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New York City Ballet Legend -advice to dance moms and their dancers
All the guests who grace this podcast with their presence are absolutely amazing! How I wish this podcast existed when my dancer was just starting out as a serious dancer (flashback 10 years...ahhhh), and this podcast...
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When the Math Doesn’t Math: Are You Investing in Your Dancer, or Just Spending? with Audrey Borden
 “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...
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What To Consider When Self-Medicating with Over the Counter Drugs and Supplements
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...
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Guest - The Flexibility Problem Dance Moms Need to Know About
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...
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AI for Dance Moms: The Question it WIll Never Ask You
Your dancer gets hurt. You have a diagnosis, a recommendation, and a knot in your stomach. So you do what a lot of us do now. You open ChatGPT and start typing.
In this solo episode, Karina thinks out loud about what...
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Guest -Dance Medicine Athletic Trainer from George Mason University School of Dance
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Introduction and Professional Background: Karina Klepach introduced Jena HH, who is a dance medicine athletic trainer and educator at George Mason University School of Dance (00:00:02). Jena HH has worked as...
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Medical Decision-making Do's and Don't for Dance Moms
Empowered Decision-Making for Dance Injuries in Conventional Care
The episode encourages dance moms to practice empowered decision-making when seeking conventional medical care for injured dancers by staying actively...
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Nourishing Dancers: The Truth About Nutrition vs. Diets in the Dance World
Nutrition vs. Diets for Dancers: Building Long-Term Wellness with Whole Foods
The episode addresses how nutrition is misunderstood in the dance world, arguing that guidance often focuses on restrictive “diets” and...
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Meniscus Injury Recap
Karina's back after a pause to talk through what happened with her dancer's meniscus tear, basically the whole story from missed signs to recovery. The injury had been there for a while before anyone knew. Her dancer...
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We're back for good
Why I Went Quiet, and What's Coming Next
Karina is back after a season away, and she's telling you exactly why. While her own dancer was deep in healing a meniscus injury, Karina needed to know her decision-making...
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Healing Helpers -Part 2
In this conversation, Karina discusses the supportive protocol for dancers, emphasizing the importance of mindset, nutrition, and holistic approaches to recovery from injuries. She highlights how a positive mindset...
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Healing Helpers -Part 1
In this episode of the Thriving Dancers podcast, Karina discusses the holistic support protocol for dancers, emphasizing the importance of understanding food as medicine and fuel. She explores the impact of processed...
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