There’s so much to learn from times when there are industry wide U-Turns and so we asked so we asked the community to share stories of such reversals that they’ve witnessed over the course of their careers.

Christie Smirl

Traditional Western Medicine was my dharmic and career path for over 30 years. When I was a tiny child, I knew that I wanted to go into a healing profession. At age 15, I got a weekend hospice job caring for a terminally ill woman with cancer, then at age 19, I started working at St. Bernardine’s Hospital. Read more>>

Sara Roth

In the world of nutrition, the “best” way to eat is a highly debated topic. Keto, vegan, paleo, pescatarian, gluten-free, low fat, carnivore…there seems to always be a new trendy diet and there is certainly no shortage of food myths out there! Throughout the last decade that I’ve worked as a holistic health coach, I have seen what’s considered the “best” diet shift all over the place. Read more>>

Antonieta Contreras

I’m acutely aware that everything is in a constant state of change and evolution. However, in recent years, the pace of change has accelerated significantly, making these shifts even more pronounced. I believe this phenomenon is also taking place in my field. For decades, therapy remained largely unchanged since its creation, but over the last couple of decades, our comprehension of the human psyche has expanded so remarkably that therapy itself is undergoing a complete transformation. Read more>>