Happy New Year and Happy 2025! January is Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month, and for me here at Girls Fight Back and Empowered...

All animals have defense mechanisms for survival. INCLUDING humans! Nature IS self-defense. Animals have various forms of defense...

2023 was a year full of adventure both personally and professionally. There were tons of solo hikes, solo travels, solo backpacking and...

One of the misconceptions around violence prevention and self-defense education is the idea that it's an Either/Or scenario ie: "instead...

Nicole shares why talking to strangers can help enhance travel experiences.

Nicole Snell and Girls Fight Back Year in Review teaching self-defense, empowerment, safety, and boundaries to communities across the US.

By Nicole Snell, CEO of Girls Fight Back Long before I took my first self-defense class and years before I was traveling the world...

It was an unprovoked stranger attack. He targeted me because he thought I was vulnerable. He thought I was weak. He thought I wasn’t...