This week, I’m talking about rage bait, heartbreak, and the question: Who is benefiting from your rage?

I know I’ve been caught up in it plenty of times, but lately, the persistent violations of women and other vulnerable people have left me feeling exhausted and heartbroken. That heartbreak has also reignited a fire in me to do something more directly.

I’ve taught self-defense on and off for over 20 years, and starting in December, I’ll be teaching Women’s Self-Defense seminars again. I’ll also be sharing self-defense techniques and tips on the physical and emotional sides of personal safety with my paid Substack members.

A reminder: the responsibility for preventing assault should never fall on the person being targeted. If something has happened to you, it is never your fault. The blame belongs to the perpetrator. Period.

This episode is a two-part reflection on how we can take a step back, digest our anger, and turn it into something meaningful for the people and communities around us. We can care deeply about what’s happening in the world without letting it pull us away from the work we’re here to do.

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Thank you for being here. Please share this episode with anyone who might need it. 💜

In gratitude,

Greta

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Kelly Sharp joins Greta Hotmer to discuss women's safety, situational awareness, self-defense, intuition, and boundaries. Learn to recognize red flags, trust your gut, and build practical self-protection skills without living in fear.

I am thrilled to introduce you to my guest and friend, Kelly Sayre of Diamond Arrow Group and author of “Sharp Women:Embrace Your Intuition, Build Your Situational Awareness, and Live Life Unafraid”. Kelly is dedicated to helping prevent trauma and save lives through situational awareness training and is someone I have been eager to have on and to have a conversation with.

There has been so so much coming out over the past few weeks that is incredibly upsetting and can leave people with a sense of feeling powerless and heartbroken. I hope that our conversation helps to remedy that with great information, insights, and ways to help you feel more empowered and safe.

Please share this with anyone whom you think may benefit from our conversation. And as always, thank you for being here.

From my heart to yours,

Greta

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I’m very excited to introduce you to my friend, one of my teachers, and an incredibly inspiring human, Nick Hughes.

Nick has spent most of his adult life dealing with real-world violence, not the theoretical kind. He served in the French Foreign Legion’s parachute regiment, worked worldwide as a professional bodyguard for Saudi royalty, VIPs, and rock stars, and has taught self-defense and Krav Maga for over 40 years.

He’s also a professional boxer, author of How To Be Your Own Bodyguard, and holds black belts in basically every martial art.

I actually met Nick when I was 15, when he would come spar us teenagers for our belt tests. At 6’8” and 270 lbs, he was just a little intimidating. 😂 Those sessions were about finding the courage to stand toe-to-toe with someone who could absolutely wreck you…not about winning haha.

But Nick’s work goes far beyond fighting. In recent years, he has become a hypnotherapist and coach, helping people get “under the hood” of their minds, update the programming they’ve been carrying since childhood, and break through beliefs that may be holding them back.

In this conversation, we go deep into the psychology of violence, self-defense, fear, the subconscious mind, personal transformation, and why training the mind and body matters, especially for women.

I hope you enjoy this conversation. If you do, liking, commenting, subscribing, and sharing helps more people find the podcast.

In gratitude,

Greta

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