7 Dimensions of Women’s Wellness
What does wellness mean? Is it just physical health? No, it is much more. It includes holistic health for a better quality of life. In the sphere of well-being, we usually look at seven different dimensions that shape our overall state of health: mental, physical, social, financial, spiritual, intellectual, and occupational. All seven dimensions intertwine and impact one another equally. Even when any one facet of our well-being tilts, it has a ripple effect and upsets the other dimensions. These 7 Pillars of Women’s Wellness are a simple yet powerful way of describing the various aspects that influence our health and complete well-being. The fusion of these 7 Dimensions of Women’s Wellness culminates in a state of holistic well-being.
Let’s see how these 7 Dimensions of Women’s Wellness contribute to our holistic well-being.
- Emotional Wellness: This decade has brought mental wellness as a priority. Mental wellness involves our emotional state and well-being. This affects how we feel and conduct our daily life. Issues like anxiety, stress, and self-care need to be given precedence. By practising mindfulness, relaxation, exercise, good food, and a good night’s sleep, we can strive to attain mental wellness. Understanding our emotions and finding healthy outlets to cope with daily challenges is imperative. Talking to friends, journaling our feelings, and seeking guidance from therapists are effective ways to recognize and manage our emotions. Positive self-talk against harbouring negative thoughts is the way forward. There are complementary and alternative therapies you could try.
- Physical: Recognize the importance of regular physical activity and maintaining healthy eating habits. Optimal wellness comes from a combination of a regular exercise regimen and nourishing our body with nutritious foods. Feeling good physically, habitually leads to improved self-esteem, self-control, determination, and a sense of direction.
- Spiritual: Appreciate the search for meaning and purpose of our existence. Spiritual moments can occur in various environments, like spending time in nature, meditating, or engaging in personal reflections. Spirituality is deeply personal to each one of us and it helps us to stay grounded while focusing on what truly matters in life.
- Intellectual: Keeping our mind stimulated through creative and mentally stimulating activities. There is no end to learning. Learning something new every day, whether it’s associated with our professional interests or personal interests, is essential for our intellectual wellness. We can keep abreast of current affairs, learn a new skill, solve crosswords or sudoku and other puzzles to stimulate the brain.
7 Dimensions of Women’s Wellness
- Occupational: Understand personal satisfaction and growth that comes through our work. The profession we choose, the job satisfaction we have, our career aspirations, and our performance are all integral factors of occupational wellness. Aligning my passion with my values, interests, and beliefs is vital for my overall well-being. Try to find your Ikigai for your occupational wellness.
- Financial Wellness: Our goals and financial requirements define our financial wellness. The struggle with finances in this materialistic world deeply affects overall wellness. Having a goal, implementing a budget, and achieving the target helps financial wellness. Use the credit card for emergencies, use cash or debit card instead. Save money and plan your finances for a peaceful and comfortable life.
- Social: Contributing to our environment and community. Social wellness is about building strong connections with others, interacting positively, and communicating effectively. Cherishing close-circle friends and support systems helps us navigate through life’s highs and lows. Taking from society is only a part of it. Giving back what we can and helping others is essential for social wellness.
By implementing and nurturing these dimensions, we can equip ourselves to manage the complexities and spontaneities of life. When we compromise on one or more dimensions, we should recognize the significance of the other dimensions in restoring balance and harmony to our overall well-being.
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Wellness is all over our life. We need to give it room to flower in all the areas you have mentioned. We tend to have imbalances, but then women are the masters of multitasking and we can do it. We have been doing this for everyone else, now we need to practice all these principles for ourselves. You have given good points.
The seven pillars that help you remain healthy happy and peaceful. When we talk about wellness holistically each dimension is important. Much needed awareness.
Wow this is a great post. I have no control over the finances but I do my best not to spend money on unwanted things. I also teach my kids to save money when they get some as gifts. I’m not sure if my writing and maintaining a blog comes under having an occupation but I love what I’m doing!
I agree wit you, Well being is a broader term than just being healthy and it encompasses all the 7 kinds of wellness experienced in emotional, physical, spiritual, financial, social, intellectual an occupational too. The social, occupational and financial are often overlooked.
