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Item Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture, Episode 1: Introducing the Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture Podcast(2020-10-19) Roberts, Megan; Mold, Doris; Reitmeier, Shauna; Mack, BrendaIn this introduction, we meet Shauna Reitmeier, LGSW and Dr. Brenda Mack, DSW, LICSW. We find out why they are passionate about resilience and women in agriculture. Shauna and Brenda join us for the rest of the podcast series one.Item Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture, Episode 2: What is Stress?(2020-10-21) Roberts, Megan; Mold, Doris; Reitmeier, Shauna; Mack, BrendaThis session focuses on what is stress in the context of agriculture and farming. Shauna Reitmeier and Brenda Mack discuss signs of stress, including how to define positive and negative stress as well ways to know when stress is becoming a problem for you.Item Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture, Episode 3: Coping with Stress and Positive Self Talk(2020-10-21) Roberts, Megan; Mold, Doris; Reitmeier, Shauna; Mack, BrendaIn this session, we discuss coping with agricultural stress and positive self talk. First, we hear from Shauna Reitmeier about coping with stress in a healthy way. Then, Brenda Mack joins to talk about reframing our negative self talk into positive self talk.Item Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture, Episode 4: You Can't Pour from An Empty Cup Part 1 - Making Self Care and Sleep Intentional(2020-10-21) Roberts, Megan; Mold, Doris; Reitmeier, Shauna; Mack, BrendaIn this episode and our next episode, we summarize our “You can’t pour from an empty cup” webinar. One of the ways to refill our cups is to practice self care. A way to think of self-care is to imagine a stool with three legs: a social and relationship leg, a physical self care leg, and an emotional self care leg. This podcast session hones in on making physical self care intentional, in particular through good sleep habits. First we hear from Shauna Reitmeier. Then, Brenda Mack joins.Item Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture, Episode 5: You Can't Pour from an Empty Cup Part 2 - Strategies to Get and Stay Energized(2020-10-21) Roberts, Megan; Mold, Doris; Reitmeier, Shauna; Mack, BrendaThis episode is a continuation of our last episode, Shauna Reitmeier and Brenda Mack summarize the second half of our “You can’t pour from an empty cup” webinar. One of the ways we can refill our cups is to practice self-care. Here we focus on emotional self care and decision making as a way to get and stay energized in the midst of our busy lives in agriculture and farming.Item Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture, Episode 6: Increasing Joy and Happiness in Agriculture(2020-11-10) Roberts, Megan; Mold, Doris; Reitmeier, Shauna; Mack, BrendaThis episode our hosts Shauna Reitmeier and Brenda Mack focus on increasing joy and happiness even in the midst of stressful times in agriculture. While we recorded this episode pre-Covid-19, many of these tips can be adapted and used during social distancing. Happy listening!Item Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture, Episode 7: Building and Maintaining Relationships in Stressful Times - What's a healthy relationship?(2020-12-30) Roberts, Megan; Mold, Doris; Reitmeier, Shauna; Mack, BrendaPlease Be Aware: In this episode’s discussion of unhealthy relationships, our hosts address domestic violence at the conclusion of the episode. Today, our hosts Shauna Reitmeier and Brenda Mack discuss relationships--from families, friends, casual, romantic, to the relationship we have with ourselves. All of these types of relationships can have positive attributes and all of these types of relationships can develop negative attributes. How do we identify positive relationships? Shared core values (http://umash.umn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Core-Values.pdf) can be one key identifier. Building and maintaining healthy, positive relationships with those around us can help us stay resilient in the face of stressful times in agriculture.Item Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture, Episode 8: Building and Maintaining Relationships in Stressful Times - Communicating Effectively(2020-12-30) Roberts, Megan; Mold, Doris; Reitmeier, Shauna; Mack, BrendaShauna Reitmeier and Brenda Mack build off of our last podcast where we learned signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships. Today, we move on to discuss ways we can build positive communication into our relationships, from active listening to conflict resolution.Item Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture, Episode 9: Putting it all together(2021-03-10) Roberts, Megan; Mold, Doris; Reitmeier, Shauna; Mack, BrendaIn Episode 9, Shauna Reitmeier and Brenda Mack recap our previous episodes, highlighting some of their key tips for resiliency. This episode is all about finding what works for you when it comes to reducing and managing stress in agriculture. Resources: 4-7-8 Breathing Handout (http://umash.umn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/4-7-8-Breathing.pdf), Three Good Things Activity (https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/three-good-things)