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Surprise Encounter in Montana Back Country Part 3 Conclusion

We are silent as we continue making our way off the mountain. I am considering her perception to the encounter while she is likely considering mine. Understanding that she has not registered the encounter with the same potential I have, I know she is catching up… considering the information I have shared.  Conceptually, we are on different pages. I want, rather I need for us to both understand what may lie ahead of us. Time feels compressed because it is. There will be another encounter with him.

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Surprise Encounter in Montana Back Country Part 2

This is the continued story of what happened to me and my dear friend Kristina while on a hike Summer 2021.
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This is a concept I teach and so the answer comes to me readily: your mind has registered circumstances indicating a threat may be imminent. You are moving inside the survival mechanism known as fight or flight.

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Unwanted Attention

Stories are powerful motivators. We will be highlighting stories of both consequence and victory; yours and mine.
Allow these stories to motivate you. Obtain the training and skills, the practicum of applied knowledge, so that you will be prepared in the moment when you must stand capable to defend.

Every woman I know has a story to tell.
I am pleased to introduce to you one of my dearest friends, Bree…

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Pluck Defined

Pluck (noun): courageous readiness to fight or continue against odds: dogged resolution. the strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship Merriam-Webster Dictionary I am my own first responder and you are yours! After serving professionally as an educator, police officer, and CSI detective, I am uniquely qualified to aid you …

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Fear is a Vehicle and the World Needs Fewer Victims

by Cindy Frost Fear is chemical. Biological. Read that again: bio logical. Fear = Life/Body Logic. A physiological response within our body before we rationalize or ponder the situation. It is a prompt occurring ahead of “weighing the evidence”. This emotion with strong physiological signaling can be likened to a revved up vehicle ready to …

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About

Pistol & Pluck, LLC was born out of a growing request. Gal pals who knew of my background as a former police officer and then 4H pistol coach for youth shooters asked me to teach them to shoot, too. From these sessions and each subsequent trip to the range, I learned that I really do …