Elisabeth Mack MBA, BSN, RN: From Trauma To Trailblazer: Wine, Women, And Weed

Send us Fan MailWhat does it take to rebuild when life burns down everything you love? Julie sits with nurse, author, and founder Elisabeth Mack to trace a path from childhood trauma and family estrangement to a joyful marriage, a thriving wine business, and then the unthinkable: a financial collapse and her husband’s suicide. The turning point arrived in a chiropractor’s office, where a cannabis topical eased post-surgery pain and sparked a relentless study of the science. Drawing on decades as an RN and healthcare executive, Elisabeth launched Holistic Caring to translate research into practical cannabis care plans for pain, sleep, cancer symptoms, and autoimmune conditions. She shares the nuts and bolts: how to choose products, layer CBD and THC, and avoid trial-and-error by using clear protocols. We also explore the real-world barriers patients face, why dispensaries can’t offer medical guidance, and how CEU programs are training nurses to close that gap.The conversation takes a tender turn with her mother’s dementia and cancer. Elizabeth offers honest, hard-won counsel on eldercare: tour communities early, choose before a crisis, and protect your options while preserving dignity.  Through every chapter, Elisabeth returns to a simple charge: keep the faith, forgive often, and turn survival into service.If this story lifted you or gave you tools you can use, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs hope, and leave a quick review. Your words help others find these conversations.Holistic Caring & The Green Nurse - https://holisticcaring.com/The Green Nurse Substack - https://thegreennurse.substack.com/Wine, Women & Weed Book - https://www.authorhouse.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/869064-wine-women-and-weed Link to Products & Nurse Line: https://bloomhemp.com/ref/[email protected]/If this conversation stirred something in you… good. That’s where change begins.Make sure you’re subscribed, share this with someone who needs it, and if you’re ready to tell your story, step into your voice, or build a life that actually feels like yours… You’re in the right place.I’m Julie Fairhurst, and this is where stories turn into power.Go to my website if you would like to be a guest on the Women Like Me Stories & Business in the toolbar click Let's PodcastJulie's Website