Alisha Jacobs Speaks on Cerebral Palsy

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Alisha Jacobs Speaks on Cerebral Palsy

 

Matt:

<laugh>. Yes. So, um, I would say special guest is an understatement. Agreed. Uh, we have, uh, a, a local legend, uh, CrossFit athlete, Alicia Jacobs, uh, joining us today, um, to talk about her experiences with, uh, CP Cerebral Palsy. Um, her experience as a, uh, phy in the physical therapist industry, her experience, um, as a new mother, uh, her experience in life in general. So, um,

 

Dee Dee:

Who a new mom, I,

 

Matt:

I’m, it’s

 

Dee Dee:

Just that alone. I, I bow down to

 

Matt:

Yes. And, uh, uh, full disclosure. I actually have the pleasure of knowing Alicia, uh, somewhat personally. I’ve, I’ve had the honor of training with,

 

Dee Dee:

With her, sorry, Alicia <laugh>. I’m so sorry

 

Matt:

About. I’ve, I’ve had the honor of training with her and, um, being part of her, uh, fitness experience, uh, which has been nothing short of completely. Awesome. Um, and on that subject, uh, NAS Films, who is actually a, a Louisville based, uh, film company, uh, that does amazing documentaries all over the world. Uh, uh, did a, a short film, uh, on Alicia and her experience, uh, getting to the games. Um, so before we officially introduce Alicia, I would just like to play that. So, grant, if you don’t mind, if you could cue that up. Um, I’ll try not to get choked up.

 

Dee Dee:

There we go.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

I had self apology for a reason to show people that there is hope. We are at Rockville, and I’m a level one coach here, and I am a physical therapist. It’s that, that we really just had to adapt to what they have dealt with and what they had given in life. You know, I had to adapt for my speech and my cooking and living. I had to be able to adapt when people can understand what I’m saying, and I have to adapt and craft my whole life. I struggled with being accepted because I, with a lot of my childhood in high school, trying to be normal in my mid twentie, I realized I could be miserable on my life or I could make it positive and try to take one day at a time. And absolutely, my husband has taught me out unconditional. Well, find someone that helps you get back up when you fall. CrossFit has helped my mental health a lot. Working out helps me get my stress out, and it really does help my function, mobility. And in that gym, I feel myself, I feel confident, I feel good of doing things that I should not be able to do.

Crossfit games this year was in Madison, Wisconsin, and I qualify in the open crossfit games. It’s like a super bowl for CrossFit. The most memorable moments in the crossfit games was walking out in the competition floor for the first time and realizing that I’m at the crossfit games even now, it was tough. I got, so

 

Speaker 5:

What did shirt say?

 

Alisha Jacobs:

I’m a third face of the neuro division. That’s crazy. I never thought out loud before. Those who are struggling out there, help yourself prove your wellbeing for yourself and nobody else. Then you can love others, love yourself, and then you can love others.

 

Matt:

So, wow. Yeah. I mean, it’s hard not, yeah, I’m not an emotional person. You know, this about me. It’s hard for me to, to watch that video and not get emotional.

 

Dee Dee:

I watched it earlier today and I thought I was gonna tear up. Just, I mean, my goodness. Hats off to you. Yeah. I had a, um, my oldest brother was married and he had a stepson that had cerebral palsy and God love him. He, I remember him, he couldn’t crawl. They discovered it, I think when he was a two or three, and he would literally scoot on the floor and he had just a god love, a bald spot in the back. I just remember that. Um, and he had so many problems and developmental problems. So, to see you, I’m just like, wow. Like, truly, truly, truly amazed. Uh, kudos to you. You, that is, you are such an inspiration.

 

Matt:

Agreed.

 

Dee Dee:

Such an inspiration.

