Christina is a local TV host for WWAY and hosts two TV shows that air with the local news, The Carolina Beat and The Culinary Way. She also hosts her own podcast, Hourglass Podcast, which explores the lives of entrepreneurs and side-hustlers who are doing what they love.
Christina holds a Masters of Science in Medical Cannabis, Science, and Business from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and brings a vast array of expertise as a passionate advocate for medical cannabis. She is also an accomplished entrepreneur, and a co-founder of Physician Selected, a CBD company dedicated to enhancing patients' therapeutic outcomes while minimizing negative side effects associated with conventional medical options. Christina remains committed to raising awareness about the healing properties of CBD and medical cannabis, as well as being an active supporter for the legalization of medical cannabis in North Carolina.
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Christina is a local TV host for WWAY and hosts two TV shows that air with the local news, The Carolina Beat and The Culinary Way. She also hosts her own podcast, Hourglass Podcast, which explores the lives of entrepreneurs and side-hustlers who are doing what they love.
Christina holds a Masters of Science in Medical Cannabis, Science, and Business from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and brings a vast array of expertise as a passionate advocate for medical cannabis. She is also an accomplished entrepreneur, and a co-founder of Physician Selected, a CBD company dedicated to enhancing patients' therapeutic outcomes while minimizing negative side effects associated with conventional medical options. Christina remains committed to raising awareness about the healing properties of CBD and medical cannabis, as well as being an active supporter for the legalization of medical cannabis in North Carolina.
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Welcome back to the Whiskey Wisdom Podcast everyone. I am your co-host, Tyler Yaw, and today I'm sitting with Chris Kellum and our special guest today is
Ch?:Christina Dees.
Ty?:And Christina is kind of the jack of all trades here. So some of you may have seen her on W W A Y with a few of her segments, or maybe you've heard her on her podcast. And also I found this out as well too. She has her Masters of Science and Medical Cannabis and the CBD called
Ch?:Physician selected C B D.
Chrs:Fancy.
Ty?:Yeah. But before we get too far into all of that what are we sipping on today, Chris?
Chrs:So this is the final bottle brought back from Charles Stone. It is bending steel. Is it, am I saying it is bend and steel? Yeah. Okay. As a matter of fact, my head wants to say Bend and Snap, so, Nope. Thank you for catching that reference.
Ch?:It's a American, by the way. Mm-hmm.
Chrs:It is. It is. I mean, it's blended and bended by our master of South Carolina Craftsman.
Ty?:Yep. One of the bottles I brought back from Charleston from Firefly Distilling. Yes. I was
Ch?:just reading that.
Chrs:I was like, I didn't realize, like, I clicked on it and it's like fire, fire. Just Firefly Distillery. Mm-hmm. This one, I, this don't have any notes for you. I just think it looks pretty. We're gonna try it.
Ch?:Yeah. We're gonna drink it straight up. Yeah.
Ty?:Best way to taste it. Cheers. Cheers. Cheers.
Ch?:Oh, it's a shot. Oh, I thought we were sipping it.
Chrs:Oh no, I sip it. I
Ch?:just Oh, okay. You just take a big drink. Yes. I thought this was like truth serum. You're like, go ahead. Right front. Yeah. Oh no.
Ty?:There you go. Now we ask you all of the questions. I
Chrs:get in trouble when I take shots.
Ty?:It's smooth. I think this one just barely makes whiskey because it's 80 proof. So it's the bare minimum that it can be to be a whiskey. Oh, oh yeah. Mm-hmm.
Chrs:I learned something new
Ch?:today. I was learning about whiskey and then bourbon comes from whiskey and I did not
Chrs:know that all bourbon's whiskey, but on all whiskey's, bourbon,
Ty?:that is correct. Yeah. So for bourbon to be bourbon, it's one of the most strict type of whiskeys to have because if you had like a scotch, it's not that strict. It just needs to come from Scotland. And then same with Japanese whiskey. Japanese whiskey's actually really broad because it only needs to be like 51% like Japanese, but bourbon has to be made in America. Has to be at least 80 proof and aged three years. Two or three years. And New Char Oak American barrels.
Ch?:Yeah. And then once they use the barrel once they can't use it again, right? That's correct. At least not for
Chrs:whiskey.
Ch?:Right? Yeah. They can use it for
Ty?:bourbon. Mm-hmm. Or they can use it for, they can use it for whiskeys, but just not bourbon. Yeah. Oh, okay. After
Chrs:it's used. Who's, who have you seen that has like double rested whiskeys? I know somebody does. Double oaked. Yeah.
Ty?:But I know a lot of Scottish distilleries, we will use bourbon barrels cuz they can only be used once. So they'll send it over there and they'll use it for whatever they need it for.
Ch?:Interesting. Yeah. Yeah. I just learned this the other day, by the way. Not in preparation for the podcast or anything,
Ty?:found all of your favorite whiskey friends and like, alright, what do I need to know? That's right.
Chrs:So bourbon has two years minimum. If it's less than four years. That's right. You have to say how old, how long it's been arrested. That's right. Interesting. Nope, there you go.
Ty?:Sorry. Whiskey knowledge for the day.
Chrs:We just get distracted
Ch?:easily. I mean, I think your guests probably, I mean, not your guests, your audience should know more about whiskey. Yeah, I agree. Or maybe they already do.
Ty?:Good question. It's a good, it's a good mix of both.
Chrs:They know more than I
Ch?:do most of the time. Well, I saw one episode you were drinking tequila. I've
Ty?:done it twice. Oh yeah. We've had two tequila episodes actually. Yeah.
Ch?:I should have. I put, I should have put in a special request. You
Ty?:could have. Is that your liquor of choice? Yeah. Okay. What's your favorite tequila then? Casamigos. Okay. That's a good one. Blanco.
Chrs:Yep. See, you could
Ch?:have brought it. I, you know, I didn't get a lot of details about what to bring.
Chrs:We'll have to add that to our, yeah. Our forms. Like, hey, if you have a specific. Liquor you'd like to drink, please bring
Ch?:it. There you go. Yeah. Or you could ask in advance too what their favorite is. Yeah. Feel free to bring it. Yes. And then you have the info and the
Ty?:bottle. Exactly. There has been a few times since this Alia station is right outside of our window there that we have gone there and got shots of stuff. So I
Ch?:thought you were in the same space as them. Yes. Oh, okay. Yes. It's all coming back to me now. Exactly.
Chrs:Yes. We take shots at Azalea station then walk up here. That's correct. Yeah.
Ch?:Love it. Love it. But yeah, I like my tequila with water and citrus. Oh, okay. So I like to hydrate while I dehydrate.
Ty?:Yeah. That's the way to do it. Yeah.
Chrs:Isn't keeps running water. Like a real margarita. Supposed to be made with water. Yeah. Like an old school margarita. Just tequila, ice citrus. I have not
Ch?:seen it. Yeah. That's like a real margarita.
