179 {Tina Kendall-Davis} Why keeping quiet about stress on the farm can be fatal

Try our FREE burnout quiz.Grab your burnout workbook HERE. If you would like us to work with your team book a 30 min chat HERE. There is a general belief that ‘life on the land is tough’, but many of us don’t realise just how tough it can be, and the toll it can have on the lives of the individuals and families who work the land. That is an experience that Tina Kendall-Davis knows very well. Tina is the founder of Anytime Counselling, a mental health service dedicated to delivering accessible, stigma-free support across Australia, with a deep focus on rural and regional communities. Her mission is personal. Growing up on a farm her father was everything to her, but like many men of his generation, he carried the weight of financial pressure, isolation, and unspoken stress. He never sought help, and when Tina lost him to a stress-induced heart attack, her world fell apart. She is determined to shift the mental health conversation from reactive space to a proactive one, because we all deserve to live our best lives every day.In this episode she shares:Life growing up on the farmThe darker side of living on the farmThe negative impact of farm life on her familyLosing her dad to a heart attack and her belief that the farm life stress influenced itThe financial stresses of farm lifeHow she responded to her father’s deathThe biggest impact on her life about losing her dadThe disappointment of friendships that didn’t help her when she needed themWhy she became a counsellorHow she made her unique therapy serviceThe difference between proactive therapy and reactive therapyThe importance of tools in your toolbox Key Quotes “If he had had counselling, we'd still have hi.”“We don’t prioritise ourselves the way we prioritise other stuff and it costs you your life.”“Stress is human rust.”More about TinaFind Tina on Linkedin or check out the Anytime Counselling website. You can get involved with the podcast onlineOn facebook in our community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/challengesthatchangeusOr on Instagram: @challengesthatchangeusIf you want to contact the podcast, email us here: [email protected] check out our website: www.Challengesthatchangeus.comIf you want to find out more about what Ali does, check out her business via the website: http://www.trialtitudeperformance.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.