 

Matt:

Yeah. Alicia, so on that subject, tell us a little bit about, it sounds like in the beginning it was a, it was a bigger struggle, uh, especially psychologically.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah. Um, I don’t know where to begin, but, um, yeah, my previous find out till I was a year and a half when I had Cerebral Palsy. Um, but the biggest thing I had mostly was that I never wanted to be different and never, you know, you don’t like being like that different. And as a kid, and until you, you know, I had in high school, I, I had boys walk behind me and try to mimic the speech, which they were terrible at it, but, um, I like to just say that, you know, it was hard and it was high, was awful. I wouldn’t wanna go back to that. Um, but I’m so glad that I went through that because I wouldn’t be where I’m at today and I wouldn’t be as tough as I am because of that finances. Um, and I could go on and on about what people don’t understand and they, they’re ignorant of what is going on with me.

Um, but, you know, it’s funny because a lot of people think that I’m deaf. Um, so I get a lot of people that like, they can sign to me. Um, and it is weird. It happens at, they got gas stations, and I don’t know why it happens all the time at the gas station, but they start signing me and I’m like, I have no idea what you’re saying. Um, I’m not nothing. You, uh, but that’s just kind of, no, it was, it was just hard. And, and, you know, we don’t know what to talk about it, but it is what it is. And because people don’t know, and they’re kind of down kind of in that sense of mm-hmm. <affirmative> not knowing what’s going on. So their reaction is to make fun of people, which is know, we all don’t like that, but that’s just how society is. Mm-hmm. <affirmative> does it make That’s the truth.

 

Matt:

Yeah.

 

Dee Dee:

Especially kids. Kids are

 

Matt:

Mean. Well, and I’ll,

 

Dee Dee:

God knows I was picked on for being

 

Matt:

Fact. I’ll tell Yes, yes.

 

Dee Dee:

Bad.

 

Matt:

And, and I’ll tell you, uh, Alicia, I feel like in our relationship now, I, I can tell you when it was first announced that you were gonna be a coach, um, at our old gym, um, I told them I had concerns. Not in your ability, but, you know, we have some rough guys and, and, and ladies in our, in our com in our community.

 

Dee Dee:

Were you a little more worried that they were

 

Matt:

I was, I was concerned about the, uh, in the insensitivity factor that might, might occur. Um, and, um, the, the staff at the time had no worries and had absolute confidence, um, in your ability to deal with that, um, as a factor in your coaching. And I can tell you, uh, what we, we worked together for, what, two years in, in, in that gym. And I, I was, it was never once, I don’t think ever an issue. Uh, so that was pretty awesome. And it was awesome.

 

Dee Dee:

People do grow up, Matt, just like you.

 

Matt:

Well, you know,

 

Dee Dee:

You were probably, you were probably wanted of the <laugh>, right? You’re probably one of those mean ass kids.

 

Matt:

I, I

 

Dee Dee:

Gave on people.

 

Matt:

I probably gave Alicia, I gave Alicia probably the hardest time of it, of anyone. But it’s what built our rapport, I think. Yeah. And

 

Dee Dee:

Did you get a couple smacks in him or make him do extra squats or something you like to get back at

 

Alisha Jacobs:

One time? I, I think I yell at him one time.

 

Dee Dee:

<laugh>. Good,

 

Matt:

Good. Well, it was all, we, it

 

Dee Dee:

Was deserved time.

 

Matt:

Sure. We had this little running thing where it was get Alicia to curse <laugh>. Yes. Get her to cur, we want her hear a curse word, leave her mouth. And, um, <laugh>. Oh man. Which, which was actually pretty fun. Um, pretty fun. So those were good

 

Dee Dee:

Times. So what, what got you into, what got you into the CrossFit? I mean, other than your mental, I mean, mental stability. Yeah, I get that for the workout part, but

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah. Well, It basically, I had a, my boss at the time went to CrossFit and just mentioned it. And I used to do gymnast as a kid, so I can, my mom put me in it to be able to, um, use my hand. Cuz a lot of kids, you don’t use your hand. You will have a walk and run, but you can’t, you don’t have to use, you have two hands. So I would only use one hand, so it the not help me in the way of being my own baby, basically. Um, and so, um, I, one CrossFit had that component to it, and so I thought I would try it. And I, as almost every CrossFit that you get hooked, and I, and as Matt knows, I’m very competitive. Yes. And like, too competitive sometimes. And, um, I just fell in love with it. And then I never look back. Finally. So,

 

Matt:

So, so here and, and here’s a story here. This is a testament to Alicia’s will mm-hmm. <affirmative>, she is my favorite person in the gym to spot for one reason, if she asks for a spot, it’s because she’s going a failure. And I mean, don’t get me wrong, if you’re a gym person, if, if you don’t, if you feel like you might not wait, make it, please get a spot. But if I’m spotting Alicia, she’s going to failure. There’s no question she will need me to, and it has nothing to do with the cp Right. It has to do with the level of intensity to which she performs.