Ty?:Oh, a figure. Yeah. Learn something
Chrs:new every day. Mexico does it. Right. Ours
Ch?:is just real. Mexico does not play with their margaritas.
Ty?:I can imagine.
Chrs:Ours is just syrup. It's Americanized. Fair enough.
Ty?:So enough about whiskey. Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Ch?:Oh, okay. What do, what do you wanna know about me besides just got my master's in medical cannabis. Mm-hmm. Science and business and I do a lot in the cannabis space. Mm-hmm. So I'm working with people to try to help. My passion is working with people to help them use it therapeutically. Okay. Okay. There's a lot of people that use cannabis. It's you know, got a 90 what, 3% approval rate rating in the us Yeah. So there's a lot of cannabis fans out there, but a lot of people wanna use it for specific medical reasons. Right. And so helping people figure out what that is for themselves. Okay.
Ty?:So how did the master's program go for the medical cannabis? Like what kind of stuff did they teach you? What kind of things do you, are you excited about using from that
Ch?:course? Yeah, so this master's program is available in certificates as well. So if you didn't wanna get a master's, you could just get a certificate in medical cannabis. You could just get one in cannabis science or just get one in cannabis business. Mm-hmm. But then the masters encompasses all three. Oh, wow. Okay. So all of the medicine courses were so fascinating because we really studied condition medical conditions and the therapeutic implications of medical cannabis. Mm-hmm. Okay. So like a lot of let's see, like MS is one of them. There was like some female dysfunction, which I had no idea that the female reproductive system had so many endocannabinoid receptors. Oh. So it's actually a really what, what's the word I'm looking for? Like a really good choice. Okay. Yeah. Because you can get through. To the receptors and get some results. Hm. Autism actually, and Tourette's had some, had some science. Oh, wow. So just really, like, I did a lot of readings, like so much reading. I didn't think it was humanly possible. Yeah. And, and I feel like such a nerd cuz I'd sit out by the pool with a highlighter and just like read and read and read and like stacks of all different things, you know, like HIV and aids. Yep. Chemo induced nausea, vomiting end of life hospice. Mm-hmm. Just all the possibilities and you know, the outcomes that. Through the studies that they were seeing.
Ty?:Oh, wow. So where'd the fascination come from to start on the journey getting your masters?
Ch?:Well, I was in the, already in the can CBD space. Oh, okay. And helping patients there and working specifically with children with seizure disorders and formulating CBD for them. Okay. And I didn't wanna be the girl who's like in her kitchen making the CBD and just wanted some, like a bigger platform for it. Mm-hmm. Yeah. So I met the research scientist that created Epidiolex, and he just took me under his wing and taught me how to turn my kitchen into a lab and, and do everything the right way. And then he says, you know, you should look at getting your master's degree. And I was like, and what? You know, right. Like I, I had no desire to do that. And then I happened to be looking on the internet one day. Somehow I went down a rabbit hole of like, women in cannabis and I read this book called Breaking the Grass Ceiling about Women in Cannabis. And I was just so fascinated Yeah. By the industry itself of like, it's one of the few industries where women are seen as equals to men. Mm-hmm. It women work together not against each other. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. And there are more women CEOs in cannabis than any other industry. Oh, wow. So it was just like super fascinating. And I started looking and I found this girl who got her master's from the same program. Okay. She was the first female graduate. This was before they had the actual program. Yeah. Cause I think I told you I was the graduating class and so I looked into it and I'm like, oh, if there was a master's program for me, this is it. You know, I've been a lifelong cannabis enthusiast. Right, yeah. Is I like to say. And been around the plant a long time and just fascinated by the plant itself. Yeah. And, and the therapeutic properties. Hmm. Yeah.
Ty?:Can you tell us a little bit more about the physicians
Ch?:selected? Yeah, so my, my business partner is a doctor in town and he's a pain doctor. And, you know, Wilmington was like number one for opioid overdoses. Yeah. Yep. And he wanted another, another option for patients that didn't involve opioids. And so he started looking at CBD and, you know, if you, if you are familiar with CBD at all mm-hmm. It could be so overwhelming for people of like, what, what is clean, what is, what's gonna work, what's not? And, and so he went out and, and found what he thought was safe, what he thought worked. He tried it himself before he offered it to patients. Yeah. So I had him as a guest on my podcast. Oh. Oh, that's great. His wife and I were gym partners at the gym and I, I just through that like, cause I always thought it was like snake oil, I'd see it at gas stations and I was just like, I would never try that stuff until I talked to him and really listened to like all the research that he had done. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. And that I really respected that he was offering it to his patients in lieu of opioids. Right. And, and getting some results. Oh,
Ty?:that's great. Yeah. Yeah. I kind of know how that goes too. My mom opened a holistic store a few years ago and then sold it, but she didn't know what kind of CBD to have in the store and everything, so she went to a bunch of different, like conferences and vendings like vendors and stuff. And I've been using CBD for years cuz I had really bad migraines and it was one of the best ways to keep my migraines down. And so I was the Guinea pig and she was like, here's every type of CBD that, like, I got samples of like, tell me how these go. And like some of'em, like you said, like gas station type of ones were like, make me feel sick. There was other ones that lay me like just pass out and tired as hell. Mm-hmm. And then there was like a couple, I was like, the, these are actually really good. Like, what are these? Like what's the formulation of this? And I got to talk to like the person who like actually made like the compound essentially of it and everything and how it got put together and what the science behind it was. So that was really interesting to me too. And one of the reasons why I wanted to bring you on
the
Ch?:podcast. Yeah. And that's what I did. I just went out in search of who was doing it right. In the industry. Mm-hmm. Because I thought if I would put it in my body, if I wouldn't put it in my body, I wouldn't let you put it in yours. Right. And so I really just wanted to understand like every aspect, you know, from seed to tongue. Mm-hmm. Like how everything's process because the processing is also just as important as the hemp. That's grown. It, it, it's like most people don't care about your health. Most of the companies, and there was a research study done that was like 70% of the products mm-hmm. Were mislabeled and didn't contain what they said on the label. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And so I wanted to create a, a product line where people could trust that what was in the bottle was on the, what it said on the label. Right. And then also just helping people use it not to get high per se. Right. Because I think the whole point of CBD is to just find that microdose or that like therapeutic balance. So, yeah.
Ty?:So how'd that work going like hand in hand with the doctor, like kind of coming up with the process and then like your input with it? What was that kind of balance back
Ch?:and forth? Yeah. He just let me take the reins. I mean, he's a busy doctor working almost 80 hours a week, you know? Right. Yeah. And. He, he just was like, I trust you. It was the first time in my life I was like, empowered as a woman. Yeah. And when I came in and asked him if he wanted a partner, he was like, yeah, and you're gonna be ceo. That's, and I was like, what? And he was like, yeah, I don't have time for this. So he pretty much gave me full, full reign of like whatever I wanted to do. Awesome. It's like, if you think we should do it, I trust you. Let's do it. That's great. So I started creating products and if I didn't create it I went and found who was doing it Right. And then have them white label it. Wow. Nice. Okay. So it's like if somebody's already doing it, like I don't need to figure that out. Right? Yeah.
