empowerment

Yes to Pleasure

Healing and Connection Through Holistic Self-Defense

Jul 9 • Toby Israel

Personal Safety for Solo Travelers

Less strikes, more strategy

May 30 • Toby Israel

Body as Territory, Territory as Body

Restoring connection to Self/Nature

May 1 • Toby Israel

"Leave Me Alone": The Collective Power of Self-Defense

For the trolls (and anyone else) confused about what Holistic Self-Defense is.

Apr 26 • Toby Israel

Are We "Difficult"—or is it the Patriarchy?

You're not too much. You're human!

Apr 3 • Toby Israel

Every Day is a Good Day to Fight for Women’s Rights

Reflections on International Women's Day, & Free Access to the Mujeres Fuertes Documentary!

Mar 14 • Toby Israel

Lessons from the Body: Do Less. Don’t Ask Why.

Musings from a month of movement

Mar 6 • Toby Israel

The Witch & the Warrior: The "Dark" Archetypes & Empowerment Self-Defense

Lessons on integration from self-defense and solo travel

Feb 13 • Toby Israel

On Toxic Feminism

The Divine Feminine to Manosphere Pipeline

Jan 16 • Toby Israel

Not (Divine) Feminine or Masculine, Just Human

The Danger of Polarity Speak from a Violence Prevention Perspective

Jan 4 • Toby Israel

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