Joyce Gerber & Amie Searles are The Canna Moms who started the local-to-MA podcast called The Canna Mom Show!. Referred to as The Click and Clack of Cannabis, while also aspiring to be the Terry Gross of Cannabis Talk, these ladies were awesome. Funny, smart and actually visionaries who want to get the word out that Canna Moms are not lazy, good for nothing slackers who are a burden to society but exactly the opposite! Inspirational visionaries out to change the world, one canna story at a time!
We talk initially about cannabis and parenting and our observations that cannabis has helped us all, in many instances be better parents, or at least more able to engage in the now and connect with our offspring. Making the connection with the TSC community, I will share personally that using cannabis helped me greatly slow down the frequent crises long enough to observe my son’s TSC/TAND behaviors, my own role in perpetuating patterns, and start to break the cycle. One small example of how the potential of cannabis as medicine can positively impact the entire family.
Their pitch is as follows: ‘Are you interested in hearing inspiring cannabis stories told by real cannabis moms? This is the show for you! Former family law attorney and mother of two, Joyce Gerber, and her canna-sister, Amie Searles, a 420 Realtor, talk with women from coast to coast who are leaders in the revolution of cannabis and caregiving and crushing the cannabis stigma, one canna story at a time.”
While an overall lighthearted conversation, we dipped down into the weeds a bit to get some of the deeper motivations for their willingness to step away from more traditional careers and launch a podcast. Not just any podcast, but one on cannabis. Joyce discusses some life challenges with juggling career and parenthood and coming back to a career in her 50s and how that pushed her to try something different. Amie relates how her own experience being diagnosed with breast cancer and using cannabis as part of her treatment regimen gave her the impetus to speak out about her positive experiences instead of holding on to the many years of shame, guilt and confusion so many from our generation felt and continue to feel for using something that can actually contribute to improved mental and physical health.
“But the truth is everybody has a cannabis story. You know, even myself, I’m very active in my temple and in our synagogue, I’m having a doctor come in, and we’re going to do a talk on cannabis, Friday night, pre-service. You know, these are older women a little older than me. And we are the fastest-growing population of users”
We discuss the local cannabis industry in MA, challenges with legislation in cities such as Cambridge, MA, some of the fun events these ladies have attended to engage with the local community and promote their work, such as a Cannabis Wedding Expo. Also discussed are the CBD market, CBD safety and Cannabis interactions with medications, the overmedicating of America with pharmaceuticals, and much more. This one will make you laugh, cry, giggle, inspire you & broaden your vision in regards to the potential of cannabis as medicine, as a recreational substance, and more. Also, how podcasters as communicators speaking out about this sometimes controversial subject matter have the power to truly affect change, at a local and national level. Go Canna Moms!
Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecannamomshow
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecannamomshow/
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-canna-mom-show
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-canna-mom-show-with-joyce-and-amie/id1485037386
Tune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Health–Wellness-Podcasts/The-Canna-Mom-Show-p1245811/
LinkedIn, Joyce: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyce-gerber/
LinkedIn, Amie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amie-searles-79329373/