Ty?:Yeah. That's perfect. Yeah. Where can people find your find your
Ch?:product then? We only sell online. It's physicians selected.com. Okay. Yep. So you can go there and, we'll, we can do a discount code for all the listeners. Oh yeah. I wanna give it a try. We'll definitely do that. Yeah.
Chrs:That's fancy. It's second discount code we've ever had. Right.
Ch?:We'll be a sponsor too.
Ty?:Perfect. Yeah, we'll talk about it. I love it.
Chrs:Cuz you tried so many different things. What, let's be real. What's your favorite thing that you've tried within your
Ch?:brand? So I really like the the multipl. Okay. It's called Multi Plus. I can, I renamed it from what they had it as, but it's got a multivitamin mm-hmm. And CBD in one. Wow. So I like that. And also I know my dosage is like 15 milligrams is my sweet spot. Where I don't feel anything. Right. But a lot of people, including the pain patients, they need a 25 milligram minimum. Oh, wow. Okay. And so I was like, I don't even have a 15 milligram in my own product line that I can take. Yeah. And I was getting my CBD from another company, so, I worked with the girl who created, she has that line. The relaxation is also in that line, and that's the 25 milligram. It mostly helps with sleep. Okay. Okay. And fun fact, I got my dad to quit smoking after 50 years with that product. Oh, wow. Yeah. And then, and also sleeping on a, on a better sleep schedule. And he said it was the best sleep in his life. And he's a Vietnam veteran that had a lot of nightmares Yeah. And trouble sleeping and he'd wake up, couldn't go back to sleep. And so I helped him like with the dosage. Yeah. Right. Mm-hmm. Worked with him and was like, listen to me, do it this way. And yeah.
Chrs:See, I will say she is because. Chris is Chris, you have a very pretty website. Mm-hmm. Oh, thank
Ch?:you. I I designed it. Oh, sorry. Thank you. This is yours, right? That is it right there. Sorry. Yeah. I sat right next to the design team Taylor Gray. Oh, okay. Yeah. It's also helped design that. So I got to sit in the same space and work and I'm like, this is what I want. This is the look and the feel and the colors. And then the guy, the designer was just like this, and I'm like, yeah, like we just went through it like that. Oh, that's perfect. Yeah. It's always great when somebody like gets you. Yeah.
Ty?:That helps a lot, especially in the creative process. Yes, for sure. Chris does that much better than I do. So
Chrs:sometimes it just depends on the day because I like to bounce back around. Does your day job balance out really well with this? Is this like. Typically runs on its own. So you can like go film spots
Ch?:or, yeah, that's all, all the way autonomous now. But really I just came in, rebranded it when I partnered up with Dr. Jamel and Nathan Taylor. He's our third partner. Oh, okay. So there's three of us and we worked together. Nathan pretty much gave me the marketing team and, and let me run with it as well. And they trusted me. I created the product line and now it just does its thing. We're pretty primarily in North Carolina. Mm-hmm. So I'm looking to expand. Mm-hmm. And my, the new position I just accepted chief Operating Officer of a cannabis tech company. Oh, neat. I wrote my master's on medical cannabis telemedicine. Mm. Okay. Because I think that's the future. Yeah. Telemedicine is obviously, obviously here and the future, and then cannabis medicine and then marrying the two. And so I wanna put physicians selected on the platform as an option. Yeah. And then myself as a clinician or a provider. Huh.
Ty?:as a canvas activist. Right. So you're, you probably spent a lot of
Ch?:time in Raleigh. Yeah, I just went to Raleigh last week. I don't know if you saw. Yeah. We, the SB three, the Senate Bill three is going back through legislation again. It's formally Senate Bill seven 11. Oh, okay. So we got shut down in the house last year. Mm-hmm. It had, we had high hopes for it, and then the house just didn't love it, so they had to go back and redo the bill. And this bill is buttoned up so tight. You know, when I went to Raleigh two months ago and met with legislators met with mostly like the, the no boats that we knew we're not in, or, you know, on the fence mm-hmm. Not in support of the bill. And, you know, I was just like, this bill can't get any tighter. Like, there's nothing else we can do to it. And like, it's, it's here. It's happening. So let's talk about what need, what do you need to happen mm-hmm. Have happened in order to support this. And a lot of their concerns were about like children getting ahold of it because of there's so many gummies out there. Mm-hmm. Which is a valid concern. Yeah. But I was like, who, what happens when your kids get your pharmaceuticals? You know? Right. Yeah. Like, have you ever seen packaging for cannabis? I mean, I can barely get the thing open. Yes, exactly. My
Chrs:friend's husband works for a cannabis packaging company, and I'm like, there's so many different ways to package stuff, but you're right. I look back and I remember someone joking like, oh my gosh, you know, these people are giving away drugs and like, these teachers are doing this thing. I'm like, hold up, hold up, hold up. If any adult has. CBD or weed or anything, like, they're not gonna give it to a kid. That stuff's expensive. Right? Why would I
Ch?:let a kid have that? My favorite stories are the, are when the dog gets ahold of it. Oh yeah. I actually made I have a friend, she used to groom my dog and we would trade and I would make, I make really good brownies. Yeah. So I gave her some brownies, put'em in a Ziploc, traded her, and I think she had like, found a little hair and she was like, hang on, I'll be right back. And she set the brownies down when she went inside, came back out, trimmed the hair. We went on our way right that night. Her husband texted me and was like, Hey, what was in those brownies? And I was just like, well, you know, and he's like, well, how much do you think? And I was like, I'm gonna guess like 20 milligrams of a brownie. He's like, the puppy ate him and it was a great Dane puppy. To this day, it's still, I wanna make a meme out of it. Cause his eyes were just beet red. Right. And he was like this. And he looked like, regrettably, so that he had eaten it. Like, oh man, makes sense. And they texted me the next day, like he's, oh, cause oh, they had, so they took him to the vet? Yeah. Because they thought he got bit by a snake or something, by the way. He was acting and they gave him like the anti-venom. And then later on they were like, wait, where are those brownies? Oh, the brownies are gone. Oh no, they eat the brownies. And then I was just like, oh no, I feel bad. And they're like, she's like, no, I left them on the table and the dog ate them.
Chrs:That's so funny. Joys of having a tall
Ch?:dog. But I was just like, that was for you. You were supposed to have those so, so sorry. So yeah, I mean, it happens right? Things. Things do happen. Yeah. But.
Ty?:And then also too, like what's the worst that happens if your kid gets, do they fall asleep?
Ch?:yeah. They might be, you know, just a little drowsy,
Ty?:but who do? But I'm saying like if you get a hold of pharmaceuticals and they get a bunch of pharmaceutical, you're in a world that hurts far worse. Yeah.
