WeCan Talk with Young Farmers

Join me as I read you 'The Harvest' by Bartles, a wonderful poem celebrating the lives of the farming community and recognising their contribution with gratitude.

As a young woman Livvy had challenges she found she could overcome through a change of life, educating herself and pursuing an investigation into how to live well. In this podcast we hear about her journey from the UK to a life abroad, the effects of a change of climate and culture and the importance of finding faith and seeing the strengths in community. We also learn about simplicity and how switching off social media, a lovely drink of cacao in the morning in the garden or a walk in nature helps to process what can seem overwhelming at times.

Our relationship with food is complicated and can be linked to our emotions, a vicious cycle of dieting and a critical society has a detrimental effct on our sense of self. Amanda shares her own story and how it led her to develop a course to help others. She explains how she shows people how to become aware of their own needs, the role of food as nourishment and the super power of compassion. We learn the difference between disordered eating and eating disorders. She suggests how we might become better educated around food and see it as a wonderfuel and a pleasure.

Contact her direct:

[email protected] 

Some suggested reading is included here:

Book 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Befriending-Your-Body-Saffi-Biasetti/dp/1611806089/ref=asc_df_1611806089?mcid=42280c906a1e32c783f2021db4d63311&th=1&psc=1&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697270414247&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8836315828384443901&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046734&hvtargid=pla-492622899809&psc=1&hvocijid=8836315828384443901-1611806089-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1 

Resources 

https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/resources/looking-after-yourself/disordered-eating

UK organisations 

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ 

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/eating-problems/ 

If you would like us to come to your club to host a wellness session, drop us a message on [email protected]

If you’re struggling or just need someone to talk to:

iCan Wellbeing Group CIO - 01228 819101 ask to speak to Lara or email on [email protected]

• Farming Community Network (FCN): 03000 111 999 | ⁠fcn.org.uk⁠

• RABI: 0800 188 4444 | ⁠rabi.org.uk⁠

• https://www.kooth.com/rabi 

• Mind in Farming: ⁠mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/farming-and-mental-health⁠

• Samaritans (24/7): 116 123 | ⁠samaritans.org⁠

In this episode we meet local practitioner Christine who has a wealth of experience and ideas to help us all live well. Join us as she explores the different ways she helps people to live more positively through using her techniques.

If you would like to find out more about how she can help see her details below:

https://lightinthedarkhypnotherapy.com/
Instagram lightinthedarkhypnotherapyE mail. [email protected]            [email protected]/text. 07902491016

If you would like us to come to your club to host a wellness session, drop us a message on [email protected]

If you’re struggling or just need someone to talk to:

iCan Wellbeing Group CIO - 01228 819101 ask to speak to Lara or email on [email protected]

• Farming Community Network (FCN): 03000 111 999 | ⁠fcn.org.uk⁠

• RABI: 0800 188 4444 | ⁠rabi.org.uk⁠

• https://www.kooth.com/rabi 

• Mind in Farming: ⁠mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/farming-and-mental-health⁠

• Samaritans (24/7): 116 123 | ⁠samaritans.org⁠

Ikigai, what is it and how does it help us find our purpose?We consider the key principles that lead to living better longer .

If you would like us to come to your club to host a wellness session, drop us a message on [email protected]

If you’re struggling or just need someone to talk to:

iCan Wellbeing Group CIO - 01228 819101 ask to speak to Lara or email on [email protected]

• Farming Community Network (FCN): 03000 111 999 | ⁠fcn.org.uk⁠

• RABI: 0800 188 4444 | ⁠rabi.org.uk⁠

• https://www.kooth.com/rabi 

• Mind in Farming: ⁠mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/farming-and-mental-health⁠

• Samaritans (24/7): 116 123 | ⁠samaritans.org⁠

Food security is a well known phrase but what does it mean and what does it mean for the farming community and the world at large? This episode we unpick the what, the why and the how of food and explore why farmers are key stakeholders.

Please leave your comments and ideas for future podcasts. If you'd like to feature on the show, get in touch.

If you would like us to come to your club to host a wellness session, drop us a message on [email protected]

If you’re struggling or just need someone to talk to:

iCan Wellbeing Group CIO - 01228 819101 ask to speak to Lara or email on [email protected]

• Farming Community Network (FCN): 03000 111 999 | ⁠fcn.org.uk⁠

• RABI: 0800 188 4444 | ⁠rabi.org.uk⁠

• https://www.kooth.com/rabi 

• Mind in Farming: ⁠mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/farming-and-mental-health⁠

• Samaritans (24/7): 116 123 | ⁠samaritans.org⁠

Vita's passion for animals and the countryside led her to a life that combined her love of art, horses and farming on Exmoor. She talks about the importance of the issues raised in her book that seeks to challenges assumptions made by people outside of working the land and explores the day to day experience of making a living against a back drop of the demands of the environment and the economy, whilst finding pleasure in the natural world and the communities who populate it. We hear about her childhood, her work on bridleways, hosting a flying flock in a time of drought and the experiences that have influenced her. We also get some good advice for house builders. Vita reveals the unexpected outcomes of publishing your first novel in your 80s.

