Nature of Wellness ™️ Podcast
Throughout history, cultures around the world have turned to nature as a source of increased health and well-being. While science continues to support this connection, and more programs are emerging to help us understand it, humans continue to spend the majority of our time indoors. Welcome to the Nature of Wellness, Podcast, where we will explore the relationship between the natural world and the human experience. Join Mark, Steve, and their expert guests as they discuss all things nature, conservation, life, health, and well-being. The future of health is NOW.
Nature of Wellness ™️ Podcast
Episode Thirty Three-Health Tech Solutions and Mental Wellness with Preventia Founder/CEO Brian Schroeder
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According to the Global Wellness Institute, mental wellness is “an internal resource that helps us think, feel, connect, and function; it is an active process that helps us to build resilience, grow, and flourish.”
By definition, this means that it is more than just the absence of mental illness, which is what we normally lump under the catch-all term “mental health” in modern society. Mental wellness helps us shift our perspective from stigma to more of a sense of shared humanity, which we desperately need.
According to the American College Health Association's (ACHA) Spring 2022 National College Health Assessment, which surveyed over 54,000 undergraduate students, approximately 77% were experiencing moderate to serious psychological distress.
We have more “Mental Health” resources available than ever before, but we continually hear that we are mentally unwell. It raises the question and need for more whole-person approaches to well-being.
Welcome to Episode Thirty-three of The Nature of Wellness Podcast.
On this episode, we sat down with a 20+ year veteran of the healthcare and wellness fields, Past President of the National Wellness Institute Board, and healthcare entrepreneur Brian Schroeder. Brian is the founder and CEO of Preventia, a health-tech startup and virtual care platform that helps people better manage habit, behavior, and mental well-being.”
Preventia’s unique “Coach Approach” empowers people to manage habits, behavior, and mental health more effectively – by connecting them to caregivers who are trained in behavior change. Their primary focus is on the mental and emotional well-being in college and university, business, and healthcare cultures.
Join us as we talk to Brian about his incredible personal and professional health and wellness journey, his extremely personal motivation for beginning a health and wellness tech company, how time in nature is good for any entrepreneur, and how a “whole-person approach” is needed for our ongoing mental health challenges.
Preventia partnered with Butler University to provide the first Student Mental Wellness Summit in JAN 2024. The event was built by the identified needs of the student body and supported by all aspects of Butler's leadership. Mark and Brian created a brief recap of the event at the end of this episode.
We all left this conversation feeling ready and equipped to be part of the mental wellness solution.
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Be Well
-NOW
Preventia Overview:
https://preventiagroup.com
Student Mental Wellness Summit Recap:
https://preventiagroup.com/butler-university-student-athlete-mental-wellness-summit/
University Hosts Mental Health Summit:
https://www.wishtv.com/news/education/butler-university-hosts-1st-student-athlete-mental-wellness-summit/
Bolstering Student-Athlete Mental Wellness Story:
https://www.wishtv.com/news/allindiana/bolstering-student-athlete-mental-wellness/
* The Nature of Wellness Podcast is produced by the remarkable Shawn Bell.
** The NOW theme song was written, performed, produced, and graciously provided by the incredibly talented Phil and Niall Monahan.
