In this episode, Leta has blogger and Fashionkush co-founder, Erica Stolman Dowdy, on the podcast to talk about coming out of the cannabis use, weed stereotypes her brand Fashionkush is actively debunking, and what it’s like building a business and brand with her mom, Linda.

Also in this episode…

• The creation of Fashionlush
• Coming out of the Cannabis closet
• The idea behind Fashionkush
• When Erica started smoking weed & why she uses cannabis today
• Over-explaining and feeling the need to justify cannabis use
• The weed myths that Erica set out to bust with Fashionkush
• The Successful Stoner & the Fashionkush collections 
• Not hiding or shaming parts of yourself
• Empowering women to own their truth
• Being on the other side of influencer marketing as a small business owner
• What it’s like building a business with her mom, Linda, who is also her best friend
• Where Erica envisions Fashionkush in the future
• The glaring racial disparities within the justice system and cannabis crimes
• The incongruence & racial disparities in the stories that are perpetuated about cannabis use by race
• Leta & Erica play “This or That” a frequent series on the Fashionkush Instagram
• & much, much more!

 

About your Host, Leta Stevens

Leta is a certified Life + Success Coach, NLP, EFT, and TIME Techniques Practitioner and Clinical Hypnotherapist. Leta, also a yoga instructor and certified personal trainer, fuses movement, mindset, and breath to help clients elevate + align every area of their life. 

Follow Leta on Instagram: https://instagram.com/letaalexandra/

Work with Leta: https://leta-stevens-coaching.mykajabi.com/workwithme

Shop #AlignedAF: life-in-alignment.myshopify.com

 

About Erica Stolman Dowdy

Erica Stolman Dowdy is the creator of the blog/brand- Fashionlush, co-founder of the blog-design company- Blog-Doo, and *in partnership with her Mom*, Erica just launched her newest venture- Fashionkush. Fashionkush is a cannabis lifestyle company geared towards women, on a mission to create "cannabis chic" products in an effort to help shatter the stoner stigma. 

Follow Erica: https://instagram.com/fashionlush/

Peep the blog: www.fashionlush.com

 

Follow Fashionkush: https://instagram.com/fashionkush/

Shop Fashionkush: www.fashionlush.com

 

Follow Linda (Queen Mother): https://instagram.com/litwithlinda/