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The Silent Killer in Ag
Lesley Kelly farms in Saskatchewan. She is the co-founder of Do More Agriculture Foundation, host of What the Farm podcast, and the voice behind High Heels and Canola Fields on social media. She brought her husband Terry and her son Holden into this conversation.
The thing nobody talks about is the thing this episode is about.
What's Inside
- What Lesley's first conversation about farm mental health publicly cost her -- and why she did it anyway
- How to recognize the signs in yourself and in the people farming around you
- The role parents play when a child on the farm is struggling
- What self-care looks like when the farm doesn't take days off
- Succession planning that accounts for mental health, not just land and equipment
- The impact Lesley's dad made on the community -- and what that meant when he was gone
Related Episodes
- What the Farm Asked of Andy Junkin -- succession, identity, and what farming costs a son
- What Breaks First -- Jeff Bennett's Raw Truth About Farming (Apr 2026) -- five hard years, unfiltered
In this episode, you will learn:
Connect with Lesley:
Website:https://highheelsandcanolafields.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lesleyraekelly
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/highheelsandcanolafields
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highheelsandcanolafields/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAv8ctmfnYIN2BTOi4I5rxg
Shop Lesley’s merch here: https://highheelsandcanolafields.com/shop/
Aberhart Family of Companies:
https://aberhartagsolutions.ca
https://aberhartfarms.com
https://suregrowth.ca
https://www.convergencegrowth.com
Connect with Growing the Future
Website: growingthefuture.ca
YouTube: Growing the Future
Instagram: @growingthefuturepodcast
You are never alone help is a call away:
National Crisis Centre: 1-800-784-2433
Child/Youth Crisis Line: 250-723-2040
Mental Health Line: 211 or 211.ca
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Register for the Convergence Conference at convergence.ag and stay updated by subscribing to the Growing the Future Podcast at growingthefuturepodcast.ca.
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The Silent Killer in Ag
Lesley Kelly farms in Saskatchewan. She is the co-founder of Do More Agriculture Foundation, host of What the Farm podcast, and the voice behind High Heels and Canola Fields on social media. She brought her husband Terry and her son Holden into this conversation.
The thing nobody talks about is the thing this episode is about.
What's Inside
- What Lesley's first conversation about farm mental health publicly cost her -- and why she did it anyway
- How to recognize the signs in yourself and in the people farming around you
- The role parents play when a child on the farm is struggling
- What self-care looks like when the farm doesn't take days off
- Succession planning that accounts for mental health, not just land and equipment
- The impact Lesley's dad made on the community -- and what that meant when he was gone
Related Episodes
- What the Farm Asked of Andy Junkin -- succession, identity, and what farming costs a son
- What Breaks First -- Jeff Bennett's Raw Truth About Farming (Apr 2026) -- five hard years, unfiltered
In this episode, you will learn:
Connect with Lesley:
Website:https://highheelsandcanolafields.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lesleyraekelly
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/highheelsandcanolafields
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highheelsandcanolafields/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAv8ctmfnYIN2BTOi4I5rxg
Shop Lesley’s merch here: https://highheelsandcanolafields.com/shop/
Aberhart Family of Companies:
https://aberhartagsolutions.ca
https://aberhartfarms.com
https://suregrowth.ca
https://www.convergencegrowth.com
Connect with Growing the Future
Website: growingthefuture.ca
YouTube: Growing the Future
Instagram: @growingthefuturepodcast
You are never alone help is a call away:
National Crisis Centre: 1-800-784-2433
Child/Youth Crisis Line: 250-723-2040
Mental Health Line: 211 or 211.ca
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Register for the Convergence Conference at convergence.ag and stay updated by subscribing to the Growing the Future Podcast at growingthefuturepodcast.ca.

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