Recovering Perfectionist Podcast

Welcome back to Season 10 of the Recovering Perfectionist Podcast! In this episode, Christine chats with Ilia Kolosov, life and mindset coach, Managing Director of Aida Dance USA and the driving force behind the company's growth throughout North America. Since launching the business, he has transformed Aida USA from a one-man operation selling shoes out of a duffel bag into one of the leading distributors of premium ballroom dance footwear in the United States. As a life and mindset coach, Ilia works with ballroom dancers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and people navigating high-pressure seasons of life. He is not a dance instructor and does not teach dancing. His work focuses on the person behind the performance. His coaching is personal, direct, and practical. He helps clients identify the patterns underneath their stress, fear, avoidance, perfectionism, conflict, and self-sabotage, then turns those insights into better decisions, stronger habits, clearer boundaries, and real accountability.Ilia’s approach has also been shaped by his own experience as an entrepreneur, husband, leader, and someone who has had to confront his own failures, blind spots, and difficult seasons rather than simply talk about growth in theory. He is especially effective with people who already know a lot, have heard plenty of advice, and are ready to stop circling the same problems. His goal is simple: help people become more honest with themselves, more intentional in their choices, and more reliable in the way they show up in their work, relationships, and lives.JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dancewellnesscommunity.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CONNECT WITH ILIA:⁠https://www.instagram.com/ballroomportal/CHRISTINE BAR NOEL:All The Things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/christinebarnoel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/recoveringperfectionistpodcast⁠

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.JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dancewellnesscommunity.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CONNECT WITH DR. ANNA:https://www.instagram.com/drannakjose.performanceCHRISTINE BAR NOEL:All The Things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/christinebarnoel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/recoveringperfectionistpodcast⁠

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.JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dancewellnesscommunity.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CONNECT WITH SAMANTA:https://www.moosanature.com/https://www.instagram.com/samruig/CHRISTINE BAR NOEL:All The Things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/christinebarnoel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/recoveringperfectionistpodcast⁠

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. CHRISTINE BAR NOEL:All The Things! ⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/christinebarnoel⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/recoveringperfectionistpodcast⁠⁠⁠

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.JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE:⁠⁠⁠https://dancewellnesscommunity.com/⁠⁠⁠CONNECT WITH RYAN:https://www.instagram.com/the_lockharts/https://www.fredastaire.com/carmel-mtn-ranchCHRISTINE BAR NOEL:All The Things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/christinebarnoel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/recoveringperfectionistpodcast

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. JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE:⁠⁠⁠https://dancewellnesscommunity.com/⁠⁠⁠CONNECT WITH STEVE:https://www.peakmindmechanics.com/Buy his book: https://a.co/d/04IKZon2https://www.instagram.com/stevevasco/CHRISTINE BAR NOEL:All The Things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/christinebarnoel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/recoveringperfectionistpodcast

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.JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE:⁠⁠https://dancewellnesscommunity.com/⁠⁠CONNECT WITH PHILIP:www.proprioceptivesolutions.comhttps://www.instagram.com/pcro_4CHRISTINE BAR NOEL:All The Things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/christinebarnoel⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/recoveringperfectionistpodcast

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.JOIN THE INNER CIRCLE:⁠https://dancewellnesscommunity.com/⁠CONNECT WITH MEENA:https://foothealth.bodyspring.fit/dancer-foot-fasciahttps://www.instagram.com/dr_meena_ptCHRISTINE BAR NOEL:All The Things! ⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/christinebarnoel⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/recoveringperfectionistpodcast

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.”DANCE WELLNESS COMMUNITY:Join us in the INNER CIRCLE:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dancewellnesscommunity.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CONNECT WITH NINA:https://www.instagram.com/dancing_with_nina_/CHRISTINE BAR NOEL:All The Things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/christinebarnoel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/recoveringperfectionistpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dancewellnesscommunity

Welcome back to Season 9 of the Recovering Perfectionist Podcast!In this episode, Christine chats with our newest Dance Wellness Community Ambassador and first one to represent Ballet, Ian Parsons. Ian is an internationally recognized ballet educator, choreographer, and former professional dancer whose career spans elite classical performance, commercial theatre, and advanced professional training. A double graduate of Canada’s National Ballet School, he completed both the Professional Ballet Program and the highly selective Teacher Training Program for Former Professional Dancers, earning the Betty Oliphant Award for Excellence in Teaching.As a performer, Ian danced with The National Ballet of Canada and Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, working with choreographers including James Kudelka, John Neumeier, Jiří Kylián, and Jean-Christophe Maillot. His career also includes appearances in the feature film adaptation of Les Misérables, the Olivier Award–nominated West End revival of Cabaret, and the UK and European tour of Cats, with the distinction of performing at the Olivier Awards at the Royal Opera House.Following his performing career, Ian developed an extensive teaching and leadership practice across Canada, the UK, and the United States. He joined the artistic faculty of Canada’s National Ballet School, where he taught across all levels of the Professional Ballet Program, from foundational training through to stage-ready repertoire. During his tenure, he created the school’s formalized pas de deux curriculum and served as Manager of the International Exchange Program, overseeing international placements for more than 100 students annually. His students have gone on to perform with companies including The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Dutch National Ballet, Boston Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Houston Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and The National Ballet of Canada, among many others.In addition to his work at NBS, Ian has taught and choreographed for professional training programs and institutions in Canada and the UK, including Performers College, The School of Ballet Theatre UK, Chantry School, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen, and the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, with choreography presented by Youth America Grand Prix and conservatory-level programs across North America and Europe.Ian’s teaching philosophy is grounded in classical rigor, musical clarity, and long-term dancer development. Shaped by years of institutional teaching, curriculum design, and mentorship, his work centers on maintaining uncompromising technical standards while supporting dancers as whole artists, with an emphasis on sustainability, agency, and artistic longevity. Ian is currently the Artistic Director of Ballet Theatre of Phoenix and Convergence Ballet, and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.DANCE WELLNESS COMMUNITY:Join us in the INNER CIRCLE:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dancewellnesscommunity.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CONNECT WITH IAN:https://www.instagram.com/ianparsonsballet/CHRISTINE BAR NOEL:All The Things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/christinebarnoel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/recoveringperfectionistpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dancewellnesscommunity