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Cannabis Health Radio Podcast Hosted by: Ian Jessop and Corrie Yelland
Shared with the generous permission of Cannabis Health Radio. This episode originally aired in August of 2017.
Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions around PTSD, trauma, suicide, and the challenges with pain management and mental health, which may be distressing for some listeners....
Submitted by Victoria L. from Scotland
I am 44 years old, from Scotland. For most of my life, my mind has been busy and easily distracted.
An easily distracted mind has always been a challenge
Not being able to focus or concentrate on one thing for periods of time easily swayed me from my yoga practice to do something else, and I was lacking discipline and focus. This isn’t...
Submitted by Anya C. from Los Angeles, CA
I am 45 years old. I am from Los Angeles, CA. I have been dealing with a seizure disorder since birth.
The challenges I was facing were side effects from long-time use of seizure medication that caused me to feel brain fog, delayed response, and processing of information.
Before I started with my Cannabis journey
I had been on...
Submitted by Berta K. from London, England
I am 36 years old, living in London, England, and I've been managing my complex health since age 22.
Seven Diagnoses & 40+ Symptoms
I face multiple challenges, including fibromyalgia, arthritis, hemianesthesia (loss of sensitivity on the left side), bilateral sciatica, chronic pain from Morton's neuroma, and a syrinx on my spine...
Submitted by Andre T. from Iowa
I am 25 years old. I am from Iowa and have been dealing with anxiety, stress, and depression for about 13 years.
A personal battle
I was in a constant fight or flight mode as well as getting terrible sleep due to my anxiety keeping me up at night. I would also have bouts of depression throughout the years that made it feel impossible to do even the...
Submitted by Tasha J. from Phoenix, Arizona
41 now, was 39 at the time. I live in Phoenix, AZ, using Cannabis for pain, sleep, anxiety, and rebalancing my ECS for four years.
The challenges I was facing
The inability to eat and drink due to nausea and inflammation caused me to feel anxiety and depression due to my worsening condition from having Long Covid.
There was nothing that...
Submitted by Alex M. from Seattle, WA
Maybe my life sounds familiar. I’m over 50. I’ve struggled with depression, anxiety and PTSD for most of my life. I also had the whammy of postpartum depression.
Of course, I self-identified as anxious and depressed. I was triggered by all sorts of external realities.
But all that changed in 2020.
With the interruption in normal life...
Submitted by Lamont T. from Richmond, Virginia
I am a 49-year-old retired Army combat veteran. I am from Richmond, Virginia and I have been dealing with chronic pain for over twenty years.
December 2004 while serving in Iraq, I was in a military vehicle accident involving a M984 HEMTT WRECKER in which the driver hit an embankment. Luckily, I was wearing my Kevlar and vest when I was...
Bioactive podcast by Riley D. Kirk, Ph.D. Ep 16: Cannabis and Heart Disease with Dr. Benjamin Caplan
Recent news stories by CNN and other big media companies have began publishing fear-mongering articles about two recent ABSTRACTS that have not been fully published or presented yet. Dr. Benjamin Caplan comes on the podcast to discuss the real risks of cannabis to your...
Host: Debi Wimberley - Founder of the Effective Cannabis Newsletter with Guest Alex Mitchell, Integrative Life and Cannabis Coach
Debi and Alex, certified Cannabis educators, have an open and frank conversation to shed light on the intricacies of navigating societal stigmas surrounding Cannabis, the importance of self-advocacy, and the broader implications for healthcare professionals,...
By Michelle Diston - Certified Cannabis Coach and Educator
The Cannabis community often divides into distinct categories: medical and recreational, CBD and THC. There are many people who think that medical Cannabis is hemp-only products and are still afraid or stigmatized about getting ‘high’.
There are whole arguments for having a medical market only or recreational...
By John Malanca Cannabis Advocate and Educator
There is a stubborn stigma surrounding Cannabis and it no longer is simply that Cannabis has no merit or is an entrance drug, but that the non-intoxicating cannabinoid, CBD, is ALL you need for health, wellness, and other ailments which is not totally true.
While CBD is a wonderful, major cannabinoid and something I take daily, other...
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