October 16, 2025 • 21 mins
We move from a smooth switch to corn and a smarter bagging setup into a frank talk on burnout, the healing pull of nature, and why community support keeps both people and farms alive. Small rain, small signs, big meaning, and a reminder to reach out when the room goes dark.
• bean finish and corn bagging workflow for efficiency
• roles for the team and kids to cut idle time
• reframing pauses as part of the process
• a needed rest triggered by a small rain
• speaking on burnout and using nature to heal
• years-long climb out of darkness and what helped
• the power of one listener who sits without judgment
• disconnection from land and rising anxiety and perfectionism
• support for family farms and food freedom
• local buying as better nourishment and better economics
• blessings as daily signs to notice and act on
As always, go find us on all of the socials at farmers great asset. Feel free to reach out to us with email at farmersgreat asset at gmail.com
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SPEAKER_00 (00:16):
The Farmer's Greatest Asset Podcast.
We believe the Farm's GreatestAsset is the Farmer.
Their knowledge, experience,mind, and health.
SPEAKER_02 (00:39):
Well, welcome to the podcast.
I'm Jesse.
SPEAKER_03 (00:41):
And I'm Dr.
Leah.
SPEAKER_02 (00:44):
It is mid-October.
SPEAKER_03 (00:46):
Today is mid-October.
SPEAKER_02 (00:48):
Literally.
SPEAKER_03 (00:49):
15th.
SPEAKER_02 (00:51):
And we are plugging along with harvest, done with
beans.
Finally.
Switched back to corn yesterday.
So things are going well.
We are on the downhill slide.
Going to finish up with cornhopefully in a week-ish.
(01:12):
So we have been bagging dry cornout of a bin and put it in a
bag.
And that is a slow process.
Just because you got auger outof the bin, but it works.
We have cut beans and put themdirectly into a bag, and it
works great.
(01:32):
And now we're on corn in thefield bagging right out of the
field, and it works great.
It is a little bit of a processto put the bag on.
But once you figure that out,it's not that bad.
You've pointed it out.
SPEAKER_03 (01:46):
Like with most things.
SPEAKER_02 (01:48):
Right.
And you pointed it out to methat I have to look at putting
that bag on as just part of theprocess and not be irritated
that I gotta stop a combine tohelp put a bag on.
Um because in the end, it isquick.
(02:10):
You're not waiting on a graincart, because they can just
basically open the grain cartup, plug along as they're
bagging, and take off.
And just empty the entire graincart.
You don't have to really worryabout getting that truck loaded
just right and shutting it downbefore you're over full, because
we have a 1300 bushel graincart, and that would not all fit
(02:32):
on a truck.
So dump it go, dump it go, dumpit go.
It is quick.
SPEAKER_03 (02:38):
It's efficient, even though you have to stop to put
up a new bag.
SPEAKER_02 (02:45):
Right.
So yesterday was the first dayin the field bagging corn
straight off the combine, and itwas slick.
Excited to be finishing up cornthat way.
It'd be fast.
SPEAKER_03 (03:00):
It surprises me that you want it done so fast.
SPEAKER_02 (03:03):
But it's not about being fast.
It's about being efficient.
Because I'm I'm not worriedabout being done.
Because there's guys around herethat are done.
And it's October 15th.
SPEAKER_03 (03:18):
I know.
I don't know a I don't remembera time that has ever been.
SPEAKER_02 (03:23):
I actually stopped on the road yesterday and talked
to the neighbor, Alan, andthey're one of them that are
done.
And he asked if we were done.
I said, Well, we're done withbeans.
We're now down to the last bitof corn, so we're downhill
slide.
I said, It's only October 14th.
He's like, I know, it's usuallyHalloween.
SPEAKER_03 (03:44):
Right.
SPEAKER_02 (03:45):
So we're plugging along.
Stuff's still doing pretty good.
SPEAKER_03 (03:48):
So And who were your helpers yesterday?
Who was working who were youworking with?
SPEAKER_02 (03:53):
Henry was my green cart guy, which is pretty
typical, but and Lucy was outthere taking care of the bag.
The guys we bought the baggerfrom said just hook your tractor
up, get the bag started, sofigure out your brake pressure,
and just let it hum along.
They just hook a tractor up andcrank it up, let the PTO run all
(04:16):
day.
