This week, we're talking about our biological self defense system -- what is it? Where does it live? How does it work? Can we trust it?


This episode talks about:


Slimy food - crows & us & sense of smellSickness & vomitSleep: systems checkIntuition: dataShaking: wake up the muscles, – dark alley storyFight flight freeze or fawn: and women being “nice” Shame is also a self defense systemFoetal position is the only natural one


You can learn more about who we are and what we do and how to find a Pretty Deadly course near you by visiting our website at prettydeadlyselfdefense.com. And if you’re a fitness or martial arts pro and you’d like enhance your instructor skills, our summer certification programs are open for enrollment, and you can find them on our website at Pretty deadly self defense.con forward slash selfdfensetrainer – all one word.


This podcast is produced by Singe Network for Pretty Deadly, recorded in Berlin,and our original music is the track Icarus Wish by Berlin band Dead Sentries, used with permission by the artists.




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