8 key areas for optimal wellbeing.
I believe there are 8 key areas interacting to produce optimal wellbeing.
After researching various models around the world, the 8 areas offer a vast insight into how our body works. Let’s unpack each to see how we can foster great overall wellbeing in our lives.
Social – the relationships we maintain with others hold a significant key to our overall health. Interacting with others, fostering an attitude of care and concern for each other, enhances our sense of purpose and connectedness to society and to ourselves.
Emotional – recognition for the way we feel and regulating them, can offer insight into situations and experiences we encounter. Children require support to regulate their emotions suited to the situations they experience.
Physical – maintain physical health is so important in supporting all other areas. Physical health can include exercise but may not need to be of the extreme level. Your level of fitness is suited to you. Do you need to just be active by walking for 30 minutes a day or going to the gym and lifting weights? What feels right to you? All forms of movement allow for the circulatory system to be active supporting blood flow through the major organs in the body.
Nutritional – eating fresh food often and a nutritionally balance diet, allows our body to recharge, reinvigorate and function effectively.
Technological – the amount of time spent on technological devices will depend of many factors. Which device you use can play a part of the balance of wellbeing too. When on social media platforms, a conscious awareness towards the type of articles you are reading, the time spent and the time of day can all affect our overall wellbeing.
Environmental – impacts our day through our surroundings. Enjoying sunlight, fresh air, ergonomics and
Psychological – how is your sense of self? Do you perceive yourself to be a positive person who is self-aware? An awareness towards a healthy
Mental – our brains play such an important role towards our perception and sense of reality. Our subconscious brain can dictate our thoughts and patterns of belief from a very young age. Are all these thoughts positive? Are they supporting us to achieve our overall wellbeing?
Now we know the 8 key areas, how can we ensure overall wellbeing?
It’s important to note how these areas operate in your life. Do you have one area more dominant than another? Take the time to identify what parts of your life make up each area. Make a list of all the activities you carry out regularly. Is there one area that needs greater focus? Can one area become less of a focus allowing for time and effort in another area? This is a great activity to do by yourself or with the family.
Increasing the focus on wellbeing with others around you, allows the conversation to continue, which we can all benefit from.
Bron Gowty has been working with children for more than 20 years.
For more information on her programs and support services, make en inquiry through this website www.brongowty.com.au