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The Georgia Ag Labor Relations Forum will be held at the UGA Conference Center in Tifton on September 16-17. This year’s theme is “Dependable Insights in Uncertain Times,” which is something we could all definitely use! The Forum will have speakers from industry, from the government, from agricultural advocacy, and from research. It will be…
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This past week I was at the UGA Cotton and Peanut Field Day, talking about farm stress. It was a great day, and I was able to have some stunningly candid conversations with people about stress, suicide, the need to reach out when you need help, and the importance of checking on each other and…
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September is Recovery Month, when we celebrate people who work hard every day to overcome problems with substance use or mental health struggles. But as I think about it, “recovery” is bigger that overcoming behavioral health problems. Recovery is doing the things one needs to do to get back to a healthy condition. We can…
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Last week I got to go to the NorthEast Georgia Ag Expo in Hart County. It was a great day—I had a table with farm stress resources I got to share with lots of farmers and their families. Throughout the day I also got to have a number of very genuine conversations with farmers about…
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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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