Ch?:Yes. Far worse for sure. Yeah. Was what I was telling the legislators. I'm like, you know what, like the, for people that that use cannabis, you know, like the worst things that can happen, they're in a good mood. Right, right. They sleep well. Yeah. They're happy. Like they get the munchies. Yeah. It's like really not a lot of bad things.
Ty?:Like it's actually good for the economy cuz they're out buying more cookies.
Chrs:Yes. They're buying more food. You know, they're not getting in trouble cuz they're chill.
Ch?:Yeah. Well it's like they're just worried about all the wrong things, you know? Then it was like, oh, they're gonna be driving. Oh. You know, like they're, the kids are gonna get ahold of it. And then the other thing was like, can it just be in pill form? We want this to be like a pharmaceutical in just pill form. Oh. I was like, no. Like who are you to tell people how they can use their medicine? Right. Yeah. That makes sense. You know, it has, if you eat it versus smoking it, you know, the duration and the onset time is different. So some people need like an immediate onset. Mm-hmm.
Ty?:Yeah. Especially in the pain, pain world.
Ch?:Exactly. And then there's like, my dad right now, he's pretty much on hospice and, and not doing well. And I had to make a, a hospital call cuz you know, he can't smoke in the hospital and he's used to having it. And I was like, dad, try these. Well, they're mint. They're good for your breath too. Yeah. Oh, that's awesome. And he was like, my girl,
Ty?:that's pretty cool.
Chrs:I didn't know that. Maybe one of these days it'll, the doctors will be like here.
Ch?:Well that's what Canada's right healthcare system is like, which is pretty cool. And they subsidize it as well for their veterans. Mm-hmm. And that's really like what I'm going to Raleigh for is like fighting on behalf of veterans right now. Mm-hmm. Like my dad being one of them. Like he should have the same access that other veterans in other states have. He fought the same and risked his life just the same. And he's not getting the same quality of care. No.
Ty?:Are you working with signifyer Media at all
Ch?:then? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's actually funny. That's how a lot of this came about cuz they, oh, no way. We did the, I dunno if you saw my podcast at all, but we just did a cannabis round table Oh, okay. Discussion at my house and I interviewed two veterans and one of the guys, Lyle, they, they, he didn't plan on telling his story that day. Yeah. Mm-hmm. And he did. And they were like, wow. We're not sure how you got him to tell a story, but he did. And we were so glad that he did. And he was nervous about it, like, oh. You know, like everybody, he was worried because he's a veteran and he's growing his own. Mm-hmm. And he thought that by telling his story, the police were gonna come. Ah. So again, that goes back to my point of veterans who are, you know, using this therapeutically a plant and it's legal in other states. Right. In lieu of 15 prescription drugs. And he's doing it in, in contrast to the law. In in contrast to the law. Yeah. Like he feels like a criminal and he shouldn't No, not at all.
Chrs:Which adds more stress. Like, let's be real. Yeah. There's way more things that a affect us than C, B, D, like api, I love alcohol, but Right. That has way more down effects than CBD does.
Ch?:Yeah, for sure. I think it's like the number one leading cause of heart failure in this country. Oh yeah.
Chrs:I wouldn't be surprised. Yeah. Okay. So I have a question. Yeah. You just mentioned your podcast. Yeah. What's the name of it? Hourglass
Ch?:podcast. Why is it called that? Because Life is Short. Do what you love. Yeah, I love that. Yeah. So again, I was telling you I want, it's about people who are doing what they love. Mm-hmm. Now there's so many people in the world that like hate going to work every day and they're begrudgingly driving and miserable. Mm-hmm. But they gotta go get that paycheck. Yep. So it's almost like they're living to work versus working to live or, yeah. Yes. Right. Yeah. And then there's people who are out there like doing exactly what they love. Yeah. And whether they're getting a lot of money for it or not, it doesn't matter cuz they're doing what they love. So I always, my other tagline is, if it's not work, if you do what you love. True. If you love what you do. Right. Yeah. I
Ty?:like that. And it seems like you found a kind of the trifecta. Perfect things for you. Right. So it seems like everything that you do, you thoroughly love and enjoy
Ch?:for. Yeah. And that's what I was like, I'm embodying my own podcast too. Right. That's good. And it inspired me to like dive further into myself and I went on this like finding myself journey. Yeah. Of like what truly makes me happy inside. Mm-hmm. Like at a soul level and, you know, found, found it and listened to it. And I don't know. I, I'm here to tell my story.
Ty?:Yeah. How did that process go for you when you decided like, Hey, you know what, or I guess what was the the catalyst where you're like, Hey, you know, I really need to find myself. And then how did you get started with that?
Ch?:Well, I guess it started after my second baby. Mm-hmm. And I was feeling like just not happy. Right. I'm like, I just don't love it here. Yeah. Like, I travel a lot. I've been to all these places. There's so many cool places, why do I live here? Mm-hmm. And I just couldn't get over that of like, I don't wanna live here. And I was searching for like an answer of like, what if I live there, what if I go there? And I found this life coach in town, Jen Johnson. Mm-hmm. She's also been a guest on my podcast. And she got me into meditation. She turned me onto that. Okay. So once I started meditating, I started sleeping better. Not that I had trouble sleeping, but I just got this like mm-hmm. Deep restorative sleep. And I just kept, you know, diving deeper into meditation. And then I had my third child. Oh. And then what I realized through working with her was that I wasn't depressed. And I never felt that way. I just was like not happy. Right. And I couldn't figure that out. It was like lack of fulfillment. Mm. Mm-hmm. And then with my, my therapist that I have now, she asked me a question one day about like, What makes you happy? Like what do you do that actually brings you joy in your soul? Mm-hmm. And so we kind of started doing this work and uncovering that. Yeah. And I was like, oh, wow. She's like, do more of that. And I was like, wow, this is what I tell people on my podcast, so yeah, of course I'm gonna do that. And then just, just kept listening to those nudges and, you know, meditating more and Oh, lots of journeys later. Yeah. Just kind of found my way and I don't, I don't know, it's kind of hard to to to like tell you, right. Yeah. Because it's like, I think everyone has to experience it for themselves and to have their own journey, but I can tell you that like, the journey's been the most beautiful thing of my life and That's awesome. Like a masterpiece. And it's not over yet. Yeah. So did you Chris, it's like, hmm, yeah. I think I need the journey.
Chrs:I journey every night. Right. Too bad.
Ty?:Just do you think part of the, the lack of fulfillment type of thing that you were experiencing when you said, cuz you said it was after your second kid. Mm-hmm. Was it like you pouring everything that you can into the kids and never kind of looking for yourself? Is that where you think it came from? For
Ch?:sure. Like looking back now, like hindsight's 2020. Right. Of course. At the time I had no idea. But I think as women and mothers, we like give up a little bit of our identity. Mm-hmm. Because that is like by, we're nurturers by nature. So I was lost in caring for these, these children, which, oh my gosh, I would do it again. Yeah. But then, When you don't have anything of your own to, like, if you're of like, passion, purpose, and partner. Mm. So the three P's. Yeah. You gotta have the three P's in life. And so your passion is what drives you. Your purpose is why you're here. And then your partner, you know, gives you that fulfillment. Right. That love. And so, yeah, just, I, I knew my purpose, found my purpose, I guess more so. Yeah. By following my passions. That's great. I love
that.
