Inspiring Conversations with Teresa Hansen of High Vibe Kitchen Collective

Today we’d like to introduce you to Teresa Hansen.

Hi Teresa, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I grew up in a very food-centric family in a small town in southeast Arizona. My mother cooked many homemade meals for our family of 5. I consider her a true OG when it comes to meal-prepping. My grandfather, a cook in the army during WWII would always make his grandkids fresh donut holes and potato pancakes.

He and my grandmother owned a restaurant, serving midwestern traditional food from their Wisconsin roots. My mother and her 6 sisters helped cook, clean and serve while grandpa provided live entertainment by playing his guitar. I learned how food can bring us all together from all the amazing home cooks in my family.

Flash forward to 2010, after graduating with a Bachelor’s in Nutrition and Culinary of Arts certificate from Le Cordon Bleu, I knew I wanted to become an entrepreneur and start my own meal-prep/nutrition coaching business. Also, I was very interested in the medicinal benefits of cannabis and educating others about this plant.

I felt a strong desire to help lift the negative stereotypes associated with cannabis through education, nutrient-rich food, and an active lifestyle. I began offering healthy CBD edibles along with my weekly meal-prepped entrees for my clients. That was the start of my cannabis-edible career!

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Following my passions and putting myself out there has definitely tested my confidence, patience, and mental strength.

I’ve always had a strong will for my career path so I’ve had to be mindful of how to balance other aspects of my life and ensure I’m giving enough attention to my personal goals as well as professional goals.

Wearing all the hats as a business owner has also been tricky but I learned how to ask for help in areas where I have weaknesses and challenge myself to learn new skills.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about High Vibe Kitchen Collective?
High Vibe Kitchen Collective provides a heightened full-sensory dining experience to immerse the curious cannabis consumer on an elevated culinary journey to discover health, happiness, and connection at a time when it is needed more than ever.

High Vibe Kitchen Collective offers private dining experiences, retreat and vacation catering, wedding catering, and private workshops on cooking with cannabis. and cannabis health benefits. What sets High Vibe apart from other cannabis culinary experiences is my passion for nutrition and nutrient-rich foods paired with plant medicine for optimal health benefits.

I am most proud about the monthly dinner series started this year called Sunday Supper in which guests enjoy an infused 5-course dinner with benefits towards a local charity of my choice.

We’d be interested to hear your thoughts on luck and what role, if any, you feel it’s played for you?
I believe we are co-creators of our reality and can manifest our heart’s true desires.

Whether I’ve had seemingly “good luck” or “bad luck” it’s all about how I chose to move forward with a positive, loving mindset.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.highvibekitchencollective.com
• Instagram: @highvibekitchencollective
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/highvibekitchencollective

Image Credits
@jacobtylerdunn