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Wellness is defined in many ways and is commonly understood as not just the absence of illness or stress, but also the tools, skills, and environment in which a person's ability to thrive is present.
Additionally, for some people, the elements that impact wellness in their lives are:
A set of personal actions that impact your mind, body, and spirit
Their identity, cultural, and lived experience
Their awareness and understanding of their own body, mind, and spirit
Their environment, systems, and communities in which they live relationship with the individual
A person's ability to access wellness is impacted by elements that are within and outside of an individual's control. The unequal access to, treatment by, and relationship with health and wellness systems due to structural racism and identity-based discrimination creates a legacy of barriers, mistrust, and harm, which must be addressed and rectified for wellness to be fully achieved. Creating a community and environment founded in wellness is equally important to equipping an individual with wellness knowledge, skills and practice(s).
This guide's role is to support your:
understanding of holistic wellness
skill building in different wellness dimensions
awareness of wellness resources on and off campus
building or strengthening of your wellness practice(s)
The 10 Dimensions laid out here are not separate from one another, but intrinsically connected. When we feel unwell or ill in any one area, we can see the impacts on other areas of our body, mind, and spirit.
For example, if you have a bad cold and need to stay home to recover, you may also feel like that impacts your Emotional and Social wellness.
The same can be said for when we are feeling very well in one area, we often see those positive impacts ripple out into the other dimensions.
For example, if you are feeling Spiritually well, you may feel more connected to your community and your environment, which can benefit Social and Environmental Wellness.
As you explore the guide we invite you to be curious about your own wellness and we are here to support you on this journey.
Creative Wellness is participating in various arts and cultural experiences to understand and appreciate your environment
Cultural wellness is about understanding and embracing the elements of our own cultural background and connections with people who come from different backgrounds than our own
Emotional Wellness is the ability to recognize, express, and effectively manage a wide range of emotions
Environmental wellness is not just about the “environment” as nature, but the environment of your surrounding area
Financial wellness is the ability to meet your current financial needs and to achieve future financial goals
Intellectual wellness involves engaging in creative and stimulating activities that promote growth and development of skills, critical thinking, problem-solving, reflection, self-awareness, and nurturing curiosity and creativity
Occupational wellness may look like finding a fulfilling career that aligns with your skills and values and engages you in a meaningful way
Physical wellness includes things like eating, moving your body, sleeping, and practicing good hygiene habits
Social wellness focuses on the ability to develop meaningful relationships in your life with individuals and communities
Spiritual wellness involves finding peace and harmony through a set of guiding beliefs, values, ethics, or moral principles that provide meaning and purpose in life
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