I don't know.
I guess I'm I'm worried that thetractor will just start veering
one way or the other.
Um and then it's then I don'tthink the tractor needs to sit
there and scream, especially inbeans, because there's a longer
wait time between grain cartloads getting to the bag.
I had somebody sit in thetractor and idle it down, turn
(04:40):
the PTO off when the grain cartleft.
So I feel like we're saving alittle on fuel by not just
letting it sit there and scream.
Um then somebody's there tomeasure the bag, make sure it's
getting filled properly.
And Lucy has taken ownership ofit.
(05:00):
It's pretty cool.
SPEAKER_03 (05:02):
So it was fun watching her walk out there to
the tractor with all of her bagsyesterday.
She had her lunchbox and herwater and then her bag of all
the things to do.
SPEAKER_02 (05:14):
Her big purse.
SPEAKER_03 (05:16):
It's not really a purse, it's like a bag.
Bag.
Big bag.
SPEAKER_02 (05:21):
She had that tractor cab full stuff.
SPEAKER_03 (05:27):
But she was happy to be out there.
SPEAKER_02 (05:29):
She was.
She was helpful.
It was good.
SPEAKER_03 (05:32):
Yeah.
It's good.
Maybe maybe next year we canpromote her and she can try out
the grain cart again.
I think she's happier being inthe in the bagger tractor than
the grain cart.
SPEAKER_02 (05:47):
It's a pretty easy job, but it's a step.
SPEAKER_03 (05:50):
Yep.
SPEAKER_02 (05:51):
So gets her involved and it's good.
SPEAKER_03 (05:53):
And Lizzie did that, what, about a week ago?
And she is still in volleyball,but once she's done in
volleyball this week, thenthey're going to be switching
back and forth.
So I think they're both kind ofexcited to be part of the
process.
She didn't seem to mind that atall.
(06:15):
She could just take a book outand yeah, it's it's extremely
easy.
SPEAKER_02 (06:20):
It's Lucy has been taking it upon herself to, and I
asked her to, to measure the bagto make sure it's getting filled
properly.
Um, because I want the bags tobe full.
Uh Lizzie, we just we had thebrake set, so all she had to do
was sit in there.
I gave that extra task Lucybecause I knew she could handle
(06:40):
it and got her a little moreinvolved.
SPEAKER_03 (06:43):
She likes doing stuff like that.
SPEAKER_02 (06:45):
She does.
So yeah, last week, weekend, Igot to go with you and watch you
blossom a little bit.
Um, so that was good.
I'm glad I got to do that andsee that and be with you.
SPEAKER_03 (07:00):
It was nice.
I was grateful that you werethat you committed to coming.
SPEAKER_02 (07:06):
Well, so I told the guys that if it rained Thursday
night, Friday morning, that wewill take the weekend off.
And they all got excited.
Rightfully so.
SPEAKER_03 (07:22):
So, um Should we talk about the conversation we
had?
I was like, now, Jesse, thesearen't your kids because in our
house, Jesse'd be like, well, ifit rains, then we'll, you know,
go do this for the weekend.
And then it never really likerained enough.
So I was like, these aren't yourkids.
(07:42):
Like they are are gonna makeplans and want to keep them.
Our kids finally learned that.
Yet you don't trust that untilwe're in the car.
SPEAKER_02 (07:59):
Yeah, I opened my big mouth.
SPEAKER_03 (08:01):
No, it was good.
It was good.
SPEAKER_02 (08:04):
The point is that um that little rain shower,
although it didn't amount to awhole lot, that was my sign that
we all needed a break, and itwas my opportunity to get to go
with you.
And we have talked about itbefore, or mentioned at least,
that you have to look for thoselittle blessings every day.
(08:28):
And that was a blessing, andthat was my sign to go with you.
So, and then while you were atyour speaking engagement, it was
very apparent that God wascalling and giving us signs and
working through you.
So use those little signs everyday to um to your advantage.
(08:53):
Look for them and know that theyare blessings and God is there
working for you.
SPEAKER_03 (09:01):
It was really nice having you come along.
I was happy to have you.
Number one, I could be apassenger princess and you you
chauffered me there.
Um, that was really right up myalley.
Um, and it was just nice to haveyou um present um and have your
(09:24):
support during my talk.
