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Thriving Dancers Podcast

Thriving Dancers Podcast

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Thriving Dancers bridges the gap between holistic wisdom and modern science to help dance moms nurture strong, balanced, and joyful dancers, in body, mind, and spirit. Hosted by Karina Klepach, a doctoral student and Integrative Health educator with a Master of Science in Integrative Health and a BA in Neuroscience, this podcast explores what truly supports a dancer’s well-being and longevity. Each episode blends practical education, compassion, and a healthy dose of humor as Karina dives into homeopathy, herbs, emotional wellness, recovery, lifestyle habits, and how to integrate holistic care with conventional choices when needed. Through expert interviews, personal stories, and relatable conversations, Thriving Dancers helps moms feel informed, supported, and inspired to raise dancers who thrive in the studio and in life.© 2026 2026 Thriving Dancers アート エンターテインメント・舞台芸術 人間関係 代替医療・補完医療 子育て 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • When the Math Doesn’t Math: Are You Investing in Your Dancer, or Just Spending? with Audrey Borden

    When the Math Doesn’t Math: Are You Investing in Your Dancer, or Just Spending? with Audrey Borden
    2026/10/05
    “The day you say you’re not doing this anymore, we’re throwing a party.” That’s what Audrey Borden, our guest today, told her daughters. Both are now professional dancers (23 and 25), and both are still dancing because they WANT to, not because anyone is pushing. Audrey never planned any of this. She signed her oldest up for one little class down the street so she could sit with the new baby for an hour, fully expecting the girls to end up in volleyball. Then she watched her toddler take that class more seriously than anyone in the room, and you know how the rest goes. Somebody mentions the competition team, then another class, then intensives. Somewhere along the way she found herself in a competition audience doing the math. With a background in education advocacy, government affairs, process improvement in manufacturing, and part-time work in family law (where she spent her days organizing families’ checking accounts and credit card debt during divorce cases!), she couldn’t stop connecting the dots between the fees, the competitive parenting, the injuries, and the strain on whole families. Those dots became her upcoming book, Our Great Investment. We went everywhere in this one, dance mom. Competition fees, college money, programs that keep accepting tuition from dancers they may never hire, and the closed-door conversation where a teacher shamed my then 14-year-old for choosing a family trip over intensive fees. Wait. WHAT?! Yes, we talked about that too. This episode answers: Is what you’re paying for an investment in your dancer, or just a spend?When do competition fees stop earning their place in the budget?How do you plan for a pre-professional dancer who will need you long after high school?What should your dancer own by junior year (the research, the budget, the dance bag)?What do you want your relationship with your dancer to look like when they’re 25? Inside this episode (00:00) Meet Audrey Borden, dance mom of two professional dancers(00:36) One “temporary” toddler class (and an hour’s break for mom) that snowballed(02:46) Kung fu or dance? Why Audrey always gave her girls the choice(04:27) From government affairs and family law to writing Our Great Investment(06:04) The competition where Audrey started connecting the dots(10:55) The breaking point: competition fees, and stepping back at 14 and 15 (they don’t miss it!)(13:14) Planning past high school: scholarships, loans, professional division tuition, rent, and income reality(15:38) What does your dancer want life to look like at 25 to 30?(17:31) What you ARE paying for: work ethic, structure, and “hire a dancer”(20:25) Why your dancer should be doing the research (and sitting down with a budget by junior year)(21:26) Programs taking in dancers they may never hire, and how long to let them try(22:14) Teaching, choreography, and side businesses(25:35) What feeds competition culture, and when competitions DO work for a dancer(27:00) Taking your power back with studios, competitions, and medical providers(28:46) The closed-door conversation: a teacher shames my 14-year-old over a family trip(30:16) Why studios push intensives so hard, and what a no-guilt competition model looks like(33:06) Siblings, split households, and the New York offer Audrey turned down(41:00) Audrey’s #1 advice: real supports, independence, and who packs the dance bag(44:31) Six hours of sleep as “the life of a pre-professional dancer”? Who decided that?(48:12) The one thing every dance mom should understand: there aren’t enough jobs(49:33) Sunk cost, resentment, and the party(51:09) Audrey’s goal-setting seminars, and why parents need goals too(56:46) Sending a dancer away at 14 for a year-round program(58:26) What the pro dancers and athletes Audrey interviewed had in common: self-directed drive(1:01:26) Final word: success without wellbeing isn’t success(1:04:33) Where to find Audrey Takeaways Start at 25. Before the next fee, ask what life your dancer actually wants at 25 to 30, then work backward. (Hello, Stephen Covey!)Know your kid. Some dancers thrive on competition benchmarks. Audrey’s girls didn’t need them. Neither answer is wrong, as long as it’s YOUR kid’s answer.Hand over the wheel. Who researches the summer intensives? Who packs the dance bag? If it’s still you, there’s your next project.Play the long game. College, professional division tuition, rent, your own retirement. Pre-professional dancers often need family support longer than most kids, so what you protect now matters.Dance is never wasted. Audrey sees her 25-year-old’s corporate success in the traits she built as a dancer. Hire a dancer! Find Audrey Website: https://www.ourgreatinvestment.comInstagram and TikTok: @our.great.investment (TikTok is the livelier one, per Audrey ;) )Goal-setting seminars for studios (with her daughters!) and one-on-one consulting for parents If this conversation had you doing the math too, you’ll feel ...
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  • What To Consider When Self-Medicating with Over the Counter Drugs and Supplements