Ty?:That's good. Yeah.
Chrs:Yeah. See if I do that, I'll be wandering around eating burgers all over the place and drinking random whiskeys.
Ch?:I'm, I'm feeling, I'm feeling like we take this show on the road, right? I've got the cooking show already. We bring you in. Exactly. We pair it
Chrs:like, Hey, so what whiskey do we think will go well with this?
Ch?:Yeah, yeah. Whiskey pairings. Well, I would do tequila as well. Or we could also break in the cannabis too. Mm-hmm. Do you know one of my favorite videos of all time? Or the, the grandma's getting high for the first time. What? Oh my God. Pull it up. You've not seen the grannys getting high for the first time. I feel like that
Chrs:would be Oh,
Ch?:priceless to watch them. Well, they also have the grandpas getting high for the first time. Not as, it's still good fun. It's still good. But the, the grandma's is like, I don't know. I think it's, cuz it's like, you feel like it's so wrong. Like your grandma is smoking weed and they're doing like, you know, they set out the bong and they're just like trying to figure it out. Oh wow. And they're like laughing and giddy and they've got like snacks out and the next thing you know, they've got the munchies and then they, you know, it's like they have this timer so they'll every so many minutes, like bring in another device That's hilarious device that they try. Oh my gosh. And it's like for the first time in your life, like, it's crazy. And then the grandpas, they're pretty funny too. Yeah. I could imagine that, yeah, when you find it, you just let me know and report back. My laptop is on safe
Chrs:search, so I typed in brand's getting high and I was like, no,
Ty?:you can't do, not today.
Ch?:You have to go on the, you have to go on the black web, you know, go cockney
Ty?:to,
Chrs:right. Oh, I thought you were talking about actual, you said black web in my head was like, I know how to get on dark web, but I'm not gonna talk about that. Oh,
Ch?:well I guess it's the dark web, but, right.
Chrs:Well, to me, black web is like when I put it in dark mode and then, and then dark
Ch?:web would be like, I was thinking like the black market, so that's why I was like, you gotta go on the black web. But make sure of both together. You, you understood? Yes. Yeah,
Chrs:no, I got you. I was just laughing at it.
Ty?:So while in general, while he was getting past his child safety lock over there, how did you get into the television side of things?
Ch?:I guess like I've always done it, like I used to do the daily announcements on TV in high school. Yeah. So it kind of started there. I always wanted to do TV film modeling and just did a lot of that. I studied film. It was journalism, journalism major in college. And so I did a lot of the chose film classes. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Carbondale, the Saluki. What's a Saluki? It's a dog. Looks like a, it kinda looks like a Greyhound. Oh, okay. Really? Never heard of it. Yeah, it look'em up. They have longer hair. So the greyhound, you know, is like tall, lean, skinny thing. Yeah. Yeah. And then the Saluki has like long hair that hangs down. Oh, neat.
Chrs:Oh. So I have seen one of those Saluki, sorry, I don't
Ch?:really know how they come up with their mascots, you know, it's like, yeah, it's true.
Chrs:Okay. I have seen those before. So are
Ty?:you from that area then? Yeah,
Ch?:I'm from. Okay. Central Illinois in the central part of the state, and then went to school at Siu Carbondale. Oh, okay. But yeah, I studied I did a lot of like theater, theater classes, directing, that sort of thing. Yeah. And then when I lived in Raleigh, I was a TV host there as well. Okay. Okay. It was called Hardcore Live. Mm-hmm. And do not put that in your Google search. I'm, I'm pretty sure you're gonna get it flagged. But it was we had local bands on our show. Oh, okay. And then I was like a VJ and go to events and Oh, that's neat. Via host on stage.
Ty?:Oh,
Chrs:cool. Oh, the
Ch?:VJ days. I know, right? Brings you back to
Ty?:mtv. Yeah. Yes. Oh, that's
Chrs:funny. That was, that was really odd rabbit trail. I saw something the other day that was like, because I grew up watching like b e t 1 0 6 and Park and AJ legitimately had a wig on for like half the show, and no one knew it. He literally just had like his hair cut short and then on the show he'd show up and he had like fake dreads, braided. And I'm like, that's so deceiving. I'm so mad. It's just like when women wear makeup and you're like, is that, and then some people, your makeup look actually looks really good and very natural. And I, some people put it on and you're like, I'm afraid
Ch?:Oh, I know what you're talking about. Yeah. Where it's like super thick eyeliner. Mm-hmm. And the big lashes and the eyebrows are done. Yeah. And
Chrs:then if the, the rain happens, then they're in trouble and you're like, that's not the girl I met like 10 minutes ago.
Ch?:For sure. And I've seen him at the pool, like in Miami. Yeah. Like done up and I and But they don't go in the pool. No, of course not. No. Cuz they would melt or, and
Ty?:you even close to
Chrs:it. Yeah. Yeah. Like I sit on the edge just getting sun and I'm like, if you didn't have that much makeup on, your face would tan just like your body. But
Ch?:yeah, it's a little, it is a little scary. Yeah. All right. So you were, you're not gonna be able to find your old TV show, Gran. Oh no, no. What was the other Gran Granny? You were looking Grans. Oh, the granny's getting high. Oh, there it is.
Chrs:Yeah, I found it. It is actually,
Ch?:it doesn't it look like The Golden Girls? Such
Chrs:a great show. I know, I'm surprised. Well, no, I guess they couldn't do an episode of them getting high cuz it was in like the eighties. Did you know that show was that old? Yeah. I mean and we grew up with it. Well I just, cuz I grew up with something doesn't mean it. I looked back and I was like, so many shows I thought aired when I was like, oh yeah, I remember this. Like, yeah, those are reruns. Sure. Like I
Ch?:didn't realize Oh, how long it had been running. Yes. So like
Chrs:Fresh Prince of Bel Air aired in like 89 and I'm like, oh yeah, I remember watching this. And then I look back, I'm like, wait, they ended that show like in 95, 96.
Ch?:It's still airs probably,
Chrs:right? Yes. Yeah. So it's one of those like TimeLapse things where you're like, oh, hey, I forgot about that. But because people can't actually look up your old episodes of Hardcore Live can they see your new work that you're
Ch?:doing? Yeah, so a lot of that's on ww y tv.com Okay. Slash community. So you can see the Culinary Way episodes are on there. I do a lot of behind the scenes on my Instagram, so you can go maybe see some reels there. Cool.
Chrs:I like that. I like behind the scenes stuff. Yeah.
