Environmental Wellness is About Your Surroundings and Lifestyle

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Environmental wellness has been at the forefront of our minds for the past century. We have become ever more aware of the importance of maintaining balance within our ecosystems. Being mindful of how we use and interact with nature is important. However, this can also apply to how we relate to ourselves personally and relate to those around us. Having an open mind and a willingness to learn more about yourself and your environment will be valuable tools in enhancing your wellness factor.

What Is Environmental Wellness?

Your personal environment includes your home, workplace, and surroundings. How do you feel in your home? Work? Are you safe? Secure? Comfortable? These are some great starter questions to help you identify where to begin your work toward creating better environmental wellness. Once you know some of the challenges you are facing, you are able to make a game plan and get support where it’s needed.

Organization as a Part of Environmental Wellness

One of the major challenges people face in their environmental wellness is staying organized. According to research, the average American home has over 300,000 items in it. That’s like a library or museum of stuff that needs to be categorized and organized. But where to start? Luckily, there are some modern trailblazers dedicated to helping people with organizing their homes.

One example is professional organizer is Marie Kondo, who you may have seen on the Netflix series, “Tidying Up”. Marie helps people organize their homes and minimize clutter by asking a simple question while holding each item, “Does it spark Joy?”

Marie describes this as, “a little thrill as if the cells in your body are slowly rising”.

This method of organizing builds awareness of the flow and energy we want to have in our homes. Once we establish a healthy, happy home, keeping it that way is easier. We can escape the cycle of ‘overcluttered and overwhelmed’ that sometimes gets us stuck in a rut.

Monitoring Toxins

Designer, builder and author, John Bower is another expert dedicated to making homes safer and more comfortable. He tries to bring awareness to indoor toxin levels.

Bower shares, “Walking into a modern building can sometimes be compared to placing your head inside a plastic bag that is filled with toxic fumes.” There are chemicals used in furniture, paint, and more that can give off harmful gasses. Not to mention the threats presented by things like mold, asbestos, radon, pests, pesticides, and carbon monoxide.

Doing routine maintenance check-ups on your home and its systems is one good way to manage the toxic load. You should check the ingredients on your cleaning products. Keeping chemicals in a safe place and making sure fire/CO2 alarms are up-to-date are ways to maintain a safe living environment. These methods are also helpful in keeping precious resources from being wasted.

Environmental Wellness and Your Carbon Footprint

Keep tabs on how much water and energy you are using. This will help you make less of a carbon footprint and save you money too!

*If you feel unsafe due to self-harm or being threatened by someone in your home or work environment, there are ways to get help. Please check out the resources below.

Resources:

Healthy Housing (https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/publications/books/housing/cha05.htm)

Greener Home (https://www.greenamerica.org/your-home-detoxed/13-toxic-chemicals-lurking-your-home)

Reducing Carbon Footprint (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/7-instant-ways-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint_b_59321992e4b00573ab57a383)

Safe Alternatives (https://selfinjury.com)

Workplace Violence (https://www.osha.gov/workplace-violence)

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Dominique

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