Mom on Fire Blog

My Gameday Pep Talk for You

  • Dear Dancer, You have been getting ready for today, and have done so much. You have planned and prepared and it’s time to give

4 Key Steps to Tame Your Nerves and Dance Your Best

  • Embracing the Dance Journey: Navigating Nervousness and Self-Regulation Hey there, dance enthusiasts! Today, let’s dive into one of the juiciest aspects of the mental

What Goes Up Must Come Down

  • Have you ever done something fun and then felt down afterwards? If you have ever been on a fun trip, like Disneyland, and felt

The Dreaded Shame Spiral

  • Have you ever experienced a shame spiral? Have you ever said or done something that just made you feel sick to your stomach and

The world can be scary. And also Awesome.

  • The world is so scary sometimes. With Russia invading Ukraine, it’s easy to see the world as a scary, bad place. There are certainly

Let Me Give You Wings

  • A coworker asked me yesterday to explain what I do as a coach. They wanted to know what I actually DO to help people.

Ep. 126 Motivation Killers

  • this After pushing forward from Newcomer to Open American Rhythm in 5 years, I have been feeling the fatigue. Am I tired? Burned out?

Ep. 125 Self Trust

  • this All dancers can relate to wanting to be more confident. If we could just dance more confidently, with less anxiety and more freedom

Ep. 124 Be Patient

  • this It can be easy to get discouraged when you have been working hard at something and you’re not seeing the results that you

Ep. 123 The Life Cycle of Relationships

  • this If you are concerned or having doubts about one or more of your dance relationships, listen in to this episode. I list 5

Ep. 122 Time to be Discouraged

  • this Sometimes trying to be positive as a ballroom dancer just isn’t working. Maybe it’s an injury, maybe you’ve been competing in dancesport a

Ep. 121. Limbo and Locking In

  • this In episode 105, we introduced the term glitch to represent the moment where a ballroom dancer gets distracted and knocked out of the

Ep. 120 Limiting Beliefs Part 2

  • this This episode is a continuation of the previous and explores 5 specific limiting beliefs that I have heard dancers express in our private

Ep. 119 Limiting Beliefs Part 1

  • All of us make decisions in our life that are heavily influenced by our beliefs. Beliefs are things that we believe to be true

Ep. 118 When Dancing Feels Expensive

  • Why does ballroom dance have to be so freaking expensive? Just like the cost of everything has been going up, many dancers are finding