Just a Farm Wife

In this powerful episode of Just a Farm Wife, Tara Emerson sits down with Lizzie Siegel, a Resource & Reality Architect, to explore the connection between trauma, subconscious beliefs, autoimmune disease, and the body's incredible ability to heal.   Lizzie shares her personal journey through chronic pain, autoimmune illness, energy healing, and subconscious reprogramming, offering a fresh pers...

In this eye-opening episode of Just a Farm Wife, Tara sits down with holistic health expert Rachel Ellenani to explore what true healing really looks like—and why lasting wellness starts by addressing the root cause, not just the symptoms.   Rachel shares her journey into functional nutrition, the connection between food and overall health, and how small, intentional changes can transform the way...

In this deeply honest episode of Just a Farm Wife, Tara sits down with narcissistic abuse coach Kyle Miller for a conversation about emotional abuse, gaslighting, trauma, people pleasing, and what happens when you spend your entire life carrying everyone else. Kyle shares how he spent 14 years in an abusive relationship believing he was the problem — believing he lacked empathy, caused the conflic...

In this episode of Just a Farm Wife, Tara sits down with Lule Naas to explore a deeply honest conversation about identity, motherhood, burnout, and what it means to lose yourself while trying to hold everything together. Lule shares her powerful personal journey through isolation, infertility, and the quiet struggle of balancing family, work, and life in a rural community. Together, they discuss t...

In this episode of Just a Farm Wife, Tara sits down with bestselling author and speaker Ginny Priem to explore her powerful new concept, Unsubscribe, and how letting go of what drains you can be the key to moving forward. Ginny shares the story behind her book Unsubscribe: Why Letting Go Is the Secret to Getting Ahead and the four simple pillars—Manage, Swap, Mute, and Block—that help women reclai...

In this episode of Just a Farm Wife, Tara sits down with Dr. Daphne Denham to share the powerful story of how hyperbaric oxygen therapy helped her own children recover from serious concussions. After months of uncertainty, misdiagnoses, and watching her daughter struggle with severe symptoms, Tara found hope through the work being done at Healing with Hyperbarics of North Dakota. Dr. Denham explai...

In this episode of Just a Farm Wife, Tara Emerson delves into a transformative discussion with Dr. Kristen Strom, an advocate for women in agriculture seeking to live with purpose and balance. From her journey as an educator to a transformational coach, Kristen shares compelling insights on prioritizing wellness, combating isolation, and building supportive communities. They explore the invisible...

In this episode of Just a Farm Wife, Tara sits down with Jacques Faith van Tonder to have an honest, eye-opening conversation about the realities of the H-2A program from both the farmer and worker perspective. Jacques shares what really happens when expectations, communication, and cultural understanding are missing, and how clear boundaries and mutual respect can make or break a season. Together...

In this episode of Just a Farm Wife, host Tara Emerson sits down with Tanya Wieler of Dakota Dynamics to uncover how the principles of Human Resources—communication, self-reflection, and succession planning—can revolutionize the family farm. Tanya shares how an HR mindset, often reserved for the corporate world, can bring clarity and connection to multi-generational operations where personal and p...

In this heartfelt episode of Just a Farm Wife, Tara sits down with Elena Longtin—a farm wife and food truck owner of Bourbon Barrel—whose journey from Oregon to North Dakota shows the courage it takes to start over. Elena shares how she went from being the “new girl” in a tight-knit rural community to running a beloved food truck and finding her place on the farm. Together, Tara and Elena talk abo...

In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Stephanie Johnson, Teen Director, Co-Producer, and Board Member of the Miss North Dakota Scholarship Organization. Stephanie shares the incredible opportunities and benefits that await young women who participate in this life-changing organization. From building confidence and leadership skills to earning scholarships and making lifelong connections, we...

Updates and God's Detours 

When we think about the family farm, we tend to think it's a place where everyone is happy playing their part and working together. Sometimes family dysfunction takes over and that is the end of the illusion of a perfect family farm.    For Tara's new book, check it out here on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gGZo9od  

When we think about the family farm, we tend to think it's a place where everyone is happy playing their part and working together. Sometimes family dysfunction takes over and that is the end of the illusion of a perfect family farm. 

In this episode of Just a Farm Wife, we talk with Carie Marshall Moore where we dive into the diverse and invaluable roles that farm wives play every day. From managing the household and contributing to the farm’s operations to supporting their families and communities, farm wives are the backbone of rural life.   We discuss how to embrace and celebrate these roles while empowering each other to r...

Please join host Tara Emerson as she explains the inspiration behind "Just a Farm Wife" and discusses the recent TEDxCavalier!  For the talks given at TEDxCavalier, follow the links below:  Eva Robsinson: https://youtu.be/aTZPfmox9aw?si=Tu-WGmGqgHZzWH0Q Chelsey Wald: https://youtu.be/crjnA9Gl7yU?si=SrkvT_Bp18VoZqRx Ginny Priem: https://youtu.be/sUNwwZLH6sU?si=vSO6PuPijp1ZD-bp Kari Helgoe: https://...