Tag: women's self defense

• Venturing into Whoville

  My Instagram story post 30 minutes prior to the official start of the conference: Our bodies tell us when something is wrong. So, what does my severe social anxiety tell me? First of all, what is it about crowds that create this anxiety in the first place? I mean, I know it has always been…

  Renee Albracht

  August 28, 2023

  mental health

  grinch, mental health, NAMI, national alliance on mental illness, pathways to hope, social anxiety, whoville, women's self defense

• Fight Song

  I took advantage of the holiday break during semesters to work on my chaplain board certification packet with the hope of receiving both my M.Div. and board certification within a few months of each other. One of the essays required that I discuss my self-care routines. Easy in that I have been discussing my self-care…

  Renee Albracht

  February 5, 2023

  mental health

  fight, Katy Perry, mental health, overcome, power, R.A.D. Systems, roar, strength, women's self defense

• From Taking to Saving Lives

  Some of my friends tease that I can both take a life and save a life – because of my former career as both a women’s self-defense instructor and CPR instructor – and because of the seemingly odd transition from quasi-law enforcement to Christian ministry. The connection, however, is not as puzzling as it may…

  Renee Albracht

  October 23, 2022

  mental health

  Belmont University, Campus Security, chaplain, cpr, crime prevention, women's self defense