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09/06/2026

Where can you completely let your guard down?

Rest isn’t always about sleep, quiet, or getting away.

Sometimes rest is being somewhere—or with someone—where you don’t have to monitor yourself.

Where you don’t have to choose your words carefully.

Where you don’t have to perform, explain, fix, impress, or pretend you’re fine.

A safe space can be a place, a person, or even a small part of your day where your nervous system gets the message:

You don’t have to be on right now.

That kind of rest matters.

Because constantly paying attention to how we’re being perceived, what someone else needs, or what might happen next takes energy—even when we don’t realize we’re doing it.

Sometimes rest looks like being somewhere you can simply be yourself.

Where do you feel most able to exhale?

09/01/2026

From NDSU Extension-

Stress is real......but so is support. You don't have to carry it all alone.
Weather..... Mother Nature always makes things interesting..... markets....up and down....... and add that to uncertainty, pressures demands and long hours...... it can be overwhelming.
Life in agriculture comes with challenges every year, it's all in how you cope with them that makes the difference.
If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 to connect with the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline.
Next, explore our library of farm and ranch stress resources for practical tools and strategies to help manage stress and build resilience.
A few to get started:
Farming and Ranching in Tough Times https://www.ndsu.edu/.../farming-and-ranching-tough-times
Managing Stress in Farming and Ranching https://www.ndsu.edu/.../managing-stress-farming-and...
Stress Symptoms https://www.ndsu.edu/.../farm-stress-fact-sheet-stress...
More>>> https://www.ndsu.edu/.../farm-safety-health/managing-stress

Stress is real......but so is support. You don't have to carry it all alone.

Weather..... Mother Nature always makes things interesting..... markets....up and down....... and add that to uncertainty, pressures demands and long hours...... it can be overwhelming.

Life in agriculture comes with challenges every year, it's all in how you cope with them that makes the difference.

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 to connect with the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline.

Next, explore our library of farm and ranch stress resources for practical tools and strategies to help manage stress and build resilience.

A few to get started:

Farming and Ranching in Tough Times https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/publications/farming-and-ranching-tough-times

Managing Stress in Farming and Ranching https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/publications/managing-stress-farming-and-ranching

Stress Symptoms https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/publications/farm-stress-fact-sheet-stress-symptoms

More>>> https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/farm-safety-health/managing-stress

09/01/2026

From NDSU Extension-

Sadness vs. depression - do you know the difference? The ag community is no stranger to hard work. We expect a lot from ourselves......but could we be wearing down our bootstraps?
If you are feeling overwhelmed, sad, frustrated......it's time to talk to someone. Your health is the most important asset on your farm/ranch.
Depression in Farming – Let’s Talk About It https://www.ndsu.edu/.../depression-farming-lets-talk...
Ready to talk to someone? We've got several resources listed on our website. https://www.ndsu.edu/.../farm-safety-health/managing-stress

Sadness vs. depression - do you know the difference? The ag community is no stranger to hard work. We expect a lot from ourselves......but could we be wearing down our bootstraps?

If you are feeling overwhelmed, sad, frustrated......it's time to talk to someone. Your health is the most important asset on your farm/ranch.

Depression in Farming – Let’s Talk About It https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/extension/publications/depression-farming-lets-talk-about-it

Ready to talk to someone? We've got several resources listed on our website. https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/farm-safety-health/managing-stress

09/01/2026

From NDSU Extension-
We pay attention when our vehicles or equipment alert us when something isn't right and take action before a small problem becomes a bigger one.

Is your check engine light on? Are there signs you are missing or ignoring? Our bodies and minds give us warning signs too. Are you more irritable than normal? Trouble sleeping? Are you feeling overwhelmed? These can all be signs of stress taking a toll on our body.

It's time to take action. Take a moment to check in on yourself. A little maintenance can go a long way.

Learn how to manage stress https://www.ndsu.edu/.../farm-safety-health/managing-stress

We pay attention when our vehicles or equipment alert us when something isn't right and take action before a small problem becomes a bigger one.

Is your check engine light on? Are there signs you are missing or ignoring? Our bodies and minds give us warning signs too. Are you more irritable than normal? Trouble sleeping? Are you feeling overwhelmed? These can all be signs of stress taking a toll on our body.

It's time to take action. Take a moment to check in on yourself. A little maintenance can go a long way.

Learn how to manage stress https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/farm-safety-health/managing-stress

08/28/2026

Do you ever feel like you’re never really “off”?

Even when the workday ends, there are meals to figure out, messages to answer, laundry to move, appointments to remember, animals to check, people who need something, and a dozen little things running through your head.

Sometimes the kind of rest we need isn’t sleep.

It’s a break from responsibility.

A little time when you aren’t the one deciding, planning, remembering, organizing, fixing, or making sure everything gets done.

That doesn’t mean abandoning our responsibilities.

It means recognizing that constantly being responsible for something takes energy—even when we’re pretty good at carrying it.

And sometimes rest looks like letting someone else decide what’s for supper.

Leaving something until tomorrow.

Putting your phone down.

Or simply having a stretch of time when nothing is yours to manage.

You don’t have to wait until you’re overwhelmed to need that kind of break.

Sometimes being “off duty” for a while is part of what helps us keep showing up.

08/24/2026

What if you didn’t wait until you were exhausted to rest?

The next type of rest from the list we’ve been sharing: time away.
I recently had the opportunity to spend time at a cabin and did some hiking.

We sometimes think of needing a break as something that happens when we’ve reached our limit. When we’re overwhelmed, burned out, or simply can’t keep going at the same pace.

But rest doesn’t have to be something we turn to only when something is wrong.

It can be proactive.

Time away can be something we intentionally make room for before we’re running on empty.

A weekend at the lake.
An afternoon somewhere different.
A drive with no errands attached to it.
Even a few hours away from the things that constantly remind us of what needs our attention.

We don’t have to earn rest by becoming exhausted first.

Sometimes taking care of ourselves means noticing what restores us—and making room for it while we’re still doing okay.

Rest doesn’t always have to be recovery. Sometimes it’s maintenance.

08/16/2026

It seems fitting that National Relaxation Day started like this.

A quiet morning.
A walk outside.
No big plans for the moment. Just noticing what was around me.

I think sometimes we expect relaxation to be something we have to do — something planned, scheduled, or earned.

But every once in a while, it just finds us.

In the quiet.
In the familiar.
In a morning that gives us a reason to slow down long enough to notice it.

This morning was one of those mornings.

Happy National Relaxation Day. 🌿

08/12/2026

Are you tired?

The next type of rest in our series is stillness to decompress.

Does your mind ever get a chance to be quiet?

Not scrolling.
Not answering a text.
Not making a list in your head.
Not thinking about what you should be doing next.

Just…still.

We spend so much of our lives taking in information, solving problems, making decisions, and moving from one thing to the next that even when our bodies stop, our minds often don’t.

Sometimes the rest we need is stillness.

A few minutes to watch the sun come up.
To notice the light reflecting on the water.
To listen to what’s around us.
To let our minds wander without needing to accomplish anything.

Stillness can feel uncomfortable when we’re accustomed to always being “on.”

But we don’t have to fill every quiet moment.

Sometimes we can just let it be quiet.

Maybe today, give yourself five minutes with nowhere else you need to be.

08/11/2026