Um so I went and spoke toMinnesota Holistic Medicine
Group at their farm to tableevent.
And it was also put on by WeCareand other sponsors.
So thank you for hosting HopkinsFamily at their farm.
(09:47):
It was truly an amazing time forme.
I spoke on burnout and how touse nature to heal you.
So it was a group ofpractitioners, like doctors and
other allied professionals thatwere there.
(10:08):
And during the talk, it I wasthink feeling, getting the sense
that they were kind of zoningout because it was right after
lunch.
And I was like, oh goodness, Ijust kind of need to get through
this when I was looking atpeople's faces.
But I think after the talk, Ihad a lot of people come up to
(10:30):
me and say, Oh my goodness, thatwas so needed.
And even in the question-answerperiod, that was I just what I
needed to hear.
So I think a lot of the uh ofwhat I was seeing was
contemplative look looks.
SPEAKER_02 (10:45):
The other people were coming to you saying that's
what they needed to hear.
SPEAKER_03 (10:50):
Right.
SPEAKER_02 (10:50):
You also needed to hear it as well.
SPEAKER_03 (10:53):
Right.
SPEAKER_02 (10:54):
And that was their calling, God calling them to
come to the speech, but also Godcalling you.
And it was really good to watch.
SPEAKER_03 (11:05):
Yeah, I think that it was the beginning of a new of
new opportunity for me.
Um, it really has gotten me tosee how there is such a need for
someone to come out and voicetheir pain and show that there
is life on the other side of it.
(11:25):
So when I left medicine and andthe reasons that I left
medicine, I was in a very darktime for years.
It was a struggle every day foryears.
And I think that it I had toslowly step out of that
(11:48):
darkness.
And people need to hear thejourney.
SPEAKER_02 (11:54):
People need to know that they are not the only ones.
SPEAKER_03 (11:58):
When I left medicine, I like I couldn't
sleep, of course.
So I'd be up in the middle ofthe night, like scouring the
internet.
Like, how am I supposed to feelbetter?
How am I supposed to get out ofthis pain?
What am I supposed to be doing?
And there was nothing out there.
There wasn't a book.
There wasn't, I mean, if ifthere was something, I would
have found it.
There was nothing at the time.
(12:18):
You know, this was back in 2018.
I think that even more now, I'vedone enough healing that I can
speak to how to climb out ofthat.
And I think it's going to be abeautiful journey showing people
how to not only introspectivelylook at where you are and what
you truly want from your life,but also how coming in tune with
(12:44):
nature and really the peoplearound us who are are there to
support us, and how thatcollective love and giving can
heal you.
SPEAKER_02 (12:56):
And it also reach out, I guess is what I'm saying.
Reach out to us if you feel theneed.
Reach out to somebody becauseyou're not in it alone.
You don't have to be in italone.
And if you just need somebody totalk to, you can reach out.
Reach out to us, reach out tosomebody.
(13:16):
And that was kind of the pointof your message.
SPEAKER_03 (13:19):
Yeah.
And well, so agriculture andmedicine and I even education,
it feels like like they areundergoing these dark clouds,
these dark times right now.
And there isn't, it doesn'tmatter what field you're in, if
you're experiencing burnout inthat dark, like it, like you
(13:42):
said, it is so important toreach out to someone that will
just sit in the dark with you.
And I had a very dark time.
And that's what I did.
I I had a friend that I knewwould just listen and not judge.
SPEAKER_02 (14:00):
You don't have to be on an island.
You don't have to be byyourself, and you're not.
SPEAKER_03 (14:04):
But in the middle of it, it feels like you are, and
like there is no other way out.
So it's important to reach outto someone.
And if you don't, if you can'tfind that someone, there are so
many other people out there tohelp you.
Whether you reach out to ahotline, you reach out to a
(14:29):
friend, you reach out to yourminister or church, someone in
your church, you reach out to astranger who will sit with you
in that dark time.
So it was truly beautiful tohave that first full circle
moment and be the person helpingthe people that are where I was
(14:58):
ten years ago.
SPEAKER_01 (15:00):
And maybe even not get get that far.
SPEAKER_03 (15:04):
Oh, right.
Right?
Yeah, for sure.
So if there is, I mean, ournumber is posted.
Um if you ever need, if someoneis in an extremely dark time and
needs help, um, if you don'tfeel comfortable calling and
talking, please send an email.
