Mental wellness in ag: Cultivating your purpose to grow resiliency
There’s a lot of stress in agriculture, but by anchoring ourselves in purpose and legacy, we can weather the storms with resilience and grace.
There’s a lot of stress in agriculture, but by anchoring ourselves in purpose and legacy, we can weather the storms with resilience and grace.
Here are 12 different ideas for you to use to proactively manage stress on your farms and ranches throughout the year.
Farm women are pretty tough, but we need to check in with ourselves and make sure we’re not just running around keeping everyone else happy at the holidays.
What happens when equipment breaks? If you’re like me, it sends you over the edge. Whether it’s the waterer freezing, a drunk driver hitting our fence, the water pump quitting, or the furnace I once had to fix in a blizzard — I immediately get negative because I’m scared of what can happen and know […]
September is suicide prevention month, and while none in agriculture want to talk about, we need to. U.S. deaths by suicide are higher in rural areas than in urban ones.
It’s interesting to consider the roles fairs play in our stress as fair season winds down.
If you’re not connected socially, it’s time to ask yourself how you can be. Look for ways to join peer networks, whether formal or informal.
Given the daily workload for most farmers and ranchers, it’s not uncommon to experience a form of burnout. And it can affect your livelihood.
Whether you work in an office job, on the farm, or sit in a classroom — it is important we move more, for both our physical and mental health.
Amanda Nigg (FarmFitMomma on social media) and Titan International are spearheading the FFTxTitan Tire Challenge, a 30-day interval shred challenge.