The Canna Curious Podcast: Conversations on Cannabis, Wellness & Women’s Health

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This week, we’re stepping away from prescriptions, legalisation and the latest cannabis research to talk about something a little more whimsical: the joy of making things with our own hands.

In this episode:

• Why handmade gifts can feel more meaningful than purchased ones
• Creativity as ritual, generosity and nervous-system downtime
• The beautiful blankets t...

This week, I’m answering anonymous listener questions about cannabis, including:

• How do patients manage driving under Australia’s current presence-based laws?
• How far away is legalisation?
• What do you do when family members judge you for taking cannabis?
• Can cannabis become part of your identity?
• How can you reduce smoking without necessarily giving up the plant?
• Are you reaching for cannabis intentionally—or automa...

Who Told Us Hairless Was Healthier?

What if one of the beauty standards we've accepted for decades wasn't based on health at all?

In this episode, I sit down with integrative physician Dr Erica Zelfand to unpack the surprising history of body hair, the myths surrounding hygiene, and how marketing has influenced the way many of us think about our bodies.

We explore why pubic hair exists in the first place, whether removing it has any h...

This week marks 13 years since I had my last drink.

In this deeply personal episode, I share the story I don't often tell - the night that changed everything, why I called AA the following morning, and what life has taught me about alcohol, recovery, identity and healing.

I talk about the shame that surrounded my drinking, the challenges of early sobriety, losing friendships, rebuilding my sense of self, and why giving up alcohol did...

After 59 episodes, I finally invited a man onto the podcast.

But not just any man.

Paul O'Donoghue from Give n Toke has spent years creating space in the cannabis community, listening more than he talks, and challenging what it means to belong.

In this episode we chat about:

• Why neither of us fit the typical cannabis stereotype
• Bro culture, belonging and finding your place
• What women have taught Paul about cannabis
• Why listening matte...

What if the biggest rules in your life… were never really yours?

This week I'm joined by celebrant, performer, DJ and cannabis advocate Renee to explore the stories we've inherited about love, marriage, cannabis, intimacy and identity—and what happens when we start questioning them.

From the Marriage Equality campaign to the stigma surrounding cannabis, we unpack why some conversations still make people uncomfortable, ho...

For decades, women have been expected to fit into healthcare systems that were never really designed with us in mind.

This week I'm sharing the story that made me realise the gap in women's health research isn't just a cannabis problem, it's a women's health problem.

From being prescribed Stilnox before anyone understood how differently women metabolised it, to the everyday conversations I have with women who apologise before asking ...

Are you using cannabis intentionally, or just hoping for the best?

This week, I'm sharing five cannabis red flags I see every week from chasing higher THC percentages to forgetting that sometimes the body changes, not the medicine. Along the way, we explore curiosity, relationships, discipline, and why questioning assumptions might be one of the most important skills we can develop.

This week on Canna Curious, Kyla explores the power...

This week on Canna Curious, Kyla de Clifford explores the world of magnesium supplements, including Magnesium Glycinate, Magnesium Citrate and Magnesium L-Threonate, and whether they actually help with sleep, stress and brain fog.

We also answer a listener question about medicinal cannabis suppositories, discuss the role of the endocannabinoid system in women's health, endometriosis and pelvic pain, and unpack why language matters w...

What if one of the earliest signs of perimenopause isn't missing periods… but simply feeling like you don't quite feel like yourself anymore?

This week on Canna Curious, Kyla sits down with Dr. Shabnam Sarshar — researcher, scientist and passionate advocate for better conversations around women's health and cannabinoid science.

From growing up in Iran and unexpectedly moving to Germany for her PhD, through to becoming de...

Everyone talks about THC and CBD… but what about the rest of the plant family?

In this episode of Canna Curious, Kyla dives into the world of minor cannabinoids — the tiny compounds quietly hanging around in the background that researchers are becoming increasingly interested in.

From CBG (the organised mum of the family) to CBN (the sleep celebrity) and THCV ("diet weed"), we unpack what we know, what we don't know yet,...

This episode marks the beginning of a new era for the podcast, one that feels more intimate, reflective, and human.

After conversations with an award-winning producer and some unexpectedly confronting feedback from people closest to her, Kyla opens up about why she’s evolving the format of the show.

This season will still bring evidence-based education around cannabis, women’s health, hormones and the nervous system&helli...

In this episode, Kyla sits down with pharmacist-turned-veterinary cannabinoid specialist Emma Delaney to explore the rapidly emerging world of cannabinoid therapies for animals.

From chronic pain and anxiety to seizures and palliative care, cannabinoids are increasingly being used in veterinary medicine—but the real insight comes from something deeper:

animals don’t have a placebo effect.

This conversation unpacks what tha...

What happens when the system you trusted… walks away?

In today’s episode, I sit down with Debi Wimberley — a former oncology professional who went on to live with one of the most severe chronic pain conditions imaginable.

For years, Debi was prescribed high-dose opioids to manage her pain.
Then, almost overnight, that support was removed,  with no real plan, no transition, and no safety net.

What followed wa...

This episode is a little more personal than usual.

Today, I’m sitting down with my daughter, Ruby and we’re having a conversation I’ve been quietly avoiding for a while.

Because while I spend my life educating people about the plant…
Ruby had an experience that changed her relationship with it completely.

We talk about:

• what it’s like growing up with a parent in this space
• the stigma that still exis...

In this episode of Canna Curious, Kyla sits down with Grace Ker to explore her deeply personal journey with endometriosis and fibromyalgia,  a story that began at just 13 years old and unfolded into years of chronic pain, medical intervention, and self-advocacy. 

Grace shares what it was like to:

• Be dismissed in early medical appointments
• Navigate multiple treatments, including hormonal therapies and surgery
• Enter medical...

Somewhere along the way, the conversation around cannabis got… distorted.

Depending on who you listen to, it’s either: dangerous and life-ruining or a cure for everything.

And neither of those are helpful.

In this episode, I unpack the gap between those extremes and why so many people are still confused, even with more access, more products, and more information than ever before.

Because the issue isn’t the plant. Ma...

This week, we explore a question that seems simple… but isn’t:

If hemp can be used as fuel then why aren’t we using it? Particularly during this very planned war and outage of oil with far reaching implications.

In this episode, I break down:

• The history of hemp as an industrial crop
• Henry Ford’s plant-based car and early biofuel exploration
• What hemp fuel actually is (biodiesel + ethanol)
• Whether it really w...

Cannabis research often feels confusing.

One study says the plant may help with pain, sleep or inflammation. The next headline warns about risk.

So what’s really going on?

In this episode of Canna Curious, I unpack why cannabis science has been so difficult to interpret for the past 70 years.

From the Nixon-era report that recommended decriminalisation but was ignored… to the discovery of the endocannabinoid system by Raph...