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Throwing Wrenches Mending Fences Podcast

Hello everyone and welcome to the Throwing Wrenches and Mending Fences Podcast, where we have crop tour conversations about life, farming, family and balance it all. I am your host, Sarah Zastrow, Creator of Cultivate Balance, the Workshop for Less Stress, and the Network for Mental Wellness in Agriculture. Farming and ranching is stressful, chaotic and wrenches get thrown into your plan nearly every day, but there are a few things that make life in agriculture less stressful and more fun. I am

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# 44 Stiff, Sore, Tired & No Sleep, 5 Ways to Fix...

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2022/03/25

# 44 Stiff, Sore, Tired & No Sleep, 5 Ways to Fix These Common Problems Springtime work never ends. It also is accompanied by exhaustion, aches, and lots of muscles stiffness and soreness. When we work in cold, damp weather, our bodies take the brunt of it and we can feel everything twinge, ache, pain and after a while it really takes a toll. Today we will talk about what you can do to feel better. How you can ease aches and pains, have more energy during the day and sleep better at night. I make

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#43 Staying Fit on the Farm & How it Effects Mental...

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2022/03/18

#43 Staying Fit on the Farm & How it Effects Mental Health with That Fit Agvocate Andrea Severtson is a beef cattle producer from Minnesota. We dig into some practical ways to begin personal development and how that correlate to our mental health. We also talk about how to find time for self-care, exercise and “me time” when it’s calving season, planting or things are super crazy for any reason. We talk about what to do when you are having a bad day, how to become more self-aware of your thoughts

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#42 Fuel and Fertilizer are the Price of Gold, 10...

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2022/03/10

#42 Fuel and Fertilizer are the Price of Gold, 10 Questions to Ask Yourself in Uncertain Times When life gets overwhelming, prices are sky high and we are on the verge of war, sometimes the best things to do is reflect. In todays’ episode we will talk about 10 questions that you can ask yourself to help get through these uncertain times. Sometimes it is best to think of things in terms of the worst-case scenario, the best-case scenario, then “in reality, what will actually happen” scenario. When we

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38:26

#41 Great Companies Give Back- Greenstone Farm...

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2022/03/03

#41 Great Companies Give Back- Greenstone Farm Credit’s Dave Armstrong Farm Finance is a huge stressor for the majority of farmers. Loans, lines of credit and tracking finances is complicated, difficult and overwhelming to say the least! Here in Michigan, we have an ag lender called Greenstone Farm Credit. Each year, they give money back to their members for Patronage Day. This year Patronage Day is March 17th. If Greenstone is one of your lenders, but sure to stop into the office on March 17th for

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#40 Seasonal Depression Anyone? 9 Ways to Get More...

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2022/02/25

#40 Seasonal Depression Anyone? 9 Ways to Get More Vitamin D 20-40% of people living in similar latitudes as Michigan experience SAD or seasonal affective disorder. You know on the first warm day of spring how you feel energized, happy, and even have a little pep in your step? That is because we can see and feel the sun for the first time this year. The day I am recording this, it is sunny, single digits but sunny and I can feel the difference in my mood already. There is a connection between low

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#39 Strong Marriages, Good Communication &...

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2022/02/17

#39 Strong Marriages, Good Communication & Yellowstone with Ranch Wife Life Lydia Kyle and her husband manage a ranch in the mountains of the American Southwest, where the Cowboy way of life lives and breathes. She is tiktok and Instagram famous and works to introduce ranch life to people interested in seeing what the cowboy way of life is all about. Lydia and I talk about how marrying a farmer and rancher takes a special kind of person. We talk about the difference between communication when you

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29:39

#38 Part 2 A Most Ridiculous Poop Metaphor & 4 Ways...

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2022/02/03

#38 Part 2 A Most Ridiculous Poop Metaphor & 4 Ways to Find a Great Therapist A few weeks ago, I competed in a competition where we brainstormed some ideas to help farmers and ranchers with their farm stress and mental health issues. If you have ever seen a discussion meet either in American Farm Bureau or FFA then you know exactly how these competitions go. My fear is that the conversation would jump straight to suicide prevention and awareness so I created several talking points to help people

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39:18

#37 Save Money, Grocery Shop Less and Meal Plan Like...

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2022/01/20

#37 Save Money, Grocery Shop Less and Meal Plan Like a Pro with Ann Sharek Ann (Annie) Sharek and her husband farm in Pennsylvania and she is a super organized person. . . and I am jealous! Annie has the most beautiful and inspiring meal planning, cooking and grocery shopping templates. These templates are so helpful. They have dinner ideas, with the recipe and the grocery list that helps you to stay on track. Not only will the meal templates help you to streamline dinner and mealtime, but it also

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36:17

#36 10 Ways to Get Back to You-The Road Between...

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2022/01/13

#36 10 Ways to Get Back to You-The Road Between Mentally Healthy and Mentally Ill Last week, I competed in a competition where we brainstormed some ideas to help farmers and ranchers with their farm stress and mental health issues. If you have ever seen a discussion meet either in American Farm Bureau or FFA then you know exactly how these competitions go. My fear is that the conversation would jump straight to suicide prevention and awareness so I created several talking points to help people

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45:12

#35 Succession Planning and The New American Dream-...

