477 Nicole Snell ~ Mastering Outdoor Self-Defense

Into the Woods with Holly Worton

I'm excited to introduce this week's guest, Nicole Snell. She’s another person I discovered on Instagram. I get asked a lot about how women can stay safe in the outdoors, and so I’m excited to invite someone on the show who is an actual expert in this field.

Women are often worried not about the practicalities of being in the outdoors, but about human predators. Training in some type of self-defense technique is incredibly useful not only in the outdoors but in our day-to-day lives. Learning some form of self-defense is a powerful gift we can give to ourselves. It serves as protection and it also has a ripple effect throughout our lives, increasing our sense of personal power and self-confidence.

I hope you find this episode useful, and I hope it inspires you to do some type of self-defense training if you haven’t already.

About Nicole

Nicole Snell is an award winning international speaker, facilitator and self-defense instructor specializing in sexual assault prevention education, gender-based violence prevention, and empowerment. She is the CEO of Girls Fight Back, Founder of Outdoor Defense and Lead Instructor with both IMPACT Personal Safety and IMPACT Global. Nicole has facilitated Sexual Assault Prevention workshops at over 90 military installations worldwide and speaks to gender inclusive groups at colleges, K-12 schools, Fortune 500 companies, corporations, the US Military, outdoor groups, women's retreats, and more both domestically and abroad.

Nicole is an NACP Credentialed Advocate and has been a guest on over 25 podcasts. Nicole was featured in the self-defense instructional video featuring IMPACT Personal Safety produced by Tastemade Travel that won a Webby Award in May 2020. In 2021, she was featured for her work in outdoor safety in the November issue of Women's Health Magazine and was a guest on the Nike Trained podcast. She is a passionate solo traveler, hiker, outdoors enthusiast, and is an adventure leader for Black Girls Trekkin. Nicole is committed to ending violence in all of its forms and strives to empower people with the skills to live without limits!

Nicole’s Links

• Website
• Website (Girls Fight Back)
• Instagram (Adventures of Nik)
• Instagram (Girls Fight Back)
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube

FREE Super Self-Defense Guide

This is a free guide with some basic principles of self-defense, words of encouragement, frequently asked questions, and a list of vetted self-defense organizations worldwide so that you can find a local class in your area!

Outdoor Defense video series

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What You'll Learn

• Why outdoor self-defense is needed
• Dangerous myths about women and personal safety
• Why intuition is such an important part of self-defense
• How you can have solo adventures with confidence
• How to overcome fear and anxiety around solo adventures
• Practical things you can do to feel safer
• Nicole’s top strategies for safety
• Whether or not self-defense tools are worth using
• How empowerment self-defense is different from other types of classes

Things We Discussed

• The Gift of Fear, by Gavin de Becker
• Black Girls Trekkin’
• Video: Facts About Self-Defense Tools & Weapons
• Model Mugging
• IMPACT Personal Safety
• Signal mirror
• Emergency whistle

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• 393 Holly Worton ~ Staying Safe in the Outdoors
• 383 Anne Malambo ~ How Solo Travel Can Change Our Lives (now with downloadable transcript!)
• 310 Holly Worton ~ How to Feel More Safe & Secure in Life (now with downloadable transcript!)

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• LinkedIn

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Connect With Holly

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• LinkedIn

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