Wellness is must for every aspect of life irrespective of gender. But as we all know that women are considered as multitasker we need to be very careful and dedicated towords our own wellness. You highlighted the right points which actually many of us overlook and later curse the situations in our life. If we want we can surely take care of our wellness. None of the points can be overlooked and should be a part of every women’s life. You need to be emotionally, physically, financially, intellectually , spiritually, socially strong and independent. Dependency on others be it for any about mentioned points is something I never support. Be independent and strong, wellness will naturally flow in your life and that is what i believe.
This is such an insightful way to explain women’s wellness with different dimensions. many women consider health as only a physical aspect but in realty , it is much more than that. putting a proper attention on each dimension of health can help a lot in improving our overall health and wellbeing.
Your comprehensive breakdown of the 7 Dimensions of Women’s Wellness is incredibly enlightening. It’s refreshing to see wellness extended beyond just physical health. The intricate interplay of emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, financial, occupational, and physical aspects paints a holistic picture of well-being. Your insights on nurturing each dimension, from practicing mindfulness for emotional wellness to aligning passion with profession for occupational wellness, provide a practical roadmap to achieving a balanced and fulfilling life. Embracing these dimensions is the key to a harmonious and enriched existence. 🌟 #HolisticWellnessJourney
I liked the topic, Harjeet. You have given a very beautiful overview of everything that adds up to our overall health. A very useful one indeed.
Your take on women’s wellness is fantastic! The breakdown of the 7 dimensions is insightful and relatable. You’ve covered the essentials for a balanced life. It’s like a friendly guide to holistic well-being.
O yes absolutely! I so agree the equilibrium of these defines the mental wellness of a woman, If she is starved even in one as it is in the traditional Indian society, her confidence, her life, and her inner happiness go for a toss, deep analysis here.
This is such an insightful blog and loved the pointers mentioned by you.
Yes! These 7 are the most crucial that one should look into.
These 7 aspects of wellness are important for every person to lead a happy life. Liked the way you have taken effort and emphasized on all the factors. on a lighter note, balancing all these should not lead to stress 🙂
You’ve brought together all the dimensions that define us and our lives so beautifully, Harjeet. It’s important that we lay emphasis on every one of these dimensions for a fuller life. I’m glad that good mental health is now spoken about openly for women and in general. Having a hobby, something to commit your time and effort to, and standing on your feet are definitely factors that contribute to our overall wellness.
Wellness is a broad term and not means just physical or mental. You have beautifully described all the dimensions that are important for women and their lives.
You have pointed out the big 7 aspects of wellness. While these all are interdependent and non negotiable, I truly feel occupational wellness and financial wellness is superbly important for intellectual beings like us. They say we should have 3 hobbies: one that warns money, one that fuels creativity and the 3 Rd one for fun.
When we say women wellness each dimension is important. Loved the topic and information you shared here. These 7 dimensions are important to lead a healthy and happy life.
I only knew about physical emotional and social but this post helped me understand that there is lot more dimension to women wellness . Occupational and financial is definitely much important
Wellness encompasses many aspects and you have shared all these dimensions very well. We need to take care of all of these as they are responsible for our complete well- being. Thanks for sharing.
I agree how wellness is not just physical because its really important to prioritize our mental health being now and here the materialistic things in our life have to take a backseat to take care of ourselves as our whole wellbeing.
The more I am reading the posts from this blog hop, the more I am coming across a varied array of wellness topics and concepts. The way you have written about the seven dimensions of women’s wellness and things to focus on to get a healthy lifestyle, I appreciate your effort. I know that you have been suffering from different health issues for a long time, but all I can say is that keeping your health good and well-maintained is the only way to fight back. Sending you more and more power. Thank you so much for joining us and making this blog hop successful. I am grateful for your contribution and participation in the wellness hour blog hop. Means a lot. Gratitude.
You have beautifully covered all the aspects of women welness. I loved the way you mentioned Emotional welness and social welness, these two have helped me personally, to recover from PPD. Mostly people ignore emotional welness and Social welness is considered as waste of time. You have beautifully explained these two too…