139: The day Louise O'Neill found her husband crying in a paddock

Louise O'Neill knows what it's like to hit burn out as a rural family. She was pregnant with her first child when her husband hit breaking point physically and mentally. After that, they revaluated everything and made some big decisions, one of them was to sell their 5th generation family farm and start fresh elsewhere. Amongst it all, Louise started her business Farm Life Fitness to support the health and wellbeing programs of farming families, and it's her work that saw her win the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award for Western Australia. Louise is originally from the UK, and went travelling around Australia before an ad on Gumtree changed everything. This is her story. Imagine gumboots that are functional, comfortable and stylish? With Merry People, they exist! Introducing the perfect everyday gumboot that’s waterproof, durable and keeps you looking stylish. Go to Merrypeople.com to discover the range. Higher Road Australia, an online rural boutique and dress hire business is offering 15% OFF for Motherland listeners- use the code Motherland- offer ends this Sunday.  Head to https://www.higherroadaustralia.com.au/https://www.instagram.com/motherlandaustralia