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The Rural PsychologistHow can solving the childcare drought fix rural Australia’s workforce shortage? Meet the social entrepreneur who is making inroads.Interview with rural social enterprise entrepreneur Angela Cochrane.Question: What has work force shortages in rural and regional Australia got to do with childcare and babies? Answer: Everything!Check out the website for The Future Care Project here: Home | The Future Care Pr 1In this podcast Chantal chats with Angela Cochrane from The Future Care Project a start-up social enterprise she has built from scratch and thrown herself into while caring for her three young children.What beg...2025-06-0449 min
The Rural PsychologistWhat's it like to be a practicing health professional in the bush? Mental health, self-care and loving life as a health professional in rural AustraliaIn this episode, Chantal provides advice for health professionals on how not to burn out; and then (at about the 10min mark for those who want to skip my don't burn out advice for health professionals and get straight to the good stuff!) has a great chat with two highly regarded mental health professionals who have lived and worked in rural Australia for a couple of decades. Enjoy!Guest profiles:Home - Rural Sky GoondiwindiRural Sky is situated in the heart of Goondiwindi, by the banks of the MacIntyre River, on Queensland’s Da...2025-05-0858 min
The Rural PsychologistSarah Crosthwaite - Nuffield Scholar & farmer mental health advocate talks about farmer mental health around the world - what’s the problem & which countries have the solutions?Sarah Crosthwaite, Dairy Farmer, Nuffield Scholar, and Social Worker has just completed a tour around the globe as part of the Nuffield Scholarship in an effort to understand what's behind the mental health crisis among farmers worldwide. I was both enlightened and intrigued by Sarah's insights into the pressures that create mental health issues for farmers around the world. I am sure you will be too. Read Sarah's Nuffield report here International Agricultural Research Reports | Nuffield Farming ScholarshipsWebsite to Sarah's counselling service link here:Home P...2025-03-1950 minThe Rural Psychologist2025 - The year of living dangerously...connect with new people, learn new things, dive into life and live like no one is judging... AND The kids are not ok? Chantal chats with Dr Chloe Kidd on the mental health of young people living in rural Australia.2025 - The year of living dangerously...connect with new people, learn new things, dive into life and live like no one is judging... AND The kids are not ok? Chantal chats with Dr Chloe Kidd on the mental health of young people living in rural Australia. Dr Kidd sits on the Momentum research team that is helping to overcome access issues for young rural people needing mental health assistance.Find out more about the Momentum program here:www.momentumhub.org.auWhat is Momentum?Momentum offers tailored...2025-01-1658 min
The Rural PsychologistAnnabelle Hickson Galah magazine creator, on self-belief, failing fast & succeeding beyond our wildest imaginations.Rural Women Leading: Annabelle Hickson creator of Galah Magazine - a runaway success in the cutthroat world of media, on self-belief, failing fast & succeeding beyond our wildest imaginations.What will Galah Magazine creator-editor, Annabelle Hickson, do next?A mother of three, a farmer’s wife, a natural-born entrepreneur who lives down the country road from me on a pecan farm, and who seems so self-contained, so unhindered by the rules of life…I just simply had to interview her and find out what on earth makes her tick...what makes her so brave? How did she...2025-01-0555 min
Ducks on the PondConvincing your partner (or yourself!) to book a holiday (Popular re-release)If you can’t get your partner to book a holiday with you… would you just go without them? That’s just one of the tips and tricks we discuss in this episode on how to convince your partner to go on a holiday… because we all know what farmers can be like. We also look at the research behind the benefits of taking a break and the psychological barriers around taking time away from the farm that our partner (or even ourselves) might have. And we get some practical advice about how to discuss this issue with your...2024-12-2546 min