The documentary follows Alex as she uses narrative film to show her journey through terminal illness as it surrounds her and her families life.

A Woman Like Me is a documentary about co-director Alex Sichel's navigation through having terminal breast cancer and how it has inspired her to try and embrace death as mentioned in Buddhist philosophy.

The film is composed of home videos, one on one sit downs with Alex's family; husband, parents, sisters, doctors, and healers.

Sichel believes that making a movie about herself living with breast cancer can help her heal and accept what is happening to her.

The documentary side of the film shows Alex's doctor visits, the types of medications she is taking, and the alternative medicine healing practices she does with healers and shamans.