What is wellbeing?
The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy.
Oxford dictionary definition of wellbeing.
Have a think about the following questions:
- Is it about having good relationships?
- Is it about doing exercise?
- Is it about eating healthy food?
It’s a mixture of things.
Is it about having good relationships? Is it about doing exercise? Is it about eating healthy food? It's a mixture of things.
Definition of Wellbeing according to the New Economics Foundation.
The CHIME factors
These are the five things that all people need in their lives. We call them CHIME factors:
Connectedness: A sense of belonging and feeling connected to people, places, pets, hobbies, nature, spirituality etc.
Hope: A vision or belief in the future being different than it is now, a life worth living. An individually fulfilling life.
Identity: Being more than the problems that you face, it’s being a friend, daughter or son, a poet, an athlete. That which makes us unique and different.
Meaning: Having a sense of what you want in life, what’s important and what motivates you. A sense of direction or goals, however big or small, to work towards. A reason to keep doing what you are doing.
Empowerment: Developing a strong sense of self. The belief that we have options and the ability to make informed choices for ourselves.
Video
Below is a video about the CHIME factors.
First, let’s look at connectedness.