    What To Consider When Self-Medicating with Over the Counter Drugs and Supplements
    2026/09/14

    Success without wellness is nothing: the self-medicating conversation dance moms need to have!

    A couple of ibuprofen a day sounds harmless. I'm not convinced it is, especially for a dancer who lives away from home and has no one watching how often that bottle comes out.

    In this solo episode, I talk about why pre-professional dancers reach for over-the-counter pain relievers to get through training, what that can cover up, and why so many of them stay quiet about pain in the first place (fear of getting kicked out of the program comes up again and again). If your dancer is far from home, I share how I'd approach it: talk to her first, then bring the program in together, never behind her back. And because moms in dance groups swap natural alternatives as freely as pills, I get into why "what worked for her dancer" is not a recommendation for yours. The examples are a lidocaine patch, a rose oil I almost added for a dancer with a strawberry allergy, and a curcumin and iron question I'm still researching. If you're only now realizing your dancer may be doing this, no shame here!

    And since when did we decide dancers can't take a sick day to look after their bodies? Wait. WHAT?!

    00:00 Why this episode: dancers, especially those living away from home, using over-the-counter pain relievers to get through training
    01:29 What to teach your dancer about managing pain and reporting discomfort, from the day they decide on dance as a career
    02:28 Why masking pain with a pill worries me: the unstable area, the inflamed area, and the wrong step at the wrong moment
    03:21 A known injury with a plan is one conversation. Popping pills just to get through the day is another
    04:12 Fear of getting kicked out: why dancers underreport injuries, and why it isn't only a pre-professional problem
    05:00 A developing body, prolonged use, and what a boxed warning on a label is telling you
    06:09 What "long term" really means (two weeks counts!) and how that differs from occasional, correct use
    07:17 The questions to ask your dancer, starting with why she's taking it and who told her to
    09:08 When your dancer is away: talk to her first, then bring the program in together
    10:13 A local issue or something underneath? Why the source of the pain matters
    11:01 Facebook groups and "everybody's got their answer": why what's safe for one dancer isn't a recommendation for yours
    11:40 The lidocaine patch example, and why I wouldn't pass it along
    14:03 The rose oil and strawberry allergy story
    15:17 Why "what's the best vitamin?" has no honest answer, and why self-medicating with alternatives has the same problem as pills
    16:28 Curcumin and iron: why I keep researching what I think I already know
    17:28 Building your dancer's toolkit early, and being the support system she can call

    Takeaways

    • Notice. Pain that needs a pill just to get through class is information, and a reason to look at what's underneath it.
    • Ask. Why is my dancer taking this? Did someone who understands the problem tell her to, and for how long?
    • Talk first. If your dancer is away, start the conversation with her, then involve the program together.
    • Individualize. Pills, patches, oils, and supplements all belong in a conversation with a provider who knows your dancer's history.
    • Start early. The conversation begins when a dancer decides she wants to dance professionally, well before she's living away.

    I am an integrative health educator, not a doctor or a clinical professional. This episode is health education only. Every dancer is different, and your own licensed provider is the place for questions about your dancer's pain or any medication.