(15:25):
I can I can I will help you inany way possible because you
don't have to sit in the darkalone.
SPEAKER_02 (15:30):
You don't have to be in it by yourself, and you're
not.
Know that.
That's you or not.
There is somebody out there,whether it's us or the list of
people that you mentioned,somebody is out there and you're
not in it alone.
Um, and I'm telling you that uhGod is giving you blessings
every day and you have to lookfor them.
(15:51):
They may be small, it may be uhnot even a tenth of rain.
But those are those are mysigns, and you have to realize
that they are little blessings.
SPEAKER_03 (16:02):
Well, and it was really good to go and not only
sit in community with all thoseholistic professionals, but also
to spend time with some friendswho are in a good who are giving
energy like we are, just feelingcommunity and spending good
(16:24):
times together and talking.
That was wonderful.
Another big point that I wasable to make to them was um I
talked about so uh 100 yearsago, um, everyone was tied to
farming.
Almost 50% of Americans werefarmers.
Maybe like if you delve backinto the late 1800s, it was even
(16:48):
more.
Um you either bought, it was,you know, kind of before grocery
stores, so you would go to ageneral store and buy things,
but most produce and meats andeggs and dairy, you know, all of
it you would buy from a farmer.
The more disconnected from theearth that we became, the more
(17:14):
anxiety, depression, all of themodern, the drive and the push
and the productivity, all theperfectionism, all of those
types of things are becomingmore and more prevalent because
we don't, as a society, know howto slow down and just enjoy
nature, which is where we ashuman beings really need to
(17:34):
live.
And I would say, even infarming, like, yeah, you you're
outside, but it is go, go, go,go.
Yeah, it is all about productionand pace and efficiency, and and
not that you don't need that,but you need the times with
nature.
Like, how wonderful was it to beat that farm to table lunch,
(17:59):
have our lunch outside, talkwith people.
I mean, it was just it wasamazing just being out there.
SPEAKER_02 (18:05):
It was a beautiful day at a beautiful place.
Thank you, Kat and Jason.
All of it, yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (18:12):
And another um, so I I really talked with them about
that, uh, about how we aregetting disconnected from
nature, how important it is tobring that back into your life,
and also how things are going inagriculture.
And I talked with the groupabout making sure that they're
supporting farmers because thestatistics this year are that 25
(18:35):
to 40 percent of farms will gobankrupt.
And if we don't have familyfarms, we don't have food
freedom.
So make sure you're supportingyour farmers in every way that
you possibly can.
Look and see who's in your areaproducing what.
(18:55):
And up there, they havecollectives and those those
people really there's a lot ofpeople supporting their farmers
up there, which is really great.
There are different ways thatyou can do that in in different
areas.
That was another message that Ireally wanted to get out.
Support local farming andsupport your family farms.
SPEAKER_02 (19:13):
Well, it also goes to healthier eating, right?
Not just getting all of yourlunch meat from the grocery
store.
If you get your food from alocal farmer, it's bound to be
better.
It's going to be better.
SPEAKER_03 (19:27):
Well, and then you're putting you're putting
your money into the hands ofpeople who will definitely
appreciate that income source.
Like there, it's it isn't justabout what you get, it's about
the energy and the flow of ofwhat you're getting as well.
So you're in need and youpurchase something that with an
(19:51):
energy like from the farm, andyou you allow that money to flow
in a good direction and not justto corporate middlemen.
SPEAKER_02 (20:01):
Corporate office, who knows where?
SPEAKER_03 (20:04):
It was it was a wonderful talk.
It went in lots of differentdirections, and I'm really
excited to do to do more.
SPEAKER_02 (20:11):
It was really good to watch you.
I'm happy I got to go.
SPEAKER_03 (20:15):
I am too.
SPEAKER_02 (20:16):
So, with that being said, the point is look for the
blessings and know that you'renot in it alone.
Um, like Leah just said, familyfarms, a lot of them may not be
able to weather the storm here.
Um, you're not in it alone.
SPEAKER_03 (20:33):
Reach out.
SPEAKER_02 (20:34):
There is a way to get through it and know that you
can do it.
SPEAKER_03 (20:38):
Miracles happen when you find the joy in the dark.
SPEAKER_02 (20:42):
Look for those blessings.
