Please Note:

I am no longer working privately and have returned to work in the public health system.

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Simone & Deb started Bodhi Nurse so that they could create safe spaces for other nurses to disconnect to reconnect. Our retreats aim to reinvigorate nurses with alternative education, mentoring and networking, alongside yoga, meditation and bush walking.

Prior to Bodhi Nurse, Simone and Deb met in 2020 as nurses who were passionate about medical cannabis and alternative healing. In 2022, Simone, Deb and Jodie Davis were co-founders of the Australian Cannabis Nurses Association, a sub branch of the Australian Medical Cannabis Association.

What is the
endocannabinoid system?

The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) is a relatively new discovery – first found by scientists in the mid 1990’s. It is a detailed pathway of receptors throughout the central nervous system (brain and spine) and the organs of the body.

The receptors have the important function of regulating or modulating equilibrium or homeostasis within the body. They play a role with many systems including (but not limited too) the immune, cognitive, digestive, neurological and musculoskeletal. It is thought that in disease or illness states, that cannabinoids can target receptors where they may be dysfunction or dysregulation, create balance and help to restore homeostasis.

This may bring symptom relief. All humans and animals have
an ECS.

The human body is clever, and we make our own endocannabinoids when needed. The body is so clever that when we don’t need them anymore, it doesn’t store them for later (and therefore build them up in our systems), it removes them. Sometimes disease, illness, environment, diet and many other things can affect how we make cannabinoids.

What are terpenes and why are they important?

Terpenes, the aromatic compounds that determine the scent of many flowers and herbs, bestow plants with their distinctive odors and contribute to edible flavors. Beyond this, terpenes also hold diverse functions in the plant and can produce a range of therapeutic and mood-altering effects. Medical cannabis is carefully formulated with terpene profiles that support pain reduction, mood stabilisation and many other things.