
- 18:18You're
- 18:18doing
- 18:18a
- 18:19lot
- 18:19of
- 18:19amazing
- 18:19work.
- 18:20Yeah.
- 18:20Thank
- 18:20you.
- 18:21Thank
- 18:21you
- 18:21for
- 18:21what
- 18:21you're
- 18:22doing.
- 18:22Absolutely.
- 18:23It's
- 18:23very
- 18:24impressive.
- 18:25Can
- 18:26you
- 18:26ask
- 18:26about
- 18:26the
- 18:27new
- 18:27stuff,
- 18:28the
- 18:28new
- 18:29Twitter?
- 18:29Say
- 18:29what's
- 18:30in
- 18:30private.
- 18:31Yeah,
- 18:31maybe
- 18:31like.
- 18:32Okay.
- 18:33AJ's
- 18:33told
- 18:34me
- 18:34that
- 18:34you've
- 18:34got
- 18:34some
- 18:34sort
- 18:35of
- 18:35new
- 18:35project
- 18:35coming
- 18:35up.
- 18:36Talk
- 18:36to
- 18:36us
- 18:36about
- 18:36that
- 18:36a
- 18:37little
- 18:37too.
- 18:38So
- 18:38I'm
- 18:39really
- 18:39proud
- 18:39that
- 18:40I
- 18:40became
- 18:40a
- 18:41women's
- 18:41self
- 18:41defense
- 18:41instructor
- 18:43under
- 18:43Donna
- 18:44Gonzalez.
- 18:45Yeah.
- 18:46So
- 18:46I
- 18:46love
- 18:46Donna.
- 18:47She's
- 18:48amazing.
- 18:48She's
- 18:49another
- 18:49one
- 18:49you
- 18:50need
- 18:50to
- 18:50talk
- 18:50to.
- 18:51But
- 18:52she
- 18:52has
- 18:52inspired
- 18:53me
- 18:53for
- 18:53years.
- 18:53I
- 18:54was
- 18:54a
- 18:5410
- 18:54planet
- 18:54girl.
- 18:55I
- 18:55just
- 18:55changed
- 18:55gems
- 18:56recently,
- 18:56but
- 18:56I
- 18:57was
- 18:5710p
- 18:58all
- 18:58the
- 18:58way,
- 18:58and
- 18:59she
- 18:59was
- 18:59one
- 18:59that
- 18:59I
- 18:59highly
- 19:00looked
- 19:00up.
- 19:01So
- 19:01I
- 19:02remember
- 19:02when
- 19:02she
- 19:03started
- 19:03promoting
- 19:03her
- 19:04women's
- 19:04self
- 19:04defense
- 19:04network.
- 19:05And
- 19:05my
- 19:05Jiu
- 19:06Jitsu
- 19:06bestie
- 19:07did
- 19:07her
- 19:08certification
- 19:08program
- 19:09years
- 19:09ago.
- 19:09And
- 19:09she's
- 19:10like,
- 19:10we
- 19:10need
- 19:10to
- 19:10do
- 19:10it
- 19:10together.
- 19:11I'm
- 19:11like,
- 19:11I'm
- 19:12not
- 19:12ready.
- 19:12I
- 19:12don't
- 19:12think
- 19:13I
- 19:13need
- 19:13to
- 19:13do
- 19:13that.
- 19:14I
- 19:14wasn't
- 19:14interested.
- 19:16But
- 19:16I
- 19:16wasn't
- 19:17interested
- 19:17in
- 19:17teaching.
- 19:18I'll
- 19:18say
- 19:18that.
- 19:18But
- 19:19I
- 19:19was
- 19:19interested
- 19:19in
- 19:20the
- 19:20information
- 19:21because
- 19:21I
- 19:21have
- 19:21been
- 19:21a
- 19:22victim
- 19:22of
- 19:22violence.
- 19:23I
- 19:23Know,
- 19:24many
- 19:24women
- 19:24that
- 19:24come
- 19:24to
- 19:25Jiu
- 19:25Jitsu
- 19:25have
- 19:25been
- 19:26a
- 19:26victim
- 19:26or
- 19:27they're
- 19:27at
- 19:27risk
- 19:27of
- 19:28being
- 19:28a
- 19:28victim.
- 19:29And
- 19:30this
- 19:30was
- 19:30the
- 19:30year
- 19:31was
- 19:31like,
- 19:31it's
- 19:31just
- 19:31time
- 19:32to
- 19:32step
- 19:32out
- 19:32and
- 19:33do
- 19:33all
- 19:34the
- 19:34things
- 19:34that
- 19:34I
- 19:35love
- 19:35to
- 19:35do
- 19:35together.
- 19:36So
- 19:36combining
- 19:37the
- 19:37psychology
- 19:38and
- 19:38Jiu
- 19:38Jitsu
- 19:39for
- 19:39women
- 19:40specifically
- 19:41is.
- 19:42It's
- 19:42like
- 19:42the
- 19:42perfect
- 19:42blend
- 19:43for
- 19:43me.
- 19:43And
- 19:44so
- 19:44I
- 19:44developed
- 19:44a
- 19:45program
- 19:45after
- 19:45taking
- 19:46her
- 19:46certification
- 19:46program
- 19:47and
- 19:48combining
- 19:48all
- 19:48my
- 19:48years
- 19:48of
- 19:49Jiu
- 19:49Jitsu,
- 19:50and
- 19:50it's
- 19:50called
- 19:50Defend
- 19:51and
- 19:51Rise.
- 19:52And
- 19:52it
- 19:52combines
- 19:53the
- 19:53psychology
- 19:54of
- 19:54looking
- 19:54at
- 19:54the
- 19:55attacker,
- 19:55looking
- 19:55at
- 19:56the
- 19:56cycle
- 19:56of
- 19:56abuse
- 19:57in
- 19:57relationships,
- 19:58looking
- 19:59at
- 19:59power
- 19:59and
- 19:59control,
- 20:00how
- 20:00that
- 20:00shows
- 20:01up.
- 20:01Because
- 20:02what
- 20:02most
- 20:02people
- 20:03don't
- 20:04realize,
- 20:04I
- 20:05think
- 20:05is
- 20:06most
- 20:06women
- 20:07who
- 20:07are
- 20:07attacked
- 20:07is
- 20:08by
- 20:08someone
- 20:08that
- 20:08they
- 20:08already
- 20:09know.
- 20:09It's
- 20:09not
- 20:10some
- 20:10stranger
- 20:10on
- 20:10the
- 20:11street.
- 20:11And
- 20:11so
- 20:12we
- 20:12need
- 20:12to
- 20:12have
- 20:12those
- 20:12conversations
- 20:13to
- 20:13talk
- 20:13about
- 20:14the
- 20:14relationship
- 20:15and
- 20:15how
- 20:15you
- 20:15can
- 20:15avoid
- 20:16some
- 20:16of
- 20:16these
- 20:17red
- 20:17flags
- 20:17so
- 20:18you
- 20:18don't
- 20:18get
- 20:18into
- 20:18situations
- 20:19where
- 20:19you
- 20:19have
- 20:19to
- 20:20physically
- 20:20defend
- 20:20yourself.
- 20:21So
- 20:21the
- 20:22defense
- 20:22starts
- 20:22in
- 20:23mind.
- 20:25That's
- 20:25amazing.