SPEAKER_03 (20:44):
Because they're there every single day.
SPEAKER_02 (20:47):
Yep.
So thanks for listening.
As always, go find us on all ofthe socials.
SPEAKER_03 (20:54):
At farmers great asset.
Feel free to reach out to uswith email at farmersgreat asset
at gmail.com.
SPEAKER_02 (21:03):
It's a good day.
SPEAKER_03 (21:06):
Have a great day.
Bye.
The Farmer's Greatest Asset Podcast.
We believe the Farm's GreatestAsset is the Farmer.
Their knowledge, experience,mind, and health.
SPEAKER_02 (00:39):
Well, welcome to the podcast.
I'm Jesse.
SPEAKER_03 (00:41):
And I'm Dr.
Leah.
SPEAKER_02 (00:44):
It is mid-October.
SPEAKER_03 (00:46):
Today is mid-October.
SPEAKER_02 (00:48):
Literally.
SPEAKER_03 (00:49):
15th.
SPEAKER_02 (00:51):
And we are plugging along with harvest, done with
beans.
Finally.
Switched back to corn yesterday.
So things are going well.
We are on the downhill slide.
Going to finish up with cornhopefully in a week-ish.
(01:12):
So we have been bagging dry cornout of a bin and put it in a
bag.
And that is a slow process.
Just because you got auger outof the bin, but it works.
We have cut beans and put themdirectly into a bag, and it
works great.
(01:32):
And now we're on corn in thefield bagging right out of the
field, and it works great.
It is a little bit of a processto put the bag on.
But once you figure that out,it's not that bad.
You've pointed it out.
SPEAKER_03 (01:46):
Like with most things.
SPEAKER_02 (01:48):
Right.
And you pointed it out to methat I have to look at putting
that bag on as just part of theprocess and not be irritated
that I gotta stop a combine tohelp put a bag on.
Um because in the end, it isquick.
(02:10):
You're not waiting on a graincart, because they can just
basically open the grain cartup, plug along as they're
bagging, and take off.
And just empty the entire graincart.
You don't have to really worryabout getting that truck loaded
just right and shutting it downbefore you're over full, because
we have a 1300 bushel graincart, and that would not all fit
(02:32):
on a truck.
So dump it go, dump it go, dumpit go.
It is quick.
SPEAKER_03 (02:38):
It's efficient, even though you have to stop to put
up a new bag.
SPEAKER_02 (02:45):
Right.
So yesterday was the first dayin the field bagging corn
straight off the combine, and itwas slick.
Excited to be finishing up cornthat way.
It'd be fast.
SPEAKER_03 (03:00):
It surprises me that you want it done so fast.
SPEAKER_02 (03:03):
But it's not about being fast.
It's about being efficient.
Because I'm I'm not worriedabout being done.
Because there's guys around herethat are done.
And it's October 15th.
SPEAKER_03 (03:18):
I know.
I don't know a I don't remembera time that has ever been.
SPEAKER_02 (03:23):
I actually stopped on the road yesterday and talked
to the neighbor, Alan, andthey're one of them that are
done.
And he asked if we were done.
I said, Well, we're done withbeans.
We're now down to the last bitof corn, so we're downhill
slide.
I said, It's only October 14th.
He's like, I know, it's usuallyHalloween.
SPEAKER_03 (03:44):
Right.
SPEAKER_02 (03:45):
So we're plugging along.
Stuff's still doing pretty good.
SPEAKER_03 (03:48):
So And who were your helpers yesterday?
Who was working who were youworking with?
SPEAKER_02 (03:53):
Henry was my green cart guy, which is pretty
typical, but and Lucy was outthere taking care of the bag.
The guys we bought the baggerfrom said just hook your tractor
up, get the bag started, sofigure out your brake pressure,
and just let it hum along.
They just hook a tractor up andcrank it up, let the PTO run all
(04:16):
day.
I don't know.
I guess I'm I'm worried that thetractor will just start veering
one way or the other.
Um and then it's then I don'tthink the tractor needs to sit
there and scream, especially inbeans, because there's a longer
wait time between grain cartloads getting to the bag.
I had somebody sit in thetractor and idle it down, turn
(04:40):
the PTO off when the grain cartleft.
So I feel like we're saving alittle on fuel by not just
letting it sit there and scream.
