When medicine meets movement, miracles happen. Here’s why the wellness community must champion exercise oncology—and how my 40-year cancer journey proves it works. I’ve spent four decades in cancer’s shadow—first supporting my mother through breast cancer at age 13, then my sister, then facing my own triple-negative diagnosis at 54. But here’s what shocked me most: the medical establishment is only now discovering what the…
Celebrate World Workplace Wellbeing Month: June 2025
June is World Workplace Wellbeing Month, a time when organizations and individuals worldwide come together to champion the health, happiness, and full potential of employees. This year, the Workplace Wellbeing Initiative of the Global Wellness Institute is especially excited to highlight events and resources that expand on the 2025 Workplace Wellbeing Trends we’ve identified. These are trends that are shaping the future of work, from…
Integrative Oncology & Self Help Discussion 2
Upcoming Webinar on Integrative Oncology & Self Help June 16, 2025 at 2PM – 2:45 PM ET Join us for an illuminating discussion with leading experts in Integrative Oncology as they explore evidence-based complementary approaches to cancer care. Our distinguished panel will separate fact from fiction regarding popular therapies including repurposed medications, hyperbaric oxygen, red light therapy, and IV vitamin treatments. Learn which integrative…
Must Reads from the Wellness World (May 28th, 2025)
Is all of this self-monitoring through wearables making us paranoid?–The New York Times As wearable tech, like the Oura Ring, becomes more ubiquitous, some users say having so much data about their bodies is making them far more anxious. Collecting piles of data about our bodies seems to hold the promise of bringing about a happier, healthier life, but according to this article it often…
Study Suggests We Don’t Just Hear Music, but ‘Become It’
Study Suggests We Don’t Just Hear Music, but ‘Become It’ A 2025 study from McGill University shows our brain rhythms actually sync with sound to create emotion, movement and meaning–– shedding new light on the neuroscience of music and what makes music powerful. Our brain and body don’t just understand music, they physically resonate with it––and it shapes our sense of timing, musical pleasure and…
Smartphones, AI and Rising Unwellness
Smartphones, AI and Rising Unwellness By Thierry Malleret, economist Malleret discusses NYU Professor Arpit Gupta’s recent argument for “the smartphone (and social media) theory of everything.” Put simply, he posits that the widespread use of smartphones and social media (that began around 2011) are a major cause of unhappiness in individuals and larger problems across society. The fact that so many observable negative trends began…
