Welcome back to Season 10 of the Recovering Perfectionist Podcast!

In this episode, Christine chats with Dr. Anna Kjose ("Dr. Anna"), a licensed psychologist who specializes in performance psychology for ballroom dancers, performing artists, and other high-performing individuals. Drawing from advanced training in performance psychology, expertise in trauma and the mind-body connection, and firsthand experience as a competitive ballroom dancer, she helps performers develop the psychological skills needed to thrive both on and off the competition floor. She earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Oklahoma, where she developed expertise in trauma, emotional regulation, and the mind-body connection. She is also a founding member of a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of performing artists. Dr. Anna's philosophy is rooted in the belief that exceptional performance and psychological well-being are not competing goals—they strengthen one another. Ballroom dancing presents unique psychological demands because success depends not only on individual excellence, but also on the ability to cultivate healthy, resilient dance partnerships. Helping ballroom dancers build the psychological foundations of performance excellence—through Self, Partnership, and Performance.

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Welcome back to Season 10 of the Recovering Perfectionist Podcast!

In this episode, Christine chats with Samanta Ruiz Giler, is a communications leader and entrepreneur focused on building brands and shaping corporate image with social impact at the core. She helps startups and global companies define their identity, craft clear narratives, and scale purpose-driven strategies that drive both growth and reputation. With experience spanning public service and the private sector, she’s led large-scale campaigns, managed cross-functional teams & supported the launch of tech-enabled solutions across international markets.

Today, Samanta is the Co-Founder of Moosa, a tea brand blending wellness, sustainability, and community impact. She has a passion for sharing her deep South American agricultural roots with the world and the wonderful selection of fruit that grows there. Our hand-selected fruit blends are loaded with vitamins, fiber, & immune system support. A straightforward alternative to tea, coffee, and sugary drinks. Moosa Nature edible fruit teas are a one-of-a-kind beverage you can brew, drink, and eat. Enjoy hot tea, cold iced tea or infusions.

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Welcome back to the Recovering Perfectionist Podcast for our 100th episode and the premier of Season 10!

In this episode, Christine discusses where it all began January 3, 2021 over 5 years ago and all the major milestones that have happened since. Now 100 episodes later in season 10 what she's learned and how she's showing up for herself differently these days through consistent and intentional action and filling her own cup first.

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Welcome back to Season 9 of the Recovering Perfectionist Podcast!

In this episode, Christine chats with Ryan Lockhart, born and raised in the United States, a dedicated ballroom dance professional for over 20 years. Alongside his wife, Danelle, he has been dancing and competing for more than 11 years. Together, they are two-time Fred Astaire National Open Professional American Rhythm Champions and have been finalists at numerous prestigious competitions across the country, including Open Professional American Rhythm World Finalists.

Based in San Diego, California, Ryan and Danelle own and operate the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Carmel Mountain Ranch and organize events for the San Diego Fred Astaire Region.

Known for their dynamic speed, powerful partnering, and distinctive style, they are recognized as one of the most unique and captivating couples on the dance floor.

In addition to his dance career, Ryan brings over 23 years of martial arts training in Kenjitsu, influencing his movement with precision, discipline, and a refined sense of timing that sets his performance apart.

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Welcome back to Season 9 of the Recovering Perfectionist Podcast!

In this episode, Christine chats with Steve Vasco, a performance mentality diagnostic specialist and founder of Peak Mind Mechanics.

With over thirty years coaching dancers, athletes, executives, students, and creative professionals, he helps high performers build sustainable excellence through system-level diagnostics—identifying how breakdowns in identity, focus, emotional control, and execution cascade into performance inconsistency. He developed the ReFrame System®, a four-part framework designed to stabilize performance under pressure and through transition. His new book, InStep, is out now.

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Welcome back to Season 9 of the Recovering Perfectionist Podcast!

