AI’s Role in Enhancing Wellbeing In the Workplace and Beyond Author: Grant GambleAI is playing an increasingly significant role in enhancing general wellbeing and specifically impacting workplace wellbeing through various innovative applications and platforms. By leveraging AI technologies, it’s possible to create more personalized, scalable and accessible solutions for health and wellness. Equally, AI comes with some compromise and risks. Here are some places AI…
Wellness Coaching Initiative 2024 Trends TREND 1: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Multiple studies have shown that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are vital to creating and maintaining business success and are recognized as among the hottest global topics of our decade (Milanesi, 2023). Anchored in the principle that everyone can thrive personally and professionally, DEIB is about giving everyone a sense of safety, respect,…
The Neuroscience of Coaching By Laurie Ellington Whether clients want to quit smoking, develop healthier eating patterns, lose weight, or get more organized, they are looking for support for behavior change. Helping people change habitual behavior lies at the heart of health and wellness coaching. Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity Neuroscience is the science of the brain and behavior. From the perspective of neuroscience, habits are…
Faced with worsening mental health and rising rates of loneliness, global communities are searching for ways to promote our well-being. This June, join the GWI Research team as we discuss how mental wellness policy can promote resilience and support community connections. We will explore the link between mental wellness and mental health and introduce the Research Team’s latest toolkit on Mental Wellness Policy. June 26,…
Respiratory Wellness Initiative 2024 Trends TREND 1: Growing Climate Change Impacts Respiratory Health The effects of climate change, including extreme weather events, wildfires and shifting pollen seasons, exacerbate respiratory conditions such as asthma and allergies. Respiratory health risks are intensifying as temperatures rise and weather patterns become more unpredictable. Sources: https://err.ersjournals.com/content/23/132/161 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23964626/ TREND 2: More Governmental Commitment to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) This trend is…
Mental Wellness Initiative 2024 Trends TREND 1: Climate Mental Health ‘Climate mental health’ is now a term and has been given recognition and prominence by the prestigious science journal group Nature, which dedicated a special issue of “Nature Mental Health” in March 2024 to this topic. They state: “Climate mental health unifies multidisciplinary approaches, including climate science, psychiatry, and psychology, to inform and shape public policy…
