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.

Sydney Samborski

COVID completely changed the fitness industry. Since we are going on a year with little to no COVID restrictions, I feel like it may have actually changed the field for the better. When I was laid off from CorePower at the beginning of the pandemic, I thought I had lost my identity. I was Sydney, a CorePower teacher. When I finally mustered the courage to begin teaching fitness classes over Zoom, I realized that my identity did not have to do with a business or corporation where I was teaching. Rather, it had to do with ME and the community that I cultivate. Read more>>

Stacey Woodson.

I’m currently in the ‘U-Turn phrase’ of my career. As a nutritional professional. there are certain things and messages that are standard for the field. Prior to this year, I never really challenged the status quo but this year has been different. Especially when it comes to messaging (how we refer to foods and lifestyle habits). For example, I no longer use the word ‘healthy’ to describe foods. Calling one food healthy, implies that other foods are unhealthy, and there’s a place/time for all foods. Read more>>

Jacqueline Anaya

As an acupuncturist with an in-person business during our world wide pandemic, I quickly transitioned to a virtual telehealth model and began educating the public about the benefits of Traditional Asian Medicine. I have a YouTube channel, Anaya Acupuncture, in which I demonstrate my craft. I also paint the acupuncture meridians on model’s to help people understand the energetic field on YouTube. For my entire field, an ancient health practice whose heart is literally feeling a patient’s pulse and providing energetic treatments; it’s been a huge shift adapting to and providing an additional virtual treatment option. Read more>>

Colby Bruner

We’re in a really exciting time in the evolution of the mental health field as both millennial and gen-z therapists begin to launch their careers pre- and post-quarantine. At the same time, the stigma around mental health is substantially decreasing and it’s becoming more normalized to talk about the things we all struggle with and it’s getting easier to ask for support from a therapist. Read more>>