CBD: A Discussion with Expert Jaime Lubin

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12/07/21 • 35 min

What is CBD? How does it differ from Marijuana? Is it safe? Does it work to cure our ills, mentally and physically? What is its purpose? Why does it seem to be EVERYWHERE? Can anyone use it? SHOULD anyone use it? What are its ties to social justice issues?

These are questions we tackle in this episode of TAWFT!, aptly titled, “CBD.” Jaime Lubin, Editor-At-Large of Honeysuckle Media, Inc., breaks down all you ever wanted to know about CBD and its place in society and our own homes.

This is a highly informative and educational interview on so number of levels-we know you will find Jaime’s insight truly enlightening.

Mentioned in the Show:

Honeysuckle:
Herbas: Accessibility & Cannabis in the Latinx Community
Last Prisoner Project
Drug Policy Alliance
Marijuana Policy Project
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
On the Need for Health Justice in the Prison System - Article helped release DaReta Gail Steverson
Racial Bias Could Send an Innocent Man to Death Row - Matthew Baker case
False Convictions Show Major Flaws in Michigan Justice System - Michigan's wrongful convictions exposed

About the Guest:

Jaime Lubin is a writer, content creator, performer and media professional. She serves as Editor-At-Large of Honeysuckle Media, Inc., an award-winning woman-owned media company that amplifies diverse voices and social impact.

Jaime helps oversee and implement content and development strategy for the brand's print and digital arms, coordinating daily content for an audience of 100K+ and working on landmark policy-changing campaigns.

Jaime has created promotional campaigns for Penguin Random House, Screen Media Ventures, the Scripps-Howard Foundation and more. She wrote, co-produced and starred in the Oscar and Cannes-nominated short film, In the Cards.

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About the Show:

There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression for each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.

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This is a highly informative and educational interview on so number of levels-we know you will find Jaime’s insight truly enlightening.

Mentioned in the Show:

Honeysuckle:
Herbas: Accessibility & Cannabis in the Latinx Community
Last Prisoner Project
Drug Policy Alliance
Marijuana Policy Project
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
On the Need for Health Justice in the Prison System - Article helped release DaReta Gail Steverson
Racial Bias Could Send an Innocent Man to Death Row - Matthew Baker case
False Convictions Show Major Flaws in Michigan Justice System - Michigan's wrongful convictions exposed

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VETERAN: A Conversation with Mary Jo McConnell

Mary Jo McConnell, a veteran army nurse and professional actor and storyteller, joins TAWFT! Suzanne and MJ have a deep and meaningful conversation on the arts, the army, being a veteran, a nurse, and moreover, how the arts can heal and help veterans and those currently serving our country.

We thank her for her generosity and beautiful conversation and know you will adore this interview.

QUOTE:

There are a lot of people who have never interacted with a Veteran.
You cannot help but be transformed by being party to these [veterans] stories.

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About the Guest:

MJ is a proud veteran, having served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, specializing in Neonatal Intensive Care. She is honored to offer free guided meditation classes to veterans on the Veterans Arts Workshop-Online Portal. She serves as a De-Cruiter, using personal narrative and Shakespeare to promote healing in the veteran community as well as a facilitator and program developer for Poetic Theater’s “Veteran Voices”, where veterans and their family members craft and perform personal stories to ritualize and share the moral burden of war.

She is currently an actor with three-plus decades of professional experience buoyed by an MFA in Acting from American Conservatory Theatre. You might have seen her perform in the Broadway National Tours of The Phantom of the Opera, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Sister Act, and All Shook Up, as well as creating over fifty roles in regional & off-Broadway theatre. She co-wrote, produced, and starred in the short film Trumped as well as her one-woman show, Captain MJ’s Fantastic Adventure. On television, she appeared in One Life to Live, Masters of Sex, Pan Am, and loves working on NYC indie films. She is currently featured as Una, a “Nazi bombmaker on a mission” in Hunters on Amazon Prime. As a founding artist of New York’s Musical Theatre Factory, she is a recipient of their inaugural “Builder’s Award”.

MJ is a native New Yorker and thanks to her husband, Broadway musician John Johnson, for being her pandemic pod-mate and home studio gaffer.

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GRACE | Kimberly "KJ" Nasrul

In our opinion, the word “grace” is underrated. And, we don’t mean grace in the sense of being “graceful” (though, that is lovely, as well). We mean to GIVE ourselves “grace.” To bestow COMPASSION upon ourselves. To allow us to FORGIVE ourselves. To let our own self-hate and flagellation be replaced with one word.

Grace can mean many things, but this is a POWERFUL and USEFUL way to interpret the word. Next time you are mad at yourself, beating yourself up, worried about repercussions at work or with family members or friends, remember– give yourself “GRACE.” You are human.

KJ Nasrul is back for a third time on TAWFT! (We LOVE her) discussing the beauty and transformative power of this word.

Allow yourselves grace from your busy schedules and listen!

QUOTES:

I didn’t realize what GRACE was until I truly had to dig down and find it for myself.
Grace means compassion, space, kindness, and willingness.
I gave myself permission to feel whatever came to the surface.

About the Guest:

Kimberly "KJ" Nasrul is a licensed psychotherapist and musician nursing an obsession with words, and a gift for making grilled cheese sandwiches. She helps healers and essential frontline workers recover their resilient stories via music, art, and compassionate conversations so that they can continue to uplift and heal their communities.

When she's not planning her next traveling adventure, KJ can be found on her podcast, Stories of Astonishing Light, jamming with musicians, artists, and trailblazers about creativity and mental wellness accessibility for all communities.

She is a Disaster Mental Health Responder (Psychological First Aid) and Quality Improvement Specialist for health privacy.

She is also an avid roller skater. And, LOVELY human.
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There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.
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