depression

CBD: What is it?

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  Did you know that our bodies have cannabinoid receptors? They are on immune cells in our blood, on our nerves, our spinal cords, and almost every cell in our brain. We even have these receptors in our skin.  If we have all these receptors that means our bodies must be created to receive cannabis. There is an

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Mist Hangs Low in the Hollers

Frosted window in Appalachia

[contentblock id=1 img=gcb.png] Sunday.  A rainy dreary winter Sunday here in Appalachia. The kind of day you just want to stay in bed. The kind of day that depression thrives on. You just want to pull your covers over your head and not even look out the window. Its the kind of day where the

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I just read Weedmonkey by Lisa V. Proulx

Friday Reads EclecticEvelyn.com

Virgie’s tale is one of self-reliance and fortitude, overcoming obstacles, and making a life out of nothing. Born to parents who had their own demons to deal with, Virgie had to survive abuse, starvation, and foster care as well as the issues of the day poverty, racism, and segregation. Weedmonkey is a true story about an Appalachian girl who survived and I am so glad to have read her story.

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Writing Through Anxiety

Writing Through Anxiety EclecticEvelyn.com

Reading posts on Speak your Truth about living with anxiety has given me the strength to share my own struggle. Not as a means to gain sympathy but in the hopes that someone else will read this and find strength much the same way I found strength from Stephanie Neighbour’s blog. Living with anxiety, agoraphobia,

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