 

Dee Dee:

She’s trying something new and more weights and all that stuff. Not

 

Matt:

She’s going to fail and not stop until there’s nothing left. Um, which I think is, is why you, you have been so successful and it’s a, in your, in dealing with cp, but also in, in life in general, right? Mm-hmm. <affirmative> because life Yeah. Totally throws you things and Yeah. So I, I mean, I love that mm-hmm. <affirmative> and I, I love being around people that, that, that are that competitive and that determined, even though,

 

Dee Dee:

You know, and Matt has been bragging on you for, since I’ve known him, he’s like, you need to meet her. You need to meet her. And we just never got the chance. So it’s nice to meet you now and it just be a huge inspiration. Huge inspiration. But he talked about you going to the CrossFit games. That was that’s incredible. That’s incredible.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah. I mean, I would love to say that, that it makes it better and it makes it feel like, it makes you feel like you accomplish something, which it does. But we all know that life still continues. Right. And, um, you know, I don’t know if not gonna believe any God or that, but I do. And Satan is totally in it and totally tries to destroy your mind and try to tell you that that wasn’t enough. And, you know, my multiple, my main goal for life is to teach my kids to not let that

 

Matt:

Yeah.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Uh, get you down love. And, but, you know, I love to say that, that that helped my confidence and it did for a while. But then, you know, life continues and you forget that how accomplished that was. And it just comes back to, you know, how you have to be, for me, I really want to be confident in myself no matter what I’m doing. Especially being a mom now, that’s the higher priority now. And that, you know, I, I don’t want to change that. I went to the classwork game, but looking back and was like, okay, well that wasn’t the most accomplished thing that I wanted to do. Does that make sense?

 

Matt:

And, and I it’s

 

Dee Dee:

Good to always keep having dreams and goals.

 

Matt:

Exactly. And I don’t think that you should feel that way because, because here’s the thing is, is you made it to the games, okay? Mm-hmm. <affirmative> then at you, you went into the games rank what second?

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah. Yep.

 

Matt:

Okay. And, and then for most of the competition, you were in first place, right?

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yes.

 

Matt:

And then, and I, I’m not gonna brag, but you were prior to the games, you were taking our c but, but that’s neither here nor I was,

 

Alisha Jacobs:

I

 

Matt:

Was <laugh>. I

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Wasn’t, I wasn’t touch on that too. Mm-hmm. <affirmative>, go ahead. Keep going.

 

Matt:

So, so, uh, so then obvi, uh, for, for the games itself, you, you went off CBD for good reason because there was a lot of concern about, this was before, you know, half the CBD companies in the world now sponsored CrossFit. CrossFit, yeah. Um, and there was concerns about, uh, not necessarily CBD, but the contaminants, uh, THC being a banned substance and, and some of the other, uh, uh, things which you’re totally right to be, uh, concerned about. Mm-hmm. <affirmative>, um, and I, I’ll get to why here in a second. But then on the final day, um, you, my understanding is you, you you had some seizures.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

I had three.

 

Dee Dee:

Oh,

 

Matt:

Wow. So three seizures. Dang. You still competed?

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah.

 

Matt:

And you still got third place. Damn. Okay. So, so it’s not, I, what I’m trying to get at is you didn’t have your cbd, which would’ve helped with seizures. Right.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

And I didn’t have my medicine. I

 

Matt:

Didn’t have your didn’t have your medicine. Oh, wow. So it’s not so much that you went to the games, it’s not so much that you made it to the games. It’s not so much that you were first until the last day when you had three seizures and still competed. It’s that whole thing being a testament to who you are as a person. Heck yeah. And how you’ve continued

 

Dee Dee:

Not giving up and keep going. Damn.