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2022/01/06

#35 Succession Planning and The New American Dream- Tik Tok Fame This week on the podcast we have Zoe and Mikey Kent. They are a father daughter duo from Ohio who farm corn and beans. They work extremely well together and that’s because of a few tricks of the trade that have helped them to be successful and get on the same page. We dig into what the older generation wants younger farmers to know. How you can go about hard conversations and how you can start the succession planning conversation

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30:21

#34 3 Ways to Make Habits and New Years Resolutions...

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2021/12/30

#34 3 Ways to Make Habits and New Years Resolutions Stick There is a corresponding blog post that goes along with this episode. If you are interested in checking it out click here: https://www.micultivatebalance.com/single-post/3-steps-to-make-habits-and-resolutions-stick-this-new-year Habits aren’t hard, remembering to do them is hard. Change doesn’t happen from having one good day, it happens when you up-level your average day. It happens when you create routines and habits that help you to

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28:44

#33 3 Ways to Reflect & Be Grateful This Holiday Season

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2021/12/23

#33 3 Ways to Reflect & Be Grateful This Holiday Season It’s been a long couple of years but there is still so much to be grateful for. Not that we are looking for toxic positivity but after the hardships have been processed and your feeling ready to look upwards this episode will help you to reflect and have more gratitude this holiday season. BLOG POST: 3 Ways to Work Through and Gain Traction when you are in Crisis Mode:

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#32 Moving Forward with Loss and Grief This Holiday...

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2021/12/19

***Trigger Warning for death by suicide, grief and loss Ashley Kennedy and her husband Eric own a dairy farm outside of Bad Axe, Michigan. With have two young daughters and a whole lot on their plate, they have dealt with some insurmountable loss in the past several years. Ashley and I talk about the importance of having something to look forward to outside of the farm. We talk about balance and hobbies as it relates to healing and self-care. We also talk about how to move forward with a recent

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#31 11 Tips to De-Stress and Simplify this December

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2021/12/09

#31 11 Tips to De-Stress and Simplify this December Here is a link to the blog: https://www.micultivatebalance.com/blog 1) Continue to work out! Working out helps keep you sane, keeps any anxiety at bay, plus you won't gain that dreaded holiday weight. 2) Have a plan. You need a plan for gifts and a plan for food and a plan for shopping for all of it. It helps to get my shopping done as early as possible. Now, I am not an October shopper, however getting my shopping done by the 10th of Dec

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#30 Get Involved for Yourself, Your Farm and...

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2021/12/03

#30 Get Involved for Yourself, Your Farm and Agriculture as a Whole

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#29 Ultimate Shower Beer & How Parenting was Easier...

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2021/11/25

#29 Ultimate Shower Beer & How Parenting was Easier BEFORE Kids with the Barnyard Language Podcasters Caite Palmer and Arlene Hunter Caite Palmer and Arlene Hunter are farmers, moms, and fellow podcasters! Their show Barnyard Language Podcast is all about farming & parenting in the modern age. We have an amazing and hilarious conversation about life on the farm. Between the two of them they have six kids, cows, goats, chickens, sheep, lots of row crops, a whole lot of things to manage. We talk

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#28 7 Ways to Ease Sore Muscles After a Long Cold Day

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2021/11/18

#28 7 Ways to Ease Sore Muscles After a Long Cold Day Did you know I used to teach exercise and relaxation techniques? In fact, relaxation, mindfulness and stretching is my mojo. Which comes in handy every single day! This time of year, sore muscles, aching backs and that chill that goes right through you is a hard reminder that winter takes no prisoners. This week, we are talking about how to ease sore muscles after a long day. 7 Ways to Ease Sore Muscles After a Long Cold Day Come inside and

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#27 Unbreakable Resilience with Karen Dean and Three...

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2021/11/12

#27 Unbreakable Resilience with Karen Dean and Three Steps to Get Started ***Trigger Warning*** Karen Dean is a Amazon #1 Best Selling Author who highlights stories of resilience and overcoming all kinds of adversity and hardship. Her book is called We are Unbreakable: Raw, Real Stories of Resilience from Women in Nova Scotia in 2020. Karen was married to a dairy farmer when everything she knew turned upside down. She was forced to sell the farm, move, and help her children heal and move forward

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#26 Are You Overcomplicating Things Because That's...

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2021/10/28

#26 Are You Overcomplicating Things Because That's How We Always Do It When I was growing up, my dad would always quit early on Halloween. We loved it! From his perspective, they had to haul through town and there were too many kids and vehicles to risk driving a hard-to-stop vehicle through such a populated area. This got me thinking, sometimes it’s okay to quit early. Janelle Burns from episode # 22 talked about how they quit for 4pm on Sunday’s. It helps rest, spend time with family, recoup and

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#25 Farm Families Fight-5 Tips to Help you Get Along...

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2021/10/21

#25 Farm Families Fight-5 Tips to Help you Get Along and Work Together Easier Farm families fight, that is a fact of life. Anyone who is business with other people knows that there are lots of decisions to be made, problems to solve and things that need attention. This is where the weeds get thick and making these decisions can lead to arguments. We all know of brothers who don’t speak to each other or other families that have been ripped apart by a family feud. This episode talks about some ways

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