- 20:26Yeah,
- 20:26I
- 20:26love
- 20:27that.
- 20:27I
- 20:27think
- 20:27that's
- 20:28going
- 20:28to
- 20:28be
- 20:28really,
- 20:29really
- 20:29empowering
- 20:30work.
- 20:31It's
- 20:31very
- 20:31exciting.
- 20:33I
- 20:34had
- 20:34a
- 20:34follow
- 20:34up
- 20:34from
- 20:34that
- 20:35and
- 20:35I
- 20:35lost
- 20:35it.
- 20:38Shoot.
- 20:40I
- 20:40lost
- 20:40it.
- 20:41I'm
- 20:41sorry.
- 20:41It's
- 20:41okay
- 20:42if
- 20:43you
- 20:43don't
- 20:43have
- 20:43to
- 20:43talk
- 20:44about
- 20:44this
- 20:44if
- 20:44you
- 20:44don't
- 20:44want
- 20:44to.
- 20:44But
- 20:45what
- 20:45made
- 20:45you
- 20:45switch
- 20:45gems?
- 20:47Oh,
- 20:47that's
- 20:48a
- 20:48good
- 20:48conversation.
- 20:48I
- 20:49am
- 20:49an
- 20:49open
- 20:49book,
- 20:50y'.
- 20:50All.
- 20:50So
- 20:51anyone
- 20:51who
- 20:51knows
- 20:52me
- 20:52knows
- 20:52I
- 20:52wear
- 20:53my
- 20:53heart
- 20:53on
- 20:53my
- 20:53sleeve
- 20:54and
- 20:54I
- 20:54share
- 20:55it
- 20:55from
- 20:56the
- 20:56perspective
- 20:57of
- 20:57this
- 20:57is
- 20:57my
- 20:57experience,
- 20:58not
- 20:58this
- 20:59is
- 20:59something
- 21:00that
- 21:00I'm
- 21:00talking
- 21:00about
- 21:01someone
- 21:01in
- 21:01a
- 21:01negative
- 21:02way,
- 21:02if
- 21:02that
- 21:02makes
- 21:02sense.
- 21:04Yeah.
- 21:05So
- 21:05the
- 21:05prior
- 21:06gym
- 21:06that
- 21:06I
- 21:06was
- 21:06training
- 21:07at,
- 21:07I
- 21:07was
- 21:07there,
- 21:08I
- 21:08was
- 21:09highly,
- 21:09like,
- 21:09fiercely
- 21:10loyal,
- 21:11not
- 21:11just
- 21:11to
- 21:11that
- 21:11school,
- 21:12but
- 21:13to
- 21:13tenth
- 21:14Planet
- 21:14overall.
- 21:15Okay.
- 21:16I
- 21:16was
- 21:16there
- 21:17for
- 21:17eight
- 21:17and
- 21:17a
- 21:17half
- 21:18years.
- 21:19Me
- 21:19and
- 21:19my
- 21:19Jiu
- 21:19Jitsu
- 21:20bestie,
- 21:20we
- 21:21started
- 21:21around
- 21:21the
- 21:22same
- 21:22time,
- 21:22got
- 21:23promoted
- 21:23along
- 21:24the
- 21:24way
- 21:24together.
- 21:25And
- 21:25it
- 21:26was
- 21:27something
- 21:27that
- 21:28was
- 21:28really
- 21:28impactful
- 21:28because
- 21:29we
- 21:29also
- 21:29started
- 21:30a
- 21:30women's
- 21:31program
- 21:31there
- 21:31together.
- 21:32So
- 21:32we
- 21:32were
- 21:32teaching
- 21:33women's
- 21:34classes.
- 21:35And
- 21:35before
- 21:35we
- 21:36became
- 21:36instructors,
- 21:37we
- 21:37started
- 21:37a
- 21:38group
- 21:38called
- 21:38We
- 21:38Roll
- 21:39two.
- 21:39Because
- 21:40we
- 21:40wanted
- 21:40to,
- 21:40once
- 21:41we
- 21:41got
- 21:41our
- 21:41blue
- 21:41belts,
- 21:42we
- 21:42wanted
- 21:42to
- 21:42give
- 21:42back
- 21:43to
- 21:43the
- 21:43new
- 21:43women
- 21:43joining
- 21:44the
- 21:44school
- 21:44that
- 21:45didn't
- 21:45have
- 21:45a
- 21:45role
- 21:46model.
- 21:47And
- 21:47so
- 21:47we
- 21:47wanted
- 21:47to
- 21:48provide
- 21:48for
- 21:48them.
- 21:49And
- 21:50we
- 21:50started
- 21:51talking
- 21:51about
- 21:51just
- 21:52things
- 21:52that
- 21:52women
- 21:53experience
- 21:53on
- 21:54the
- 21:54mat,
- 21:54specifically
- 21:55that
- 21:55men
- 21:55don't
- 21:56talk
- 21:56about.
- 21:56They
- 21:56don't
- 21:56know
- 21:57how
- 21:57to
- 21:57talk
- 21:57about
- 21:57it.
- 21:57And
- 21:57now
- 21:58they
- 21:58have
- 21:58women
- 21:58Have
- 21:59a
- 21:59safe
- 21:59space
- 21:59to
- 21:59do
- 21:59it
- 21:59with
- 22:00us.
- 22:00And
- 22:01that
- 22:01lasted
- 22:01for
- 22:02a
- 22:02little
- 22:02bit.
- 22:02And
- 22:02I
- 22:03think
- 22:03we
- 22:04just
- 22:04developed
- 22:04ourselves
- 22:05and
- 22:05decided,
- 22:06you
- 22:06know,
- 22:06we're
- 22:06not
- 22:06getting
- 22:07the.
- 22:08I
- 22:08guess
- 22:09we
- 22:09didn't
- 22:09get
- 22:09the
- 22:09support
- 22:09that
- 22:10we
- 22:10needed
- 22:11for
- 22:11those
- 22:12programs.
- 22:12I
- 22:13think
- 22:13that's
- 22:13the
- 22:13experience.
- 22:13A
- 22:14lot
- 22:14of
- 22:14women's
- 22:14programs
- 22:15at
- 22:15different
- 22:15schools,
- 22:16but
- 22:16we
- 22:17continue
- 22:17to
- 22:17push
- 22:18because
- 22:18it
- 22:18was
- 22:18something
- 22:18we
- 22:19needed
- 22:19for
- 22:19ourselves
- 22:20too.
- 22:21And
- 22:21there
- 22:22was
- 22:22a
- 22:22moment
- 22:22we
- 22:23had
- 22:23a
- 22:23promotion
- 22:23night,
- 22:24and
- 22:25there
- 22:25were
- 22:25two
- 22:26other
- 22:26women
- 22:27that
- 22:27were
- 22:27at
- 22:27the
- 22:28same
- 22:28rank
- 22:28as
- 22:28myself
- 22:28that
- 22:29got
- 22:29promoted
- 22:30and
- 22:30I
- 22:30did
- 22:30not.