 

Matt:

I, I, I, I mean, and then to, you know, I, I wanna hear more about your, your experience now as a, as a mom. Uh, but I, I, I’ve, you know, I think that there’s a lot of people, most 99.9% of the population wouldn’t get that far with nothing wrong with them. Right. Perfectly fine. Uh, and then now you’re

 

Dee Dee:

Taking it like seizures, cuz I know how how horrible those can be to your body and how what, it’s full, they take out

 

Matt:

Alicia. Uh,

 

Dee Dee:

My husband has them. Yeah. So, I mean, I see it and they’re, I could never imagine him doing a freaking a seizure

 

Matt:

And then’s gonna work.

 

Dee Dee:

Yeah. Not a

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Chance. And not mention the last day with my, the most heavy weight that I’ve ever, oh

 

Dee Dee:

My gosh.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Gosh. It was like

 

Dee Dee:

Hard. I, I’m beyond impressed. Like seriously

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Thruster. Um, it was thrust and burpees and it was 85 pounds.

 

Dee Dee:

I thought burpees. Oh

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah.

 

Dee Dee:

Burpees are awful.

 

Matt:

Well, you know what a thruster is? Burpees is when you, it’s when you basically clean the bar, go into a squat, finish the squat, and then thrust the bar over your head repetitively. Not just once you continue

 

Dee Dee:

To do that. Well, first I can’t even do that now without a seizure, so I could not imagine. So girl, kudos to you. Yeah. That is, that’s amazing. And

 

Alisha Jacobs:

It just shows you how crazy I am in the head. Like, that’s keep coming.

 

Dee Dee:

That’s, that’s dedication. That is, you are not giving up no matter what that is. True Inspiration. Absolutely. You need your own freaking, um, photograph on one of the buildings in Louisville. I’m, I, we need to petition that.

 

Matt:

I’d like to say that

 

Dee Dee:

We need to

 

Matt:

Petition that. Yeah, I’d like to see that. Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. So, uh, tell us about your experience now as a mom.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Well, um, yeah. As you both know, a new parent is, that’s the mom’s tough thing I’ve ever have experienced, but it is the best thing that I’ve very experience. Um, and it makes me track up because I didn’t think I would get married and I didn’t think I would be a mom. I didn’t put that in my radio.

 

Matt:

Oh. And that’s, that’s right. Time out for a second. So, and, and you got married, well, didn’t you get married like a week after the games or something like that? Yeah,

 

Alisha Jacobs:

It was a weekend after.

 

Dee Dee:

Oh my

 

Matt:

Gosh. <laugh>. So no stopping for this lady.

 

Dee Dee:

Wow.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

And my whole husband went to the games and I think I gave him three hot hats.

 

Dee Dee:

<laugh>, you can’t think.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

And then above later we out. We were pregnant. So brooms.

 

Dee Dee:

So you, you were pregnant. Were you pregnant at the, were you pregnant at the games after? No. Okay.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

After

 

Matt:

Saved it for the honeymoon. Good.

 

Dee Dee:

Yes, <laugh> good.

 

Matt:

I love it. I love it. Yes.

 

Dee Dee:

Wow.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah. Um, but yeah, so, uh, I didn’t even put that in my area, but now that I, I see that I’m a mom, like, is so, like, I feel like I’m no more mom. I feel like I’m a bad put mom. Like, it just, I don’t know. I can’t explain it. It’s just she’s the best baby. She smile all the time. She doesn’t fuss until I tell my husband friend. We’re not having longer one because if

 

Dee Dee:

We do, we

 

Alisha Jacobs:

We’re in trouble.

 

Dee Dee:

<laugh>. Yeah. Just have the one. She’s good.

