005 | Cannabis and Trauma with LaWann Stribling
Asking For Help, Mental Health, and Using Cannabis For Health and Wellbeing (Not as a Crutch)
LaWann didn’t use cannabis to heal from her trauma. It’s how she used it during and after that allowed her to see what a crutch it could be AND how it can be used for her overall health and wellness. She’s incredible. From her insight, sense of self and confidence and to how she reached out for help is true example of what hard work and vulnerability can do for trauma.
Her journey is inspiring. From homeless at 17, a young mom, she put on her supersuit and got to work chasing her dreams and caring for her child. Finding cannabis, leaving cannabis, and finding it again, and she now has countless awards confirming her craft in baking. People love her treats!
Her story is the definition of overcoming her own darkness and helping others find their light too. She talks about self love, asking for help as a mama, and shares with us how we can start to heal from our traumas. Whether you feel your trauma is small or a mountain to overcome she offers some deep deep wisdom about how to start.
Topics Discussed:
Recognizing when cannabis is a crutch.
Taking cannabis breaks
Adjusting to motherhood the messes, lack of sleep, new stresses, postpartum depression
Obstacles getting into cannabis business
Various ways to use cannabis and not eat or smoke it
Adding other holistic herbs
Hyperemesis gravidarum
CBG
Using cannabis to keep cancer away after beating it
Being open and honest with your children
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Meet LaWann Stribling, the Founder of Strib’ble District, LLC and the baker behind Strib’ble Treats Homemade Sweets. Yes, she loves to bake. But, every minute of her day isn’t spent wearing an apron and being the ahhh-mazing baker her fans have grown to know and love.
LaWann’s also a wife, mom to six, a Holistic & Mental Health Advocate, Philanthropist, and Licensed Daycare Provider managing a 1000-member group of families in search of affordable daycare. As a Holistic Health Advocate and Lobbyist, LaWann brings information to her community by way of Strib’ble District LLC—a platform she founded to advocate for equality, equity, inclusion, and justice. As a Curse Breaker and Mental Health Advocate, LaWann founded Cann'A Woman Heal to assist others heal through the darkness we carry from traumas. LaWann also donates her time as the Deputy Director of National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws Maryland Chapter (NORMLMD). She wants to eradicate the stigmas associated with the cannabis plant.
2023 1st place Desserts MJ CONNECT CBD Cook Off
2023 1st place People's Choice Side Dish MJ CONNECT CBD Cook Off
2023 Restaurant GURU Award
2022 1st Place DC Grower's Cup Edibles
2022 2nd Place DC Grower's Cup Topicals
2022 Restaurant GURU Award
2022 2nd Place Appetizers MJ CONNECT CBD Cook Off
2021 PG Economic Development Week 6 #DinePrinceGeorges Winner
Lawann’s Favorite Resources
Articles Mentioned
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