Earlier this month, we hosted a live webinar where Professor Lisa Warman talked with guest speaker Annemarie Sampson about the intersection of wellness and sustainability.
Annemarie, from Mission Driven Wellness, promotes a holistic approach to wellness that includes how we interact with the planet as well as our personal, home, and work communities. Update: Annemarie now operates SustainableLife with wellness coaching and training consulting.
A lot was covered during this valuable discussion and below are a few of our favorite topics pulled from the webinar.
I think we just need to recognize that as humans, we’re not perfect. We need to make sure that we are praising ourselves and praising others. If we do this all in a sense of community, it just feels better.
Then, understand that packaging, manufacturing, and distribution are all part of the equation. People talk a lot about ingredients, and I’m not going to say that ingredients aren’t important. But if you don’t understand the way something is being manufactured, packaged, and distributed, that can actually have a larger impact as it relates to our carbon footprint and sustainability.
As a side note there, financial wellness is a part. We know that people who are financially stressed have significantly higher health risks. Buying less allows you to have a better handle on your finances, so it does all work together.
Other tips: Buying in bulk, cooking in bulk. Washing your clothes in cold water saves resources and money. All of those little things start to add up. I think sometimes we forget about the little things.
To hear Lisa and Annemarie’s full discussion, you can watch their webinar recording (and all of our other free webinars) by signing up here. This webinar will be listed under “2021 Sustainability Webinars”.
Some of the topics discussed in the full webinar are:
- Sustainable packaging
- Sourcing sustainable products
- Circular economies
- How to run a sustainable business
- And more!
We hope you enjoyed this conversation, and if there are any other topics on sustainability and wellness that you would like us to write about, let us know in the comments.
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