Stress Management Tips For Farmers
Gosh where to start with this topic. As a farmer it can be such a rewarding job but it comes with it stresses. I understand that every job has their own stresses but farmers live on the land, they never leave the work at the end of the day and struggle to have a good work life balance. There are the everyday stresses of managing staff, balancing budgets, future planning as well as doing physical work.
Farming can be up and down, worrying when it will rain, whether the price of sheep are going to drop, and the pressures of caring for livestock. This can be very overwhelming and can become an issue when there is social isolation, working long hours and the lack of sleep can make it even more difficult.
My top tips for stress management in farmers.
- Delegate where you can
o If you are too overwhelmed or under the pump it may be best to delegate tasks where possible. If accounting and book work isn’t your thing, find someone who can assist you with it so you can focus your time and energy into something else.
- Find work life balance
o Spend some time with your family or friends, take one night away from the farm to de stress and try and forget about the worries.
- Talk about it
o If you don’t talk about it nobody knows what you’re going through. Talking about it will help you get the problems off your chest and someone maybe be able to help you in some way.
- Ensure you’re eating nutritious food
o When we are stressed your diet is the first thing to be put aside. We know that the food we are eating helps regulate our mood and help with our nervous system so trying to eat real foods and avoid processed foods can help.
- Keep moving
o I am told on a regular basis that farming is exercise and I understand that there is a lot of being on your feet and heavy lifting! But you are doing a lot of physical work appose to cardiovascular exercise. If you can dedicate 30 mins 4 times a week to get your heart racing and blood pumping it can help in stress management. You could try a group fitness class, running, walking a mountain or even riding a bike. In this program we are lucky enough to have provided you with an Active Farmers work out and some yoga flows.
If you would like to learn more about managing your stress, food, herbs and supplements that could help, plus be given yoga flows and HIIT workouts make sure you sign up for me Online Rural Health Program. Sign up before 6th September to secure this program at the early bird price.
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