 

Matt:

The other, the other half is

 

Dee Dee:

Gonna Yeah. That’s the other one. Yeah.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah. But, um,

 

Dee Dee:

It’s true.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah. And, but the whole thing as a moment now is just trying to figure out how to, and they say to take care of yourself first. Well, how the heck are you doing that with, of new newborn? Like mm-hmm. <affirmative>. Mm-hmm. <affirmative>, who has to know people who can, because I want to put her first, you know, and I used to work out every morning at five 30 and I, I would work out twice a day for the games. And so I kind of went from the games to take some time off to, oh, you’re pregnant, so you have to watch what you’re doing. And then I had her and we had some complications and then bros. So I had to take a lot of time off. So I’m just now trying to get a, uh, routine back. And I’ve listened to U Didd and I’ve heard that you all are the same way. Routine. Routine. And when you get, when I get off the routine, it’s hard. Like

 

Dee Dee:

It is very hard.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yep. So we, my husband friend and I are still trying to figure out, um, the how to, uh, get that back for me because it does make a difference in my mental health. And I don’t want Izzy, which is my daughter’s name,

 

Dee Dee:

I love her name. That’s cute.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Oh, thank you. Um, that would be my husband. Um, but anyway, uh, I want her to not only see that I’m working out and I’m going through the, you know, game fitness. I’m at poor for my family, you know, because with cp, if you don’t continue to move, and especially for mobility wise, I can lose it and I can be unable to do stuff.

 

Dee Dee:

And that would make it even harder for you too, as a mom. You wouldn’t, if you lose your mobility, you can’t do a lot of stuff with her that you wanna do. Right. So, yeah, I can see why it’s doubly important for you to get back that, that routine. Yes.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah. Yeah. Um, I mean, even Simple West change her diaper, I can do it. It’s just hard. But do I do it? Yeah. But my husband is, I have to give it to him. He probably does the more changing than I do. Which

 

Dee Dee:

Good for you.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

<laugh>. Um, and just, you know, I, I do miss it and I wanna tell people about there that, like, I didn’t realize how hard it was as a mom, you know, as a coach before I was a mom, I was like, well, why can’t you just come in for hour? It’s, that’s not a big deal. Like, figure it out. If you want it, figure it out. Well, it’s not that easy. It’s not us, you know? Um, and my goal for me too is not to beat myself up. Not no. I beat myself up a lot and I’m still working on that. And that’s just because in my twenties I went downhill and I actually comitted. I try to commite suicide and no, I, that’s not a happy time, my life, but it what it is. And I want to let people know that will me and I’m, I’m real. Right. That’s just what happened. And am I happy about it? No, but I think that helps me to go back and be like, okay, do you wanna go back there? No. Do you want the daughter to be that way? No. So it’s, if mental, I’ve heard you guys on park and definitely touch on that. Um, so you both know when I’m trying to say I hope mm-hmm.

 

Matt:

<affirmative>. Yeah. Do absolutely. 100%.

 

Dee Dee:

Well, and I’ve been there myself too.

 

Matt:

Yeah. And, and two things, Alicia, look at all of the beautiful things you’ve brought into this world since that time. Yeah. I, I mean, absolutely the influence that you’ve had on myself, uh, the CrossFit community mm-hmm. <affirmative> in the worldwide, um, and bringing a life, a beautiful life into this world. So I I’m, I’m so glad you were unsuccessful. Yeah. Right. Um, yeah. Me too. <laugh> and, and, and you really, uh, you’re really a, a spokesperson for, for, for surviving through horrible times in your life and, and horrible self punishment, which I think we all feel at one time or another. But, um, yeah, I mean, you are a born survivor. Mm-hmm.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

<affirmative>. Yes. I mean, I, I would not be here for anyone that supported me. You couldn you that like, I just remember days that, uh, you know, it sucked. Like, I’m so upbeat and I’m always positive, but I do have bad days. And, you know, I just remember one day at the, at the gym I was coaching and I was having a hard time speaking and I don’t remember what was going on, but you just like, that me just said, it’s okay. Like, we’ll get through it together. And that day helped me through that. And now we’re forever bro and sister in the gym. You know, like, it, it is important to be a pushed friend and just, you know, sometimes we don’t need someone that fits it. We just need someone to say, I’m here for you. I, we got this. Um, see, I’m about to cry because it’s, you don’t know how much it means to people.

