Guest Author: Anna Scheyett
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When I’m talking about stress and mental health, I often get questions like “What is counseling really like?” or “Will I have to lie down on a couch to talk to the counselor?” or “If I see a counselor, does it mean I’m ‘crazy’?” There are so many myths about counseling, ideas that come from…
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Long ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I was a graduate student. One of the most important things I had to do was put together my committee—the group of faculty members who would teach, mentor, and guide me through the process of becoming a PhD and part of the university. It was kind of an…
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When I was a teen and first driving, I loved going on road trips. My parents encouraged me, but always made sure I had what they called my “emergency kit” with me in the car. An emergency kit was a bag with a few essential things in it. It had a road flasher, so people…
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I had a birthday last week. I turned 67. Yikes! For the past few days I’ve been thinking about getting older and what it means to be closer to 70 than 60. And since everyone gets older, I thought I’d pass on a few of the things I’ve been thinking about, in case it can…
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We are in the middle of summer in Georgia, and all I hear is “It is SOOOO hot!!” Yes, yes, indeed it is. But that isn’t really a big deal, is it? After all, what’s a little heat? Well…the other day I stumbled across something that made me pause, and rethink how I talk about…
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Most of you know that my “day job” is as an Extension Specialist and professor at UGA, focusing on well-being and mental health. That means I get to study all sorts of interesting things and think about ways to help people live happier, healthier lives. Lately I’ve been doing some work on stigma and mental…
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In farming, and in life in general, so much is out of our control. We can’t control input costs, or commodity prices, or big policies, or the weather…sometimes it’s hard not to feel a little bit helpless. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. I hear people talk about “taking control,” whether that control…
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Have you noticed that, except for around Christmas, we don’t really talk about joy? At the holidays we wish “Joy to the World!” but in the day-to-day we don’t think much about it. Joy is a deep emotion, and an important one. It is different than happiness, which comes in reaction to an event and…
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A few days ago, I saw this slogan on the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) website, and I love it. It’s their slogan for Men’s Health Month, encouraging men to speak up about their mental health and emotional needs. I’d like to expand it even more, and say that it’s not weak to speak…
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In this blog I’ve mentioned Steph Schmidt a few times—she is an Australian farmer who is also a psychologist and she focuses on farmer and farm family well-being. Here’s her website—you should check it out. Recently she wrote something that has gotten me thinking. She was writing about supporting ourselves and others when times get…
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