- 22:31And
- 22:32I
- 22:32accepted
- 22:33that
- 22:33as
- 22:35a
- 22:35view
- 22:36that
- 22:36they
- 22:36had
- 22:36of
- 22:37me
- 22:37because
- 22:37it
- 22:38didn't
- 22:38make
- 22:38any
- 22:38sense,
- 22:39you
- 22:39know,
- 22:39and
- 22:40it
- 22:40was
- 22:40a
- 22:40moment
- 22:40that
- 22:40I
- 22:41won't
- 22:41forget
- 22:41because
- 22:41it
- 22:41felt
- 22:42like
- 22:42everyone
- 22:42in
- 22:42the
- 22:43room
- 22:43was
- 22:43looking
- 22:43at
- 22:43me
- 22:43when
- 22:44that
- 22:44happened.
- 22:45But
- 22:45I
- 22:45wanted
- 22:46to
- 22:46make
- 22:46sure
- 22:46that
- 22:46my
- 22:47bestie
- 22:47got
- 22:47the
- 22:47shine
- 22:48that
- 22:48she
- 22:48deserved.
- 22:49And
- 22:49so
- 22:50I
- 22:50clapped
- 22:50for
- 22:51her.
- 22:51I
- 22:51got
- 22:51all
- 22:51the
- 22:51girls
- 22:52together.
- 22:52We
- 22:52took
- 22:52a
- 22:52girl
- 22:53pic,
- 22:54and
- 22:54I
- 22:54had
- 22:54to
- 22:54step
- 22:55away.
- 22:55And
- 22:56there
- 22:56were
- 22:56some
- 22:56things
- 22:56happening
- 22:57before
- 22:57that
- 22:58moment.
- 22:58So
- 22:59that
- 22:59wasn't
- 22:59just
- 22:59the
- 23:00only
- 23:00thing.
- 23:01It
- 23:01was
- 23:01just
- 23:01like
- 23:01the
- 23:02defining
- 23:02moment
- 23:02for
- 23:02me.
- 23:03There
- 23:03were
- 23:03other
- 23:04things
- 23:04happening
- 23:06years
- 23:06before
- 23:06that
- 23:07I
- 23:07was
- 23:07silent
- 23:08about.
- 23:08I
- 23:08never
- 23:09spoke
- 23:09up.
- 23:09I
- 23:09didn't
- 23:10say
- 23:10anything
- 23:10because
- 23:11I
- 23:11knew
- 23:11that
- 23:11that
- 23:11would
- 23:11rock
- 23:12the
- 23:12boat.
- 23:12I
- 23:12knew
- 23:13that
- 23:13it
- 23:13would.
- 23:14Maybe
- 23:14I
- 23:14would
- 23:14be
- 23:15blamed
- 23:15for
- 23:15something
- 23:16or
- 23:16it
- 23:16would
- 23:16be
- 23:16taken
- 23:17out
- 23:17of
- 23:17context,
- 23:17although
- 23:18I
- 23:18was
- 23:18just
- 23:18sharing
- 23:18my
- 23:18concern
- 23:19concerns.
- 23:20And
- 23:20so
- 23:20I
- 23:21decided
- 23:21that
- 23:22it
- 23:22was
- 23:22just
- 23:22time
- 23:23for
- 23:23me
- 23:23to
- 23:23move
- 23:23on.
- 23:24So
- 23:25I
- 23:25needed
- 23:25to
- 23:25get
- 23:26training
- 23:26in
- 23:27an
- 23:27environment
- 23:27that
- 23:28welcomed
- 23:28me,
- 23:28that
- 23:29accepted
- 23:29me
- 23:29for
- 23:29who
- 23:29I
- 23:30am,
- 23:30that
- 23:31would
- 23:31push
- 23:31me
- 23:31because
- 23:32I
- 23:32felt
- 23:33like
- 23:33I
- 23:33was
- 23:33getting
- 23:33to
- 23:33a
- 23:33point
- 23:33where
- 23:34I
- 23:34wasn't
- 23:34being
- 23:34pushed
- 23:34anymore.
- 23:35I
- 23:35was
- 23:35just
- 23:35being
- 23:36allowed
- 23:36to
- 23:37train,
- 23:37if
- 23:37that
- 23:37makes
- 23:37sense.
- 23:38Yeah.
- 23:39I
- 23:40decided
- 23:40to
- 23:41find
- 23:42a
- 23:42different
- 23:42environment.
- 23:43And
- 23:43I
- 23:44feel
- 23:44like
- 23:44I
- 23:44have
- 23:44been
- 23:44thriving
- 23:45in
- 23:45this
- 23:45new
- 23:45environment.
- 23:47And
- 23:47I'm
- 23:47grateful
- 23:48because
- 23:49I
- 23:49was
- 23:50so
- 23:50stuck
- 23:50on
- 23:51Nogi.
- 23:52Right,
- 23:52Nogi.
- 23:53That's
- 23:53all
- 23:53I
- 23:54knew.
- 23:55I
- 23:55had
- 23:56never
- 23:56seen
- 23:56other
- 23:57women
- 23:57train,
- 23:58like,
- 23:58in
- 23:58groups,
- 23:59like
- 23:59larger
- 23:59groups.
- 24:00But
- 24:00once
- 24:01I
- 24:01stepped
- 24:01out
- 24:01of
- 24:02that
- 24:02environment,
- 24:04I
- 24:04have
- 24:04been
- 24:04introduced
- 24:05to
- 24:05so
- 24:05many
- 24:05more
- 24:05women
- 24:06that
- 24:07train
- 24:07GI
- 24:08and
- 24:08Nogi.
- 24:08And
- 24:08I'm
- 24:09like,
- 24:09where
- 24:09have
- 24:09y'
- 24:09all
- 24:09been?
- 24:10I
- 24:10didn't
- 24:10even
- 24:10know
- 24:10you
- 24:10guys
- 24:11were
- 24:11in
- 24:11the
- 24:11area.
- 24:14So
- 24:14it's
- 24:14been
- 24:14really
- 24:15exciting
- 24:15to
- 24:15see,
- 24:16like,
- 24:16other
- 24:16women
- 24:17in
- 24:17higher
- 24:17ranked
- 24:17women.
- 24:18There's
- 24:18some
- 24:18black
- 24:18belt
- 24:19females
- 24:19in
- 24:19our
- 24:20area
- 24:20that
- 24:20I
- 24:20didn't
- 24:20even
- 24:21know
- 24:21about.
- 24:21But
- 24:21they
- 24:22trained
- 24:22Gi,
- 24:23right?
- 24:23Yeah.
- 24:25It's
- 24:25just
- 24:25a
- 24:26little
- 24:26different.
- 24:26But
- 24:27it's.
- 24:27It's
- 24:27also
- 24:28given
- 24:28me
- 24:30like
- 24:30a
- 24:31new
- 24:31Opportunity
- 24:31to
- 24:31grow.
- 24:32So
- 24:32it
- 24:33feels
- 24:33like
- 24:33learning
- 24:33a
- 24:33new
- 24:33language
- 24:34right
- 24:34now.
- 24:36That's
- 24:36awesome.
- 24:37Yeah.
- 24:38Do
- 24:38you
- 24:38still
- 24:38consider
- 24:38yourself
- 24:39a
- 24:39no
- 24:40GI
- 24:40girl,
- 24:40though?
- 24:41Absolutely.
- 24:45I
- 24:45think
- 24:45I
- 24:45go
- 24:45back
- 24:46and
- 24:46forth
- 24:46a
- 24:46lot.
- 24:46I
- 24:46do,
- 24:47too.
- 24:47Yeah.
