What people said after training with us

I loved the class, found it very informative, interactive, and a real confidence booster.
— Debra Netley, Be Your Own Bodyguard ® course Jan 2024
“Very helpful!! I doordash and this will come in handy. I feel like doordash should offer these classes. Especially for females. I love everything about it. It was perfect, [a] mixture of presenting, but kept me moving.
— Nicole Left Hand, Be Your Own Bodyguard ® Jan 2024
Awesome class. Very informative ...I liked the lectures, videos, + hands-on, the tactical exercises we did in class. Thoroughly enjoyed the class + great instructor.
— Colleen Stein, Jan 2024 Be Your Own Bodyguard ® course
It’s an amazing class. And the part I liked the best was the internal& mental work, thinking about the intelligence part.
— Jan 27th, 2024 Be Your Own Bodyguard ® participant
Fantastic course/training. Topics and movements are for everyone no matter your background. Loved every part.
— Jozette Wells, January 2024
The training was amazing! I was very impressed with how professional Brigitte and Joe were. They were incredibly welcoming and kind to the students and made them feel comfortable throughout the whole process. I liked that Brigitte packed as much as possible into the hour, she was very organized and clearly knew how to make the most of the time. The skills we learned were very valuable and the whole training was hands on and fun. The students also were able to ask questions throughout the training and left feeling empowered and excited.
— Savannah Jackson, Teacher April, 2023
“I had never taken a self-defense class before. I struggled with self-confidence, self-doubt, and fear. I’m so glad this class (Holistic Self-defense) was my first experience. Brigitte created a safe environment that allowed us students to be vulnerable and gentle with ourselves. I was gently encouraged to step out of my comfort zone and try something new. I learned that I don’t need permission to defend myself from any physical or verbal altercation. I’m a strong, deserving human being worthy of happiness and I don’t have to allow anyone to take that away.”
— Heidi Jones Magee, August 2023


 
 

Trauma informed training provides a conditioned brain other options for both thought and action. It helps build a sense of trust in oneself, which is essential to a healthy recovery. This kind of growth needs a safe place to take root. Reaching outside the system, through a network of trust and confidentiality, with the assistance of family and friends, to find Brigitte was a critical step in survival. Removing herself as a target geographically and working with Brigitte helped her begin to imagine (or re-imagine) the story she could live beyond the abuser, and beyond the failure of the system — a future reality where she had the ability to exercise effective tools moving toward becoming herself again, no longer feeling like helpless prey.

— Beth, Mother of a Domestic Violence Survivor, USA

“We were so happy to have you back this year at the Symposium. … so many people commented on how much they valued your class and how empowering it was! Thank you for providing such important tools to our local Dillon women. ”
— Alison D., Annual Women’s Symposium, 2017

Awesome. Empowering + fun.
— L.H., Bozeman, Montana, 2016

The training was amazing. It was a lot of fun and it taught me a lot of things I hadn’t known before, about myself and what I can do.
— T., Montana, 2015

I just wanted to thank you so much for the class last night. Everyone has responded to me that they got a ton out of it and had fun as well.
— Erin. S., Montana, 2017

I feel that I have my eyes open to a lot more things that I need to be aware of. …I also discovered that I am a lot more powerful than I realized….
— K.J. 2015

Your self-defense workshop was FANTASTIC!
Your clear and encouraging instruction combined with actual practice convinced me that I am already ALWAYS equipped with the necessary tools to defend myself – it’s just a question of preparing MYSELF, with mental awareness and evaluation and physical practice.
— Nadia B. USA, 2014

…very helpful. I will feel safer @ college because I have this knowledge.
— young woman going off to college, 2014