The Power of the Break
2026-03-20
I’ll start by making an admission: I learned everything I know about ESD by teaching it. What? Well, I created an Empowerment Self Defense curriculum called ASSERT about 20 years ago, before I knew that ESD was already “a thing.” I created it out of necessity. You see, my oldest son was being bullied in middle school (years 5-7 for my international friends.) He had been assaulted and robbed by upper classmen on more than one occasion, and he needed a self-defense class. As a concerned mom, I jumped into action, looking for a program for him. What I found