Mental Health Skills and Awareness Training for Agriculture and Rural Australia
🪨Need some little rock reminders with simple strategies to manage the juggle of farm, family and life?
Drop your details below and I'll take care of the rest!
Accessible and engaging, Steph combines her knowledge as a psychologist with her lived experience of life on the land.
I'll help you (and your team) to:
- Effectively manage the inevitable stress in farming life;
- Improve decision making, even during tough times;
- Build resilience and bounce back from setbacks;
- Strengthen interpersonal relationships - on and off the farm;
- Improve emotional well-being, understand why we feel what we do when we do;
- Redefine wellbeing and self-care in a way that fits and adapts within the farming lifestyle
I'm a farmer, psychologist, farm wife and mum -
I am The Farm Life Psychologist.
WORK WITH ME
As the Farm Life Psychologist, I am dedicated to improving the wellbeing of farmers and rural Australians. Through personalised coaching, training for mental health clinicians, and workshops for businesses and communities, I foster resilience and empower individuals to thrive in the farm life.
Join me on my mission to enhance wellbeing and inspire lasting change for all farmers and Agribusinesses.
WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS
For thriving individuals, businesses and communities.
Online and in-person training
Specialised Ag Mental Health training, informed by psychological knowledge and research, intertwined with currently "living it" as a farmer.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER for AGRICULTURAL EVENTS
Sharing engaging and accessible mental health strategies through my own personal experience of life on the land.
LITTLE ROCKS
Weekly Reminders
Bite-sized reminders delivered to your inbox, to help you to navigate the juggle of farm, family and life.
Little reminders to help you to stay on track, even during tough times.
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HEY THERE, I’M STEPH!
A PSYCHOLOGIST, FARMER, WIFE AND MUM – BUT ALSO JUST STEPH, A HUMAN BEING; AND I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT IMPROVING THE WELLBEING AND RESILIENCE OF RURAL AUSTRALIA FROM THE GROUND UP.
Farming can be incredibly tough, but it can also be incredibly rewarding.
I bring accessible, paddock tested psychological tools to farmers and rural Australia.
Much of what I do is for all farmers and rural communities. Psychological Flexibility Skills are keystone skills that we all need, as we navigate the challenges of farming life.
There has been an invisible burden carried by women on farms, and I have am driven to make the invisible visible.
When women do well, we ALL do well. So often, however, farming women prioritise everyone and everything before themselves.
I'm determined to help farming and rural women learn how to show up as the person they truly want to be, care for their wellbeing, and have thriving relationships – both on and off the farm.
*Please Note: I provide coaching/advocacy services only, and do not offer psychological therapy. If you are experiencing mental health difficulties, please consult your medical or mental health professional, or contact your local hospital or crisis centre.
In an emergency, contact LifeLine 13 11 14*
WE CAN ALL STRENGTHEN OUR WELLBEING, EVERY DAY
INFORMED | REMINDED | CONNECTED
Farm Life Psych with Steph Schmidt - The Podcast
In 2024 I have finally launched my podcast, Farm Life Psych with Steph Schmidt.
Join me each week as I explore the challenges and joys, struggles and rewards of farming life.
I intertwine my knowledge as a psychologist with my lived experience of life on the land to bring you episodes designed to inspire, entertain and at times intrigue.
Aiming to be bite-sized and easily digestible, the Farm Life Psych podcast is perfect to listen to whether you are in the tractor, driving home from the school/bus drop off, or juggling farm, life, and kids at home.
Mental Health & Wellbeing: Learnings of a Farm Life Psychologist
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