In this episode of The Nature of Nurture, host Leslie Carr interviews wellness icon Quentin Vennie, delving into Vennie's upbringing on the front lines of the drug trade, panic attacks, anti-anxiety drugs, and his journey to mental health recovery.

Quentin Vennie is many things: a motivational speaker, a celebrated expert, and one of the rare Black voices in wellness. He's also an author of the best-selling memoir, Strong in the Broken Places. More recently, he's the founder of a tea company called Equitea, which is 100% Goop certified.

Vennie grew up in West Baltimore on the front lines of the drug trade and is a recovering addict of prescription drugs who embraced juicing, yoga, and meditation in his wellness journey and mental health recovery

In this February 2023 episode of The Nature of Nurture podcast, host Leslie Carr and Vennie discuss his upbringing, the panic attacks, and the nature of the anti-anxiety drugs that led to his addiction — along with the role that juicing, yoga, and meditation played in his mental health recovery.