In her book "Farmers are People," Lanie shares some of her own experiences as a farmer and provides professional, psychological insight as a mental health therapist. She challenges and discredits the widely-held belief that farmer suicide is due to the business problems of farming like extreme weather, high land prices, and low grain prices. She provides a more accurate description of the problem that includes this concept - the business problems of farming can lead to the same personal problems that are the actual risks for suicide and depression among all people. The good news is that this opens the door for many effective strategies to improve health and reduce the risk of suicide.