Leslie Forstadt, PhD

Leslie Forstadt conducts educational programs and research about farm team/farm family balance, communication skills, mindfulness, stress, and resilience. She has been a farm coach since 2018 as co-designer and member of the farm coaching team with UMaine Extension. She is affiliated with the Northeast Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (Cultivemos), is Grant manager of the Maine Agricultural Mediation Program, is a certified Farm Succession Coordinator, and enthusiastic supporter of the well-being of the humans who farm land and sea

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  • Webinar: Communication Coaching to Support Farm Harmony Across Generations

    Summary: Communication coaching is a specific program with a method that works with the members of farm teams and farm families to make decision making, goal setting, and conversations in general, better. This presentation will address generational differences, share communication teaching ideas, and discuss a specific 4-session coaching program that participants may be interested in adapting.Read More