- 24:47There
- 24:47I
- 24:48go
- 24:48through
- 24:48seasons
- 24:49of
- 24:49like,
- 24:49can
- 24:49we
- 24:50just
- 24:50do
- 24:50it
- 24:50all?
- 24:50No
- 24:50GI.
- 24:51Like,
- 24:52do
- 24:52not
- 24:52make
- 24:52me
- 24:53take
- 24:53my
- 24:53PJs
- 24:53off.
- 24:56I
- 24:56feel
- 24:56so.
- 24:57I'm
- 24:57sorry
- 24:57for
- 24:57what
- 24:57you
- 24:58went
- 24:58through.
- 24:59All
- 24:59right,
- 24:59go
- 24:59ahead,
- 25:00go
- 25:00ahead.
- 25:00No,
- 25:00I
- 25:01was
- 25:01saying
- 25:01I
- 25:01feel
- 25:01so
- 25:02constricted
- 25:02with
- 25:03the
- 25:03gi.
- 25:03Like,
- 25:04when
- 25:04I
- 25:04put
- 25:04it
- 25:04on,
- 25:05there's
- 25:05a
- 25:05video
- 25:06of
- 25:06a
- 25:06girl
- 25:06on
- 25:07Instagram
- 25:07and
- 25:08where
- 25:08she's
- 25:08like,
- 25:08ugh.
- 25:09You
- 25:09know,
- 25:09that's
- 25:09how
- 25:10I
- 25:10feel
- 25:10every
- 25:10time
- 25:10I
- 25:11put
- 25:11it
- 25:11on.
- 25:11Like,
- 25:11oh,
- 25:11get
- 25:12this
- 25:12thing
- 25:12off
- 25:12of
- 25:12me.
- 25:13But
- 25:13I
- 25:13will
- 25:14tolerate
- 25:14it.
- 25:14I've.
- 25:15One
- 25:15of
- 25:16my
- 25:16goals
- 25:16this
- 25:16year
- 25:16for
- 25:16Jiu
- 25:16Jitsu,
- 25:17specifically
- 25:18is
- 25:18to
- 25:19say
- 25:19that
- 25:20I
- 25:20love
- 25:20the
- 25:21gi.
- 25:21So
- 25:22I've
- 25:22gone
- 25:22from
- 25:22I
- 25:23hate
- 25:23it
- 25:24to
- 25:25I
- 25:25don't
- 25:25hate
- 25:26it.
- 25:26Now
- 25:27I'm
- 25:27at.
- 25:27I
- 25:28like
- 25:28it.
- 25:28But
- 25:28don't
- 25:29tell
- 25:29my
- 25:29coaches
- 25:29that.
- 25:31They
- 25:31don't.
- 25:34But
- 25:34my
- 25:34goal.
- 25:35Yeah,.
- 25:37Yeah.
- 25:38Don't
- 25:38tell
- 25:38them
- 25:39about
- 25:39the
- 25:39podcast.
- 25:42Yeah,
- 25:43I
- 25:43like,
- 25:43you
- 25:43know,
- 25:43I.
- 25:44I
- 25:44go
- 25:44back
- 25:44and
- 25:44forth
- 25:45sometimes.
- 25:45I
- 25:45just,
- 25:45like,
- 25:46I
- 25:46don't
- 25:46want
- 25:46to
- 25:46have
- 25:46grips.
- 25:47Like,
- 25:47just
- 25:47do
- 25:48no
- 25:48gi.
- 25:48My
- 25:48hands
- 25:49are
- 25:49tired.
- 25:49They
- 25:49hurt,
- 25:50you
- 25:50know,
- 25:50but
- 25:50sometimes
- 25:51it's
- 25:51like,
- 25:51okay,
- 25:51we
- 25:52got
- 25:52a
- 25:52bunch
- 25:52of
- 25:5217
- 25:52year
- 25:53olds
- 25:53in
- 25:53the
- 25:53gym.
- 25:53Let's
- 25:53put
- 25:53geese
- 25:54on
- 25:54these
- 25:54guys.
- 25:54Slow
- 25:55them
- 25:55down
- 25:55a
- 25:55little
- 25:55bit.
- 25:55Exactly.
- 25:57Yeah.
- 25:58They
- 25:58have
- 25:58too
- 25:58much
- 25:58energy.
- 25:59I'm
- 25:59like,
- 25:59I
- 25:59need
- 25:59to
- 26:00just
- 26:00slow
- 26:00you
- 26:00down.
- 26:05Well,
- 26:05to
- 26:05go
- 26:06back
- 26:06to
- 26:06the
- 26:06story
- 26:06you
- 26:06were
- 26:07kind
- 26:07of
- 26:07telling,
- 26:07I'm
- 26:07sorry
- 26:08for
- 26:08what
- 26:08you've
- 26:08been
- 26:08through.
- 26:08I
- 26:09think
- 26:09a
- 26:09lot
- 26:09of
- 26:09women
- 26:09have
- 26:10experienced
- 26:11something
- 26:11like
- 26:12that
- 26:12in
- 26:12one
- 26:12way
- 26:12or
- 26:12another.
- 26:13So
- 26:14it's
- 26:14really
- 26:14admirable
- 26:14that
- 26:15you
- 26:15were
- 26:15able
- 26:15to
- 26:15kind
- 26:15of
- 26:15stand
- 26:16up
- 26:16for
- 26:16yourself
- 26:16and,
- 26:17you
- 26:17know,
- 26:17recognize
- 26:18what
- 26:18no
- 26:18longer
- 26:19served
- 26:19you
- 26:19and,
- 26:19you
- 26:20know,
- 26:20really
- 26:20find
- 26:21a
- 26:21place
- 26:21where
- 26:21you
- 26:21can
- 26:22flourish.
- 26:22Like,
- 26:23that's
- 26:23amazing.
- 26:23Yeah.
- 26:24Thank
- 26:25you.
- 26:25And
- 26:26I
- 26:26think
- 26:26that
- 26:26is.
- 26:27That
- 26:27was
- 26:27the
- 26:27hardest
- 26:27decision
- 26:28I
- 26:28ever
- 26:28had
- 26:28to
- 26:28make
- 26:30because.
- 26:30And
- 26:30I
- 26:30think
- 26:31that's
- 26:31what
- 26:31keeps
- 26:31us
- 26:32stuck
- 26:32is
- 26:32you.
- 26:32You
- 26:33feel
- 26:33so
- 26:33connected
- 26:34to
- 26:34the
- 26:34people
- 26:34you
- 26:34train
- 26:35with
- 26:35that
- 26:35you
- 26:35feel
- 26:36like
- 26:36you're
- 26:36abandoning
- 26:36them
- 26:37when
- 26:37you
- 26:38are.
- 26:39When
- 26:39you
- 26:39stay,
- 26:39you're
- 26:39abandoning
- 26:40yourself.
- 26:40So
- 26:41I
- 26:41had
- 26:41to
- 26:41choose
- 26:41me
- 26:42in
- 26:42that
- 26:42moment.
- 26:43Absolutely.
- 26:44Did
- 26:45your
- 26:45Jiu
- 26:45Jitsu
- 26:46bestie
- 26:46stay
- 26:46there?
- 26:47Yes.
- 26:48And
- 26:48she's
- 26:48doing
- 26:49well.
- 26:49I'm
- 26:49so
- 26:49proud
- 26:50of
- 26:50her.
