Embracing Change Counseling

11/02/2026

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Last winter, we introduced you to mental health therapist Colleen Stegenga.
She is in the process of restoring her family’s 100-year old bard to use for her practice - Embracing Change Counseling Services.

10/31/2026

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10/31/2026

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Familiar routines are easy to predict, so they feel safe. The brain can read that uncertainty as a threat. That's when the worry, the knot in the stomach and the

10/30/2026

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One week away!

Join the Connect Mitchell Committee of the Mitchell Chamber of Commerce for First Friday Coffee at Embracing Change Counseling ! ☕

We’re heading out to her beautiful farm office located at 25999 397th Ave in Mt. Vernon, SD for a morning of networking, conversation, and connection.

🗓 Friday, November 6
⏰ 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Start your day with coffee, community connections, and the opportunity to learn more about Embracing Change Counseling in a welcoming, peaceful setting.

We hope to see you there!

10/21/2026

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Three weeks ago, I had a counseling session with a farmer right in the middle of harvest. He wasn't sitting in my office. He was driving the grain cart, doing

10/09/2026

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Recording date: September 21, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode forty-one features Colleen Stegenga of Embracing Change Counseling Services, LLC as we discuss: Making the decision to see an animal-assisted therapist f...

10/08/2026

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but in rural South Dakota there's a quiet assumption that abuse is a "city problem."

10/05/2026

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My dad would have turned 100 today. In this painting, he's wearing his WWII Army uniform with the First Allied Airborne patch on his arm. He was the youngest of 13 kids from a South Dakota farm family, and he went off to war and served as a German interpreter. When he came home to the farm our famil...

09/30/2026

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07/20/2026

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🎤 Looking for a meaningful keynote or workshop for your next agricultural event?

Thomas Eisenbarth Grounded Ag and Colleen Stegenga Embracing Change Counseling have created a powerful presentation that is changing conversations across agriculture.

From the Field to the Feelings combines lived farming experience with professional mental health expertise to create an engaging, practical, and hope-filled presentation designed specifically for agricultural audiences.

Available as:
• Keynote Presentations
• Workshops
• Conference Sessions
• Panel Discussions
• Virtual Presentations

Perfect for:
✔ Agricultural conferences
✔ Commodity organizations
✔ Producer groups
✔ Agribusinesses
✔ Rural organizations
✔ Farm associations

If your organization is looking to create meaningful conversations around mental health while providing practical tools your audience can use immediately, connect with Thomas and Colleen to learn more about bringing From the Field to the Feelings to your next event.

🌐 Thomas: www.groundedag.org
🌐 Colleen: www.embracingchangecs.com

Watch the full interview on The Impact Farming Show to learn more.
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