What practical mental health support looks like in the shearing industry with Carol Mudford
About this episode
Mark chats with Carol Mudford about her journey into the shearing industry and her efforts to improve mental health within it.
This week on the podcast, Mark chats with Carol Mudford to talk about her unconventional path into the shearing sheds and the work she is now doing to help improve mental health across the industry. Carol grew up around sheep but never planned to pick up a handpiece, starting her working life in nursing before COVID and family circumstances brought her back to the farm. When she was ready to return to nursing, Carol moved into mental health nursing within a rural suicide prevention programme,...
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