Um, and you know, I I’m just real, like, I have bad days and I have my time. And remind me of all these things that I’ve done and do I wish I would stop bringing myself up. I do. But if there’s any kids out there talk, listen, they, for my headphones, um, <laugh>, um, I want you to know that the words matter. And I’m 34 and I still have issues from high school, from people. Same talking to me. Like, you have to realize how, and I don’t guilty of it too, but I hope that people realize what they’re saying is meaningful, whether it’s positive or whether it’s negative. And that one thing. And what people realize is it means something. If you have someone to say positive, don’t hesitate to tell someone if it’s negative. I would hope you would think that it would, you would think before you talk.

Now we’re not. We’re not, we’re all humans. So we’re not perfect. So I understand that. I just wish that my one thing I would wish is that I would, I was taught that I am okay. That what would we, people are saying to me don’t matter, which it was told to me, but it’s still, I mean, it’s not, it’s not ideal, but it, and it is a life that is what life is. Um, my parents always said life is tough and life isn’t fair. Oh. So you have to just go over it. And I’m sure that was hard for them to tell me that. I mean, I cry for every day to go to school. 1:00 AM on my mom’s side, and she made me go every day. And if they didn’t, I would, I swear I would be on disability, uh, chats. And I’m not, I’m a physical therapist assistant and I’ve been on my own since I was 20. And

 

Dee Dee:

That’s impressive too.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Sorry, I’m talking a lot

 

Dee Dee:

<laugh>. No, you’re,

 

Matt:

That’s why we have you on the show. I’m

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Very passion about all this. If you can tell

 

Dee Dee:

It’s a, and it’s amazing.

 

Matt:

Well, your, your story needs to be heard mm-hmm. <affirmative> Alicia, because it, it is one of triumph overcoming mm-hmm. <affirmative> success. And it continues to be that.

 

Dee Dee:

And you work at it every single day, which is what I think a lot of people don’t realize. You can’t just be one and done. Like even myself, I have to make myself work out even on days. I don’t want to, you know, I can talk myself out of it pretty easy talking myself into, it’s the hard part. So, but

 

Alisha Jacobs:

It’s, and it, yeah. And before I forget cuz I have a, a brain that doesn’t remind my things.

 

Matt:

Welcome to the club

 

Alisha Jacobs:

<laugh>, um, to other games. So when I wasn’t taking that, um, medication and that he oil were not, maybe that it went a couple, three or four months for four. Right, man. Yep. And I felt a real difference. Like, I wasn’t having my shape after I was working out. I wasn’t, you know, I was feeling very good. I felt recovering, basically.

 

Dee Dee:

Yeah, that’s awesome.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

And it was not. And I, like he said, I didn’t wanna take it because I didn’t wanna get tested and then

 

Dee Dee:

Disqualified. Right?

 

Matt:

Yeah.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah. But I wish I could have called or asked someone if I could take it because it would’ve made a huge difference. And, um, and I’ll be honest, like I wasn’t very educated on it and I wish I could ask Matt more questions about it. So if I knew by trusting that, and so I’m a big trust until you don’t, then you, if you don’t prove to me then I’m not. But, um, the product seemed very helpful, but I would, if you are out there and you wanna know more about it, I would ask questions a lot about it. Yeah. Because I really wish I did. I could use that. Wow. I just blank it out. And it could have been that they could have said, sorry, you can’t use it. Like, but it never hurts the ask, right? Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. Yeah. And it didn’t, so I just wanted to put that out there.

