CONNECTING THE DOTS w/ @nikkiandtheplant

@nikkiandtheplant joins us to share her incredible journey from medical professional (who thought pot was just a party drug) to cannabis advocate after getting violently head butted at work by a kid who didn’t want his vaccination. The head injury resulted in a never ending headache and life altering cognitive differences that after 4 months had Nikki contemplating suicide from a Vegas hotel balcony. Instead she saw a truck drive by that gave her a whole new view on plant medicine. Returning to upstate NY she was unable to find access to the same relief she found in Vegas, until she bravely shared her frustration online and was invited to Canada where she learned the truth about cannabis. Join us as @nikkiandtheplant shares her passion for helping others, overcoming stigma and her top 5 favorite buds including Emergency by @goodtimetrees Nikki Lawley is a patient advocate, speaker, and founder of Nikki and the Plant. She personally discovered cannabis as medicine after suffering a life-changing injury while working as a pediatric nurse. In October of 2016, Nikki was a 46-year-old woman whose life changed in literally a second. Going from being a medical professional to becoming a patient was a major adjustment and almost cost this vibrant mother, wife, and career professional to contemplating taking her own life after becoming a victim of the traditional medical system, seeing over 50 doctors, and was on cocktails of drugs that each had more and more side effects. Four months after her injury, Nikki found plant medicine. Nikki and the Plant is a pillar of medical cannabis advocacy and a champion for the importance of sharing patient stories. She is planning on creating the first product line focusing on cannabis and the science behind why cannabis helps support for her chronic pain, cognitive function, anxiety, and depression. Nikki is on the Patient Advisory Board for NY State Americans for Safe Access and for Cannabis BPO. Nikki is considered a leading voice in the community, chronicling her journey from being a healthcare provider to a patient to an advocate. She hopes to bring worldwide awareness to invisible illness and disability. She has been a guest on multiple podcasts and shows including “Let’s Be Blunt with Montel Williams.” Contact and social media links All Links to podcasts, videos and articles https://linktr.ee/Nikkilawley Website www.nikkiandtheplant.org Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki-lawley-aa281517/?trk=people-guest_people_search-card Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nikki.lawley Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/https://www.instagram.com/nikkiandtheplant/nikkiandtheplant YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8gIjFp_5cCEiwbTHBQXfrw