Growing Slow: Lessons on Un-Hurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl Free Audiobook Download by Jennifer Dukes Lee

Un-hurrying your heart is a really good idea. In Growing Slow, author and farmer Jennifer Dukes Lee tells us why. From the moment she set her feet on a farm in Central Oregon, she made it her mission to slow down and appreciate the world around her. Now, with this audiobook recording of her book, listeners everywhere can do the same!

Jennifer Dukes Lee was an unlikely candidate to write a book about the benefits of slowing down. The author of this modern day parable, she is a product of the suburbs from which she had always run away. But after her mother couldn't find a satisfying job and became frail due to stress, she decided to farm. It was on this farm that Lee's life changed as she learned how to slow down, take care of herself, and enjoy life again. In Growing Slow, Jennifer shares her story-telling style with us in order to teach us lessons on how to stop overthinking things and start enjoying life right now.

In this audiobook, Lee shares lessons on how to slow down and take the time for joy. She offers advice on the importance of authenticity in our lives, finding connection with others and making connections with nature.

Jennifer Lee is a freelance writer and editor who has been working as a journalist for over 25 years. Her most recent book, "Growing Slow: Lessons on Un-Hurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl" is about her own journey to slow down in what she calls the 'fast-paced' world of urban life. The book was inspired by the many questions Lee received from around the world about why she had decided to take up farming.

Growing Slow: Lessons on Un-Hurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl starts with a quote: "Slow is a word spoken to those who are not sure of themselves." Lee shares that thought, and many other relatable thoughts, in this unusual (and at times funny) book. She discusses how to take your time and how to be present as she brings us through personal stories about her life on the farm and in the city. The author offers up her personal experiences, primarily from the last few years of her life, which show how we all can learn to slow down and blend our best selves into our daily lives often from places of great pain or discomfort.

[Jennifer Dukes Lee] has always loved food, but as a busy medical student and mother of two, she found herself in a constant state of guilt about eating. One day, her family's farm became the catalyst for finding a new way to approach food and living. After taking the plunge into organic farming, she connected with bestselling author Christine Miserandino who introduced her to the concept of nurture before nature. They teamed up to write this book together that offers practical tips on living a slower life while still being in step with our modern world.