Bellwether Hub Podcast

Wrapping up Mental Health Awareness Month, I’m happy to offer up my third and final installment of my Wellness, Organized series: Social Wellness. As mentioned in previous podcasts and posts - I decided to organize my thoughts on what wellness means for me. There are three aspects, and you can read my opinions on physical wellness here and mental wellness here. Now let’s bring it home. First and foremost, I should offer up why I consider social activity as the third aspect of wellness; just as important as physical and mental: I find that there is no greater impact on our physical and mental well-being than the in-person social bonds we create throughout our lifetime. We are social animals. We are wired to pick up social cues from other people. Our sixth sense exists, and it is social. The more neuroscience research that comes out, the more we are finding that social wellness is fundamental to our overall well-being. We now know that seeing other people treated fairly drives the reward center of