📌 Main Topics & Takeaways:

✔️ Dance as a Healing Framework – How movement, creativity, and aligned action help shift us from survival mode to self-expression

✔️ Redefining Leadership – Why Ashley believes real leadership starts with self-leadership and modeling joy

✔️ Motherhood & Identity – The challenges of balancing personal purpose with parenting, and the healing that comes from claiming space

✔️ Education, Play & Creativity – Why we need to reimagine learning, freedom, and expression for our kids

✔️ Confidence through Action – How accountability and doing things before you're ready leads to growth and fulfillment

 

 

💬 Standout Quotes:

🗣️ “If it’s not fun, it’s not worth doing. Everything is a dance—especially healing.” – Ashley Borromeo

🗣️ “Putting yourself last as a mum might feel noble—but it’s one of the most common traumas we carry.”

🗣️ “The way we move through life teaches our children how to do the same. They’re always watching.”

 

 

⏳ Key Moments in the Episode:

⏱️ 00:00 – Welcome & flipping the script: Sarah introduces Ashley

⏱️ 01:40 – The origin of Dance Through Life and Ashley’s reluctant dance beginnings

⏱️ 05:00 – Discovering leadership and expression through movement

⏱️ 08:30 – Surviving vs. thriving: Helping women reconnect with joy

⏱️ 13:50 – Motherhood, identity, and giving yourself permission to shine

⏱️ 19:30 – Healing by honoring your desires instead of always waiting

⏱️ 24:10 – Generational patterns, mum guilt & breaking the cycle

⏱️ 33:10 – Building a movement, legacy, and ripple effect of empowerment

⏱️ 40:00 – The conversation we need: Rethinking education and raising free thinkers

⏱️ 54:00 – Real talk: Minecraft, motion sickness, and the mess of motherhood

⏱️ 56:30 – Final thoughts: Healing doesn’t have to be heavy—just dance

 

 

🌟 Notable Guest:

Ashley Borromeo

• Founder of Dance Through Life and TapFit Family
• Speaker in the LA Tribune Women’s Journal and Be Empowered Women’s Network
• Advocate for joy, expression, and helping women lead from within
  🎓 Connect with her and learn more about her programs via the links in the show notes!

 

 

📢 Call to Action:

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💬 DM me or drop a comment—what’s one way you can dance through life a little more this week?

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Until next time, take care of yourself, take care of each other, and remember: you’re not alone—and your story matters. 💜