Episode 8:  In this episode, the host, Angie Gust, continues discussing John Travis’s 12 dimensions of wellness as a way to improve your own personal health and wellness.  This episode focuses on work and play. Angie points out how work and play are connected and form the foundation of our lives. She further suggests that maintaining a good balance between work and play will improve your overall wellness. With regard to the environment, she discusses the New York Times opinion piece from October that stated that climate change will cost us even more than we think and draws attention to the December 6th (2019) US nationwide climate strike. Several personal actions are suggested, such as buying holiday gifts with the planet in mind e.g.  donating to organizations that are helping the planet in someone’s name, so that everyone can be part of the solution.

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Oreskes, N and Stern, N. Oct. 23, 2019. Climate Change Will Cost Us Even More Than We Think. Accessed 18 November 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/opinion/climate-change-costs.html

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Yarnold, D. CNN. October 26, 2019. The majority of birds in North America face threat of extinction. Here's what we can do. Accessed 27 October 2019 https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/26/opinions/audubon-birds-danger-of-extinction-climate-change-yarnold/index.html