Does Cannabis Help With Sleep? The Nervous System Connection

About this episode

The episode explores the relationship between cannabis and sleep, focusing on insomnia, anxiety, and the nervous system through a trauma-informed lens.

Sleep can feel elusive when the mind won’t slow down and the body won’t soften. In this episode, we explore cannabis and sleep through a trauma-informed, harm-reduction lens discussing insomnia, anxiety, the nervous system, and where cannabis may help or fall short. An honest, compassionate conversation about rest, regulation, and real-world experience. 🌸 Meet Your Hosts Michal Cohen, LCSW Psychotherapist, mindfulness guide, and psychedelic facilitator with over two decades of experience supporting people in healing trauma and deepening self-understanding. Based in Hawai‘i, Michal integrates trauma-informed, somatic, and mindfulness practices with a harm reduction lens inspired by Dr. Gabor Maté. → Instagram: @the_take_a_trip_therapist → Website: www.therapywithmichal.com Abir “Abi” Amirdash, APRN Cannabis nurse practitioner & advocate, integrative health leader, and founder of Pakaloha Care Clinic. Abi bridges science with spirituality through two decades in medicine, from oncology to geriatrics to cannabis medicine, helping people reconnect with their body’s innate wisdom. → Instagram: @pakalohacareclinic → Website: www.pakalohacare.com 💬 Connect with Living the Green →…

People in this episode

Hosts: Michal Cohen, Abir Amirdash

Topics covered

• cannabis
• sleep
• nervous system
• insomnia
• anxiety
• trauma-informed care

Keywords

• cannabis
• sleep
• insomnia
• anxiety
• nervous system
• trauma
• harm reduction

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