Farming couple shares mental health journey

A farming couple has spoken out about their mental health struggles in the hope that it may help others.

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Farming couple shares mental health journey

Andrew and Emma Oliver, of Western Slade Farm on the Gower Peninsula, suffer from bipolar and anxiety respectively, with both admitting to feeling so low in the past that they have considered taking their...

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