477 Nicole Snell ~ Mastering Outdoor Self-Defense

<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>About Nicole</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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 Blac