*TRIGGER WARNING* This episode contains references to addiction. Listener discretion is advised.

Steve Ivanoski wanted to help people. So he chose to pursue a career in pharmacy.

Then, after spending years in the industry, he'd had enough. The peeks behind the curtain, coupled with his own personal battle with drug addiction, led him to leave behind everything he'd ever known in search of a better way to help people.

With the hope of filling in the blind spots left by Western medicine, Steve forayed into entrepreneurship with Dr. Beewell, a Seacoast-based wellness company that combines the nutritional benefits of honey with the therapeutic benefits of cannabis to provide consumers with a holistic path to better health.

In today's conversation from my home studio, Steve and I discuss:

• Steve Ivanoski's pharmacy education (00:00)
• Painkiller addiction (06:17)
• Using cannabis as medicine (15:50)
• Leaving the pharmacy industry (17:37)
• Steve's wellness company, Dr. Beewell (22:32)
• Simple advice for a healthy life (31:32)
• What's your mission? (33:55)
• The Final Final Question (35:26)

Steve Ivanovski is the owner and founder of Dr. Beewell, a wellness company serving Mass., N.H., and Maine. Originally from Easton, Mass., Steve attended Northeastern University, where he worked hard to become a pharmacist like his brother. After leaving the industry behind a few years ago, he founded Dr. Beewell and also began the Dr. Beewell podcast. He currently lives in Dover, N.H.

--For more information on where you can purchase delicious Dr. Beewell honey, visit Dr.Beewell.com.

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