Meet Lauren Taylor who has been working to end gender-based violence since 1978, when she co-founded Washington, D.C.’s first shelter for abused women. As an empowerment self-defense teacher and founder-director of Defend Yourself, she’s trained more than 35,000 people in the D.C. area and elsewhere in the U.S. She's also trained dozens of trainers around the country and around the world.
Join us as we find out more about Lauren and what makes her tick. Learn about the book she co-authored with Nadia Telsey, which will be published in the fall! Importantly, follow the links here to learn how to pre-order the book and support this important work!
Connect with Lauren Taylor:
Defend Yourself
Safe Bars
Get Empowered (the book)
More about me (and the book)
"Get Empowered: A Practical Guide to Thrive, Heal, and Embrace Your Confidence in a Sexist World" will be at bookstores October 3! You can support the book by pre-ordering here!
Lauren R. Taylor: she/they
Defend Yourself
301.608.3708
FB: thedefendyourself
IG: @thedefendyourself
Twitter: @1defendyourself
Connect with Silvia
Zoom Self Defense Classes with Silvia
Special thanks to my editor, Collin Taber (@that2ndtaberkid)
Resources:
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
Support this important work:
Buy Me a Coffee
Donate through my website
Thank you!
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