Um then somebody's there tomeasure the bag, make sure it's
getting filled properly.
And Lucy has taken ownership ofit.
(05:00):
It's pretty cool.
SPEAKER_03 (05:02):
So it was fun watching her walk out there to
the tractor with all of her bagsyesterday.
She had her lunchbox and herwater and then her bag of all
the things to do.
SPEAKER_02 (05:14):
Her big purse.
SPEAKER_03 (05:16):
It's not really a purse, it's like a bag.
Bag.
Big bag.
SPEAKER_02 (05:21):
She had that tractor cab full stuff.
SPEAKER_03 (05:27):
But she was happy to be out there.
SPEAKER_02 (05:29):
She was.
She was helpful.
It was good.
SPEAKER_03 (05:32):
Yeah.
It's good.
Maybe maybe next year we canpromote her and she can try out
the grain cart again.
I think she's happier being inthe in the bagger tractor than
the grain cart.
SPEAKER_02 (05:47):
It's a pretty easy job, but it's a step.
SPEAKER_03 (05:50):
Yep.
SPEAKER_02 (05:51):
So gets her involved and it's good.
SPEAKER_03 (05:53):
And Lizzie did that, what, about a week ago?
And she is still in volleyball,but once she's done in
volleyball this week, thenthey're going to be switching
back and forth.
So I think they're both kind ofexcited to be part of the
process.
She didn't seem to mind that atall.
(06:15):
She could just take a book outand yeah, it's it's extremely
easy.
SPEAKER_02 (06:20):
It's Lucy has been taking it upon herself to, and I
asked her to, to measure the bagto make sure it's getting filled
properly.
Um, because I want the bags tobe full.
Uh Lizzie, we just we had thebrake set, so all she had to do
was sit in there.
I gave that extra task Lucybecause I knew she could handle
(06:40):
it and got her a little moreinvolved.
SPEAKER_03 (06:43):
She likes doing stuff like that.
SPEAKER_02 (06:45):
She does.
So yeah, last week, weekend, Igot to go with you and watch you
blossom a little bit.
Um, so that was good.
I'm glad I got to do that andsee that and be with you.
SPEAKER_03 (07:00):
It was nice.
I was grateful that you werethat you committed to coming.
SPEAKER_02 (07:06):
Well, so I told the guys that if it rained Thursday
night, Friday morning, that wewill take the weekend off.
And they all got excited.
Rightfully so.
SPEAKER_03 (07:22):
So, um Should we talk about the conversation we
had?
I was like, now, Jesse, thesearen't your kids because in our
house, Jesse'd be like, well, ifit rains, then we'll, you know,
go do this for the weekend.
And then it never really likerained enough.
So I was like, these aren't yourkids.
(07:42):
Like they are are gonna makeplans and want to keep them.
Our kids finally learned that.
Yet you don't trust that untilwe're in the car.
SPEAKER_02 (07:59):
Yeah, I opened my big mouth.
SPEAKER_03 (08:01):
No, it was good.
It was good.
SPEAKER_02 (08:04):
The point is that um that little rain shower,
although it didn't amount to awhole lot, that was my sign that
we all needed a break, and itwas my opportunity to get to go
with you.
And we have talked about itbefore, or mentioned at least,
that you have to look for thoselittle blessings every day.
(08:28):
And that was a blessing, andthat was my sign to go with you.
So, and then while you were atyour speaking engagement, it was
very apparent that God wascalling and giving us signs and
working through you.
So use those little signs everyday to um to your advantage.
(08:53):
Look for them and know that theyare blessings and God is there
working for you.
SPEAKER_03 (09:01):
It was really nice having you come along.
I was happy to have you.
Number one, I could be apassenger princess and you you
chauffered me there.
Um, that was really right up myalley.
Um, and it was just nice to haveyou um present um and have your
(09:24):
support during my talk.
Um so I went and spoke toMinnesota Holistic Medicine
Group at their farm to tableevent.
And it was also put on by WeCareand other sponsors.
So thank you for hosting HopkinsFamily at their farm.
(09:47):
It was truly an amazing time forme.
I spoke on burnout and how touse nature to heal you.
So it was a group ofpractitioners, like doctors and
other allied professionals thatwere there.
(10:08):
And during the talk, it I wasthink feeling, getting the sense
that they were kind of zoningout because it was right after
lunch.