In this episode, Christine chats with Philip A. Croatan, a health scientist, physiologist, and CEO reshaping 21st century whole person healthcare. As Co-Founder, CEO, and Chief Clinical Director of Proprioceptive Solutions, he co-founded the first Movement Hospital in La Jolla, CA, an outpatient healthcare system mirroring the operational scale and revenue diversity of in-patient hospitals, designed to unite rehabilitation, applied science, human performance, nutraceuticals, regenerative medicine, and credentialing within a single interdisciplinary framework to elevate community health status across North America.

Philip holds dual Master of Science degrees in Kinesiology, one in Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Corrective Exercise and one in Sports Metabolism, and is a Doctor of Health Sciences candidate formally trained in Osteopathic Principles. His broader research interests explore the relationship between physiology, environmental conditions, and human performance adaptation.

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Welcome back to Season 9 of the Recovering Perfectionist Podcast!

In this episode, Christine chats with Dr. Meena McCullough, Doctor of Physical Therapy with over 15 years of clinical experience working exclusively with dancers. Meena is the creator of Body Spring, a dance-focused physical therapy and movement education company dedicated to helping adult dancers move better, feel more stable, and stay in the dance longer. Body Spring bridges the gap between rehabilitation and high-level dance performance. The work focuses on fascia, joint mechanics, and whole-body connection, addressing the underlying patterns that lead to stiffness, pain, instability, and recurring injuries.

The goal is simple: to help dancers age athletically, move with confidence, and keep doing what they love.

Meena also invented the The Dance Foot Posture System™, a structured, fascia-based training system created specifically for adult dancers who want to improve performance without pushing through pain or stiffness.

Unlike generic foot exercises or balance tools, this system teaches dancers how to restore internal support from the ground up by retraining foot posture, pressure management, and joint sequencing. The result is better balance in heels, cleaner technique, improved connection through the legs and core, and fewer injuries over time.

Designed for Ballroom, Latin, Smooth, Rhythm, Country, and social dancers, the system is time-efficient, easy to integrate into daily practice, and appropriate for dancers who started later in life or are returning after injury. Many dancers report noticeable changes in how they feel and move within minutes, with deeper, lasting improvements developing over several weeks.

This system is not about doing more. It is about preparing the body so technique can actually land.

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Welcome back to Season 9 of the Recovering Perfectionist Podcast!

In this episode, Christine chats with our newest Dance Wellness Community Ambassador, Nina Fisher. Born in Ukraine, Nina moved to the Netherlands at the age of 10. After high school she moved to one of the most international places; Monte Carlo where she graduated with a Masters of Science in Hedge Funds and Private Equity. She spent 15 years working in finance between Eastern Europe, the Middle East, the U.K (London) and Switzerland (Geneva) where she met her amazing husband Evan. They later moved to the U.S. where Nina became an attorney.

Her life had absolutely nothing to do with dance, but one night Nina saw a video of Nino Dzneladze dancing the Paso Doble and she couldn’t sleep that night. All she could think about was how Nino moved. As any attorney does, Nina did her research. She learned about International Latin and discovered her next inspiration: Anna Kovalova.

Shortly thereafter Nina found her coach Slava Viskanov and started her dance journey at the age of 41. Now 9 months later she's at the studio 6 days a week. Dance has completely taken over her life and changed it for the better. She had the absolutely honor of training with the legendary Anna Kovalova and soon she will be training with the women, who with just one dance, changed her entire life: Nino Dzneladze.Nina's first competition was Hawaii Star Ball. The competition, the location, it was pure magic. She won everything including Best of the Best and did her first interview with SEN 1 Media. Little did she know what it meant winning Best of the Best because her next and only second competition would be Ohio Star Ball. She cried when she walked into that ballroom, it was overwhelming. Nina won Ohio. Apparently it was a big deal but all she could remember was how it made her feel dancing there. Then she flew to Vegas to compete at Holiday Dance Classic. Had the best time ever, met incredible dancers, met dancers that followed her journey on social media. She won again. Nina knows that consistent training has a lot to do with this but one judge told her that her passion for dance shows and that's just as important.

But Nina is still at the very early stages of her journey and she has a lot to learn. Some say she's delusional thinking she could be this incredible dancer considering she started at 41, some say she's obsessed, but Nina says: “I found my true calling and I consider myself extremely lucky because some people never find it.”

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