Throwing Wrenches Mending Fences Podcast

#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....

#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 wh...

#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 w...

  ***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...

#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 ea...

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

#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...

#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 eas...

#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 tu...

#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 episod...

#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 oth...

#24 Choose to Find Joy and Humor on the Funny Farm with Tammy Stanton Tammy Stanton and her family started the Funny Farm as a way to teach people about the purpose of agriculture. I discovered her social media because her posts not only teach the public about farm life, but it's also a great way to teach farmers to try to find joy and humor in farm life. Finding joy and humor in the simple things...

#23 5 Ways to Recoup on a Rain Day After 5 inches of rain last week, we have had several days to get things fixed and even rest a little. Sometimes rain comes at the right time, sometimes it comes at the wrong time. No matter when it comes, we can use that time to our advantage! Here are 5 Ways to Recoup on a Rain Day Fix whatever needs to be fixed and go over your equipment to ensure that you can...

#22 5 Field-Meal Hacks with Busy Mom of 4-Janelle Burns Janelle Burns is a mother of four, field meal expert and manager of all things. She says she is not a super organized person, which is good because plans always change anyway right? Janelle explains that she breaks up her day into prep mode, other time (usually used for canning, laundry or whatever else she needs to get done), field meal cook...

#21 3 Things to Remember About Stress When Tensions Run High This Fall When I was a kid, I was a crier. I was a mad crier, an angry crier, a frustrated crier, then I would get embarrassed for crying and cry harder. This finally stopped as I aged but to this day when I get mad, angry, frustrated, embarrassed I still just want to sink into a hole and cry. Usually, but not always, I refrain. Let me s...

#20 How to Stand Up, Communicate and Thrive on Multi-Generational Farms and Ranches with Monica Prince Monica Prince is a farmer from Montana where she and her husband farm livestock and several acres of row crops. They also run a trucking company where her son has spent the last 6 weeks working to put out the fires. Today we talk about: -How to take care of yourself first -How to let go of Mom-gu...

#19 3 Ways to Improve Your Mindset, Attitudes, and Beliefs About Yourself, Your Family, and The World Mindset is difficult sometimes because mind over matter, like most things in life, is easier said than done. What is mindset? Mindset is having the attitude that you can overcome anything that comes your way. It is finding positivity and the spirit of innovation when things break down, get loose,...

#18 How to Fall Asleep, Stay Asleep, and Rest Easier with Janet Whalen Janet Whalen is a sleep coach. She is also one of those people you can talk to forever. We sat down and dove into the depths of sleep as it relates to mindset, pain, stress, anxiety and dreams. Janet taught me so many good things but one that I was excited to try (aka excited to sleep on it 😉 haha get it, it's a pun! ) Anyway,...

#17 3 Ways to Handle Fall Nerves-Back to School or Back to the Grindstone Download the free worksheet here: https://conqueryourpain.mykajabi.com/worstcase   Whether you are nervous about the kids going back to school, preparing for fall harvest or just a change in season fall nerves sometimes get the best of us. It's normal and natural to feel a spike in anxiety during these big changes, however t...

#16 3 Types of Technology Every Farm Needs, Plus Drones, Our Eyes in the Sky with Tyler Clark We all have those people in our lives that are difficult to find Christmas Gifts for. Zack and I decided to have a buddy come out and take drone photos of the farm. Not only was this the coolest way to get pictures from a bird's eye view, it was also an awesome way to use technology. Three types of Techno...

#15 The Farmer's Daughter USA a Conversation About Law, Research, and the Future of Farming Amanda Zaluckyj aka The Farmer's Daughter is a lawyer, blogger and agvocate. Her family farms corn and soybeans in Southwest Michigan. She is a blogger at her own site called The Farmer's Daughter USA and contributor to AgDaily as well as being a guest contributor to several other publications. Her articles...

#14 3 Minutes to Be a More Grateful and Positive Person in 3 Easy Steps A few weeks ago, we talked about being intentional about how we are showing up, how are we being? In this week's episode we talk about how to become more positive, and how to be a more grateful for ourselves, our family, our farm and our life. 3 Easy Steps to Be More Grateful and Positivity Step 1: Do a Daily Gratitude Practic...

#13 Part 2 Three steps to say NO and not feel guilty with Karen Goodchild This is part 2 of our interview with Karen Goodchild. We discuss goals, to-do lists, SMART Goals, BAG goals, and how to prioritize what is right and when. We also talk about what to do when helping out your neighbor turns into a million favors and 3am phone calls. Lastly, we discuss winter depression, SAD and what we can do...

#12 Goats, Autism, and Finding Balance in Farming, Family and Boundaries with Karen Goodchild Karen Goodchild is a special needs mom, goat lover and fellow farmer. She got a couple of goats because her son could only drink goat's milk. Her son was able to overcome a sensory issue and he actually took his mittens off and touched the goats!! Since then, he has been able to raise and show goats which...

#11 You Can't Do It All- The Choose Two Method and Permission to Forget the Rest We can't do it all. There is an amazing Tik Tok'er out there named Jennifer Fulwiler who talks about how never before in history have we been asked to do it all, until now. We have always had a tribe to depend on. They helped us raise our children, find food, cook, clean, talk things out, make decisions and we have al...