#2: Nicole Sawin: The intersection of social work and martial arts

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nicole Sawin (she/they) is a nonbinary and autistic 29-year-old living in Prince George, BC, where they work in child and youth mental health. They grew up in rural, northern Canada, completed their undergrad in Honors Sociology at McGill University, and finished their Master of Social Work at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). Nicole is the founder of Connection Martial Arts, a trauma informed kickboxing program that is an affiliate of The Conscious Combat Club.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To connect with Nicole:</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">nicole@connectionmartialarts.ca</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.connectionmartialarts.ca/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.connectionmartialarts.ca</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://instagram.com/connectionmartialarts?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y="><span style="font-weight: 400;">@connectionmartialarts</span></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Georgia and Nicole discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The differences and similarities between martial arts and social work</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Karate, kickboxing and body connection</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Martial arts and flow states</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Embodying confidence&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Boxing as bilateral stimulation&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Nicole includes dialectical behavioural therapy in their trauma informed kickboxing program</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does trauma informed even mean?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Neuro