This is a beautiful, vulnerable and empowering conversation about the importance of mental health and resilience for all of us but particularly those of us living in rural Australia with the particular challenges and circumstances it brings.

Our guest today is Steph Schmidt who is a psychologist, farmer, wife and mother who is on a mission to improve the wellbeing and resilience of rural Australia from the ground up.

Steph is a Clinical Psychologist and was awarded the 2020 SA Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award and the 2021 Safework SA Augusta Zadow Award for her project – ACT for Ag.

Steph realised there was a gap in preventative type approaches - providing people with accessible tools to improve their wellbeing, even during tough times and she has created an incredible business and community that fills that gap.

In our conversation we cover:

• How to identify if you might not actually be coping even though you seem to still be getting everything done

• How to feel good and enjoy your time even if you do not complete your daily to do list

• The importance of coming back to yourself and how to step into that version of you, you really want to be

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Steph's tips on how to not only maintain but your expand your mental wellbeing and resilience.

And so much more!

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Steph's Website: https://actforag.com.au/

Steph's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actforag/