In this episode, we continue our conversation all about mental health. Today I’m introducing you to Jason Medows. ​​Jason was born and raised on his family’s cow calf operation outside of Cuba, Missouri. He grew up playing football and baseball and was involved in his local 4-H. In 2002, Jason left the farm for St Louis College of Pharmacy. He graduated in 2008 with his Doctor in Pharmacy and returned home to work at a local hospital and continue the cow-calf operation he started in college. It was at that local hospital where he met his future wife, Keri. Fast forward 12 years and they have four boys and have purchased another farm of their own. In 2019, Jason began his podcast, Ag State Of Mind, where he combined his medical background with his passion for agriculture to help break the stigma surrounding mental health in agriculture.

 

In this episode, we’ll chat about:

• The power of healing yourself to heal others
• How even when things are going well in your life - happy marriage, healthy kids, etc - that doesn’t mean you aren’t still struggling with your mental health 
• The real trouble starts when you hide it and don’t talk about it because of shame - shame that you aren’t “tough” or shame because your life is good and you feel bad that you’re struggling 
• Trying to break the mold of perfectionism in order to be a more realistic example for the next generation 
• How to help someone else that isn’t yet bought in about taking care of their mental health

 

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Find the complete show notes here: https://www.coachkiah.com/blog/talking-about-mental-health-with-men-in-your-life-with-jason-medows

 

Visit Jason’s website: https://agstateofmind.com/

Jason’s podcast, Ag State of Mind: https://globalagnetwork.com/ag-state-of-mind-with-jason-medows/podcast/

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