Raw Talk With Sheena

From a very young age, most witnessed Cydney Hedgpeth as a striking talent, succeeding in everything entertainment from careers in modeling, singing and acting. By the age of 18 , Cydney had landed a modeling contract with Vans, appeared in both a Lifetime and Disney movie, and was gaining traction in the music industry.  What lied beneath, however, was an ever-increasing, bone-deep pain stemming from her joints and causing illness to riddle this outwardly successful beauty. At age 10, New Orleans-native and daughter of a rheumatologist (the universe is funny), Cydney Hedgpeth was diagnosed with juvenile  rheumatoid arthritis; and from that point up until now, this autoimmune disorder along with the prescriptions, diets, ruled her life. Join Sheena and Cydney in this podcast to uncover how a journey to the Amazon, and a 2-month experience with  “the medicine” aka Ayahuasca, healed Cydney of more than her disease, and also brought about the emergence of a new normal, for her, and all those connected to her j