- 26:50She's
- 26:51still
- 26:51running
- 26:51the
- 26:52women's
- 26:52program
- 26:53and
- 26:53we
- 26:54still
- 26:54communicate,
- 26:56so.
- 26:56Yeah,
- 26:56I'm
- 26:57really
- 26:57excited
- 26:57to
- 26:57See
- 26:57her
- 26:58growth.
- 26:58And
- 26:58she's
- 26:58also
- 26:58doing
- 26:59the
- 26:59women's
- 26:59self
- 26:59defense
- 27:00program
- 27:00of
- 27:00her
- 27:00own.
- 27:01So
- 27:01it's
- 27:01good.
- 27:02Nice.
- 27:03Very
- 27:03cool.
- 27:04Yeah.
- 27:05Yeah.
- 27:05I
- 27:05saw
- 27:06you
- 27:06have
- 27:06an
- 27:06event
- 27:07that
- 27:07you're
- 27:07speaking
- 27:07at
- 27:08coming
- 27:09up
- 27:09on
- 27:10June
- 27:1027th.
- 27:11Is
- 27:11that
- 27:11correct?
- 27:12Yes.
- 27:14So
- 27:14that
- 27:14is.
- 27:15Do
- 27:15you
- 27:15want
- 27:15to
- 27:15tell
- 27:15us
- 27:15more
- 27:15about
- 27:15that
- 27:16event?
- 27:16Yeah,
- 27:17so
- 27:17I
- 27:17forget
- 27:17the
- 27:18name
- 27:18of
- 27:18that
- 27:18one,
- 27:19but
- 27:20I.
- 27:23I
- 27:23have
- 27:23so
- 27:23many
- 27:23random
- 27:24speaking
- 27:24events
- 27:25throughout
- 27:25the
- 27:26year
- 27:26where
- 27:26I'm
- 27:26like,
- 27:26okay,
- 27:27who
- 27:27is
- 27:27it
- 27:27with?
- 27:27I
- 27:28know
- 27:28the
- 27:28topic
- 27:28I'm
- 27:29speaking
- 27:29on,
- 27:29but
- 27:29I
- 27:30may
- 27:30not
- 27:30remember.
- 27:32But
- 27:32I'll
- 27:32be
- 27:33speaking
- 27:33on
- 27:33rest
- 27:34and
- 27:34looking
- 27:35at
- 27:35rest
- 27:35and
- 27:36relationships.
- 27:37And
- 27:38sometimes,
- 27:38like,
- 27:39we
- 27:39probably
- 27:39all
- 27:39relate
- 27:40to
- 27:40this
- 27:40as
- 27:40women.
- 27:40Like,
- 27:41you
- 27:41don't
- 27:42take
- 27:43time
- 27:43to
- 27:43rest
- 27:43for
- 27:44yourself
- 27:44because
- 27:44you
- 27:45feel
- 27:45like
- 27:45you're
- 27:45not
- 27:45doing
- 27:45something
- 27:46for
- 27:46someone
- 27:46else.
- 27:47And
- 27:48we.
- 27:48We
- 27:48have
- 27:48to
- 27:48learn
- 27:49that
- 27:49maybe
- 27:49we
- 27:50need
- 27:50to
- 27:50lean
- 27:51on
- 27:51the
- 27:51people
- 27:51that
- 27:51we're
- 27:52serving
- 27:52to
- 27:53allow
- 27:53us
- 27:53that
- 27:53space
- 27:54to
- 27:54rest.
- 27:54Because
- 27:55we
- 27:55can't
- 27:55pour
- 27:56from
- 27:56an
- 27:56empty
- 27:56cup.
- 27:57Right.
- 27:57We
- 27:57have
- 27:58to
- 27:58fill
- 27:58our
- 27:58own
- 27:58cups.
- 28:01Yeah,
- 28:01I'm
- 28:02bad
- 28:02at
- 28:02that.
- 28:02I
- 28:02hope
- 28:03they're
- 28:03recording
- 28:03that.
- 28:03I'd
- 28:04like
- 28:04to
- 28:04show
- 28:04that
- 28:04to
- 28:04a
- 28:04lot
- 28:05of
- 28:05people
- 28:05I
- 28:05know.
- 28:09Oh,
- 28:10great.
- 28:10Excellent.
- 28:11Excellent.
- 28:12Speaking
- 28:12of
- 28:12YouTube,
- 28:13can
- 28:13you
- 28:13tell
- 28:13people
- 28:14all
- 28:14of
- 28:14the
- 28:15places
- 28:15they
- 28:15can
- 28:15find
- 28:15you?
- 28:17Yes.
- 28:17I
- 28:17mean,
- 28:17like,
- 28:18I
- 28:18do
- 28:18so
- 28:18many
- 28:18things
- 28:19which
- 28:19I
- 28:19didn't
- 28:19even
- 28:19get
- 28:19back
- 28:20to,
- 28:20but
- 28:20I'm
- 28:20in
- 28:20so
- 28:21many
- 28:21places
- 28:21as
- 28:21well.
- 28:23So
- 28:23on
- 28:23YouTube,
- 28:24it's
- 28:24the
- 28:24real
- 28:25Dr.
- 28:25Leslie,
- 28:26which
- 28:26is
- 28:26the
- 28:27same
- 28:27on
- 28:27Instagram.
- 28:28So
- 28:29I
- 28:29have
- 28:29two
- 28:29Instagram
- 28:29accounts.
- 28:30The
- 28:30real
- 28:30Dr.
- 28:30Leslie
- 28:31is
- 28:31my
- 28:31professional
- 28:32account,
- 28:32and
- 28:33Tiny
- 28:33Jiu
- 28:33Jitsu
- 28:34is
- 28:34my
- 28:34Jiu
- 28:34Jitsu
- 28:35account.
- 28:36I
- 28:36try
- 28:36to
- 28:37keep
- 28:37those
- 28:37separate,
- 28:38but
- 28:38I'm
- 28:39also
- 28:39on
- 28:39LinkedIn
- 28:40under
- 28:40Dr.
- 28:40Leslie
- 28:41Davis,
- 28:42and
- 28:42you
- 28:42can
- 28:42find
- 28:42me
- 28:43on
- 28:43Facebook
- 28:43as
- 28:43well.
- 28:44And
- 28:44my
- 28:45website
- 28:45is
- 28:45therealdoctorleslie.com.
- 28:49Awesome.
- 28:50I'll
- 28:50do
- 28:50my
- 28:50best
- 28:50to
- 28:50put
- 28:50those
- 28:51in
- 28:51the
- 28:51show.
- 28:51Notes
- 28:51for
- 28:51people
- 28:52who
- 28:52can.
- 28:52Who
- 28:52want
- 28:52to
- 28:53do
- 28:53some
- 28:53clicking.
- 28:54Yeah.
- 28:54Nice.
- 28:55Is
- 28:55there
- 28:55anything
- 28:55else
- 28:56you
- 28:56wanted
- 28:56to
- 28:56promote?
- 28:56I
- 28:56know
- 28:57we
- 28:57didn't
- 28:57quite
- 28:57get
- 28:57back
- 28:58to
- 28:58all
- 28:58the
- 28:58things,
- 28:58but
- 28:59you
- 28:59do
- 28:59a
- 28:59lot
- 28:59of
- 28:59things.
