{"id":310657,"date":"2025-11-24T10:50:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/310657\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T10:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:50:16","slug":"mom-dance-party-offers-community-joy-and-mental-health-support-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/310657\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mom Dance Party\u2019 offers community, joy, and mental health support in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hundreds of Colorado moms are turning up in the name of fun and self-care thanks to a Denver-based group that has become a fast-growing movement centered on building joy, community and mental health.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Wellington and Sarah Battani Sams, co-founders of Moms Feelin\u2019 Themselves<\/a>, say their events offer something moms are craving, but rarely receive. \u201cThis is not your average night out just for moms,\u201d Wellington said. \u201cIt was really inspired by my personal experience transitioning into motherhood when I was in the throes of a bit of a postpartum identity crisis and also inspired by my work as a psychotherapist for moms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wellington said dance is central to the group\u2019s mission because of its therapeutic power. \u201cDance is an antidepressant and anxiety-busting. It boosts serotonin and dopamine and oxytocin,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat dance does is it regulates a stressed-out nervous system.\u201d<\/p>\n

For many attendees, the relief is immediate. Battani Sams said, \u201cI know that every dance we have ever had, we have had multiple moms say, \u2018I did not know how badly I needed this until I got here.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The parties intentionally start early and end by 10 p.m., something Wellington said reflects real life for many mothers. \u201cIt is not about going backwards in time and trying to be who we were as those younger women,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is about elevating this space with both nostalgia, but also embodying I am a mom now, but I am also a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

The founders say their mission is rooted in serious research about maternal mental health. \u201cThe research shows that one in five moms does suffer from a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder,\u201d Wellington said. \u201cUp to 75 percent never get treatment at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

In light of that, their next major event on November 28 at the Bluebird Theater<\/a> in Denver will include mental health resource stations. \u201cThis is not just a one-off that you leave feeling empowered,\u201d Wellington said. \u201cThere are going to be a lot of fun activations and engaging things that moms can look forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PhotosCourtesy Moms Feelin’ ThemselvesElizabeth Wellington and Sarah Battani Sams are the co-founders of the Denver-based Moms Feelin\u2019 Themselves.<\/p>\n

The organization has already expanded to Boston and Salt Lake City and plans to host events in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Washington.<\/p>\n

For moms hesitant to join, Wellington had one simple message: \u201cYou cannot pour from an empty cup,\u201d she said. \u201cJust put on sweatpants and come dance with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their Black Friday Mom Dance Party is set for November 28 at Denver\u2019s Bluebird Theater. More information is available at https:\/\/www.momsfeelinthemselves.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"ImageCourtesy Moms Feelin’ ThemselvesDenver-based Moms Feelin’ Themselves hosts its next major event, the Mom Dance Party, on Nov. 28, 2025 at Denver’s Bluebird Theater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hundreds of Colorado moms are turning up in the name of fun and self-care thanks to a Denver-based…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[9045,23581,12176,1840,97,28958,148],"class_list":["post-310657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-colorado-news","tag-communities","tag-dance","tag-denver","tag-health","tag-motherhood","tag-parenting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}