Social Wellness Isn’t Just up to Us
We are designed to seek out connections with other people and to bond together into tribes or communities. In ancient history, a human alone was a human who was vulnerable. Being part of a group provided safety and improved the odds of survival. Social wellness is a part […]
Wellness Is More than a Buzzword. We Need the Real Thing.
So many of us are working to be the picture of wellness, in all of its eight dimensions. For instance, we try to exercise and follow a healthy diet. Sometimes we take trips to the spa, the gym, the golf course, and the park. […]
Who’s in Charge, You or Your Money?
Finances are not usually the first thing to come to mind when we think about wellness. However, there remains this undeniable fact: when we struggle financially it places a huge strain on our well-being.
You Are Nature, Whether You like the Outdoors or Not
Environmental wellness is part of our evolution.
If you happened to be born a thousand years ago, there would of course be many things different from your life today. Perhaps one of the biggest would be the amount of time spent outdoors in the natural world.
Humans evolved to live […]
Moving from Tantrums to Emotional Health
Learning to manage our emotions is a process that begins early in life.
When a toddler throws themselves on the floor in anger or frustration, it is an expression of undeveloped emotional regulation. They’re still exploring both their emotions and the self-awareness and discipline required to manage them.
As adults, […]
Mind, Body, Spirit: The Three Things You Need to Thrive
Your body is not “you”. Though in a way it is.
Your mind is not “you” and you are not your thoughts, but they are an integral part of you.
Your spirit is not all of who you are, though many spiritual systems believe it is the part that will […]