Welcome to The Elevated News Podcast with Two Dope Dudes— your go-to source for local and national cannabis news, culture, and real talk.

🎙 In this episode, Aaron and Dave sit down with the powerful and inspiring Danay Chapel, aka TreeXLines, who shares her incredible journey from a life-threatening diagnosis to becoming a community builder, wellness advocate, and cannabis healer. From battling functional neurological disorder (FND) to finding strength in plant medicine, volunteering, and self-care, Danay's story is raw, real, and ridiculously powerful.

💥 You don’t want to miss:

00:00 - Intro & disc golf therapy

03:20 - Garden updates & bird beef

06:15 - Community shoutouts & YouTube comments

12:40 - Danai’s powerful story: diagnosis, healing, cannabis

28:30 - Strain journaling & self-treatment

39:50 - Breaking stigma, embracing community

47:00 - Upcoming events, activism & spiritual reconnection

1:04:00 - Calls to action & deep love from the dope dudes

🔥 Topics Covered:

* Cannabis for medical self-care

* Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) explained

* Replacing 37 pharmaceuticals with cannabis

* Why community matters more than corporations

* Mental health, volunteering, and decolonized wellness

* Why “making self-care cool as f\*ck again” is a movement, not a mantra

🌐 Follow & Connect with Danai:

IG: @treexlines

🎟️ Event Info: Linktree for TreeXLines

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📌 Relevant Links:

* [NAMI Chicago](https://www.namichicago.org) – Mental Health Resources

* [Sembra Chicago](https://instagram.com/sembra_chicago) – Cannabis & Culture

* [USUnited.org](https://www.usunited.org) – Advocacy & Social Equity

👇 Sound off in the comments!

Tell us what inspired you from Danay’s story or how cannabis has supported YOUR healing journey. And hey — have you ever had beef with birds stealing your cherries? 😂

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