And I was like, oh goodness, Ijust kind of need to get through
this when I was looking atpeople's faces.
But I think after the talk, Ihad a lot of people come up to
(10:30):
me and say, Oh my goodness, thatwas so needed.
And even in the question-answerperiod, that was I just what I
needed to hear.
So I think a lot of the uh ofwhat I was seeing was
contemplative look looks.
SPEAKER_02 (10:45):
The other people were coming to you saying that's
what they needed to hear.
SPEAKER_03 (10:50):
Right.
SPEAKER_02 (10:50):
You also needed to hear it as well.
SPEAKER_03 (10:53):
Right.
SPEAKER_02 (10:54):
And that was their calling, God calling them to
come to the speech, but also Godcalling you.
And it was really good to watch.
SPEAKER_03 (11:05):
Yeah, I think that it was the beginning of a new of
new opportunity for me.
Um, it really has gotten me tosee how there is such a need for
someone to come out and voicetheir pain and show that there
is life on the other side of it.
(11:25):
So when I left medicine and andthe reasons that I left
medicine, I was in a very darktime for years.
It was a struggle every day foryears.
And I think that it I had toslowly step out of that
(11:48):
darkness.
And people need to hear thejourney.
SPEAKER_02 (11:54):
People need to know that they are not the only ones.
SPEAKER_03 (11:58):
When I left medicine, I like I couldn't
sleep, of course.
So I'd be up in the middle ofthe night, like scouring the
internet.
Like, how am I supposed to feelbetter?
How am I supposed to get out ofthis pain?
What am I supposed to be doing?
And there was nothing out there.
There wasn't a book.
There wasn't, I mean, if ifthere was something, I would
have found it.
There was nothing at the time.
(12:18):
You know, this was back in 2018.
I think that even more now, I'vedone enough healing that I can
speak to how to climb out ofthat.
And I think it's going to be abeautiful journey showing people
how to not only introspectivelylook at where you are and what
you truly want from your life,but also how coming in tune with
(12:44):
nature and really the peoplearound us who are are there to
support us, and how thatcollective love and giving can
heal you.
SPEAKER_02 (12:56):
And it also reach out, I guess is what I'm saying.
Reach out to us if you feel theneed.
Reach out to somebody becauseyou're not in it alone.
You don't have to be in italone.
And if you just need somebody totalk to, you can reach out.
Reach out to us, reach out tosomebody.
(13:16):
And that was kind of the pointof your message.
SPEAKER_03 (13:19):
Yeah.
And well, so agriculture andmedicine and I even education,
it feels like like they areundergoing these dark clouds,
these dark times right now.
And there isn't, it doesn'tmatter what field you're in, if
you're experiencing burnout inthat dark, like it, like you
(13:42):
said, it is so important toreach out to someone that will
just sit in the dark with you.
And I had a very dark time.
And that's what I did.
I I had a friend that I knewwould just listen and not judge.
SPEAKER_02 (14:00):
You don't have to be on an island.
You don't have to be byyourself, and you're not.
SPEAKER_03 (14:04):
But in the middle of it, it feels like you are, and
like there is no other way out.
So it's important to reach outto someone.
And if you don't, if you can'tfind that someone, there are so
many other people out there tohelp you.
Whether you reach out to ahotline, you reach out to a
(14:29):
friend, you reach out to yourminister or church, someone in
your church, you reach out to astranger who will sit with you
in that dark time.
So it was truly beautiful tohave that first full circle
moment and be the person helpingthe people that are where I was
(14:58):
ten years ago.
SPEAKER_01 (15:00):
And maybe even not get get that far.
SPEAKER_03 (15:04):
Oh, right.
Right?
Yeah, for sure.
So if there is, I mean, ournumber is posted.
Um if you ever need, if someoneis in an extremely dark time and
needs help, um, if you don'tfeel comfortable calling and
talking, please send an email.
(15:25):
I can I can I will help you inany way possible because you
don't have to sit in the darkalone.
SPEAKER_02 (15:30):
You don't have to be in it by yourself, and you're
not.
Know that.
That's you or not.
There is somebody out there,whether it's us or the list of
people that you mentioned,somebody is out there and you're
not in it alone.
Um, and I'm telling you that uhGod is giving you blessings
every day and you have to lookfor them.