The novel is available on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MOOR-LIFE-Exmoor-Vita-Haddon/dp/B0GX7Q57YC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JJ775ZFR8A9W&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7GNWPK0QcoEV-jqCANMkyzcTKDYc21L8RIa7FUEeMpkjHS131TPuValuCTK01A99DTbvdltRrenVdEedhhgNcQesniYOKlmVwsCjF6ZMAc7O6GelMlroulS1ZTyIYivDGz79sFSW_UHxcDBs-nORjOk6O1WwaMIz5C0ihn2B3o2UjvIrftg2-Nmo5UFUYkTB7IOOzTnhQ3OABCnLgi9Qc8X3p2Fxyid6rc9lg_pJ5z8.MP67PEMedJn4pcLc-3pZB1a6OHWcQot13o48ggJK1M4&dib_tag=se&keywords=moor+life&qid=1784056759&sprefix=moor+life%2Caps%2C561&sr=8-1

Fancy being the next interviewee or know someone with a story to tell? Please get in touch.

If you would like us to come to your club to host a wellness session, drop us a message on [email protected]

If you’re struggling or just need someone to talk to:

iCan Wellbeing Group CIO - 01228 819101 ask to speak to Lara or email on [email protected]

• Farming Community Network (FCN): 03000 111 999 | ⁠fcn.org.uk⁠

• RABI: 0800 188 4444 | ⁠rabi.org.uk⁠

• https://www.kooth.com/rabi 

• Mind in Farming: ⁠mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/farming-and-mental-health⁠

• Samaritans (24/7): 116 123 | ⁠samaritans.org⁠

Robbie joins me in the studio. An experienced Young Farmer who has had a range of roles and continues with his support in an advisery role for the organisation in many ways. Robbie tells us about his training with wood, what the Young Farmer experience did for his confidence. We learn how as he is a loan worker, he takes care of his safety and why doing something he loves brings satisfaction.

To find out more about Robbie's work follow the links below:

Robbie Hutchinson A. Hutchinson & Sons https://www.facebook.com/share/1BwuKft6sE/https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/cumbria/24541309.behind-scenes-hutchinson-sons-near-kendal/https://www.in-cumbria.com/expertopinion/25584746.kendal-carpenter-creating-fairy-tale-props-cumbria/

Would you like to feature in this podcast or know someone who would make a great guest? Perhaps you'd like more information on a topic close to farming or wellbeing, please get in touch with your ideas and suggestions.

If you would like us to come to your club to host a wellness session, drop us a message on [email protected]

If you’re struggling or just need someone to talk to:

iCan Wellbeing Group CIO - 01228 819101 ask to speak to Lara or email on [email protected]

• Farming Community Network (FCN): 03000 111 999 | ⁠fcn.org.uk⁠

• RABI: 0800 188 4444 | ⁠rabi.org.uk⁠

• https://www.kooth.com/rabi 

• Mind in Farming: ⁠mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/farming-and-mental-health⁠

• Samaritans (24/7): 116 123 | ⁠samaritans.org⁠

We all do it; some better than others. This episode looks at why and how we sleep and how we can get more out of our day if we use the night to rest. We cover lots of ideas to help make sleep problems less of a worry.

If you would like us to come to your club to host a wellness session, drop us a message on [email protected]

iCan Wellbeing Group CIO - 01228 819101 ask to speak to Lara or email on [email protected]

If you’re struggling or just need someone to talk to:

• Farming Community Network (FCN): 03000 111 999 | ⁠fcn.org.uk⁠

• RABI: 0800 188 4444 | ⁠rabi.org.uk⁠

• https://www.kooth.com/rabi 

This week we deep dive into the life of Lucy, a young farmer and a medieval historian, the curator of the Rheged community gallery exhibition '90 Years of Penrith Young Farmers'. We are joined by Kitty who has been a member of PYF for 10 years and used the confidence she gained to become a teacher. We hear about the history of the YF clubs as well as how it is an inclusive membership that provides unique experiences. We also learn of the challenges facing today's farming community and what can be done to make a brighter future.

Here are the links from today's episode:

https://farmersaid.org.uk/

https://rheged.com/gallery/ FROM FIELD TO FUTURE: 90 YEARS OF PENRITH YOUNG FARMERS 

https://rheged.com/forty-farms-fair/

https://www.skeltonshow.com/ 130th Anniversary

If you would like us to come to your club to host a wellness session, drop us a message on [email protected]

If you’re struggling or just need someone to talk to:

iCan Wellbeing Group CIO - 01228 819101 ask to speak to Lara or email on [email protected]

• Farming Community Network (FCN): 03000 111 999 | ⁠fcn.org.uk⁠

• RABI: 0800 188 4444 | ⁠rabi.org.uk⁠

• https://www.kooth.com/rabi 

• Mind in Farming: ⁠mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/farming-and-mental-health⁠

• Samaritans (24/7): 116 123 | ⁠samaritans.org⁠

If you would like to feature in my upcoming podcasts, get in touch using the methods above.