Mom on Fire Blog

Ep 5. The Horses in your Head: Mental and Emotional Regulation

  • Imagine you are the driver of a chariot pulled by 4 horses. If you do not train those horses, and if you don’t pick

Ep 4. Practice Part 2

  • If you don’t like practice, you won’t want to do it; it’s that simple. This episode offers three ways we make practice undesirable and

Ep 3. When you aren’t practicing

  • Practicing dance can feel so hard sometimes. We know how important practicing is to ballroom and technique development, but when our growth slows down,

Ep 2. Stages of Development

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Ep 1. Your “Why” and Zooming Out

  • It’s important to know your “why” for dancing and return to it often. When the going gets tough in your dance journey, zoom out,

Don’t Dig up the Past, Just Lay New Pipes

  • I used this illustration 4 times this week so I think it’s a good one to share. I first heard it from Abraham Hicks

It’s time to quit Diet Coke

  • I’ve been drinking diet soda for 12 years. I’ve never REALLY tried to quit. I’ve thought about it on and off but the truth

What if the way isn’t the way?

  • The handle in my shower was constantly getting loose. I would take the little plastic cover off and tighten the screw about once every

I’ll hold your spotlight!

  • This last week I competed in a ballroom dance competition. I have been dancing for almost 2 years and this was my 4th competition.