EmotionalSelfDefense

Training our minds and bodies to protect human hearts. Focused on vets. Led by @jimkleiber

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Special Ops vets, what are some of your biggest challenges in reintegrating into civilian culture? Is it different for non-Special-Ops vets?

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I feel privileged to have stumbled on @DardenSmith's work, @SongwritingWith Soldiers, and his beautiful TEDx talk: https://t.co/0RBOtaeWdP

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"People say to me all the time, 'You mean I have to treat a grown-up like a three-year-old?' I say, 'Yes, absolutely.'"

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Turns out talking with kids is the same as talking with hostage-takers. #humanlanguage https://t.co/qo63nb8KJ4

[martialartsuk @martial_artsuk]

jennarraway: #Parenting tips: FBI hostage negotiator style. Loved it for advice on dealing with anyone difficult, … https://t.co/RUNkEcEYSK

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"Treating patients during..the first hour after an injury-saves lives." Let's treat emotional wounds just as quick https://t.co/WJvCa5xRa4

[Task & Purpose @TaskandPurpose]

Study finds that the Golden Hour saves lives https://t.co/UFDjZTeZ1q

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Love this. Taken to another level: Never better than you, never worse than you, but always just as human as you. https://t.co/U0Y0gl5IYi

[Team Rubicon @TeamRubicon]

"No matter where you go in this world, human beings are inherently good and want to help." #scflood https://t.co/eOuIwNp8oj

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..says Bettine Le Beau in 'Everything Is Ordained': A Holocaust Survivor's Indefatigable Spirit @TheAtlantic https://t.co/7KXQkKW5fp

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"When u think u have a bad patch in ur life, it's not a bad patch. When u look back, it's the best thing that could have happened to u"

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A physical and mental workout to build your emotional strength. Oh, and it's scrappy and practical. Cya tonight.

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Men-only ESD class this Tuesday (tomorrow) in Oakland. Register here: https://t.co/j3HZQIPEhZ

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Betrayal. How to respond when it happens to you. Tonight. 6pm. @ImpactHub_OAK http://t.co/TvoAFsACLr

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Mmm. Watermelon.

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Sign up for the next class on Tuesday, 4-5pm, at Impact Hub Oakland: http://t.co/S336BYU8wF

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@Ramhadji ESD twitter is now live

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It's time we start defending our self-worth AND the self-worth of others. Come train with us.