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Do Mental Health, Mental Illness and Mental Wellness Mean the Same Thing?
Do Mental Health, Mental Illness and Mental Wellness Mean the Same Thing? The difference between mental health and mental illness can be confusing. Everyone has mental health, just like everyone has health. As the World Health Organization famously says, “There is no...
Why Can’t You “Just Get Over” a Mental Health Condition?
Why Can't You “Just Get Over” a Mental Health Condition? “Can’t you stop being so lazy?” “Why don’t you quit worrying?” “Just be happy already.” “Change your thinking.” “Can’t you just get over it?” When you or someone you know suffers from a mental health injury or...
Setting and Maintaining Boundaries for Your Mental Health
Setting and Maintaining Boundaries for Your Mental Health Our personal boundaries aren’t as obvious as some of the boundaries we have on the farm, like a tree line protecting the farm from the wind, a fence keeping livestock in, or a “no trespassing” sign at an...
How to Help Someone Struggling With Their Mental Health
How to Help Someone Struggling With Their Mental Health It can be hard to see someone go through a hard time, and even harder when you are unsure of how to help them. We want to reach out, but worried we will say or do the wrong thing. So we tend to steer in the...
You are stronger than you know
You are stronger than you know When I was about 7, I stepped on a nail while I was running outside. Wearing sandals, my foot didn’t stand a chance and the nail went right through it. I screamed and my dad came over, picked me up, carried me to his truck and held my...
Minding Your Mental Health During the Busy Seasons
Minding Your Mental Health During the Busy Seasons Farming can be both a rewarding and demanding occupation where farmers experience highs and lows and mounting stress. Everyone feels stress and there can be lots of negative stress on the farm, including ongoing...
We Aren’t Bad Farmers If We Use Pesticides
We Aren’t Bad Farmers If We Use Pesticides Originally posted on Facebook Yes, we use pesticides on our farm. I’m not shy or scared to tell you that. This canola crop has been sprayed with RoundUp.I get it too. It sounds scary to say the least. Activists have done a...
An Open Letter to my Future Farmers About How to Treat Women
An open letter to my future farmers, Jennings (4) and Copeland (1), I know you want to be farmers or a part of this industry when you grow up so I’d like to share with you a bit about my story and that you can make a big difference. I love you too much to let these...
What Does Agriculture Mean to Me?
What Does Agriculture Mean to Me? It’s dirt. It’s blood. It’s tears and sweat. It’s dirty hands and long days and nights. It’s disease. It’s death and then it’s life. It’s beautiful. It’s the feel of crisp air in the morning, the smell of fresh dirt in the spring and...
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I’m Lesley
My hope is by telling my farm story, I can help bridge the gap between those involved and not involved in agriculture as we both can learn from one another. Connect with me or follow me on social to learn more about agriculture and our farm.
