Barn & Soul Podcast: Episode 37 - When You're Overwhelmed, The Farm Still Waits...

About this episode

Kendall shares personal experiences of feeling overwhelmed while managing farm life and the grounding effect of being present with animals.

Send us Fan Mail Some weeks/months/seasons don’t go according to plan. In this shorter, more personal episode of Barn & Soul, Kendall shares what it feels like to fall behind, feel overwhelmed, and still show up—because on a farm, the work doesn’t pause. Through quiet moments with the animals at Dalby Farm, this episode explores the difference between pressure and presence, and why farming has a way of grounding us when everything else feels like too much. From the steady rhythm of daily ...

People in this episode

Host: Kendall

Topics covered

• overwhelm
• farming
• presence
• mental health
• animals
• personal growth

Keywords

• overwhelmed
• farming
• Dalby Farm
• mental health
• presence
• animals
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dalby Farm

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