Since the pandemic started, global consumers have amassed $5.4 trillion in excess savings (an estimate equivalent to 6% of global GDP, mostly detained by the wealthier households in high-income countries). As economies open up, demand will surge, releasing some of these excess savings, and just one-third of the total could be enough to boost global output by two percentage points this year and in 2022.…
Our mental health crashed in 2020. Recovery could take years–CNET, May 2, 2021 COVID-19, lockdowns and financial pressures have inflicted emotional wounds around the world. In the US, anxiety and depression jumped 200% in 2020; in the UK, 31% of people reported depression severe enough to justify “high-intensity psychological support.” Harvard researchers argue that mental health issues rose in a third of the global population, noting:…
Never Alone Summit | Friday, May 21, 2021 Our friends at the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation and the Chopra Foundation are reuniting a global community to create the building blocks of a new mental health culture. Hear what’s new and cutting-edge in approaches to support mental health and well-being. It’s time to talk about mental health. While the pandemic has prompted the topic…
Sue Harmsworth, spa industry visionary Sue Harmsworth needs little introduction: She has spent five decades shaping the global spa, global wellness and beauty industries (responsible for designing 500+ spas in 65 countries), and her services were honored by Queen Elizabeth the Second. She founded the global brand ESPA in 1993, which she sold in 2017; is founder of Sue Harmsworth Ltd, which advises owners and…
Chart Your Mental Wellness Pathways Mental Health Awareness month was introduced in 1949. Since then, organizations like the National Alliance on Mental Wellness and Mental Health America have joined the movement to raise awareness about mental health, fight stigma, and advocate for policies that support people with mental illness and their families. The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) strongly supports this vital awareness campaign. And a…
The Definition of EXTEND To increase the scope, meaning, or reach To spread or stretch forth To exert at full capacity TIPS, HINTS & INSPIRATION: Read May’s article by Renee Moorefield, member of the GWI Advisory Board and CEO of Wisdom Works Group, and learn how to use EXTEND as a springboard to inspire your participation in the powerful global movement: The Wellness Moonshot: A…