 

Matt:

Well, Alicia, I really appreciate that. And actually I did a little research before this podcast an interestingly enough, the Journal of Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders Say that five times Fast. Um, just published a, a article or a study this year, um, that shows, uh, cbd helps, um, improve muscle movement, uh, like, uh, such as tremors and spasms, as well as reduced seizures and people with cp mm-hmm. <affirmative>. Um, so we’re gonna make sure you get some of our THC free, uh, oil for being on this podcast. But also, uh, for those CrossFit athletes, uh, out there wondering about the status of CBD. It is, uh, allowed now in CrossFit, THC is not. So you wanna make 100% sure that, that if you are using cbd, you’re not using a product that has any THC in it, which would be full spectrum mm-hmm. <affirmative>

Or from a non reputable source. Um, because there could be traces, even though it might say THC free, it could have, uh, traces in, uh, of, of THC in it. And one way to, to make sure is to ask if the THC is coming from, oh, I’m sorry if the CBD is coming from a a c GMP certified facility and, and essentially what? And if they do testing and do Yeah. The third party testing cuz what the cGMP uh, facility essentially is responsible for is, uh, well that certificate says we’re 100%, we clean all of our equipment mm-hmm. <affirmative>. So as we’re running a batch, that’s not to have any THC in it, there won’t be any residual THC from a previous batch. Right. Um, which our product is. Right. Um, so,

 

Dee Dee:

And I definitely think the roll ons, um, the roll on would be beneficial for any anyone in CrossFit that, that is a broad spectrum product. And let me just tell you, I was at this little sweet story. I was at my nephew’s wedding. I got to officiate his wedding this past weekend, but I had to wear these heels and oh my God, I was only in them for maybe 20 minutes, but my legs hurt so bad as soon as I got back to, well, once I got them bad boys off and put my flats on. But as soon as I got back to the hotel, I, I always bring my products every way, every place I go. But I put bomb on ’em and then I put the roll on on. Like, that was the only way I got through the night and was able to sleep was with those. So people should definitely try those products.

 

Matt:

We’ll get you one of those roll ons too. Yeah.

 

Dee Dee:

Yeah. Definitely. That’s one of, it’s one of our faves. But me, Alicia, I, I appreciate you so much. I appreciate hearing your story and just how positive and upbeat you are through all of the diversity issues you’ve had to overcome. And you are right. I mean, people need to think about what they’re saying, especially kids, because I don’t think that most of them esp as a kid even realize that what they’re saying could have such profound negative effect on someone. Because I still hear some of the same crap from high school as well, so I get it.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

And it comes from the parents

 

Dee Dee:

Too. I Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

 

Matt:

Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. I

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Just, I mean, I, I, last week I had a nine year old, I don’t want you to treat me because I can’t understand you. Like it still hurts and it came from a nine year old who, their animation, they, they, that’s a handicap, which take her. It is. But you know, you have to put a correct now. Um, but you know, it, it is just, just be kind with your words. Right. If I’m not saying I’m perfect diet cause I’m not, my whole husband gets Alicia that curses

 

Dee Dee:

And stuff <laugh>. Right. I

 

Matt:

Kind mean, but that’s, I’m kind

 

Dee Dee:

Mean that my husband too,

 

Matt:

Alicia, that’s also why people, people need mm-hmm. <affirmative>, uh, why the world needs people like you. Yeah. Because if anyone can overcome something like that, it’s you. And I’ll tell you that, um, when I, when we first met, I had a little bit of trouble understanding you. It did not take any time for it, it to be like, I didn’t even really notice any speech impediment. Like, it, it was, I 100% understood you and I mean, I’m a very short time, so, you know, um, that’s why, that’s why it’s important,

 

Alisha Jacobs:

But you took time to wish

 

Matt:

It right.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

You know? Right. There’s, you know, there’s certain people in my family that I don’t, they didn’t take time and so we don’t have a good communication because of that. Like, it, you just have to take time and listen and know. I truly believe that, you know, some people wouldn’t agree with me, but they can dis they can agree to disagree with us that I have this because people have to stop and listen. You have to stop and hear it first. You can’t just, you know, you, my speech doesn’t allow you, your brain to process it and be able to understand it right away. But society is telling you, oh, she talks different. So that makes her weird and not was listening to, does that make sense? But there’s some people who are like, oh, like I really need to stop and listen and then, like you said, not then you were able to just not pay attention to it, you know? Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. Right. Um, and I know I keep talking about my husband, but he is such a good man for, you know, when we started dating he went, I’m sorry, but I thought you weren’t going to be in the chair and that you weren’t good to do anything, but I decided to go check you out anyway. And then when I saw you,

 

Dee Dee:

I’m like, I like him. Holy

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Crap. Like, dang you. Yep. We are like, you’re a beautiful woman, you know? And he doesn’t, we don’t say anything about, see, we don’t, we joke it cuz like Matt saying a pre podcast, you can’t, if you can’t laugh about it, you, you are just gonna cry all the time about it. Yep. Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. And so, I mean, Matt knows I’ve make, find myself all the time. Um,

 

Dee Dee:

It’s different when you’re making fun of yourself. Right. It’s different.

