Self Defence for Women – Live an Empowered Life
Self Defence for Women - Live an Empowered Life
Podcast Description
The podcast for women who want to stay safe, feel strong, and own their power! Brought to you by Julie Waite and Dene Josham of Streetwise Defence, this podcast is your go-to guide for staying safe, feeling strong, and taking control of your personal security.With years of experience empowering women, Julie brings real-world insights, while Dene—an elite self defence expert and former bodyguard of Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and Russell Crowe—shares tried-and-tested strategies to stay safe, physically and emotionally.Whether you're walking home at night, traveling solo, or just want to boost your confidence, we’ve got your back. Tune in, get empowered, and step into your strength!
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Content Themes
The podcast centers on various themes related to personal safety, self-defence techniques, and empowerment strategies. Key episodes include topics such as recognizing when one is being followed, debunking myths about self-defence, and the significance of situational awareness. Special focus areas include mental resilience, emotional boundaries, and proactive response techniques, illustrated through practical examples and actionable insights.
Self defence and personal safety for women – practical strategies for everyday life to move from fear to confidence and stay safe, strong, and empowered.
Hosted by Julie Waite and Dene Josham from Streetwise Defence, this podcast is all about helping women feel safer and more confident in their everyday lives.
Julie shares her lived experiences of what it’s like to face fear and build resilience, while Dene – a security expert of 30 years and former bodyguard to stars like Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, and Russell Crowe – explains simple, proven ways to stay safe.
Each week we explore our four pillars of self defence – awareness, prevention, mindset, and physical – through real-life situations. From walking home at night and travelling solo to nights out, university life, workplace boundaries, and emotional self defence, you’ll pick up strategies you can use straight away.
If you want to feel confident on the streets, safer at work, or stronger in yourself, this podcast will give you the tools and encouragement to get there.
Fear is part of being human – but when it starts running your life instead of protecting you, it’s time to learn how to calm your nervous system and feel safer in your body.
In this episode, Julie Waite of Streetwise Defence is joined by Sadie Marshall, Co-founder of Take A Pause, to share practical, body-based tools to work with fear, reduce chronic stress, and build real emotional resilience.
This is not just theory. It’s real-life, accessible guidance for women who feel overwhelmed, anxious, stuck in stress, or disconnected from their bodies.
You’ll learn:
• Why fear feels so present in modern life
• What happens in your body when fear is triggered
• Why your body responds the same to real and imagined threats
• How to recognise your personal fear signals
• How chronic stress affects long-term health
• Simple breath and body techniques to calm your nervous system
• Why rest, joy and boundaries are essential – not indulgent
• How trauma and triggers show up in the body
• When therapy and support help healing
• How to build long-term resilience and self-trust
Sadie also guides a short, practical breathing exercise you can use anytime to instantly feel calmer and more grounded.
If fear, anxiety or stress have been running parts of your life, this episode will help you understand what’s happening inside your body – and give you realistic tools to change it.
You are not broken. You are human. And you can learn to feel safer and more at ease in yourself.
Find Sadie at:
Website: www.takeapause.co.uk
Instagram: @tapwellbeing
LinkedIn: Sadie Marshall
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