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Freedom To Know Wellness (FTKW) is a disability and health advocacy passion project. A platform to connect and bridge the gap between practitioners (medical and holistic) with the community of those suffering from chronic complex medical and pain disorders, female…
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Why Was Cannabis Illegal in Canada? Racism, Prohibition & the Rise of Cannabis Medicine (opens the original)
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How did cannabis transform from a restricted plant in 1923 to a recognized wellness tool under Bill C-45 in 2018? In this docu-short, we explore the hidden legal history of Canada’s drug laws, the anti-Asian, anti-Black, and anti-Indigenous laws and racial motivations behind early prohibition, and the historical medical and health benefits of cannabis that ultimately contributed to reform. This docu-short is taken from Medical Cannabis for Pain and PTSD 🎬 Watch the full episode (S1 Ep12): https:
Alison Myrden: Fighting Pain and M.S with Psilocybin & Cannabis (opens the original)
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In this episode, legendary Canadian drug policy reform advocate Alison Myrden shares why patient advocacy and scientific research are vital for chronic pain care using medical cannabis and psilocybin. Living with multiple sclerosis and severe chronic pain from Trigeminal Neuralgia (often dubbed the "suicide disease"), Alison became one of the first people in Canada to receive a federal exemption to legally use medical cannabis. In this episode, we explore: • The State of Research: Why psilocybin
Defying Silence with Amal Elsana Alh'jooj (opens the original)
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In this series finale of "Disabilities & Healing Stories," Freedom To Know Wellness sits down with feminist and peace activist Amal Elsana Alh'jooj at the 2025 FOLD Festival @TheFOLDCanada In the episode “Defying Silence,” Amal reflects on her memoir, Hope Is a Woman’s Name, and shares how storytelling becomes a powerful tool for personal, familial, and collective healing—especially in the context of the ongoing Israel–Palestine war. Special Thanks to Amal for this moving interview, and to The
Generational Healing with Tanya Talaga (opens the original)
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In Part 3 of Disabilities & Healing Stories , Freedom To Know Wellness, along with guest freelance entertainment journalist Lara Tai , speaks with award-winning Anishinaabe journalist and author Tanya Talaga at the 2025 The FOLD Festival . Tanya discusses her book The Knowing and explores how her storytelling fosters Indigenous generational healing. She reflects on her acclaimed work, including Seven Fallen Feathers and All Our Relations , highlighting how uncovering the truth fosters comm
Bridges & Bloodlines with Morgan Campbell (opens the original)
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Part 2 of our FTKWellness at The Festival of Literary Diversity, Disabilities and Healing Stories series features an intimate conversation with Canadian sports journalist and memoirist Morgan Campbell at the 2025 Festival of Literary Diversity (The FOLD). @TheFOLDCanada Morgan reflects on his memoir "My Fighting Family: Borders and Bloodlines and the Battles That Made Us" and explores how telling the truth about family, identity, and generational trauma can become an act of healing. In thi
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