Healing will find us when we stay still and open our hearts to Begin Again. Photo by Dr. Kidi, St. Martin 2016 Segment 1: Listening to the Body Episode 1: Begin Again Healing, Resilience, and the Power of Starting Over I couldn’t do much, but I could breathe. So I did. One breath at a time. — Dr. Kidi Reflection I am glad you are here. I created this space for healing through Tinfash: What Healing Knows. Tinfash means breath in Amharic, and our breath is the foundation of
A Beginning Rooted in Wonder Before I became a doctor, I was a child who loved frogs. Growing up in Ethiopia, I was drawn to the quiet miracles of the natural world. Around the age of ten, my best friend Hiruth and I turned a small room, more like a shack, outside our home into a makeshift laboratory. It was no larger than a closet, yet to us, it felt infinite. We filled jars with insects, sketched what we observed, and experimented with a blend of wonder, care, and curiosity