Balancing Wellness and the Critical Role of Emotional Health
Like the four wheels of a car, inflating just one won’t provide optimal performance. All must be supported in the same way we must...
Community Outreach with a Non-Traditional Workforce
Our communities are suffering from Opioid and substance abuse, mental health, compounding stress, and on and on…what is causing us to be so sick...
What a Difference a Place Makes
Place matters for health! A growing body of research over the last several decades has shown the connections between place and health. From obesity...
From Workplace Wellness to Community Well Being
In 2016 Delaware County, IN was recognized as an Indiana Healthy Community by the Wellness Council of Indiana. The collaboration in our community makes...
Placemaking, Wellbeing, and Engagement
I met Fred Kent, the founder of Project for Public Spaces (PPS), when he traveled to Indiana to offer the keynote presentation at Ball...
Ethics and Financial Well-Being
With over 50% of Americans having less than $10,000 saved for retirement, financial stress is a major health and productivity issue. In this presentation,...
What is Missing between Healthcare and Health?
A new way to think about “patient-centered” care
Addressing the “root-care” of illness
Why are we trying so hard, yet failing so miserably...
Is This New Certification in Lifestyle Medicine for Me?
For Physicians and Health Professionals. (MD’s, MS/PhD. Chronic disease is now responsible for 70 to 80% of all health care expenditure, yet most health...
Designing Compassionate Cultures: A Survival Imperative for Business and Humanity
A new story is emerging throughout society as we wake up to the human and business value of caring and compassion. Compassionate environments, cultures,...
Workplace Consciousness, Well-Being, and Learning: A Practical Model
There can be no health without conscious effort. And such effort is required to keep learning when we face obstacles in our health journey...