Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture

As producers, we focus our time and attention on the health of the land, the soils, and animals. If they're not in good condition, we know they don't produce. But how often do we focus on our own health? At the end of the day, once we've taken care of everything and...

Our Mental Health is More Than a Hashtag

Today is #BellLetsTalk Day. A day to build awareness, acceptance and action in mental health. Hundreds of thousands of dollars will be donated to mental health initiatives in Canada and for that I am grateful. But I'm going to be honest - today is tough for me. I get...

ASOM – Ep 42 – Katelyn Duban – Wild Rose Farmer

I had the honor of sharing my story on The Ag State of Podcast hosted by Jason Medows. The Ag State of Mind podcast focuses on mental health and how it affects those of us involved in agriculture. I shared my journey in mental health, my life on the farm and how I...

7 Ways to Fight The Winter Blues

It come's but once a year - Winter. Each and every year it come's and goes. Some years it seems short and fast others it can seem never ending depending on where you are living. For some people, the winter months can be difficult to navigate mentally. The severity can...

Mental Health in Agriculture Resources

Hey all, This might not be the prettiest blog post you've ever seen, but it might be one of the more important ones. Spreading awareness about the importance of mental health in agriculture is somewhat of a passion of mine. The more we talk about the struggles we have...

What is FOPO?

Ah - modern day abbreviations (also known as slang). YOLO, BAE, MCM, TBT, and FOMO only to name a few.  Since I am technically in the millennial generation, I should know what most of these mean. But to be honest,  I sometimes need to use The Google to look...