Ch?:And I, that's kind of like how things just started taking off for me because I would just do, you know, a random behind the scenes of like day in the life. Oh yeah. And I had this one video go viral. The girl who was, I don't really have anybody to do my behind the scenes, so I either have to set my camera up myself. Yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah. We know how that is. Or do like a quick selfie. But I had one of the sales reps helping me and we were recording and I was talking to the camera, giving my intro and the, I can always see the camera guy's face and I'm, I'm talking and I'm like, what? And so she is like, stops. And then she goes down to my legs and then, you know, we're talking about like, what, what's the problem? And he's like, you're not looking at the camera. And I'm like, I'm looking right at you. And that video went viral and it's like this, the CREs little video of like, just goes straight down. And I was like, okay, well, you know, you do all these good ones and you don't get any hits and then you have this one, and you're like, yeah. It makes no sense.
Chrs:Yes. I feel like that's the way with TikTok, like everything you post, you're like, I curated this and I found like the perfect song. And, and then the one where you're like, well, You take a sip of something like this tastes like ass and it just skyrockets. Mm-hmm. Yeah. I've never done
Ty?:that though. Is that kind of how the podcast is for you too? Like, do you like have a podcast where this one's gonna take off and then you're like, eh, and then you have another one? It's like, ah, I don't think this really went that well and it just shoots up. Yes.
Ch?:Mm-hmm. Yeah. I think my most downloaded episode is about Ayahuasca. Oh, no way. Yeah. I mean, it's like none of the other episodes can touch it. It's That's crazy. It's just crazy.
Chrs:Ayahuasca, you haven't heard of Ayahuasca? I've heard the word. I don't know what it
Ch?:is. Oh, well it's also a plant. Mm-hmm. And it's a halluc hallucinogen and used in ceremonial ceremonies. That's why I've heard of
Chrs:it. Yeah. I've watched like a random show where they're like, oh, let's do it. It's like,
Ch?:oh, have you seen Fantastic Fungi? Fungi? No. On Netflix
Ty?:I've heard of, I haven't had a chance to
Ch?:watch it. I watch that. So good. Pretty good. Yeah, it's really
Chrs:good. No, there's so many things. Like I, one of, there was person who went on deployment, actually I think she was just government contractor on my deployment. But they're working in Washington state trying to get like, similar to you trying to help get things passed. And they did a lot with like, fungi being passed. Like psilocybin? Yes. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Thank you. Cuz I'm like, I know it's a fancy word.
Ty?:Yeah. You're
Ch?:like, I know it's a fun guy.
Ty?:Right. Just like, just
like
Chrs:me. But that was, she's always talking about different things. I'm like, man, there's so many things I would've never thought about. But the world I feel like is, gets distracted because they'd much rather make money on fake stuff than using something that's been around for Yeah. Hundreds
Ty?:of years. When we brought Dennis on, I'm pretty sure he did the ceremony. Yes. With ayahuasca. Yes. When he was down in Mexico.
Ch?:Yeah. I actually did mine in Asheville. Oh, no way. Yeah. That's cool. I had thought I had booked a trip to Peru. Mm-hmm. Yeah. And then ended up not being able to make it and I was just like, oh, there goes my dream. Mm-hmm. Cause I was just feeling called. Right. And they say, don't do it unless you feel the calling. Mm-hmm. And then through my podcast and a guest, he was like, oh I had mentioned it. And he's like, oh, I'll introduce you to the guy. And then there me to this guy. Oh, wow. And I did like a shamanic healing session with him. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. It was a little woowoo. Yeah. I didn't get much outta that, but I just went with it. Yeah. Right. And then he had the connection and it's like a invite only kind of thing. Yeah. You have to know somebody who knows somebody. Right.
Ty?:So what was your experience with that then
Ch?:so mine was just a weekend. Mm-hmm. So I just did a Friday, Saturday night ceremony. But most ayahuasca ceremonies are five nights in a row. Yeah. And I, now I understand why. Okay. So this one you could do up to three, but I had committed to two and just left it at that. But my first night it was like a really popular, famous shaman. He comes around and, and greets everyone and talks to you about your comfort level and you know, anything that you wanna work on, et cetera. And I was just like, well, you know, I'm looking around and I'm like, I'm like the smallest, tiniest person here. So like, is it, you know, the dosage the same for everybody. Am I gonna react more than other people? And he was like, oh, no, no, you should be fine. I got you. I got you. So that night, famous last words. Right? I know. So that night, it was actually pretty chill that night. Right. So I like took it and there was another girl next to me who had been there before, and so she kind of showed me the ropes. Okay. She was there. And for me it was more like psilocybin. Have you tried psilocybin? No. Okay. So sometimes you just get the giggles. Okay. If you have like a super mild dose of it. Mm-hmm. So, And in Ayahuasca it induces vomiting and sometimes diarrhea from the other end. But that's just called purging your body. Yeah, just getting rid of, so you've got your purge bucket. And the girl next to me, she's she's laying there. She's all curled up and people are just puking all around. Right. And you're hearing all these sounds and like ratcheting. And so she was making sounds of like, mm. Mm-hmm. Mm. And then she'd be like, mm, mm-hmm. And I was like laughing inside and I could not control myself. And I was just like, okay, nothing's really happening. I'm really hungry cuz I did the whole deta, like going into it where you clean out your diet and stuff and I was working out, so I'm like fucking hungry. And I was like, when are we going to eat? What time? I'm like, oh, we got like four more hours. And so I was just kind of like, eh, you know, that first night? And I finally fell asleep for a little bit. I think I woke up and everybody's going around and talking about their experience, and I'm like, I was like number four. So I was like, oh, they, they skipped me. I'm good. I went through, they go listen to everybody telling their thing, and I was like, mm-hmm. I'm not having an experience like that. I don't know where they were, but I wasn't there. Yeah. And then they're finally like, oh, Christina, you're back with us, you know, wanna tell us about yours? And I was like, I mean, nothing. Yeah. And so I went up to the shaman afterward and I was just like, Hey, you know, I was expecting a little bit more out of it, like I've heard and just didn't really feel anything. And he's like, nothing. Like, yeah, not really. He's like, all right, I got you tomorrow. And then I was like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Like, don't hurt me. I don't need a hero dose or anything. And he's like, no, no, no, I got you. So the next night was a much different experience and actually went up for a second. Then the first night I did do two cubs. Mm-hmm. Cuz you can go up for a second time then second night I did not, I did not need the second one. The first one was plenty. Yeah. But I don't know, it's kind of hard to explain the journey of it. Like we could probably have to do a whole podcast on that. Right. But I'm trying to think of something good I can tell you that came out of it. Well they say like the, we have naturally occurring DMT in our body. Right. And so you'll expect to get downloads, you know, even days up to a week or so later. Oh wow. But now just clarity. Like a lot of people were talking about, oh, I got all these downloads and like all these business ideas, and I was just like, that's what I want. Mm-hmm. So I think it was just light. Yeah. And it, that's why I think it takes five nights is like the medicine has to get into your body and then start to work. And I wanted to stay for the third night. Yeah. But I didn't, so
Ty?:that's kind of what Dennis was explaining to us too. When he did it, it was more of like a, a cleansing and kind of just like being able to see things more clearly after he did it and stuff too. Because I think his was only for like a night or two maybe. Yeah. It was, it was another short one. Yeah.
