If you’re drawn to regenerative agriculture, it’s likely because you want more than better soil—you’re here to heal the land, nourish your community, and build a meaningful life. But what happens when your old habits, mindsets, and stress patterns follow you onto the land?

In this deeply personal episode, Christine Martin shares the biggest lesson from over a decade of land stewardship: you can’t grow thriving roots in fractured soil—and you can’t build a thriving operation from a fractured sense of self.

We often focus on grazing plans, soil health, and inputs, but leave out the most powerful leverage point in our system: ourselves.

You'll hear:

• Why burnout, over-efforting, and “tool-in-the-shed” thinking are signs of deeper disconnection
• How unresolved grief, urgency, and outdated beliefs sabotage land plans
• The hidden human weak link in many regenerative systems—and how to address it
• Why true regenerative stewardship starts with healing your own relationship to time, money, and control

Whether you're new to land stewardship or ten years in, this episode is a compassionate reminder that stewardship is sacred—and that presence matters more than perfection.

“The land doesn’t just need your plans. It needs your presence.”

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