Small Town Strong

If you grew up in a small rural community you know that it can be isolating at times… You spend hours on the farm, prioritizing everything else before yourself. As the days become shorter and darker, it's easy to feel your mind wandering and you start to get that heavy feeling. Although you acknowledge that you should be grateful for having food and shelter, you still feel a sense of darkness. Expressing your emotions to your loved ones is difficult and the doctor is not providing any solutions. You are NOT alone! Lewellyn Melnyk, Author and farmer has had that same feeling since she was a teenager… She is now opening the door to talk about mental health in rural areas with her new book Rooted. She shares how she stays Small Town Strong when life gets hard and how you can too. In this episode Dan and Lewellyn dive deep into living with depression and anxiety. Lewellyn shares her top tips for pushing through the bad days, you don’t want to miss this emotional episode.  Connect with Lewellyn: Website: https://www.lewellynmelnyk.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lewellyn.melnykTwitter: https://twitter.com/lewellynmelnykInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lewellynmelnyk/ Aberhart Family of Companies:https://aberhartagsolutions.cahttps://aberhartfarms.comhttps://suregrowth.cahttps://www.convergencegrowth.com Connect with us on AGvisorPro: https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/aberhart-danIf you want to be part of the Growing the Future community, make sure to say hi on social at: https://linktr.ee/Growingthefuturepodcast Register for the Convergence Conference at convergence.ag and stay updated by subscribing to the Growing the Future Podcast at growingthefuturepodcast.ca.