Today we are talking with mental health advocate and entrepreneur Lesley Kelly (aka @highheelsandcanolafields) about the importance of mental health conversations and support in agriculture, why she co-founded the Do More Agriculture foundation to support farmers, how she is working to change farm culture and create a supportive community for future generations, and the change you can inspire when you are willing to share your story. 

We hear the shocking statistics around mental health, stress, anxiety and depression in farming communities, the heartbreakingly high suicide rates of farmers, what the many layers of “FARM STRESS” are, and the stigmas, challenges and barriers preventing people from getting the help and support they need. Lesley shares openly about mental health struggles within her family, why her husband initially hid his panic attacks from her - and how they found the tools to navigate together, and the AHA moment that led them to speak openly about their stresses and struggles in a video that went viral around the world - impacting hundreds of thousands of farming families. We talk about the power of leaning into service, the life saving impact of knowing we aren’t alone in our struggles and a remarkable piece of advice from her dad that had us ALL in tears. 

PLUS: 
The misconceptions and misinformation about farming and mental health, how Do More AG is moving the needle on mental health awareness, the positive changes she has seen in the past few years within the farming communities,  navigating working with your family and the weight of generational farming.

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