Welcome back to The Rural Well! In this episode 15, we discuss a very important - yet difficult topic related to grief and loss with Diane Bergsma, a farmer from Ontario.

The topics discussed in this episode may be difficult for some listeners, so be mindful if you are sensitive to certain topics regarding loss and grief.

Todays question: “ We Must Accept Finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

We also end the episode with a fun question:

If for 1 month, you could live at any famous residence or house in the entire world, which one would you pick?

Links and Resources:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.nfmha.ca/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - National Farmer Mental Health Alliance

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Welcome back to The Rural Well! In this episode (Part 2), we get the opportunity to talk more with Brian Reisinger, Author of Land Rich, Cash Poor. For more info on Brian, visit ⁠https://www.brian-reisinger.com/about⁠

To catch up first, here's the link to Part 1

This episode delves into deeper conversation regarding family trauma, so if this is not something you're prepared to participate in, we understand.

We delve into deeper conversations into realizing you have to deal with trauma. We also walk through how to move on from it, realizing you are significant and special and how Brian shares his fear of failure of no making his father proud, led to his father's opportunity to join him (and even take over) at the book signing table. Brian is also vulnerable as he shares his concerns and care over wanting to make things brighter for his child's future.

Todays question: “Think of something you used to love to do, but now you may have outgrown or lost interest in?".

Links and Resources:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.nfmha.ca/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - National Farmer Mental Health Alliance

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lilaclanemedia.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Lilac Lane Media

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Welcome back to The Rural Well! In this episode, we get the opportunity to talk with Brian Reisinger, Author of Land Rich, Cash Poor among many different other endeavours that Brian pursues. For more info on Brian, visit https://www.brian-reisinger.com/about

Topics in this episode:

• Mourning the loss of livestock as a farmer

• Vulnerability with father
• Generational survival mode
• Dealing with hard times and farm crisis
• Generational weight of hard work required as a farmer
• Pressure to work hard generationally
• Brian’s role is to tell the story, hard fought to get there
• Older farmers, generations tend to still horde things because of history and the reminders of the Great Depression or war rations
• Resilience isn’t just digging your heels in and working harder, it’s more like building a support network, approaching issues realistically, ask for help etc.
• Checking in on folks was more of a “come by and visit”, not a mental health “intervention”
• Brain’s role was “translator” - had to journey off the farm to learn and gain wisdom from a different perspective. Translating back to the farm world

Todays quote: “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals and happiness.” - Thomas Jefferson

This is why farmers are in Superbowl commercials and permeate so much of our country - this is our identity, cultivating our own food and working the land

Question? Harkening back to the days when the milk man would delivery, If you could get anything delivered to your home still, what would it be?

Links and Resources:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.nfmha.ca/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - National Farmer Mental Health Alliance

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lilaclanemedia.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Lilac Lane Media

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