Episode 7: Turn a Disability into an Ability + Tea and Social Work in Japan

In this episode, I speak with Yuko Satoh, the director of the Tsubasa Institute and owner of the Tree of Life Aroma & Herb Cafe in Takarazuka city, Japan. Yuko contracted a rare disease when she was 24 years old that hospitalized her for 10 years and left her wheelchair-bound. Despite her setbacks, Yuko pursued her dream to start a small cafe.

This eventually led her in starting an organization that offers social services for the physically and mentally handicapped.

This interview is conducted through a translator who is a friend and fellow social entrepreneur, Eriko Miller who is also from Japan. This interview in anyone interested in how to:

Turn your disability into an ability

Serve the mentally and physically handicapped

Listen to transformative voices

Serve the country of Japan

How to stay in contact with Yuko Satoh and the Tsubasa Institute:

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