Our next guest is a Baltimore, Maryland, native, dedicated to empowering clients and nursing professionals with impactful, resilience-building tools that help them make informed wellness choices. She’s a trailblazing black female entrepreneur who is leading powerful discussions around cannabis inclusive patient care and restructuring the stigmatized industry. Today, host Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Ashley to talk about multiple distinctions, starting with distinguishing between being rebellious and reckless when you use your power for the good of all humans by starting with those barricaded under stigma.

What to expect in today's BBP episode:

-The importance of developing resilience in your own life

-The benefits of medicinal cannabis on anxiety

-Honoring the distinguished difference between being rebellious and reckless

-Why it’s important to speak up against stigmas based on outdated patriarchal systems

-How restructuring a stigmatized industry allows you to show up fully instead of fragmented

More about Ashley Winn-Grimes

Ashley Wynn-Grimes BSN, RN is the Founder of Cannabis Nursing Solutions, LLC, author of “Stigmatized”, and the children’s book “Asa’s Medicine.” During her impressive career, Ashley has worked in various healthcare settings, including telemetry nursing, quality improvement, and professional development. She is responsible for trail-blazing non-traditional cannabis patient care programs in Maryland that offer standardized approaches to dispensing cannabis for nursing professionals and children in school settings. Ashley holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and

Master’s Degree in Nurse Education from Towson University, and in 2021, she was chosen for Baltimore Business Journal Leaders in Health Care. Ashley also has a certification in Professional Development and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Contact Ashley Winn-Grimes

http://www.cannabisnursingsolutions.com/

https://www.instagram.com/cannabisnursingsolutions/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-the-cannabis-nurse-b107866b/

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