{"id":1071,"date":"2025-09-22T17:10:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:12:02","slug":"walking-my-talk-and-saying-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/thriving\/2025\/09\/walking-my-talk-and-saying-goodbye\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking My Talk and Saying Goodbye"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For over two and half years now I\u2019ve been writing this blog, posting weekly (more or less) about well-being, taking care, and managing stress in order to keep thriving on the farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to tips and suggestions for stress management, I\u2019ve shared thoughts and musing about family, loss, and life. One of my big messages, which I hope you\u2019ve heard and taken to heart, is that through good times and bad, you are valuable and important and you deserve to take care of yourself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

In all my writing I\u2019ve tried to be honest, telling you about my experiences and feelings and what I\u2019m learning from them. Between the sadness of my parents\u2019 passing and the joys of my daughters\u2019 weddings I\u2019ve learned a lot, and hope I\u2019ve been able to pass on a little bit of it to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve also shared some thoughts about getting older and passing the torch on to the next generation\u2014something I know lots of farmers think about as they age and plan for the future of the family farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past months I have been thinking about all I have written\u2014deserving a break, taking care, getting older, managing stress\u2014and I\u2019ve realized that I need to walk my talk if I\u2019m going to be true to myself and what I\u2019ve written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, at the end of this month I will stop working for UGA Extension and I am going to retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working with the people at UGA, people in industry in agriculture, and especially farmers and farm families, has been the greatest privilege and honor of my career. Thanks to each of you for working with me to promote farmer and farm family well-being and mental health. And thank you to everyone who has read this blog– I\u2019ve appreciated each messsage you\u2019ve sent me, each story you\u2019ve told me, and each moment we\u2019ve shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope a few of the things I\u2019ve posted on the blog have stuck and that you will continue to take care of yourselves and each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wishing you health and joy\u2026and keep thriving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warmly,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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amscheye@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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