Episode 33 - Farming at Worlds End with Steph Schmidt
Welcome to episode 33! We discuss Resilience, Redefined: Rural Mental Health with Steph Schmidt. Steph is:
Registered psychologist, farmer, and rural mental health advocate
Farms sheep and grain with her husband and 3 sons in "World's End," South Australia (low-rainfall district)
Shifted from 1:1 clinical therapy to mental health promotion, prevention, and skills-building for farm families
Runs workshops and speaks on rural resilience and psychological flexibility
Links:
Website
Farm Life Psych Podcast
LinkedIn
Facebook
Instagram: @stephschmidt.farmlifepsych
Featured in:
ABC Listen
The Land
GrainGrowers
Preventive Health SA
Also connect here:
National Farmer Mental Health Alliance — connects farmers with agriculture-informed therapists
Rural Minds, via Lilac Lane Media (co-host Bridgette Readel's company)
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