The wellbeing ‘pandemic’ How the global drive for wellness might be making us sick

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The wellbeing ‘pandemic’ How the global drive for wellness might be making us sick

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The concept of wellness is everywhere these days, but is it being misused? [Photo: iStock]

University of Otago academics Steven James Jackson, Marcelle Dawson and Michael Sam ask if the constant quest for wellness is really improving people’s wellbeing

Are we in the midst of a wellbeing pandemic? The question may seem curious, even contradictory. But look around, the concept is everywhere and spre