Is there a Doctor in the house?

S4 Ep 69: Is there a Doctor in the house? “Make your own informed decisions and do your research” —Dr Doprah Winfrey. Dawn Chambers, better known as Dr Doprah Winfrey, is a clinical pharmacist, certified in medical cannabis. She is passionate about holistic health and excited to share her love and knowledge of cannabis.  Her mission is to provide an alternative, natural way of healing without using industrialized pharmaceuticals. Born in Newport News, VA, Dr. Doprah earned her B.S. in Biology from Spelman College. She earned her Pharm.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University and her Medical Certification of Cannabis from Thomas Jefferson University.  In this episode, we discuss our mental health and how depression isn’t always recognizable in strong people and therapy in the black community Dawn shares her thoughts on going to Spelman College and the insecurities she felt while attending an all girls college and being one of five black students while studying to get her doctorate at VCU. Dawn explains what shaped her decision to get a certification in medical cannabis while discussing the opioid crisis and the power the media had on creating the stigma behind marijuana and deeming it a “gateway drug” thus making it federally illegal. We discuss the legalization of weed at state level and decriminalize of marijuana in Virginia. Listen to Dr Doprah as she get real about her student debt, making informed decisions centered around our overall health and what we put in our bodies, being anti fast track of creating immunization including the coronavirus. We shift the conversation to relationships, should they be 50/50, knowing what your requirements, deal breakers, non negotiables are and loving with conditions. Be sure to follow @doprah_winfrey on IG and visit www.doprahwinfrey.com and purchase your hand sanitizer today—for every bottle purchased, one is donated to those working on the front line during this pandemic. Listen to this episode as I share cute date ideas that you and your partner or new beau can do after quarantine. If you have some creative dare ideas let me know, I’d love to hear them! Listen to This Is For My Ladies streaming now on 11 live podcast  platforms and follow @thisisformyladiespodcast on Instagram. If you have  a topic that you'd like to hear discussed or be a guest on "This Is For  My Ladies", email me at [email protected]. Click "support this  podcast" and become a supporter of This Is For My Ladies Podcast TODAY  for as little at $9.99 a month. Listen, subscribe, rate, leave a review  and share "This Is For My Ladies" podcast with your ladies!