Money Myths, Habits & Stories with MELISSA BROWNE
Knowledge Is Your Superpower
Today I am interviewing Melissa Browne, who is an ex-accountant, ex financial advisor, ex-working till she drops, bestselling author, business strategist & mentor and entrepreneur who is passionate about helping women particularly live a life by design and not by default.
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Ego, Escalation & Violence
Knowledge Is Your Superpower
A big part of Self Defence is learning how to avoid a violent encounter. We talk a lot about de-escalating a situation as we want to avoid violence at all costs as anything can happen in a violent encounter. In today’s episode, we talk about the importance of de-escalation and changing the narrative so that we can avoid an ego-based violent encounter.
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Where are you hanging out? Do you have an exit strategy?
Knowledge Is Your Superpower
We are all about avoiding violence and the best way to do that is to give ourselves options. We want to make sure that the places we are hanging out provide us with maximum visibility, space to move so that we can leave a situation if we need to. Just taking a moment to assess our surroundings and seeing what options are available to us can make all the difference.
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SELF DEFENCE - We can do it the EASY way or the HARD way!
Knowledge Is Your Superpower
We cannot be perfect all the time but there are so many things we can do that are EASY and put us ahead of the game when it comes to our safety. Today’s we point out the easy side of Self Defence as sometimes we forget that a little change in our life can make all the difference. The easy is so damn easy compared to the hard, the violence. It is extremely hard from a mental and physical aspect to fight for your life. At the end of the day, the choice is yours alone how you live your life.
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"I've F*#king Got This" What is your inner chatter saying?
Knowledge Is Your Superpower
What is your inner chatter like when it comes to your safety? Do you instantly think “shit, shit, shit” or do you tell yourself “I’ve got this”? Today I talk about the importance of having the right mindset. Focusing on the things we can control, will make all the difference. We must think about the environment we actually live in and not the one we would like to live in. I want you to feel empowered when it comes to your safety, you are the one controlling your actions.
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What role does your PHONE play in Self Defence?
Knowledge Is Your Superpower
There are lots of ideas out there about how to use your phone when it comes to self-defence and today I want to share our thoughts on when we feel your phone is needed. Tristan and I talk about how we would use our phone if we were confronted with a potential threat, just one on one. We also look at what role our phone can play in a third party situation where we are witnessing a violent encounter.
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Safety tips when you're out with babies + kids
Knowledge Is Your Superpower
In this episode, we talk about what you can do to not only feel safer when you’re out with babies and kids but actually be safer. Planning plays a large role but the type of planning will differ depending on the age of the child. We run through each stage, starting with Infants working our way up to 12-year-olds. You know your child best, so apply these tips and strategies when you feel your child is ready. Self-protection is a life journey and one that evolves with the various stages of your life.
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The Other Pandemic – Domestic Violence with Caroline McGuinness
Knowledge Is Your Superpower
WARNING - Some people may find this episode disturbing as we are talking about Domestic Violence Please listen at your discretion. Today Rachel talks with Caroline McGuinness who is doing amazing things to bring more awareness to domestic violence. She is a qualified social worker with a wealth of expertise in human behaviour, trauma and engagement. The founder of The WHY Campaign which kicked off last year. She is so passionate about bringing an end to domestic.
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Safety Tips for Travelling
Knowledge Is Your Superpower
Say what??? Everyone is going to be travelling at all different times during this pandemic and Rachel believes it is important to get the information out there so you can refer to it when it applies. Rachel and Tristan cover a broad range of travelling safety topics. The big bonus, there is a Travel Safety Checklist that you can download here: wsdn.com.au/travelchecklist so that you can locate this info when you are ready to travel.
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Self Defence - More Mental than Physical
Knowledge Is Your Superpower
Today Rachel and Tristan discuss the importance of the “Mental” side of Self Defence. As the “Physical” side seems to get most of the limelight. The reason we hear more about the physical side is because of the violent nature of the crime. Violence sells news! While the physical gets all of the attention, it is the mental aspect that Rachel and Tristan place huge importance on. Rachel wants to bring these tips and strategies to the surface and make sure they are getting as much exposure as possible.
info_outlineA big part of Self Defence is learning how to avoid a violent encounter.
We talk a lot about de-escalating a situation as we want to avoid violence at all costs as anything can happen in a violent encounter. No one wants to get into a fight (well, most of us don’t anyway) but unknowingly we can set ourselves up for a fight in a split second when we allow our ego to run free. This is where a situation can escalate and lead to a devasting outcome. We need to keep our ego in check and work towards de-escalating the situation.
In today’s episode, we talk about the importance of de-escalation and changing the narrative so that we can avoid an ego-based violent encounter.
We also focus on unwanted attention and the best way to handle this. Wanting to yell back at someone catcalling us is something we would love to do. Stand our ground you could say but is this the safest way to deal with this situation. There is quite the debate about how to deal with this situation but let me say that your safety is at the forefront of our minds, making sure you get home safe is what we care about.
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