What I Learned When I Quit Numbing My Feelings

After almost 40 years, I gave up weed and it was life-changing

Mars Aqueous (nee Rachel Lewett)
Human Parts
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7 min readSep 6, 2018

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II took the month of August to camp and hike and travel alone in Ireland. Part of my intention was to quit smoking weed, which I’ve previously written about as being my go-to strategy for connecting to the sacred, for accessing presence and immanence.

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Mars Aqueous (nee Rachel Lewett)
Human Parts

Truth-teller | Trauma Educator | Ex-addict. Have you been misled about the true source of addiction and mental health challenges? I have. Let’s talk about it.