Q: I have struggled with anxiety all my life. My physician’s supportive prescriptions and the patience of various counselors have helped me succeed, but I still have panic attacks. What else can I do? A: Neither I nor anyone else can completely obliterate anxiety from your psychological landscape. Often as not, anxiety is buried deep […] Read more
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Personal finances growing unstable
Recent report says 45 percent of adults in Man. and Sask. are $200 away from being unable to meet financial obligations
The inability of consumers to cover regular bills, buy groceries and service existing debt obligations has become more common in an environment of higher interest rates and inflationary pressure.
We all need a reason for being
Nothing you have done for your elderly father is as significant or pertinent to his well-being as are those long hours when he talks and you listen.
Men in mid-50s must shift the centre of their universe
Q: I am 56 years old, married with two successful adult children. I get along with my wife and my career is doing well. However, I am depressed. Why? A: At one time we talked about midlife crises hitting people who were somewhere between 45 and 60 years old. Although the criteria for a mid-life […] Read more
Farm counselling service to continue in Manitoba
A counselling service for Manitoba farmers, launched last year, will continue to support producers and their families. On March 15, the Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program announced that its first year was a success and it has the financial resources to maintain the service. “We saw a need and with overwhelming support from the industry, we […] Read more
Mental health improves farm safety
Fostering psychologically safe workplaces is also seen as playing an important role in hiring and retaining farm employees
The executive director of AgSafe Alberta says her experience with mental health issues on the farm stretches back to seeing the effect of sky-high interest rates in the 1980s, the difficulties of the hog sector while working with Alberta Pork and now in her current role. “Having a psychologically safe workplace is not something that […] Read more
Farm counselling service to continue in Manitoba
A counselling service for Manitoba farmers, launched last year, will continue to support producers and their families. On March 15, the Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program announced that its first year was a success and it has the financial resources to maintain the service. “We saw a need and with overwhelming support from the industry, we […] Read more
Understanding the ABCs of dementia
Leanne Lawrence began to notice subtle changes in her mother. Marjory Topping had lived alone for about four years after the death of her husband. She remained active and continued to drive the grain truck during harvest. In 2004, she bought a house in Kipling, Sask., to be closer to family and friends. However, she […] Read more
Research collects mental health data
Data gathered as part of the Farmer and Rancher Mental Health initiative helped launch the SaskAgMatters Network
Producers are stepping up to help each other with mental health matters. This stems from the Farmer and Rancher Mental Health (FARMh) initiative research project that identified programs, resources and interventions that Saskatchewan agricultural producers wanted as appropriate mental health supports. Since its launch in 2021, researchers have collected data from more than 100 farmers […] Read more
One stop for ag mental health
As part of her research, Linda Hunt wanted to know what mental health services were available to Alberta farmers and how they could be found. For the next few days, Hunt bounced between government and private agencies, associations and departments trying to piece together a picture of the available services for farmers. Farmers had told […] Read more
