The global pandemic identified the impact of health and wellness for all, and this article from  Amy Giddon on social wellness highlights what it means, and how to help it grow into a bigger movement. July is social wellness month. Although the World Health Organization has defined health in terms of physical, mental, and social wellness as far back as 1948, neither the concept nor the term was firmly planted in our cultural landscape until about 5 years ago, when…

Amy Giddon reflects on what social wellness means and how to expand the reach and benefits. July is social wellness month. Although the World Health Organization has defined health in terms of physical, mental, and social wellness as far back as 1948, neither the concept nor the term was firmly planted in our cultural landscape until about 5 years ago, when the loneliness epidemic became more widely acknowledged. And still, even with the 31 days of July dedicated to it,…