How did we get to that point, where we think having a shower... or going grocery shopping alone is "self care?" .

It isn't. In this 3-part collaboration series with Let's Talk, a charity with the goal of breaking down the stigma around mental health, we delve into self-care; why it’s not selfish,and how do it properly.

We address how to challenge that 'little voice' in your head that tells you, you don't have time to look after yourself. You can even name that little voice. We did.

And we also look self care from a men's perspective; we know a lot of rural men like to go to the pub... but is that self care?

Hear from:

* Karen Foster - Professional Mentor, and Board Chair at Let's Talk, Port Fairy VIC

* Abbi Power - Community Activation Lead at Let's Talk and mother of twins, Naracoorte, SA

Produced by the Rural Podcasting Co.

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**EPISODE SPONSORED BY JOY JOHNS WINES**

Does the farm always HAVE to come first?

We meet two very successful women in agriculture who are challenging this traditional concept of 'the farm comes first'. To do this, they have both come up with unique business models.

Instead of shaping their lives around the farm; they're shaping the farm around their family and other career and business goals.

Hear from:

• Chloe Brown - a dairy farmer in south west Victoria, who has pushed back on the 'get big or get out' mentality of modern dairying to build a business with her husband, that works for their young family. Chloe is also reshaping perceptions of the industry through her podcast, More Than Milk.
  
  
• Claire Booth - while Claire doesn’t like to call herself a farmer, she plays an integral role in her family’s farming business Booth Ag, which is based in Geurie in central west NSW. She also runs her own law firm in Dubbo.

Both Claire and Chloe discuss how they've managed to define their business roles and manage this alongside with their roles as 'wife' and 'mother'. They talk about how they gained confidence and learnt about the business of farming too, as first time farmers.

Thank you to our Episode Sponsor, Joy Johns Wines

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This Episode is Sponsored by: Creative Little Soul

Yes, we invented the term “Bush Podpreneur.” But that’s because there’s a phenomenon that’s been happening in rural Australia that we need to recognise. “Bush Podpreneur” captures the way rural women are producing podcasts in entrepreneurial ways to build community, social connections and even businesses and income.

In this special episode, Kirsten Diprose is joined by guest co-host Dr Maria Rae, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Policy at Deakin University to unpack why and how rural women are starting their own podcasts and what it means for them.

You’ll hear from six rural women podcasters:

• Skye Manson, founder of Manson Podcasting Network, Gunning, NSW
• Kimberley Furness, founder of Oak Magazine, Bendigo VIC
• Katrina Myers, This Rural Life, Barham NSW
• Stephanie Coombes, Central Station Podcast, Katherine, NT
• Stephanie Tretheway, Motherland, TAS
• Samantha Meurant, Rural Compass, Cunnamulla, QLD

We discuss the realities of creating a podcast (including time and money), the opportunities podcasting can bring you and how to manage the duty of care you have to your guests, especially when they’ve emotionally opened up to you.

The podcast market is becoming increasingly saturated, but the listenership continues to grow in Australia. The latest figures (2023) show 43% of Australians regularly listen to podcasts. And that's up quite significantly from four years ago when it was about 25%.

Read the academic paper written by Dr Maria Rae and Kirsten Diprose: Bush Podpreneurs: How Rural Women Podcast Producers Are Building Digital and Social Connectivity

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EPISODE SPONSORSHIP Thank you to Chrissy Symeonakis, founder of Creative Little Soul for sponsoring this episode. If you’d like to sponsor an episode (or a series!) of Ducks on the Pond, get in touch: kirsten@ruralpodcastingco.com

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