- 29:02Not
- 29:02necessarily
- 29:03that
- 29:03I
- 29:03want
- 29:03to
- 29:03promote.
- 29:04Maybe
- 29:05my
- 29:05brand,
- 29:05Eva
- 29:06Empowered.
- 29:06I
- 29:06can
- 29:07talk
- 29:07about
- 29:07that.
- 29:09Yeah,
- 29:09totally.
- 29:10Okay.
- 29:12So
- 29:12my
- 29:12brand
- 29:13name,
- 29:13and
- 29:13this
- 29:14is
- 29:14something
- 29:14that
- 29:14has
- 29:14evolved
- 29:15as
- 29:15I've
- 29:15evolved.
- 29:16It's
- 29:17called
- 29:17Eva
- 29:18Empowered.
- 29:18And
- 29:18Eva
- 29:19stems
- 29:19from
- 29:19the
- 29:20word
- 29:20Eve,
- 29:20which
- 29:21is
- 29:21the
- 29:21first
- 29:21woman.
- 29:22So
- 29:22it's
- 29:22woman
- 29:22empowered.
- 29:24And
- 29:24it's
- 29:24a
- 29:24brand
- 29:25that,
- 29:25you
- 29:26know.
- 29:26At
- 29:26first,
- 29:26when
- 29:26I
- 29:26started
- 29:27after
- 29:28my
- 29:28PhD,
- 29:29I
- 29:30focused
- 29:30on
- 29:31empowering
- 29:31single
- 29:32moms
- 29:32specifically
- 29:33because
- 29:33that
- 29:33was
- 29:33my
- 29:33journey.
- 29:34But
- 29:35as
- 29:35I
- 29:35grew
- 29:36And
- 29:36I
- 29:37noticed,
- 29:37like,
- 29:37I
- 29:37don't
- 29:38want
- 29:38to
- 29:38just
- 29:38box
- 29:38myself
- 29:39into
- 29:39only
- 29:39helping
- 29:40single
- 29:40mothers,
- 29:41so
- 29:41I
- 29:41expanded
- 29:41to
- 29:41helping
- 29:42all
- 29:42women
- 29:43with
- 29:43relationships.
- 29:44And
- 29:45that's
- 29:45how
- 29:45the
- 29:45brand
- 29:45Eva
- 29:46Empowered
- 29:46developed.
- 29:48And
- 29:48it's
- 29:48something
- 29:48that
- 29:49impacts
- 29:51women
- 29:52in
- 29:52relationships
- 29:53and
- 29:53their
- 29:54mental
- 29:54health.
- 29:55And
- 29:55so
- 29:55it
- 29:56always
- 29:56turns
- 29:56back
- 29:56into
- 29:57the
- 29:57self
- 29:57silencing
- 29:58that
- 29:58we
- 29:58end
- 29:58up
- 29:58doing.
- 29:59Right.
- 29:59So.
- 29:59So
- 30:00I
- 30:00want
- 30:00to
- 30:00help
- 30:00women
- 30:00who
- 30:01are
- 30:01struggling
- 30:01with
- 30:01toxic
- 30:02relationships
- 30:02to
- 30:03break
- 30:03out
- 30:03of
- 30:03those
- 30:03relationships
- 30:04and
- 30:04know
- 30:05their
- 30:05worth.
- 30:05And
- 30:06it
- 30:06doesn't
- 30:06mean
- 30:06that
- 30:06they
- 30:06have
- 30:07to
- 30:07end
- 30:07relationships.
- 30:08It
- 30:08just
- 30:08means
- 30:08that
- 30:08they
- 30:09need
- 30:09to
- 30:09know
- 30:09what
- 30:09their
- 30:10worth
- 30:10is
- 30:11so
- 30:11they
- 30:12can
- 30:12make
- 30:12better
- 30:12choices
- 30:13in
- 30:13the
- 30:13relationships
- 30:13that
- 30:14they
- 30:14cultivate.
- 30:17Wow.
- 30:18That's
- 30:18really
- 30:18important
- 30:18work
- 30:18too.
- 30:19Yeah.
- 30:20I
- 30:20don't
- 30:21know
- 30:21where
- 30:21you
- 30:21find
- 30:21all
- 30:21the
- 30:21time
- 30:23you're
- 30:23doing
- 30:23a
- 30:24lot
- 30:24of
- 30:24amazing
- 30:24things
- 30:25and
- 30:25I
- 30:25feel
- 30:26a
- 30:26little
- 30:26like
- 30:26I'm
- 30:27not
- 30:27doing
- 30:27enough.
- 30:29I.
- 30:30Time
- 30:30block.
- 30:30That
- 30:31is
- 30:31my
- 30:31secret.
- 30:34Excellent.
- 30:34We
- 30:34did
- 30:35a
- 30:35whole
- 30:35podcast
- 30:35about
- 30:36that.
- 30:36Yeah.
- 30:37Yeah.
- 30:37We
- 30:37have
- 30:38another
- 30:38podcast
- 30:39called
- 30:39Role
- 30:39Model
- 30:40Business
- 30:40and
- 30:41it's
- 30:41mostly
- 30:42for
- 30:42martial
- 30:42arts
- 30:42school
- 30:42owners,
- 30:43but
- 30:43we
- 30:43did
- 30:43a
- 30:44couple
- 30:44weeks
- 30:44ago
- 30:44just
- 30:44do
- 30:44an
- 30:45entire
- 30:45podcast
- 30:45on
- 30:46time
- 30:46blocking,
- 30:46so
- 30:47I
- 30:47need
- 30:47to
- 30:47check
- 30:48that
- 30:48out.
- 30:49Yeah,
- 30:50we'd
- 30:50love
- 30:50for
- 30:50you
- 30:50to.
- 30:51They're
- 30:51usually,
- 30:51you
- 30:52know,
- 30:5210
- 30:52to
- 30:5220
- 30:52minute
- 30:53episodes
- 30:55on
- 30:55different
- 30:56subjects
- 30:57specifically
- 30:58for
- 30:58martial
- 30:58arts
- 30:58academies,
- 30:59but
- 30:59a
- 30:59lot
- 30:59of
- 30:59them
- 30:59have
- 31:00carry
- 31:00over
- 31:00to
- 31:02any
- 31:02business,
- 31:02so.
- 31:04Okay.
- 31:04Yeah,
- 31:06good.
- 31:06I'm.
- 31:07Did
- 31:07we
- 31:07hit
- 31:07all
- 31:08your
- 31:08points?
- 31:08Yeah,
- 31:09we
- 31:09had
- 31:09everything.
- 31:09I
- 31:09had
- 31:10notes
- 31:10about.
- 31:10Is
- 31:11there
- 31:11anything
- 31:11else
- 31:11you
- 31:11wanted
- 31:12to
- 31:12talk
- 31:12about?
- 31:12Whatever
- 31:13y'
- 31:13all
- 31:13want
- 31:13to
- 31:13talk
- 31:13about.
- 31:14I
- 31:14can
- 31:14talk
- 31:14about
- 31:14anything.
- 31:17You're
- 31:17so
- 31:17interesting.
- 31:17I
- 31:18feel
- 31:18like
- 31:18I
- 31:18want
- 31:18to
- 31:18hear
- 31:18everything.
- 31:22Did
- 31:23I
- 31:23see
- 31:23that
- 31:23you
- 31:23just
- 31:24celebrated
- 31:24your
- 31:24birthday?
