Tag: Live well farm well
Micro breaks and recovery periods
Clinical Psychologist, Sarah Donaldson explains the importance of being proactive when looking after your wellbeing and ensuring you take micro breaks so you get more…
What is stress?
Clinical psychologist Sarah Donaldson explains what stress actually is and farmers talk about how stress impacts them.
Investing in your wellbeing
Clinical psychologist Sarah Donaldson explains the importance of investing in our wellbeing and farmers talk about what they do to look after themselves.
The impact of unhealthy stress
Clinical Psychologist Sarah Donaldson explains how stress impacts your body and farmers talk about how stress affects them.
Invest in time off the farm
Getting off farm regularly is not just good for the farmer, it’s great for the farm. Waikato dairy farmer Marc Gascoigne explains how his ‘downtime’…
Good listening skills make all the difference
There is no single one formula on the best way to help when someone is struggling, but there are some approaches that will work for…
Giving back is gold
Giving back is gold Looking beyond the farm gate and getting involved with the local community has brought fresh energy and a ton of satisfaction…
Sam Whitelock’s summer break plans
I’m really excited about taking a break over summer after a busy season on the football field and visiting my new farm in Hawke’s Bay.…
Keeping Christmas simple and stress-free
When Christmas day rolls around each year, Golden Bay sheep and beef farmer Joyce Wyllie likes to keep things simple to avoid unnecessary stress. Summer…
How can you support your rural community?
It’s often said that life will only throw as much at us as we can handle. But sadly, that just isn’t always the case.The recent…
