The history of mental health and wellness had made leaps in
improvement and care throughout history. In the mast mental
wellness issues were hidden away and couldn’t and wouldn’t receive
proper care. In the past they didn’t make the correlation between
mental health and physical wellness either.
In modern times we have many different interventions for treatments
and to ensure mental wellness. But current society and events still
creates barriers to receiving care. There have been many studies that
show mental wellness plays a large role in physical wellness and
impact an individuals health behaviors.
Currently with emerging and re-emerging diseases and illnesses
society needs to ensure their mental wellness is also in a good space
to maintain physical wellness because Mental health and wellness will
always be interconnected.
Wellness to me is such a broad term that it can apply to many aspects
and reflecting on the many aspects of wellness out there can help me
navigate current issues and events with a better understanding of the
intricacies of wellness.
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