2020 has been a year - As the world seems to go from one crisis to another, I sat down and spoke with 5 people of different ages, living in different countries and varying upbringings to talk about what it means to be in the midst of a crisis and working through it with God by your side. Ams, Moses, Helen, Gift, and Osama share their personal accounts of crisis and how they got through them with God and how without Him it would not have been as easy.

This week we welcome Dr. Renee Ortega onto the pod: Renee is a Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist (BC-DMT) and Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT). In addition, she is a certified occupational therapy practitioner. She has worked with the adult and pediatric population providing both dance/movement therapy (DMT) and occupational therapy (OT) services. Utilizing the principles of these professions and her BFA in dance to manage self-care, well-being, and connection through daily dancing to connect mind, body, and soul. You can find Renee over on Instagram @movewithrenee or get in contact via email [email protected] 

This week I welcome my good friend Velma onto the pod who went through a pregnancy during the height of COVID 19. We talk: Motherhood during a pandemic The life of pregnant women and the many stages she went through in her body and mind Dealing with health and baby in lockdown Self-isolating in pregnancy  Advice for newly pregnant women Velma's story truly is inspiring and she speaks from the heart about her journey into motherhood.

This week we welcome Renae Regehr from Free to be and we talk all things Body positivity. A couple of  questions to get started: Do you love your body? How do you view yourself? Renae dives into her journey of Free to be and how her long and winding road started and why being free can be the most powerful gift you can ever give yourself. To connect with Renae visit her website freetobetalks.com and connect with her on Instagram here.

This week we go Italian! We welcome the amazing Langauge teacher Ivana Critelli onto the Pod where we talk about the importance of learning a language and the doors that it opens in life both personally and professionally. We look at Ivana's long and winding road with English, how she dealt with Lockdown as well as trying our hand at a quick Italian lesson. If you are looking to learn Italian get in contact with Ivana at [email protected]

This week on the Pod we welcome Laura Harries and her story is unique! From losing her job in January, uprooting from home (Vancouver), and moving to Amsterdam without a job to finding her groove and then a global pandemic hitting!  Stay to the end as we catch up with Laura a month after the initial recording to see how she is getting on with her job search... We cover: How she became unemployed and what the first few weeks were like! Meeting new people and being asked what you do for work and how to answer it.  Moving to Amsterdam - How was that like, the reason behind the move, her experience when you got there? What it was like relocating without a job in a new country? Advice to someone with or without a job who is considering relocating to a new country  Be sure to rate review and subscribe to the podcast and stay connected with us on Instagram @thelongandwindingroadpod 

This week we welcome shop owner Setareh Bateni of One Thing Lockets We Discuss: All things lockets and where the passion stems from with One Thing Designs What is it like starting a business and owning your own store in 2020! How she navigated and adapted to life in the pandemic Why supporting local is more important than ever Advice to other small businesses looking to start or grow and so much more! We also follow up with Setareh after her shop successfully reopened after the lockdown. Connect with Setareh on Instagram and Facebook and be sure to check out her store online or go visit her in the New West River market for those of you in BC.

This week we welcome Psychotherapist Megan Watson who works in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and so much more! We discuss: Her long and winding road of how you became a psychotherapist What area she specializes in and some helpful tips from each. What is it like to be a black woman in 2020 Understanding Empathy, and how as individuals we can continue to improve on that? Some words of wisdom to avoid burnout? Encouragement to black girls who want to get into this line of work. You can find all about Megan and her practice by clicking here and connecting with her over on Instagram.

On this week's episode, we speak with Karina Popovich who is the founder of Makers for Covid where she creates PPE for medical staff using 3D Printing and is currently studying at Cornell University. She is also the founder of Wear Alpha 3D Printing clothing line! We talk: What is 3D printing? What got you into 3D printing? How she came about launching Maker of Covid-19 What her aspiration/goals for the future? Advice to young girls who are passionate about being a changemaker. What the future holds for Makers of Covid and Wear Alpha and how you can support it. Enjoy the episode and be sure to connect with Karina on LinkedIn. 

This week on the podcast we are joined by Stefan Palios a writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and advocate for working from home and remote work.  We talk: About his long and winding road in business, the ups, downs, and learning curves!  The pros and cons of remote working and his experiences with both. Advantages of why a business deciding whether remote works in the long term should make the jump. Employees being forced to work from home during the pandemic and how to adapt. Words of encouragement for someone new to remote work life. You can find Stefan on twitter @stefanpalios and be sure to check out his newsletter Remotely inclined which is a great source for everything working from home.