Ch?:Just maybe like changes some things. So I didn't in the moment get downloads. Mm-hmm. But still there's some things that happened. Like I was not in my body for sure. Right. Yeah. So when I came back I was like, Ooh, okay. Floor wall, right. Me. Okay. I'm back. Yeah. Yeah. And I don't know what happened while I was gone. So, But I, I, in my episode that I did, it's episode number 10 on my podcast. Okay. He talks about how these little people were making adjustments, like in his teeth and da da da. Well, mine, I felt adjustments. So like spirit talks to you, and I don't know how to explain it, but it like just talks and it's like, oh, we're just gonna go in and do some updates. And I'm like, I'm good. No, I'm good. Right? Yeah. And it was like down here in my, you know, female area and I was just like, oh, okay, well do your thing. And then it comes up to my heart and it's like, ah, just a few adjustments in the heart. And I'm like, no, my heart's good. Yeah. And then all of a sudden I heard, take a deep breath. And I, you know how when you breathe in, like yoga or just any breathing in your mm-hmm. Okay. I felt like I just couldn't get like a full deep breath, and all of a sudden it was like something just unlocked and I could get this deep breath. Mm-hmm. Just like that and feel it. Yeah. It was like just something was moved out of the way and I was like, wow. So yeah, that's what I got for you. Yeah.
Ty?:No, I love it. That's awesome.
Chrs:I'm always interested. I think the other, I heard another story on Max's podcast, his brother was telling. Mm-hmm. He's like, he was so, like he had an outer body experience where like he looked back and he was there when his dad passed. Oh. And I was like, Ooh.
Ch?:Yeah. That's why it's used like in trauma healing, because that was maybe like a trauma memory for him or some sort of memory that needed repairing. Right. So I'm huge supporter of psilocybin for healing as well. Yeah. And microdosing. Mm-hmm. Psilocybin, especially for veterans coming back. Yeah. I don't know if you know North Carolina, we have Fort Bragg, which is the largest military base in the us. It's Fort Liberty now. What? Yeah. No, it was Friday.
Ty?:It's still the same place. Oh. Oh, it's called For Liberty?
Ch?:Yeah. Oh,
Chrs:okay. Well, thank you. They changed the name of a lot
Ch?:of places. Okay. I did not know
Ty?:that. Thank you. Yeah, it just happened like two days ago. I was
Ch?:like, whew, I need to know these things cuz I'm talking legislators. But they've, they have so many suicides coming outta there. I think they had like seven in one weekend, just probably every weekend, but a lot. Yeah. And so again, doing some of the work that I'm doing on behalf of veterans and then hearing other veterans stories how they come back and then there's just no help for them. Mm-hmm. And then they put'em on a medication which has a side effect to put'em on this one, to put'em on that. And next thing you know, they're on 15 different medications. That's what I, and still not
Ty?:bad better. Right. That's what I learned a lot from like the signal fire guys over there too. They call it the combat cocktail, where they're like, okay, so you're having trouble falling asleep cuz you're having all these nightmares. Here's this pill to make you fall asleep. I was like, oh, well now you can't wake up in the morning, so here's this pill to make you wake up. It was like, oh, now you're having side effects from having these two pills, so now you need to have this one. So you're not feeling nausea anymore. Yep. And now you're just on this slew of medications that will never actually make you feel better, but just covering up symptoms the whole entire way.
Ch?:Yeah. And that's why I think psychedelics are so crucial for future to help people actually heal. Yeah. Instead of masking or creating more. Yeah.
Ty?:Yeah. It's mind blowing that it's so hard just to, at the very minimum just say like, okay, let's open this up and do some like real research on this. Yeah.
Ch?:Well there's more research being done on psychedelics right now. Right? Because it's more legal than cannabis. I know. It's mind blowing. It's so crazy. But, you know, Oregon. They decriminalized psychedelics completely. Mm-hmm. Yep. So your friend that's in Washington, you know, they'll probably have a good chance of getting it passed as well. That's the, that's the goal. Yeah. I've got a friend and she's in Phoenix and a friend in the space, she has her own lab. Oh, wow. She's growing mushrooms and also doing, doing work with patients. So she wants to be able to send me some of her East coast clients to work with. So again, just being like a guide to them and helping them find their microdose, learn how to take their microdose. And then there's ketamine, I dunno if you've heard of ketamine therapy. Yes. Yeah. So I say ketamine is like 30 days of psilocybin in one session. Oh, wow. You know, wow. You can get some, some major results, but I only recommend ketamine to someone who's like suicidal. Right. Yeah. Like where it's, you know, a there's a threat. Yeah.
Ty?:There was a person I met at Lio Provisions over there in the cargo district, and she moved down from Camp Jeon. Mm-hmm. And that's what she's doing. So she's a therapist that does ketamine therapies.
Chrs:Because we're talking about things that we would like to happen in the future, what would you deem success either for you personally or for like
Ch?:business? That's right. You asked me that question. Well, I was prepared to answer success, like what does success mean to me? Yeah. Mm-hmm. And really success to me is like just being a little bit better than you were yesterday. Okay. Yeah. A lot of people equate success to money or what do you call it? You know, getting that, that job or moving up the ladder or, and that is success for sure. Mm-hmm. But I think true success is evolving as a person and just being a little bit better than you were yesterday, today. Yeah. And just moving it forward every day. Yeah.
Ty?:Yeah. That'd probably be the closest definition to my success too. So I just wanna know that I did everything that day knowing that I'm gonna be better when I wake up tomorrow.
Ch?:Yep. But real success would be let's get cannabis deeded off. Yes. All schedules and, Yeah. Let people Yeah. Use the plant how they want.
Chrs:It'd be nice.
Ty?:Yeah. They're earth credit here for a reason, so that's, sure there's a use for
Ch?:it. There is, but then there's, you know, the old government that exactly. Sees a way to make money
Ty?:off of it. Random question. Going, kind of going back to that, do you like going back to Raleigh and like DC and stuff, do you see some of those, like older politicians that are just like, I'm not letting that marijuana come in because it's the gateway drug
Ch?:type of thing? It's the devil. Yeah. Yeah. And a lot of them don't even understand it. You know, they'll be like, well, I never used it in my life. And so all they, and this is how cannabis got made illegal in the first place. Mm-hmm. Because legislators were, were given this rhetoric, and that's all they had in front of them to believe. Yeah. It was just the rhetoric. Yeah. And so then they've got it in their heads because that's what's been taught and passed the stories that have been passed down. Mm-hmm. But if they were to like, really look at it from, which is how you should, right? When you're gonna vote on something, look at it from you know, your own perspective or your own lens, and educate yourself. You know, a lot of them I would say like, have you ever been in a dispensary? They're like, no. I just see these gummies at the, these little popups and I'm like, that's, we're not even talking apples to apples, you know, like that's hemp. We're talking cannabis and it's, it's regulated, it's controlled. And that's what people want is to, to know what's in their products. Mm-hmm. Yes. You know, to know that it's safe when they take it. And I was like, you know when you go into, you can barely get into a dispensary, you know, like security's so tight. Yes. It's like going to a Live Nation concert. Yeah,
Chrs:exactly.
