LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | AMAZON MUSIC WATCH: YOUTUBE Some stories are harder to tell than others, but they are often the ones that need to be shared the most. In Episode 148 of the Cheer Mom Podcast, we step away from routines and stunts to talk about something deeper—something that affects far too many athletes but is rarely spoken about openly. We follow the courageous journey of Lily Jones, an elite, Worlds-level cheer athlete, who faced an eating disorder head-on—and won. Alongside her mom, Heather, she shares the highs, the heartbreaks, and the hope that came from their fight for ... view the post
Tips for Getting Along with Your Daughter on Competition Day
Competition morning is a day that most cheer moms dread. Do you and your cheerleader fight like cats and dogs on competition day? The yelling, the hair pulling, the crying...and that's just in the parking lot while you're looking for a spot! If you and your cheerleader find yourselves stressed and constantly arguing on competition morning, I'm going through some strategies that might help. ... view the post
Athlete Dynamics at Practice
I'm giving Jason Larkins some scenarios you might find between athletes at practice. What happens when athletes are bossing each other around? What about when an athlete isn't trying hard enough or pulling their weight? How does a coach deal with that, and how should parents approach it? Jason is an All Star Cheer director and the host of the Let's Talk Cheer Podcast. If you haven't checked out Let's Talk Cheer, you definitely should! Listen to Let's Talk Cheer Register for my FREE workshop for Team Moms! ... view the post
5 Ways to Make Money from Home
I'm about to say something really obvious: Cheer is expensive. We've been paying for cheer for so long, I don't even want to think about what we might have been able to pay for if we'd saved that money over the years....college? a month-long Sabbatical in Maui? a private jet?My favorite running cheer joke right now is when a cheer mom posts about her athlete's new skill and calls it "the $10,000 back handspring," or "the $20,000 tuck." It doesn't get more real than that.It makes sense that almost every cheer mom I know is looking for ways to offset the cost of cheer. Money is not easy to come by, and with all the ... view the post
