Marla Spivak
MacArthur Fellowship–winning entomologist and professor known for research on honeybee health and breeding hygienic bees to combat colony losses, whose personal experiences with bees form the episode's first-person narrative.
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Apr 14, 2026 • 30min
How the bees saved me, by Dr. Marla Spivak
Dr. Marla Spivak, MacArthur-winning entomologist who breeds hygienic honeybees, tells a first-person story of illness, healing, and beekeeping. She recounts being saved in Peru, discovering apiculture in college, and building a scientific mission to protect bees. The conversation moves through trauma, community care, and a meditation on our interdependence with the natural world.
Oct 13, 2021 • 30min
How the bees saved me, by Dr. Marla Spivak
Before becoming a MacArthur award–winning entomologist, Dr. Marla Spivak is adrift – first as a young woman in search of direction, then deep in the Amazon, severely ill and fearing death. Time and again, it’s the hum of bees that shows her a path forward. Apiculture doesn’t just become her life’s passion, it reveals a deeper truth about the connections that bind us.If this episode resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your reflections by rating and reviewing Meditative Story in your podcast player. It helps other listeners find their way to the show, and we’d be so grateful.Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: meditativestory.comSign up for the Meditative Story newsletter: https://meditativestory.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
