I recently posted part of this video to our community's public Instagram channel, but there is more that I want to share with those of you joining Highly Beloved on Skool. What comes after the public-facing portion feels, in many ways, like the heart of why I created Highly Beloved. This summer has brought me into one of the deepest periods of learning I’ve ever had with Cannabis: moving from a long period of abstinence, back into relationship with her, through a stretch where that relationship became much more habitual than I intended, and eventually toward something I’ve been seeking for years — the ability to be with her deeply without needing to keep going back. I’m sharing this not as a prescription for how anyone else should work with Cannabis, but as a window into my own process of learning what discernment, space, restraint and integration can actually look like in relationship with this plant. Because I increasingly believe the question isn’t simply whether Cannabis is “good” or “bad” for us. The more interesting question is: What kind of relationship are we building with her? And perhaps even more importantly: Can we learn to receive what she gives us without continually asking her for more? 🌿

FULL INTERVIEW IN THE CLASSROOM What changes when we stop relating to cannabis simply as a substance and begin approaching her as a conscious plant teacher? This conversation explores that question from many angles: intention, reciprocity, the light and shadow of cannabis, creating healthy boundaries and learning to recognize what the plant may be revealing beneath our habitual patterns. We also explore how a more conscious relationship can deepen not only cannabis’s healing potential, but her gifts of creativity, music, connection and joy. This trailer offers a glimpse into the full conversation, available to Highly Beloved paid members in the Classroom.

Thank you, @Clark Nesselrodt, for creating this space. I’m looking forward to connecting with other members. I’ve recently harvested some flowers and started smoking again after about 3 months of cultivating. This first harvest of 2026 was very modest; these particular plants stopped growing prematurely (they became rootbound in their seedling cups) and so they stayed relatively small. The medicine, however, has been quite lovely and I’m really enjoying being in it while I’m practicing yoga or writing. I’m also learning that no matter how organic or natural or spiritually-aligned of a cultivation process I followed, the plant is still the plant and to sit with her intentionally will always require discipline, patience, and humility.