Book contents
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Approach to Wellness
- Part II From Illness to Wellness by Organ Systems/Disorders
- Part III Special Populations and Special Topics
- Part IV Wellness Interventions
- Part V Wellness through Optimization of Work, Love, and Play
- Chapter 45 Work, Love, Play, and Joie de Vivre
- Chapter 46 Well-Being and Work–Life Balance
- Chapter 47 Family Relations, Friendships, and Love
- Chapter 48 The Role of Leisure, Recreation, and Play in Health and Well-Being
- Chapter 49 Wellness and Whole-Person Care
- Chapter 50 The Personalized Wellness Life Plan
- Book part
- Index
- References
Chapter 50 - The Personalized Wellness Life Plan
from Part V - Wellness through Optimization of Work, Love, and Play
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Approach to Wellness
- Part II From Illness to Wellness by Organ Systems/Disorders
- Part III Special Populations and Special Topics
- Part IV Wellness Interventions
- Part V Wellness through Optimization of Work, Love, and Play
- Chapter 45 Work, Love, Play, and Joie de Vivre
- Chapter 46 Well-Being and Work–Life Balance
- Chapter 47 Family Relations, Friendships, and Love
- Chapter 48 The Role of Leisure, Recreation, and Play in Health and Well-Being
- Chapter 49 Wellness and Whole-Person Care
- Chapter 50 The Personalized Wellness Life Plan
- Book part
- Index
- References
Summary
Wellness is often intimidating. Pursuing it requires significant commitment and carries emotional risk/vulnerability [1]. While fear can be a strong motivator, it can also be the reason one may not try or follow-through with a plan. In most cases, fear prevents us from being able to accomplish what we wish to. In the case of wellness, we found that due to the commitment many were challenged by the fear of not being able to achieve the results and goals they had set for themselves. For example, if one was never taught, or had modeled, how to live a life full of joy, love, and wellness, they will fear a life different than what they were taught, whether by observation or directly. Occasionally it can be more difficult and painful to break a pattern than to live in it [2]. The path to wellness will likely be unique for each and every one of us.
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- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine , pp. 582 - 597Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020