Stepping up for Women in Ag

"Now that I am full time on the farm, and have taken on leadership roles within agriculture, its clear to me now that what I always saw as normal, isn’t so."

Blog #6 – Mental Health on the Farm. My top 3 stresses. #BellLetsTalk

Today is #BellLetsTalk Day across the country. Last year, I shared my personal story with a quick Instagram post and a tweet showing a picture of the two small pills I take every day to help me cope with symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder. One low dose antidepressant and some Vitamin D. Photo shared last January during #BellLetsTalk Day. …

Blog #4 – Take Time to Learn, Time to Have Fun and Time for Yourself. Take it From Me…

"Over the past few weeks despite it being incredibly busy, tiring and I've had to set things aside that I should've been getting done, its really given me lots to think about and even more to look forward too."

Blog 3: How 4H Has Helped Bring My Son Out From Under the Umbrella of Anxiety

"While 4H isn't the only answer to helping him cope with anxiety, it has done a lot to help him understand it. To work through that feeling of unease, and come out the other side and realize that the anxiety he was feeling was more like exciting butterflies and not the crippling feeling that would previously shut him down. Its a program that allows him to work through his projects at his own pace, and not be required to keep up with the pack. Its only as demanding as he makes it to be."

Blog#2 – Here’s to My Future, Here’s to My Yesterday. My Journey to Farm Motherhood.

"When I look back on those early days with babies, I do think of it with a kind of melancholy feeling of loneliness. Not that I would change a thing, that was part of the package, and while I still do a lot on my own with the kids, as they get older it is much easier for me. I've come in to my own as they have grown."