Mental wholeness is the last term in the tag line for this blog, Living with Health, Wellness and Wholeness.
Wholeness is a concept that has many meanings in our culture. It is spoken of by New Age gurus, preached from the pulpit, and bandied about by pop psychologists. Yet none of these can give you a straightforward answer as to what wholeness really is.
Mental wholeness is murkier still. It is referred to by many, again without definition. This may be because the meaning of the term is difficult to articulate, the person doesn’t really know what it means, or that they just like the mysterious way it sounds!
This post explores the meanings of wholeness and provides my definition of mental wholeness as used in this blog. It is the third in a series that defines mental health, mental wellness, and mental wholeness, three pillars of all the posts written here.
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Mental wellness is part of the tag line for this blog, “Living with Health, Wellness and Wholeness.”
Wellness is a relatively new paradigm in health care, and the subject of mental wellness is newer still. The study of characteristics that make up mental health is called Positive Psychology, which was introduced only in 1998. Mental wellness in counseling and therapy is even more recent, being introduced in 2001.
Mental wellness is more than a pop psychology term; it is a part of the future of medicine, which is moving daily toward a concept of holistic treatment. Both presidential candidates envision more holistic health care, and medical practices across the nation are taking up the idea of treating the whole person, rather than just handing out prescriptions.
This post defines mental wellness as it is understood by its originators, and as it is used in this blog. It is the second post in the series defining the terms mental health, mental wellness, and mental wholeness as it relates to this blog’s tag line, “Living with Health, Wellness and Wholeness.”
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Living with Health, Wellness and Wholeness is the tag line for this blog.
But what exactly do the terms mental health, wellness and wholeness mean? When you think about it, it’s hard to pin down exact definitions for them.
And the definitions are continually changing for every individual, because mental health, mental wellness, and mental wholeness are processes, in movement, and not static. In a way, we make our own definitions of what they mean for each of us.
To me, these are more than interesting terms or concepts. They are the very underpinnings of this blog, the ultimate goal for every post written.
This is the first of a three-part series presenting the widely-recognized definitions of the terms mental health, mental wellness, and mental wholeness, along with my own definitions and how I use the terms in this blog. Today’s post, on mental health, will be followed by post on mental wellness and mental wholeness in the days to come.
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Mental Health,
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Living with Health, Wellness and Wholeness is the tag line for this blog.
But what exactly do mental health, wellness and wholeness mean? When you think about it, it’s hard to pin down exact definitions for these terms.
And the definitions are continually changing for every individual because they are a process, a movement, and not static. In a way, we make our own definitions of what mental health, wellness and wholeness means for each of us.
To me, these are more than pretty words. They are the very underpinnings of this blog. So I’m going to take the plunge and describe what, in my view, mental health, wellness and wholeness really are.
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Mental Wellness,
Mental Wholeness
