Janna Zinzi speaks with Angel V. Shannon, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner and owner of the Seva Health Group [https://sevahealthgroup.com/], about her journey in health and wellness, the importance of integrative health, and the impact of burnout on individuals and communities. They explore the connection between travel and wellness, the significance of understanding healthcare systems abroad, and the necessity of having a strategic approach to life design, especially for those over 40. Angel shares insights on her upcoming food and wine retreat in Greece [https://sevahealthgroup.com/food-wine-tour-with-angel-in-greece/], emphasizing the importance of food as medicine and the joy of cooking.

Travel for Wellness: Overcoming Burnout + Food as Medicine

I have a lot of feels and personal experience living and traveling with severe food allergies, and wanted to highlight the issue because of the tragic story of influencer Dominique Brown. I hope this advice for fellow travelers, friends of folks with allergies, event organizers, and tour operators will bring safer practices and awareness. 



Hot Take: Traveling with Food Allergies

Considering moving abroad after this U.S. election? Many Black women are interested in life outside of the United States but don't know where to start. Host Janna Zinzi [https://wanderwomxntravels.com/] interviews Raychelle Heath and Twanna A. Hines, who have lived outside of the U.S. and all over the world for many years, about what you should know about moving to another country, and how to thrive abroad!

Fight or Flight? Black Women Moving and Living Abroad

In this episode of "Spirit in the Material World," I chatted with Marinel M. De Jesus, Brown Gal Trekker and Equity Global Treks [https://www.browngaltrekker.com/bgtequityglobaltreks], a women-led trekking travel company. She is also the Founder of The Porter Voice Collective [https://theportervoicecollective.org] to discuss her documentary, KM 82, which focuses on the workers' rights of the Indigenous Inca Trail porters who take tourists to Machu Picchu in Peru. We talk about her journey from human rights lawyer to "mountain nomad," the issues of trekking porters globally, and how we as travelers can make more conscious choices during adventure travel.

Watch the documentary here [https://theportervoicecollective.org/km%2082%20film/] and share with your travel trekking homies.



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Indigenous Rights and Visiting Machu Picchu - Interview with Marinel M. De Jesus, Brown Gal Trekker

An interview with Ifátùmínínú Bamgbàlà Arẹ̀sà, the founder and Head Revolutionary in Charge of A Black Creative's Guide. We discuss her travel and time as an artist in Tanzania, Nigeria and the African continent; her passion for connecting Black creatives from across the Diaspora; and the need for safe spaces for for Black folks to express themselves and appreciate art. Support their Kickstarter [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/611459350/a-black-creatives-guide]!

Learn more about their work [https://www.ablackcreativesguide.com] and follow them [https://www.instagram.com/ablackcreativesguide/] on the 'Gram! Get more travel inspiration on WanderWomxn Travels [https://www.wanderwomxntravels.com/] and follow our adventures on IG [https://www.instagram.com/wanderwomxntravels/].



From New Orleans to Tanzania: Connecting the Diaspora Through Art

I chatted with Nicole Brewer, travel writer and the author of "An ABC Guide to Children's Games Around the Globe," about being cool traveling aunties, dating internationally and what it's like to live in Oman, UAE.

Living Her Best Life in Oman - Nicole Brewer of ILuv2GlobeTrot 

The return of Spirit in the Material World! Your host Jaz chats with Dr. Nicole Caridad of EatenPathNola.com [https://www.eatenpathnola.com/], New Orleans foodie influencer, blogger and concierge about Diaspora food connections, using food content to decolonize travel and why consistency is key as a content creator. We dig into Latinx Heritage Month and what you need to eat when you visit NOLA! 

Foodie Friends! - Interview with Dr. Nicole Caridad (@eatenpathnola)

The return of Spirit in the Material World! Your host Jaz chats with Dr. Nicole Caridad of EatenPathNola.com [https://www.eatenpathnola.com/], New Orleans foodie influencer, blogger and concierge about Diaspora food connections, using food content to decolonize travel and why consistency is key as a content creator. We dig into Latinx Heritage Month and what you need to eat when you visit NOLA!

Host Janna Zinzi chats with Riva Nyri Precil about her mission of destigmatizing Haiti especially vodou and sharing the beauty of Haitian culture through folkloric dance, music and art. We discuss our trip to Haiti to study dance, visit historical sites and connect with revolutionary spirit.

Ayibobo

Spirit in The Material world speaks with Tulsa entrepreneur Onikah Asamoa-Caesar, owner of Fulton Street Bookstore and Cafe, about the Black Wall Street legacy she is carrying forth.

What If Storytelling Is An Act of Revolution?

Audible "Eat, Pray, Love" remixed with Old Bay and shea butter. Serving up arts, culture and spirituality conversations through a travel lens. Lifting up and learning from global changemakers especially from throughout the African diaspora. Delivering audio postcards from various corners of the world. An audio postcard from various corners of the world.