52. How Cannabis Use Disorder Quietly Disrupts Midlife—and What You Can Do About It

What if the very thing that helped you survive a breakup, burnout, or pandemic isolation… is now holding you back? In this episode, host April Pride unpacks her personal and professional reckoning with cannabis use disorder—a diagnosis affecting 1 in 10 cannabis users. Alongside cannabis tech CEO Raeven Duckett, April explores how high-potency weed, TikTok discourse, and midlife mental health are colliding for women navigating real trauma. Expect insight into treatment options, lived experience with psilocybin and ketamine, and candid conversation about how cannabis can help—and harm—when used unconsciously.

🔵 Key Takeaways

-Cannabis use disorder can silently develop—even with “intentional” use—and may mask deeper depression or anxiety.

-Midlife transitions like divorce or empty nesting can intensify reliance on cannabis for comfort or control.

-High-THC cannabis products have been linked to a 4x increase in addiction risk, especially in daily users.

-Treatments like motivational interviewing, CBT, and psilocybin microdosing offer paths to reset the relationship.

-Women must be allowed to explore their use without shame—story-sharing, not scare tactics, changes behavior.

Learn more about this episode, including guests and resources on substack:https://aprilpride.substack.com/p/cannabis-use-disorder-midlife-women

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