 

Matt:

Yeah. In a healthy way.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Yeah. In a healthy way. Yeah. Um, and I just appreciate you both for when we come out here and wind being myself and, you know, I can’t wait to see what you guys are doing in five years and just keep up the good work. Cause they’re doing a good job.

 

Dee Dee:

Thank you. Thank you. Thank

 

Matt:

You. Yes. Thank you Alicia. Your, your message is mm-hmm. <affirmative> awesome.

 

Dee Dee:

We appreciate you for

 

Matt:

Sure. Yeah, very much. Very much so.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

I wish I could show you my baby, but

 

Dee Dee:

She’s, I know you’ll have to bring her in the store.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

I might,

 

Dee Dee:

He’s like love babies. Yes. Yes.

 

Matt:

I love that. Please. She,

 

Dee Dee:

We can, we can totally set time away. I would love to meet her. Yes. So Yes,

 

Alisha Jacobs:

She is like the happiest baby ever.

 

Dee Dee:

Don’t, don’t have that second one.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

<laugh>.

 

Dee Dee:

I know either. Oh gosh. Yep. Well,

 

Matt:

Thing too,

 

Alisha Jacobs:

She doesn’t, and one, sorry, one other them thing <laugh>, I think it is amazing because she already at four months is being perfect with me. Like when I do her diaper or clothes or whatever, she’ll, like no normal babies that she’s going for month. So it could change, but she’s already knowing I need one time and she’s not like moving around and like, it’s crazy how they know like, oh, now needs

 

Dee Dee:

More time. That’s so sweet, huh?

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Mm-hmm. <affirmative>, I don’t know, I, that could be just me, but it, it’s pretty awesome to see mm-hmm.

 

Dee Dee:

<affirmative>. Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. That’s awesome. Yeah. Yes. Bring her by. Bring her by. For sure. Well

 

Alisha Jacobs:

You guys

 

Dee Dee:

Having, being

 

Alisha Jacobs:

A part of this vin Near and me, right? Yeah.

 

Matt:

Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. Yeah. Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. Yeah. We’re closer to, well the new store will be closer to you, so it’ll be that much easier.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

I love it. But Dee Dee won’t be in that

 

Dee Dee:

Store. Yes, I will. You tell me when she’s coming.

 

Matt:

Dee has her own kitchen in that store. She’ll be in that store

 

Dee Dee:

Plenty. Yep. I’ll be there probably more than I, um, let on, but I have a feeling I’ll be there quite a bit. Yeah. So, yeah, you just let us know when you’re coming. Get

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Together.

 

Dee Dee:

Mm-hmm. <affirmative>. That’d be awesome.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

Have some good fruit too. <laugh>.

 

Matt:

Yeah, that sounds good.

 

Dee Dee:

I like it. Thank you so much, sweetheart. We appreciate you and keep on being an inspiration. It, it really does matter. Thank you.

 

Alisha Jacobs:

And I just wanna thank you both for loving me and loving others and helping others get healthy and may ultimately get better a little bit. And we’re just, I appreciate you too.

 

Dee Dee:

Thank

 

Matt:

You. Thank you, Alicia. Thank

 

Dee Dee:

You. Thank you. Yep. Take care of yourself, sweetheart, and talk to you soon.

 

Matt:

Bye. Bye.

 

Dee Dee:

Thanks for joining us for another episode of Hemp and Happiness with the hemp

 

Matt:

Queen and emperor.

 

Dee Dee:

Keep your mind ever open and expanding, like, subscribe, review, follow us, all the good stuff and

 

Matt:

Keep it out there.