Ep. 158 How To Know If Cannabis Is Quietly Worsening Anxiety & Stress for You or Your Kids in Midlife

Are you or you kids relying on cannabis to unwind, sleep, or deal with anxiety? 
 You’re not alone—and you’re not broken—but you might be self-medicating in a way that’s backfiring.

In this episode  you’ll discover:

1. How cannabis quietly shifts from a tool to a trap—and the signs you’re missing.
2. The difference between social and chronic use and why it matters for your anxiety.
3. Why modeling healthy coping skills is crucial if you’re parenting in the cannabis era.

✨ If you're ready to feel more present, focused, and emotionally grounded—without numbing out—this episode is your reset button.

👉 Listen now to rethink your relationship with cannabis and reclaim your calm.

Huberman Lab Podcast – Episode 92: "The Effects of Cannabis (Marijuana) on the Brain & Body" (October 3, 2022)

🔗 Watch on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXvuJu1kt48

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About the Host:
MJ Murray Vachon LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 48,000 hours of therapy sessions and 31 years of experience teaching her Mental Wellness curriculum, Inner Challenge. Four years ago she overcame her fear of technology to create a podcast that integrated her vast clinical experience and  practical wisdom of cultivating mental wellness using the latest information from neuroscience. MJ was Social Worker of the Year in 2011 for Region 2/IN.

Creating Midlife Calm is a podcast designed to guide you through the challenges of midlife, tackling issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, feeling unworthy, procrastination, and isolation, while offering strategies for improving relationships, family support, emotional wellbeing, mental wellness, and parenting, with a focus on mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, and personal growth to stop rumination, overthinking, and increase confidence through self-care, emotional healing, and mental health support.