- 31:27Yes,
- 31:27my
- 31:28birthday
- 31:28was
- 31:28on
- 31:29the
- 31:2910th,
- 31:31so
- 31:31I
- 31:31am.
- 31:32Happy
- 31:32birthday.
- 31:34Thank
- 31:34you.
- 31:36I.
- 31:37I
- 31:37can't
- 31:37believe
- 31:37you.
- 31:37Because
- 31:38I'm
- 31:38older
- 31:38than
- 31:38you,
- 31:38so
- 31:41I'm
- 31:41not
- 31:41ready,
- 31:42not
- 31:42ready
- 31:42to
- 31:42be
- 31:42old
- 31:43yet.
- 31:44I
- 31:45will
- 31:45say
- 31:45my
- 31:46age.
- 31:46I'm
- 31:47at
- 31:47the
- 31:47age
- 31:47where
- 31:47I'm
- 31:47going
- 31:48through
- 31:48the
- 31:48change,
- 31:48as
- 31:49they
- 31:49call
- 31:49it.
- 31:49Right.
- 31:51And
- 31:51I'm
- 31:51starting
- 31:52to
- 31:52recognize
- 31:52how
- 31:53impacts
- 31:53my
- 31:54jiu
- 31:54jitsu.
- 31:54And
- 31:55that
- 31:55is
- 31:55definitely
- 31:55something
- 31:56that
- 31:57we
- 31:57need
- 31:57to
- 31:57talk
- 31:57about.
- 31:58I
- 31:58know
- 31:58there's
- 31:58a
- 31:58lot
- 31:59of
- 31:59younger
- 31:59women
- 31:59in
- 31:59Jiu
- 32:00jitsu,
- 32:00but
- 32:00there
- 32:00are
- 32:00older
- 32:01women
- 32:01too,
- 32:01you
- 32:02know,
- 32:02the
- 32:02masters
- 32:02and
- 32:02above.
- 32:03And
- 32:04perimenopause
- 32:05is
- 32:05a
- 32:05hot
- 32:06topic
- 32:06right
- 32:06now.
- 32:06And
- 32:07it's
- 32:07something
- 32:07that
- 32:08starts
- 32:08in
- 32:08the
- 32:0830s
- 32:09and
- 32:10we
- 32:10might
- 32:10be
- 32:10missing
- 32:11the
- 32:11signs,
- 32:12but
- 32:12it's
- 32:12showing
- 32:13up
- 32:13in
- 32:13jiu
- 32:13jitsu.
- 32:14We
- 32:14just
- 32:14aren't
- 32:14saying
- 32:15anything
- 32:15about
- 32:15it.
- 32:16Yeah,
- 32:17yeah.
- 32:18It's
- 32:18funny.
- 32:18We
- 32:18were
- 32:18on
- 32:18the
- 32:19mat
- 32:19the
- 32:19other
- 32:19day
- 32:20in
- 32:20Women's
- 32:20class,
- 32:21and
- 32:21I
- 32:21was
- 32:21doing,
- 32:21like,
- 32:21some
- 32:22shoulder
- 32:22exercises.
- 32:23You
- 32:23know,
- 32:23like,
- 32:23a
- 32:24thing
- 32:24that
- 32:24we
- 32:24learned
- 32:24with
- 32:24AJ
- 32:25Is
- 32:25that
- 32:26sometimes
- 32:27you
- 32:27just
- 32:27get
- 32:27frozen
- 32:27shoulder.
- 32:28As
- 32:28a
- 32:28woman.
- 32:28Like,
- 32:28that's
- 32:29just
- 32:29a
- 32:29thing
- 32:29that
- 32:29happens
- 32:30to
- 32:30you
- 32:30as
- 32:30you,
- 32:30you
- 32:30know,
- 32:31work
- 32:31through
- 32:31these
- 32:31things.
- 32:32And
- 32:32one
- 32:32of
- 32:33our,
- 32:33like,
- 32:33early
- 32:3320s
- 32:34somethings
- 32:34was
- 32:34like,
- 32:35girl,
- 32:35you
- 32:35are
- 32:35always
- 32:36doing
- 32:36something
- 32:36random.
- 32:37Because
- 32:37I,
- 32:37like,
- 32:37I
- 32:37had
- 32:38one
- 32:38of
- 32:38those,
- 32:38like,
- 32:38stretchy
- 32:39things
- 32:39that
- 32:40I
- 32:40was
- 32:40just
- 32:40doing
- 32:40shoulder
- 32:41exercises,
- 32:41and
- 32:41I
- 32:41was
- 32:41like,
- 32:42listen,
- 32:43I'm
- 32:43about
- 32:44to
- 32:44teach
- 32:44you
- 32:44something.
- 32:46And
- 32:46I
- 32:46was,
- 32:46like,
- 32:46telling
- 32:47her
- 32:47about
- 32:47that,
- 32:47and
- 32:48it's
- 32:48like,
- 32:48it's
- 32:48true.
- 32:48We
- 32:49need
- 32:49to
- 32:49just
- 32:49be
- 32:49telling
- 32:50people
- 32:50everything,
- 32:50you
- 32:51know?
- 32:51Like,
- 32:51I
- 32:51feel
- 32:52like
- 32:52nobody
- 32:52tell
- 32:52told
- 32:53us
- 32:53anything
- 32:53about
- 32:53what
- 32:53to
- 32:54expect
- 32:54or
- 32:54what
- 32:54to
- 32:54worry
- 32:55about,
- 32:55and
- 32:55now
- 32:55you
- 32:55just
- 32:56find
- 32:56out
- 32:56on
- 32:56the
- 32:56back
- 32:56end.
- 32:57Right.
- 32:57I
- 32:58didn't
- 32:58recognize
- 32:58that,
- 32:59like,
- 32:59having
- 32:59a
- 33:00hot
- 33:00flash
- 33:01kind
- 33:01of
- 33:01made
- 33:01you
- 33:02panicky,
- 33:02especially
- 33:02in
- 33:03jiu
- 33:03jitsu.
- 33:03Like,
- 33:03it's
- 33:03just
- 33:04this
- 33:04moment
- 33:04of,
- 33:04like,
- 33:05something's
- 33:05wrong.
- 33:06I'm
- 33:06overheating.
- 33:06I
- 33:07don't
- 33:07know
- 33:07what.
- 33:07Okay.
- 33:07I'm
- 33:07just
- 33:08having
- 33:08a
- 33:08hot
- 33:08flash.
- 33:08Like,
- 33:09but
- 33:09you
- 33:09do
- 33:10kind
- 33:10of
- 33:10freak
- 33:10out
- 33:11sometimes.
- 33:11Like,
- 33:12there's.
- 33:13It's
- 33:14a
- 33:14lot.
- 33:15Even
- 33:15the
- 33:16heart
- 33:16palpitations.
- 33:17That's
- 33:17the
- 33:18main
- 33:18thing
- 33:18I
- 33:18experience
- 33:18when
- 33:19I'm
- 33:19on
- 33:19the
- 33:19mat.
- 33:19And
- 33:19so
- 33:20I
- 33:20have
- 33:20to
- 33:21pause
- 33:21and
- 33:22see.
- 33:22Like,
- 33:22is
- 33:22this
- 33:23the
- 33:23perimenopause
- 33:24talking,
- 33:24or
- 33:24is
- 33:25this
- 33:25the
- 33:25jujitsu?
