Late one night while cycling home, I could no longer stuff down the emotions of my marriage breakup. It was getting exhausting. I started crying, then asked, “What am I feeling right now?”
Researchers studying consciousness and other phenomena face bias and censorship from mainstream science and media. They’re undeterred.
I was French-kissed by a wolf. A true kiss. She stuck her tongue right into my mouth, while staring into my eyes. It was a sign she liked me, and another rich experience on my spiritual journey through nature and indigenous culture.
While the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade directly affects women in America, the tremors of the decision are being felt worldwide in the wake of the Taliban’s prohibitions on women and girls. One writer captures the impact of public and private affronts to women’s rights — and offers a way forward.
The wellness economy is forecast to reach $7 trillion in 2025, and Traditional Medicine practiced by 80% of the world’s population — including plant medicines like psychedelics — is in great demand.
Did it take a pandemic to wake us up to the importance of wellness? The strife that Covid-19 brought reconnected us to our selves, our values and our wellness, says the latest research.
The wellness economy was on a roll, reaching a valuation of $4.9 trillion before Covid hit. While lockdown hurt in-person businesses, others boomed, says the Global Wellness Industry. Here’s the latest data and the long game is huge growth.
Here’s the full transcript, complete with links of citations and resources, for Episode 8 of The Mindstream Podcast: The shift to mental wellbeing, featuring guest Katherine Johnston of the Global Wellness Institute.
We cover where “mental health” is today, demystify the language around the intellectual and emotional self, discuss the mind-body-spirit connection, and interview Katherine Johnston on the Global Wellness Institute’s landmark report, “Defining the Mental Wellness Economy.”
Each one of us can be an agent for change to improve the world’s mental health and wellbeing. It starts with understanding ourselves and then supporting others. Here are specific steps to take to be part of the solution now.