{"id":9169,"date":"2025-09-19T14:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9169"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T19:50:05","slug":"wellness-wednesday-on-a-friday-what-does-wellness-really-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9169","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Wednesday on a Friday: What Does Wellness Really Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6303\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9169-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WellnessWednesday9225.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WellnessWednesday9225.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WellnessWednesday9225.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wellness Wednesday\u2026 on a Friday? Beth and Jeff step up to the mics\u2014without Robin this time\u2014to explore whether the word wellness has lost some of its meaning. Is wellness about carefully balancing all the little pieces of life\u2014mind, body, and spirit\u2014or is it simply how you feel about yourself day to day? Together, Beth and Jeff unpack the buzz around this popular term, sharing their own perspectives on what wellness means in practice. Tune in for a thoughtful, down-to-earth conversation that may just reshape how you think about your own well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?cat=532\">Check out all the Wellness Wednesday episodes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Show Hosts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Robin Ennis on the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.robinennislcsw.com\/\">www.robinennislcsw.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beth Gustin, LPC, NCC, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, CAGCS, PLGS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transitioningthroughchange.com\/\">Www.transitioningthroughchange.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can message Beth and Robin by calling 612-367-6093. They are looking forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6305\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9169-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WellnessWednesday9225.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WellnessWednesday9225.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WellnessWednesday9225.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/WellnessWednesday9225.mp3 Podcast Summary: Wellness Wednesday\u2026 on a Friday? Beth and Jeff step up to the mics\u2014without Robin this time\u2014to explore whether the word wellness has lost some of its meaning. Is wellness about carefully balancing all the little pieces of life\u2014mind, body, and spirit\u2014or is it simply how you feel about yourself day to day? 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