Total Health: Dr. Athena Robinson of Woebot Health, On How We Can Optimize Our Mental, Physical, Emotional, & Spiritual Wellbeing

Broadly speaking, building some structure into one’s day can help. This allows people to plan adequate time for both work as well as other values-based activities. I also suggest that people block out time for activities that make their hearts sing — whether that’s something like painting, needle point, cooking or playing board games. Making sure to integrate recreational activities that bring joy and even connection with others is really important, especially as we are dealing with the pandemic and can’t do many of the things that we may have done previously.

Often when we refer to wellness, we assume that we are talking about physical wellbeing. But one can be physically very healthy but still be unwell, emotionally or mentally. What are the steps we can take to cultivate optimal wellness in all areas of our life; to develop Mental, Physical, Emotional, &…