by Louise O'Neill | Jan 16, 2024 | Farm Life and Work, Knowledge Hub, Mental Wellbeing
Feedback is essential for us to keep pushing forward and be as successful as we can.Think about when an employee first joined the team and was totally green. How did they become this rock star employee you have now? Did you throw them in at the deep end and expect...
by Louise O'Neill | Dec 6, 2023 | Community and Connection, Farm Life and Work, Mental Wellbeing
R E L A T I O N S H I P S Oh My Days! They are tough, aren’t they? Relationships with our self, with our kids, with our partner. And they are even harder when we not only work with that person BUT also run a business with them that is stressful, unpredictable and, to...
by firstreefstudio | Sep 2, 2022 | Farm Life and Work, Knowledge Hub, Mental Wellbeing
Where are the mental health services in our rural communities? Mental health in our rural communities is a complicated and sometimes contentious topic. The reality? If we don’t talk about it, things won’t change. However, here at Farm Life Fitness (FLF), we are all...
by firstreefstudio | Sep 2, 2022 | Farm Life and Work, Knowledge Hub, Mental Wellbeing, Physical Health and Nutrition, Rest and Rejuvenation
It might be hard to believe that improving their physical health is challenging for farmers. On the outside looking in, farming appears to be a reasonably active job. One could argue that this is still true, to an extent. Compared to most jobs, farming requires...