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Conscious Combat Club — 93 episodes

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#16: Emma Thomas: Safeguarding in Combat Sports

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Fight Science #8: Molly Higgins: Trauma-Informed Guidelines For Interpersonal Violence Survivors in Combat Sports (Part 2/2)

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Fight Science #7: Molly Higgins: "It literally makes me feel harder to kill" (Part 1/2)

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#15: Erik Jumelet-Boom: TRAP kickboxing

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#14: Assunta Morrone: Feminism on and off the mats

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Fight Science #6: Dr Zoe John: "Normally a cock": Embodiment, gender and violence in Mixed Martial Arts

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#13: Hilary Irwin: Why we're delivering 50 trauma-informed scholarships in 2025

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Fight Science #5: Dr Wolf Mehling: A 12-week integrative exercise program improves self-reported mindfulness and interoceptive awareness in war veterans with posttraumatic stress symptoms.

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#12: Emily Dobrich: Embodied learning and self-determination for women in muay thai

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#11: Richie Hardcore: How to speak to boys and men about gender-based violence

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Fight Science #4: Reinventing martial arts in the 21st century

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#10: Donna Abela: A forgotten piece of historical slut-shaming

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#9: Georgina Capone: Trauma informed boxing in the UK

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#8:Jess Gordon: Experiential social-emotional learning through self defense in schools

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#7:Georgia Verry: Can you help us help women?

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#6: Deb and Nicole: Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week

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#5: Georgia Verry: My lived experience with an eating disorder

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Fight Science #3: Promoting Executive Functioning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Mixed Martial Arts Training.

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#4: Kenisha Coy: Breaking boards and binaries

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#3: Danielle Salber: Boxing therapy

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Fight Science #2: Boxing, myths and reality building in sport for development programmes.

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Fight Science #1: Communicating consent in sport: A typological model of athletes' consent practices within combat sports.

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#2: Nicole Sawin: The intersection of social work and martial arts

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#1 - Conscious Combat Club

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#71 Georgia Verry, Penny McKay and Meesha Hall: A warm hug in conversation form to end the 16 days of activism

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#70: Become an ally to trans and gender diverse martial artists

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#68: Bobbie Lewallen: A Life of Muay Thai

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#67: Martina Hildegard Gray Bear: Her Commitment to Women, Children, the Oppressed, All Beings and Our Planet

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#66: Sammy-Jo Lawler : Returning to BJJ after Sexual Assault

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#65: Nicholas Hoekstra: Inclusive Martial Arts for Folks with Disabilities

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#64: Mint Licata: Muay Thai, The Outlet That Saved Mint from a Life of Street Violence

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#63 : Anna Drews: The Polyvagal Theory and Martial Arts

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#62: Alex Ueda: Grounded Grit in Jiu-Jitsu

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#61: Les Bubka: Karate for Mental Health

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#60: Alex & Laurien Zurhake: The Many Ways Trauma Informed BJJ can Widen your Window of Tolerance

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#59: Erik Hein: How to Be a Great Martial Arts Teacher

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#58: Rew Mitchell: Awakening Female Fighters

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#57: Kristina Nikolaj: From Anxiety to Breathwork to BJJ

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#56: Amber Tucker : Women of Colour in Martial Arts

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#55: Dr. Jamie Marich and Anna Pirkl: Transforming Trauma with Jiu-Jitsu

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#54: Alvaro Fernandez : Visualization and Meditation as Tools to Overcome Fear

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#53: A New Grip BJJ Co-founders Christina Lea Houck and Samantha Glenn: Using BJJ to Help Empower Survivors of Human Trafficking

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#52: Steve Kwon: What Types of Mental Models Can We Apply to BJJ?

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#51: Briana Bowley - Transformation and Healing Doesn't Take Time, It Takes Courage

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#50: Danae Hudson - Trauma Informed Krav Maga

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#49: Sarah Gohier - Love At First Punch

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#48: Penny Mckay - Nevertheless, she persisted - Cults, Survivorship and Kickboxing

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#47: Kylie Hunts-in-Winter - How Martial Arts Made Me a Brave Woman

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#46: Jo Colette - Hooked From the First Hit: A Story of Addiction with a Muay Happy Ending

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#45: Erin Herle - Submit The Stigma

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#44: Things You Should Know About Interoception

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#43 Minna Kim - Martial Arts Saved Me Twice

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You'll Want To Make More Mistakes After This Episode

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Danielle Salber - Martial Arts Is The Best Therapy

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Dr. George Jennings - Martial Arts Led Me To Enter Into A Different World

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Jill Baker Shames - The Warrior Who Lives Inside All The Time Waiting To Come Out

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Jenny Valentish - How Martial Arts Changed My Life

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Understanding Empowerment Self Defense

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Simone Offord: Muay Thai Made Me Feel That I can Fight Back

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What does Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Have To Do with Trauma-Informed Kickboxing

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What Makes People Keep Coming Back To Martial Art

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How to Empower Women through Martial Arts

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How Martial Arts Can Change How You Deal with Pain and Suffering

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How can we Break Body Stigma and Strengthen Gender Equality Through Strength Training?

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How She Combat Depression and Alcohol Abuse with Muay Thai

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Is she 2 or 3 times Female World Muay Thai Champion? With Claire Baxter

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Martial Arts with Women's Circles, Kids, Periods and More! with Hollie B

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Under The Ropes with Emma Thomas

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Trauma Informed Exercise, Nutrition and Wellness with Leah Hantman

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Left Write Hook with Donna Lyon

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Trauma and Abuse Survivors in Aikido with Paul Linden

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Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Leads to Women Starting Martial Arts with Dr Stephanie Phillips

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BJJ, Body Image, Anxiety and Claustrophobia with Livia Giles

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"Martial Arts gives people keys to growth they didn't even know they were missing" with Meesha Hall

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The Pink Belt Project with Kristy Hitchens

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Breathwork or Starting Martial Arts Will Never Be Comfortable - with WTF Empire

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"Girls are beter than boys at karate" with Chloe Maclean

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UFC Fighters Battle Anxiety too - Mallory Martin

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Nobody "makes" mistakes!

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From Breakups and Partying to Pro Muay Thai Fighters

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Do you hit girls?

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My Pussy Said No More!!!!

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Wrestling Boys & Beating Eating Disorders

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Engaging in Fighting Training Channeled My Anxiety

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Overcoming Depression, Anxiety and Trauma through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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Shape Your Life: Trauma Informed Boxing

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Mindfullness is the mising ingredient in MMA

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Somatic Experiencing: Animals shake off traumic events but us humans think too much

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A Fighter's Mindset: Daring to feel fear and doing it anyway

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Martial Arts Are Better Than Running!!

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"You kicked me in the head!"

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Why Martial Arts Make You Happy

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Meet Georgia!