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2 Principles for Better Communication in Your Wellness Culture
Establishing common ground to remove conversational tension
Humans are wired to connect. The development of language is one of the major reasons that humans have evolved with the type of consciousness we have — autonoetic. Being able to mentally place ourselves in hypothetical scenarios in the past, present, or future.
These thoughts form models of how we believe the world to work. Thus, our mental schemas, and our personal narrative have massive effects on our overall states of well-being. This is because our stories dictate our actions.
We so often talk about diet and exercise in the quest to move from surviving to thriving. These are very important areas to address, as they help to shape our values, beliefs, identity, and of course our physiological health.
But we need to start discussing how to improve areas in our life that can cause us an inordinate about of mental and emotional stress. And one is central to the evolution of language:
Communicating.
How we perceive and interpret our social connections has a powerful impact on our bodies hormonal system. These impressions can cascade into other areas such as digestion, assimilation, performance, sleep, etc.
