Feb 15, 2021
How do you channel loss into purpose, and how can healing be gleaned from that sense of purpose? These are among the questions that Pam and Gary Roberts had to explore upon losing their daughter — who, after a car accident, struggled with an addiction to opioids and pain medication — at age 27.
Their daughter’s experience in Florida rehab facilities — where Pam and Gary say patients were ping-ponged, by design, between rehab and halfway houses as part of a “terrible cycle” — opened their eyes to the need for more holistic addiction treatments. And as a firefighter and crossfitter, Gary saw similar needs for natural antidotes to pain in his personal and professional communities. That’s why today, the couple is finding healing both for themselves and others through the medicinal uses of hemp, cannabis and CBD.
As the owners of Pure Body Zen, Pam and Gary bring superior-quality CBD to U.S. markets. As the hosts of the Pure Body Zen Podcast, they fight misinformation and myths about these natural substances and shed light on their medicinal value. And as the founders of Promises Recovery Center, they’re exploring the ways that CBD can be used, in combination with exercise, nutrition and vocational training, to heal from addiction.
On this episode of the Working For a Dream Podcast, Patrick, Pam and Gary talk about learning from loss, ending the stigma surrounding CBD and making healing a part of your daily life.
What You’ll Learn:
Favorite Quote:
“You’re still going to go through tough times. It doesn’t mean that life is over. You always will go through tough times… Whatever adversity we have, go with it. It’s not going to be all day, every hour. It’s going to be at that moment. So take it, swallow it and move on.”
— Gary Roberts
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