Ty?:Yeah, exactly. We are starting to come up on our hour, so I do have one last question for you. Okay. If you were to tell your younger self one thing, what would it be?
Ch?:Relax and enjoy the ride. Yeah. Yeah. I love that one. Yeah. It's like chill.
Ty?:Taking life too seriously these days. So yeah,
Ch?:I think like when we're younger, we're like in a hurry. You have to get somewhere and like get achi, you know, achievement or success and it's like, no. Just, just enjoy the ride. Right.
Ty?:I like
Chrs:it. Yeah. I wouldn't have thought of that. I don't enjoy many rides.
Ch?:It's just your journey every night. Right?
Ty?:Your journey to
Ch?:bed. Yeah. What about you guys? I know you, you don't get to answer that question a lot. So as a podcast host, I'm gonna flip the script and, you know, what's your answer?
Ty?:My answer. So actually Chris doesn't even know this yet, but just back to where we're now, we may not have enough episodes to get through when we're both on vacation. So I made a solo episode just in case we need to drop it. Of course he did. And so you always need to have that backup plan in your back pocket. So I answered it in that, but I'm more than happy to answer it on this one. So it's dream bigger. For myself, I had these dreams for myself that I made in my like little high school mind, and I never reevaluated those and hit those super early in my life. And then I kind of went into this like existential dread of like, where do I go now? I already have everything that I thought I wanted and it's not where I wanna be. Yeah. And so, yeah, I would tell myself to dream
Ch?:bigger. That's like Matthew McConaughey's new book, green Lights, which I haven't read, but I've heard him on other podcasts. Yeah. Talking about like, there is no ceiling, right? Mm-hmm. You're never gonna get to somewhere, you know, you're never gonna achieve your dreams and be like, this is it. Right? I made it. I'm here. So it's like, I don't even know why I got a little country when I said, right. I think it was my Matthew McConney. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. That was it. That was it. But he's like, just saying like, again, just keep dreaming, dream big. So, yeah. That's beautiful. Nice. Thanks. All right.
Chrs:Chris. I would just say have dreams. I didn't actually do anything when I was a kid. I was like, Hmm, I'll be a basketball person. And then I stopped growing at like 14, and you can't be a big man in anywhere in this basketball space at six foot two. So I was just like, all right, I'm just gonna live my life. So if I would tell myself to have dreams, there you go. Perfect.
Ch?:Like, I like talking about dreams.
Ty?:Yeah. So back to finish up with you. Where should everyone go to find you and anything else you wanna shout out?
Ch?:Yeah. Well, I, it didn't shout out. The company that I work for now is called Yuk, D Y O U K T I. Okay. And it's gonna, it's a journaling app for patients to use. Oh, okay. So if you, anybody that uses cannabis and you just wanna track. How it works for you. Mm-hmm. Like what you're taking, how often you're taking it, and then like get to see those results. And then when you travel as well, we're gonna add some more features now that you can find, look for clinicians and connect with them, connect with dispensaries, connect brands, connect researchers, all on this platform. So, be on the lookout for that coming. Yeah. But the best way to, to find me now is just Chrissy on the coast, on Instagram. It's c h r i s s eCore on underscore the underscore coast.
Ty?:Perfect. Yeah. We'll put all of that in the show notes as
Ch?:well. Yeah. But other than that, this was, this was good time, so thanks for having me on the show.
Ty?:Yeah, absolutely. Thanks for coming on.
Chrs:Yes. It was a blast.
Ch?:It was Let's to do it again. Definitely. Maybe come on my show. Yeah, we'd love
Chrs:to. Sweet. Great. I'm sure you have better lighting
Ch?:at your, you know what, it's funny, I just met with the lighting guy this week and ended up, we were gonna do some studio lighting, like fancy Bright Line Studio lights and then went to the lighting guy shop. Oh yeah. And he turned me onto Loom Cube.
Ty?:I've seen that a few times. Yeah.
Ch?:Yeah. So I've got some And what's great about that is I can take it down the road, like if I wanna do some, I wanna do some more video stuff and hosting. Oh yeah. Like concerts and interviews there. I've got my lighting. That'd be perfect. Yeah. My lighting road show. But yeah. Yes. We'll have you on.
Chrs:I'm excited for you, Tyler.
Ty?:No, Chris is coming too. He always ditches me when we try to do these other podcasts on other shows, so he's like, yep, you can do it. So no, no,
Ch?:no, no, no, no. We're gonna have, it's a
Chrs:twofer. I am the king of like, I grew up on how I met your mother. And I grew up, I mean, as an adult, that's what I learned how to hit bars and always be like, have you met Tyler? And just like, walk away. They're like, who was that? Don't worry about it.
Ty?:We had, we were supposed to have a speech here about the studio space, and so I showed up for, but Chris was like, I'm gonna be in Raleigh that day, have fun. I,
Chrs:I both unbelievable my trip to Raleigh and didn't realize, like it wasn't on our calendar yet, so if I don't see it on the calendar, it doesn't exist. And so I was like, oh yeah, I can come look at wedding dresses. And then I got an email, Hey, this is on this tan. I'm like, oops. Well, yeah, no. And then I almost didn't make it to the, the Starling market. Oh yeah. That would've been good. I didn't get back here until like seven.
Ch?:Well, we have, we've got a bar in our space. We also have a, a record player so we can put on Oh, nice records if we want. Not in the studio, but Oh, in the space. Right. So sounds like a good time. That lures you at all.
Chrs:Yes. Yeah. And if that space ever closes, you do have room at the cargo, the cargo District studio, so you can record.
Ch?:That's true. I need my Postproduction assistant though. We will. I need a Chris, I need a producer. Anybody listening that, you know, needs a side hustle? Hit me up. Questions
Chrs:how much you wanna pay. Well,
Ch?:negotiation, it's entry level. You know, I gotta, I gotta try before I really buy. Yes. Right. And then there, if there's a fit, we can grow together. See, I, I
Chrs:like. Mm-hmm. But yeah, thank you for coming on. It was actually really fun.
Ch?:Yeah, likewise. And cheers. Thanks for the whiskey. Oh yeah. Empty. Cheers. But you know what I mean, it's like the,
Chrs:So like, follow, share, subscribe, hit us up on social medias and leave nice five star reviews on our podcast as well as Chrissy's.
Ch?:Yeah. Share this episode, please. You know? Yes, please do. As a podcaster, it's so important that you listeners share the episodes and that helps the show tremendously, so Exactly. Love it. Thanks for listening.
Chrs:Thank you. Thank you. Cheers. Cheers, cheer. Cheers.