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Aotearoa RTLB have been privileged to have Kathryn Wright, PhD candidate in rural mental health and community connection and accredited counsellor, to outline some of her findings from her recent PhD research. Kathryn's PhD explores how wellbeing, purpose, and social connection are shaped in small rural communities, through a mix of personal resilience, informal support networks, and the everyday realities of rural life. It examines the pressures created by distance, time sca