Welcome to episode 85 with Maty Sene Carpenter who recently featured in the Channel 4 show, The Simpler Life.
The premise of the show was to see how 24 people would get on when they stepped out of their modern lives to spend 6 months living as a traditional Amish community.
Maty and the rest of the participants moved on to a 16 hectare farm in Devon, without gas or electricity, and farmed the land for food while all living and working together.
At the time of the show starting, Maty’s mental health was in a really bad place and she jumped at the chance to escape from the distractions of modern life.
We chat about her experiences on the farm and the process of stepping in to a more traditional, old fashioned way of life and everything this did for her mental health.
We chat about anxiety, connection, hard work and living as part of a community.
We also chat about Maty’s decision to stop taking her medication while on the show and how she’s been adjusting back in the real world.
I really enjoyed The Simpler Life and following the ups and downs of the community so it was great to chat to Maty and hear about it in depth.
You can watch the show on 4 on Demand here: The Simpler Life - All 4 (channel4.com)
You can connect with Maty on social media @matysenecarpenter
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