Beauty sleep
Imagine a magical leaf that could bring you the sleep that you desire, curb your monthly PMS, and reduce stress. Stuff of fairy tales, right?! An old wive’s tale. A tonic of yesteryear. Yes, like many herbal remedies the cannabis plant is an elixir of health and well being, used for centuries until in the 20th century it got a bad reputation for the wrong reasons. However now the herbal magicians have reinstated its presence on the wellness stage, and we get to reap the benefits from its super-nature powers.
The elixir of sleep, stress and PMS
My Brave New Girl podcast guest this week is Rachel Mason, founder of CBD company Our Remedy.
Rachel Mason is the founder of Our Remedy- an award-winning CBD oil brand with a focus on sustainability and natural self-care, established after finding out she’d never conceive naturally due to cancer cells on her ovaries. Struggling to find a CBD oil targeted specifically at female health issues she decided to create one herself.
Having gone from a Vaping brand with 30 shops to starting a new brand with CBD, and ready to open a shop, the pandemic struck and Rachel had to adapt and learn about digital marketing and online sales overnight.
CBD had come into her life, after having IVF and getting pregnant with her son and later wanting to conceive again only to find she had a tumour on her ovaries which turned out to be Stage 3 cancer. She would have to have a hysterectomy and the intervention would induce menopause. And she was only 30 at the time.
Having to deal with so much in such a short space of time, at such a young age, it was no wonder she was stressed, anxious and finding it hard to sleep. When she turned to CBD it was the answer to her prayers and she eventually got through her health crisis.
But her experience made her want to help other women with their female health issues, and her environmentally responsible and sustainable company Our Remedy was born.
Thanks so much Rachel for bringing your focus to a wellness product for women that addresses our health issues in an eco-friendly and natural way. And thanks for showing us that where there is a will there is a way, and that when we are confronted by health issues often we can help ourselves, and others in the process.
You can find out more about Rachel’s work on www.ourremedy.co.uk and follow Rachel on Instagram on @itsourremedy
Out of pain come purpose
And so it was with Rachel and the birth of her Our Remedy business.
Host of Brave New Girl podcast, Lou Hamilton is an artist, author of three books including Dare to Share (guide to podcast guesting), and Founder of Silk Studios podcast guest agency.