And maybe some of you ladies, too. I was talking with one of our parents who sells Mary Kay cosmetics. I, like most people, tend to think of Mary Kay as the people who sell a bunch of stuff to women and get themselves a pink Cadillac. What I learned from Gina was enlightening.
Sure they sell make-up but they also use their contact time to increase self-esteem in ways other than getting made-up to look good. Turns out the company is heavily into increasing awareness in women and teen girls on how to break the cycle of teen dating violence. They have a DVD and a national program. They work against domestic violence, too. See their website here. http://www.marykay.com/content/company/breakthecycle_thanks.aspx
Gina told me they see the same sort of violence and abuse in short-term relationships that used to be seen mostly in long-term. Seems everything is accelerating these days. Bottom line - we self-defense instructors have another tool in the fight.
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