Anna Schickel – Educating People and Changing Lives Through CBD

One of the great beauties of life is putting together the puzzle of a community’s people and understanding from where they came and what motivation lights their fire every day. Like most of us, Anna Schickel has a unique description of her background and what led her to open Your CBD Store Needham in 2019.

“I’m a speech pathologist with a bad back,” said Anna.

Sometimes, it is that simple. Life deals you a hand, at first deemed challenging or troublesome, and that hand leads you down a new path. In this case, Anna’s new path included a natural, holistic way to address pain that’s made an enormous difference in her life, and the lives of hundreds who believe in the power of CBD, a non-addictive, plant based product derived from the hemp plant.

“I was an athlete growing up,” said Anna. “I played sports year-round my whole life, and then I had a back injury when I was 23. I was put on painkillers for a couple months and I just decided that was not the route I wanted to go, so I threw them all in the trash, and went for the holistic approach – physical therapy, chiropractic, just anything natural. A few years later, I reinjured my back and for two years, couldn’t find any relief, and that’s when I discovered CBD. A friend of mine opened a CBD store and I chose to use the product she recommended. Overnight, my back pain went from a ‘level 8’ every day to a ‘one.'”

That dramatic improvement may or may not be the result for all people, but Anna’s personal experience should be an eye-opener that, at least, makes you wonder if CBD might help you. Anna’s conversion to CBD treatment was so encompassing, she focused her attention on opening her own CBD store, serving as a guide and educator for others dealing with any number of issues.

“We hear amazing success stories in our store, which is the best part of the job, helping people feel better,” said Anna. “That’s our goal – to get you a product that’s going to help you feel better. People come in who are struggling to sleep. We have great products for insomnia. We have products for pain and inflammation. A lot of people are struggling with sports injuries or arthritis and just getting older and everything that comes along with that. People are using it for anxiety. I mean, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have anxiety these days. We have new products for for weight loss and relaxation. It’s helping people on so many different levels for a wide variety of issues. We even have pet products!”

Located on the corner of Great Plain Avenue and Maple Street, Your CBD Store Needham is welcoming in its decor and immediately comforting thanks to the educational approach the staff takes to dealing with customers. In many cases, there’s a basic misunderstanding of cannabinoids and it takes an expert to unravel the unknown.

“When customers come in, we educate them on what CBD is and how the product works in their body,” said Anna. “Then we show them each individual product and there are specific products for the different issues people are dealing with. For example, we have our water soluble that is great for anxiety, because it’s fast-acting, it takes effect in five minutes. We’ve had people have success who’ve had tremors – they use our water soluble. We have one that’s called the Neuro, it has CBG in it, which is another cannabinoid that improves focus and mood, and provides uplift. There’s very specific products for each individual issue.”

When she opened Your CBD Store Needham, Schickel decided to associate with the highest-quality brand because people in our region demand and expect the best.

“The brand we source, the SUNMED brand, is in Your CBD stores all over the country. Each location is individually owned. SUNMED is very high quality, which is why I wanted to go with this particular brand. It’s lab tested. Every bottle has a QR code on it, so you can retrieve the lab report, which is very important when buying CBD. It’s also CO2 extracted, the cleanest extraction method in the industry, as opposed to alcohol or ethanol as a solvent to extract it from the plant. It’s also organic, made with organic hemp. Several of our products are USDA-certified organic, so it’s a very good quality brand.”

When dealt an unexpected hand, don’t be afraid to pursue the new path. What you find along the way can be life-changing.

You can learn more about Anna and Your CBD Store Needham by listening to our conversation on the Westwood Living Podcast Network, found on SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher and YouTube. Visit yourcbdstoreneedham.com for more specific information about the Needham location. They also offer free shipping and delivery!