Welcome to the NWMAF Resource Library!
This is an evolving list of books and resources. We will be adding to this, so check back often!
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| Title | Author | Topics | Recommended for | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Empowered: A Practical Guide to Thrive, Heal, and Embrace Your Confidence in a Sexist World | Nadia Telsey, Lauren R. Taylor | confidence, assertiveness, self-defense |
| bookshop.org |
| NWMAF Conference 2023: Hind Essayegh Teaching ESD with a Trauma Informed Approach | Hind Essayegh | trauma informed , self defense , teaching |
| google.com |
| NWMAF Conference 2023: Hind Essayegh - ESD Instructor and Trainer Evaluation | Hind Essayegh | self defense , instructor evaluation |
| google.com |
| NWMAF Conf 2023 Silvia Smart Active Shooter Presentation | Silvia Smart | Active Shooter , Self Defense |
| google.com |
| NWMAF Conference 2023 - Silvia Smart Resources - How to Survive a Mass Shooting | Silvia Smart | Active Shooter , Self Defense, |
| google.com |
| Synergy 2023 Conference Booklet (pdf) | Download PDF | Synergy-Conference-2023 |
| nwmaf.org |
| The Empowerment Podcast by Naga | Host - Silvia Smart | ESD, Empowerment Self Defense, self-defense, |
| podbean.com |
| The Power Up Kids Self Defense Podcast | Host - Silvia Smart | empowerment, kids, kids resources, empowerment self defense, kids self defense |
| podbean.com |
| Self-defense: Steps to Success | Joan Nelson | early self-defense |
| goodreads.com |
| Self-Defense: Steps to Survival | Katy Mattingly | personal protection |
| goodreads.com |
| Training Women in the Martial Arts: A Special Journey | Jennifer Lawler | women in the martial arts |
| goodreads.com |
| Self-Defense: The Womanly Art of Self Care, Intuition, and Choice | Debbie Leung | self care, intuition, choice |
| goodreads.com |
| Domestic Violence for Beginners | Alisa del Tufo | domestic violence, comic book |
| goodreads.com |
| Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High | Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler | conversation, verbal skills |
| goodreads.com |
| Back Off: How to Confront and Stop Sexual Harassment and Harassers | Susan Langelan | Self-defense, sexual harassment |
| goodreads.com |
| I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban | Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb | goodreads.com | ||
| Fear Into Anger | Py Bateman | self-defense history |
| goodreads.com |
| Her Wits About Her: Self-Defense Success Stories by Women, | Denise Caignon and Gail Groves | survival stories |
| goodreads.com |
| Waking Up White | Debby Irving | race | goodreads.com | |
| Lifelines: Women, Male Violence, and Personal Safety | Marcia Hall | personal safety, violence |
| goodreads.com |
| A People's History of the United States | Howard Zinn | History | goodreads.com | |
| Girls Fight Back!: The College Girl's Guide to Protecting Herself | Erin Weed | self-defense, college |
| goodreads.com |
| Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds | Adrienne Maree Brown |
| goodreads.com | |
| This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. | Cherríe L. Moraga, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Toni Cade Bambara | goodreads.com | ||
| My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies | Resmaa Menakem | goodreads.com | ||
| Title | Author | Topics | Recommended for | Learn More |
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