    Questions or topics for a future episode? Send them through Instagram (instagram.com/thrivingdancersco) or email team@thrivingdancers.com.
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    21 分
  • Guest - The Flexibility Problem Dance Moms Need to Know About

    Guest - The Flexibility Problem Dance Moms Need to Know About
    2026/08/17
    Hypermobility, EDS, and the Dancer Everyone Calls "Flexible" Guest: Sharon Harrasser, MS, CWP, CLYL from 13 Zebras Wellness She's Not Uninterested, She's Hypermobile: What Dance Moms Need to Know about Hypermobility Your dancer is the flexy one. The one who gets picked for contortion tricks. The one whose splits look effortless. And she is also the one who bruises constantly, walks into doorframes, spills water, gets exhausted standing in line, and complains of "growing pains" that never quite go away. What if those things are connected? In this episode I sit down with Sharon of 13 Zebras Wellness, an integrative health and wellness coach, Ehlers-Danlos Society advocate, and certified wellness practitioner, who has been living with hypermobility since long before anyone gave it a name. She was a dancer too, until joint subluxations pulled her out of it. We talk about what hypermobility and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos actually are, why puberty is so often the moment things fall apart, what studios and coaches consistently miss, and the difference between a dancer who is not trying hard enough and a dancer whose connective tissue is working against her. This is an education episode. We are not diagnosing anyone and we are not treating anyone. But information changes what you notice, and what you notice changes the conversation you have with your dancer's provider. [00:01:11] Meet Sharon: from "you're just double-jointed" to an EDS advocacy career [00:03:36] Sharon's own dance story, and why puberty is the turning point for so many dancers [00:04:29] Why medical schools spend about 30 seconds on this [00:06:10] Why the business is called 13 Zebras (there are 13 recognized subtypes of Ehlers-Danlos, and no two people present the same) [00:08:14] The disclaimer, and why dance and gymnastics attract hypermobile kids in the first place [00:09:23] Common characteristics to observe: fatigue, GI symptoms, "growing pains," food sensitivities, the Beighton score [00:10:06] The ADHD and autism connection in hypermobility research [CLARIFICATION NOTE: the direction of research findings is that 51% of neurodivergent people exhibit hypermobility traits. And that people with hypermobility are also more likely to have an associated neurodivergent condition.] [00:11:25] What studios get wrong: "she's not trying hard enough" versus "she needs different support" [00:14:14] Connective tissue is in everything (brain, vocal cords, intestines, blood vessels), so this is never just about flexible joints [00:15:19] Proprioception explained, and why it explains the bruises, the clumsiness, and the exhaustion [00:16:40] Dysautonomia, blood pooling, fainting during long balances, and why hot showers can wreck a dancer [00:19:03] The party trick problem: showing off flexibility while quietly damaging joints [00:20:12] Why injuries in hypermobile bodies do not heal the same way [00:21:29] The number one thing Sharon wants every dance mom to know: flexibility is not the same as strength or control [00:22:19] Over-splits, forced stretching, and the "stretchy coach" problem [00:23:27] What a subluxation actually is (and how it differs from a dislocation) [00:25:03] Pain and fatigue are information, not something to dance through [00:26:33] Why "I can normally dance through pain" is a red flag, not a badge of honor [00:28:14] Building a team around the dancer instead of building the dancer around the team [00:29:14] Studios that shame dancers for sitting out [00:31:38] The nutrition conversation: GI motility, mast cell involvement, and why elimination approaches are diagnostic tools, not long term plans [00:35:06] How to actually prepare for the pediatrician appointment (observe first, collect patterns, bring the whole picture once) [00:36:16] Genetics referrals and connective tissue panels [00:39:40] The mental health piece: when a dancer's identity collides with a diagnosis [00:41:38] The honest conversation about commitment, and what this asks of a serious dancer [00:44:59] Hypermobility clinics opening up worldwide [00:47:01] Laughter yoga, Dr. Madan Kataria, and why Sharon is researching the nervous system side of it [00:49:47] What a thriving dancer actually looks like [00:53:44] For the moms: 75% of hypermobile patients are female, and there is a genetic link Three Things Sharon Wants Every Dance Mom to Hear 1. Flexibility is not the same thing as strength or control. Beautiful extensions and effortless turnout do not mean the joint is stable in that position. Training that builds stability around the joint matters more than training that chases more range of motion. 2. Pain and fatigue are information. They are not obstacles to push through. Persistent joint pain, recurring injuries, and unusual fatigue are data. Rest and modification are part of training, not evidence of failure. 3. You may be looking at yourself, too. There is a genetic link here. A lot of moms recognize their own history somewhere in this conversation. That can ...
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    58 分
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