- 33:25Like,
- 33:26did
- 33:26I
- 33:26just
- 33:26do
- 33:26too
- 33:26much
- 33:26in
- 33:26a
- 33:27roll
- 33:27and
- 33:27I
- 33:27need
- 33:27to
- 33:27calm
- 33:27myself
- 33:28down?
- 33:28Or
- 33:29is
- 33:29that
- 33:29just
- 33:29perimenopause
- 33:30and
- 33:30I
- 33:30can't
- 33:30control
- 33:30it?
- 33:31It's
- 33:32hard.
- 33:32Yeah,
- 33:33it's
- 33:33wild.
- 33:34What
- 33:34a
- 33:34journey.
- 33:35What
- 33:35a
- 33:35journey.
- 33:38Before
- 33:39long,
- 33:39that'll
- 33:39be
- 33:39another
- 33:39business
- 33:40venture
- 33:40you
- 33:40have.
- 33:42I
- 33:42can't
- 33:42wait
- 33:43to
- 33:43learn
- 33:43more.
- 33:44I
- 33:44did
- 33:45actually
- 33:45speak
- 33:45on
- 33:46that
- 33:46at
- 33:46a
- 33:46conference
- 33:47in
- 33:47the
- 33:47past
- 33:47year.
- 33:48So
- 33:48I.
- 33:48I've
- 33:48got
- 33:49something
- 33:49for
- 33:49you
- 33:49if
- 33:49you
- 33:50need
- 33:50it.
- 33:51Nice.
- 33:51Yeah,
- 33:51I'd
- 33:52love
- 33:52to
- 33:52listen
- 33:52to
- 33:52that.
- 33:52I
- 33:52feel
- 33:53like
- 33:53I
- 33:53could
- 33:53listen
- 33:53to
- 33:53you
- 33:53talk
- 33:53about
- 33:54anything.
- 33:56I
- 33:56don't
- 33:56know
- 33:56if
- 33:56you've
- 33:57noticed,
- 33:57but
- 33:57you've
- 33:57made
- 33:58fans
- 33:58of
- 33:58us.
- 34:00Well,
- 34:01I've
- 34:01been
- 34:01yours
- 34:02for
- 34:02a
- 34:02long
- 34:02time.
- 34:04Thank
- 34:04you
- 34:04very
- 34:04much.
- 34:05I'm
- 34:05very
- 34:05excited
- 34:06for
- 34:06the
- 34:06role
- 34:06models
- 34:07to
- 34:07all
- 34:07get
- 34:07to
- 34:07meet
- 34:08you
- 34:08and
- 34:08learn
- 34:08from
- 34:09you
- 34:09and
- 34:09train
- 34:10with
- 34:10you.
- 34:10And
- 34:11I
- 34:11am
- 34:11really
- 34:11excited
- 34:12that
- 34:13started
- 34:13training
- 34:13in
- 34:13the
- 34:13ghee
- 34:13a
- 34:14little
- 34:14bit
- 34:14so
- 34:14that
- 34:14we
- 34:15could
- 34:15get
- 34:15you
- 34:15to
- 34:16a
- 34:16role
- 34:16model
- 34:16camp.
- 34:18Thank
- 34:18you.
- 34:18Trickery.
- 34:19Trickery.
- 34:21We
- 34:21tricked
- 34:21her.
- 34:23All
- 34:23right,
- 34:24go
- 34:24ahead
- 34:25and
- 34:25wrap
- 34:25it
- 34:25up.
- 34:25All
- 34:25right.
- 34:25Well,
- 34:26where.
- 34:26Where
- 34:26could
- 34:26they
- 34:27find
- 34:27us?
- 34:27Because
- 34:27we
- 34:27already
- 34:27know
- 34:27where
- 34:28we
- 34:28can
- 34:28find
- 34:28Leslie.
- 34:28Yes.
- 34:29You
- 34:29can
- 34:29find
- 34:29us
- 34:30at
- 34:30Beauty
- 34:31and
- 34:31the
- 34:31GE
- 34:31podcast,
- 34:32mostly
- 34:32on
- 34:33Instagram.
- 34:33We
- 34:34do
- 34:34have
- 34:34a
- 34:34YouTube
- 34:35page
- 34:35as
- 34:35well,
- 34:35which
- 34:36the
- 34:36video
- 34:36for
- 34:36this
- 34:37podcast
- 34:37will
- 34:37be
- 34:37on.
- 34:38It
- 34:38will
- 34:38be.
- 34:39Yeah.
- 34:39And
- 34:40I'm
- 34:40A.J.
- 34:40Klingerman.
- 34:41Everywhere
- 34:41you
- 34:41go,
- 34:42don't
- 34:42find
- 34:42me.
- 34:42I
- 34:43never
- 34:43answer
- 34:43my
- 34:43dm.
- 34:43Sorry
- 34:44about
- 34:44it.
- 34:45I'm
- 34:46locked
- 34:46out
- 34:46of
- 34:46my
- 34:46Facebook
- 34:47messenger
- 34:47right
- 34:47now.
- 34:48Oh,
- 34:48no.
- 34:49I
- 34:49don't
- 34:49know
- 34:49how
- 34:49I
- 34:49did
- 34:49it.
- 34:49It
- 34:50happens.
- 34:51All
- 34:51right,
- 34:51well,
- 34:52if
- 34:52you
- 34:52need
- 34:52reser,
- 34:53contact
- 34:53me,
- 34:53and
- 34:53I'll
- 34:54be
- 34:54happy
- 34:54to
- 34:54help.
- 34:55Anyway,
- 34:56should
- 34:56we
- 34:56call
- 34:56you
- 34:56Doc?
- 34:56Should
- 34:57we
- 34:57call
- 34:57you
- 34:57Leslie?
- 34:58I
- 34:58don't.
- 34:58I
- 34:58want
- 34:58to
- 34:58be
- 34:59deferential,
- 35:01doctor.
- 35:02You
- 35:02know,
- 35:02Dr.
- 35:02Leslie
- 35:03or
- 35:03Doc
- 35:03is
- 35:04fine.
- 35:04Well,
- 35:04thank
- 35:04you
- 35:04for
- 35:05joining
- 35:05us.
- 35:05It's
- 35:05been
- 35:05a
- 35:05pleasure
- 35:06to
- 35:06talk
- 35:06to
- 35:06you,
- 35:06Doc.
- 35:07Yes,
- 35:07we've
- 35:08had
- 35:08such
- 35:08a
- 35:08good
- 35:08time,
- 35:08and
- 35:09we
- 35:09can't
- 35:09wait
- 35:09to
- 35:09learn
- 35:10more.
- 35:10So
- 35:10until
- 35:11next
- 35:11time,
- 35:11we'll
- 35:12see
- 35:12you
- 35:12on
- 35:13the
- 35:13mat.
- 35:14Beauty
- 35:14and
- 35:14the
- 35:14GI
- 35:15is
- 35:15a
- 35:15production
- 35:16of
- 35:16the
- 35:16Perfect
- 35:17Pibble
- 35:17podcasting
- 35:17company
- 35:18and.
- 35:18Brought
- 35:18to
- 35:19you
- 35:19by
- 35:19Role
- 35:19Model
- 35:19Grappling.
- 35:33Sam.