The Art of Loving Yourself

How moving to a farm taught one woman to honor her needs

After struggling with a chronic illness for years, Melat Amha decided to move to a farm in the Sierra National Forest (Photo courtesy Melat Amha)

 
I was finally doing something that sounded fun. Something just for me — not for my husband, not for my parents.
— Melat Amha
 

Melat Amha had been struggling with chronic illness for years, when she decided to move to an organic farm in the Sierra National Forest.

On this episode, she shares her story. It’s a story about finding your way back to health, when modern medicine has failed you. And it’s about learning what it really means to love yourself and honor your needs.

Read the episode transcript here.

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Also mentioned on this episode

The same week that our episode “In the Name of Fairness” came out, the International Olympic Committee released a new framework aimed at making sports more inclusive. You can read about it here.

 
 

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