Clare Hockings is a name you might have heard before, that’s because her, and her love, Farmer Brad met on the little-known Australia tv show Farmer Wants and Wife. Now I can’t speak for Brad, but I have had a chance to have a good chat to Clare, and I have to say the way she met Brad is really the least interesting thing about her. Clare is one hell of a tough rural women, to me she comes across as an the approachable, dependable, down to earth, fun, rural mum, and friend we all hope to be and all hope to have.
Clare takes us through her pregnancy with her first beautiful baby boy Roy (like seriously, the kid is as cute as a button). Early days were tough for Clare, as she had just moved to the farm, but due to show obligations had to lay low. She was pregnant already and madly in love with her farmer when the show aired, and what followed was a tough time. See Clare (like many the people that go on reality tv) had to endure the onslaught of comments online from people, while tackling a new relationship, town, and the first trimester, it was a lot. When I listen to Clare talk about this time, what is clear to me is that her and Brad are a real team, they are rock solid, and it is the old tripod of leaning into each other and supporting each other that got her through that time. The way Clare speaks about Brad, his love, support, and ability to laugh anything off was the key ingredients that really got her through.
Clare’s story touches on some incredibly important discussion points for rural women like; access to continuity of care, particularly when there are medical complications, supports for rural remote women, inductions of labour, and birth trauma. Clare articulates so well the shock of coming home and running straight into harvest.
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