Kandice Haws of Bud and Bloom cannabis dispensary explains the science behind cannabis and how it can benefit ones health. She breaks down the strains of cannabis and also shares which form of cannabis a person may benefit the most. She also explains the difference between Hemp and Cannabis. Renise also shares why she began to use cannabis to manage her chronic pain.

RN Candece Henry returns to help us save lives, by teaching us how to act F.A.S.T. In this episode she educates us about how strokes affect the body, signs of a stroke, and what to do when our love one is experiencing one. She also shares how strokes can be potentially prevented through lifestyle changes and gives recommendations on how to implement those changes.

An eye-opening conversation with Nancy Gallegos about breast implant-related illnesses. Nancy is a BII (Breast Implant Illness) Advocate who is on a mission to educate women on the real harms of breast implants. She also shares her personal struggle with BII and discusses what needs to be done on a systemic level in order to save the health of women.

PatientKnowlogy Creator Renise, opens up about how she has struggled with depression and anxiety, since childhood. She candidly shares how she has dealt with suicidal thoughts, poor hygiene, and social withdrawal. Renise also shares how she has learned to prioritize her mental health and knows that the best medicine she can give herself is grace. Her hope is that by sharing her story it will help to tear down the stigmas surrounding mental health.

In honor of Nurses Appreciation Week, Renise had the pleasure of sitting down with RN, Candence Henry to discuss the vital roles that nurses play within our Healthcare System. Candence shares how she switched gears in a career in Public Health, in order to become a more hands-on advocate for others. She also shares tips for other nurses on how to prioritize self-care in order to better care for their patients. Renise also gives her point-of-view as a patient on how nurses have played an important roles in her health and wellness journey.

Tune in to this enlightening conversation about nurses and don’t forget to let nurses know how much they are appreciated!

HR Director Ashley Gibbs returns to discuss disclosing a disability while on the job. She gives advice on how to ask for a reasonable accommodation in order to protect the employee. Ashley also shares her knowledge about your protected rights under the ADA. Renise shares her experience as an employee needing an accommodation and how she protected herself in noncompliant workplaces.

Cal Poly Pomona Men’s Associate Basketball coach, Damion Hill, joined us this week to discuss a coach’s responsibility to a player’s health. He shares a few recommendations that he shares with his athletes about maintaining a body. He discusses how a coach can players recover, mentally and physically, after an injury. Also, he had some advice for other coaches teaching young athletes on how they can educate themselves in order to better serve the health of their players.

As a disabled employee, PK Creator Renise, often struggled with what she should disclose during the interview process, fearing that too much or too little information would be held against her. HR Specialist Ashly Gibbs sits down to answer all her questions in order to educate employees on their rights, and what they should or should not disclose during the interview process.

Dr. Shauntelle Bonman-Senkungu, a family medicine doctor, who is on a mission to “Make Healthcare Amazing Together," joins Renise to discuss how patients and doctors can work together to improve a patient's healthcare. In this episode she openly shares the challenges she has faced while trying to put her patients first, in a system that has conflicting goals. She also explains a few ways that patients can actively participate to improve upon their healthcare.

In the first episode of The PatientKnowlogy Podcast, PatientKnowlogy creator Renise Vasquez candidly shares how she became "uniquely abled" (disabled) due to medical error. She discusses how she defied the odds doctors had given her, by learning to listen to her own voice and body. Now, she is on a mission to help others heal from the inside out, by helping others realize they are "Stronger Than They Feel."