(15:51):
They may be small, it may be uhnot even a tenth of rain.
But those are those are mysigns, and you have to realize
that they are little blessings.
SPEAKER_03 (16:02):
Well, and it was really good to go and not only
sit in community with all thoseholistic professionals, but also
to spend time with some friendswho are in a good who are giving
energy like we are, just feelingcommunity and spending good
(16:24):
times together and talking.
That was wonderful.
Another big point that I wasable to make to them was um I
talked about so uh 100 yearsago, um, everyone was tied to
farming.
Almost 50% of Americans werefarmers.
Maybe like if you delve backinto the late 1800s, it was even
(16:48):
more.
Um you either bought, it was,you know, kind of before grocery
stores, so you would go to ageneral store and buy things,
but most produce and meats andeggs and dairy, you know, all of
it you would buy from a farmer.
The more disconnected from theearth that we became, the more
(17:14):
anxiety, depression, all of themodern, the drive and the push
and the productivity, all theperfectionism, all of those
types of things are becomingmore and more prevalent because
we don't, as a society, know howto slow down and just enjoy
nature, which is where we ashuman beings really need to
(17:34):
live.
And I would say, even infarming, like, yeah, you you're
outside, but it is go, go, go,go.
Yeah, it is all about productionand pace and efficiency, and and
not that you don't need that,but you need the times with
nature.
Like, how wonderful was it to beat that farm to table lunch,
(17:59):
have our lunch outside, talkwith people.
I mean, it was just it wasamazing just being out there.
SPEAKER_02 (18:05):
It was a beautiful day at a beautiful place.
Thank you, Kat and Jason.
All of it, yeah.
SPEAKER_03 (18:12):
And another um, so I I really talked with them about
that, uh, about how we aregetting disconnected from
nature, how important it is tobring that back into your life,
and also how things are going inagriculture.
And I talked with the groupabout making sure that they're
supporting farmers because thestatistics this year are that 25
(18:35):
to 40 percent of farms will gobankrupt.
And if we don't have familyfarms, we don't have food
freedom.
So make sure you're supportingyour farmers in every way that
you possibly can.
Look and see who's in your areaproducing what.
(18:55):
And up there, they havecollectives and those those
people really there's a lot ofpeople supporting their farmers
up there, which is really great.
There are different ways thatyou can do that in in different
areas.
That was another message that Ireally wanted to get out.
Support local farming andsupport your family farms.
SPEAKER_02 (19:13):
Well, it also goes to healthier eating, right?
Not just getting all of yourlunch meat from the grocery
store.
If you get your food from alocal farmer, it's bound to be
better.
It's going to be better.
SPEAKER_03 (19:27):
Well, and then you're putting you're putting
your money into the hands ofpeople who will definitely
appreciate that income source.
Like there, it's it isn't justabout what you get, it's about
the energy and the flow of ofwhat you're getting as well.
So you're in need and youpurchase something that with an
(19:51):
energy like from the farm, andyou you allow that money to flow
in a good direction and not justto corporate middlemen.
SPEAKER_02 (20:01):
Corporate office, who knows where?
SPEAKER_03 (20:04):
It was it was a wonderful talk.
It went in lots of differentdirections, and I'm really
excited to do to do more.
SPEAKER_02 (20:11):
It was really good to watch you.
I'm happy I got to go.
SPEAKER_03 (20:15):
I am too.
SPEAKER_02 (20:16):
So, with that being said, the point is look for the
blessings and know that you'renot in it alone.
Um, like Leah just said, familyfarms, a lot of them may not be
able to weather the storm here.
Um, you're not in it alone.
SPEAKER_03 (20:33):
Reach out.
SPEAKER_02 (20:34):
There is a way to get through it and know that you
can do it.
SPEAKER_03 (20:38):
Miracles happen when you find the joy in the dark.
SPEAKER_02 (20:42):
Look for those blessings.
SPEAKER_03 (20:44):
Because they're there every single day.
SPEAKER_02 (20:47):
Yep.
So thanks for listening.
As always, go find us on all ofthe socials.
SPEAKER_03 (20:54):
At farmers great asset.
Feel free to reach out to uswith email at farmersgreat asset
at gmail.com.
SPEAKER_02 (21:03):
It's a good day.
SPEAKER_03 (21:06):
Have a great day.
Bye.
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