BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9cf06416-6ced-4152-be7d-d9efa059f1d7.220902@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20220606T182835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220606T182835Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:What is Wellness? Consumerism\, Community\, and Care DESCRIPTION:The wellness industry is thriving\, and yet Americans are repo rting more challenges to their mental and physical health than ever befor e. The pandemic has impacted and accelerated new and changing work patter ns and behaviors. What is the role of “self-care” in the lives of citizen s\, and how can “self-care” be performed authentically\, with or without pricey consumer goods\, the pressures of social media\, or medicine? Do c onsumerist expressions of “wellness” exacerbate or alleviate personal str esses? How might a changing world of wellness affect—or be affected by—be haviors as varied as a spiritual practice\, public health\, exercise\, se lf-expression\, friendship\, substance use\, or recreational behaviors? H ow do movements to celebrate the diversity of body shape and size\, physi cal and intellectual ability\, and gender play into commercial “wellness” culture? How can we be more conscious consumers of individual “self-care ” culture while attending meaningfully to mental and physical health chal lenges in our communities? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p><s pan>The wellness industry is thriving\, and yet Americans are reporting m ore challenges to their mental and physical health than ever before. The pandemic has impacted and accelerated new and changing work patterns and behaviors. What is the role of “self-care” in the lives of citizens\, and how can “self-care” be performed authentically\, with or without pricey consumer goods\, the pressures of social media\, or medicine? Do consumer ist expressions of “wellness” exacerbate or alleviate personal stresses? How might a changing world of wellness affect—or be affected by—behaviors as varied as a spiritual practice\, public health\, exercise\, self-expr ession\, friendship\, substance use\, or recreational behaviors? How do m ovements to celebrate the diversity of body shape and size\, physical and intellectual ability\, and gender play into commercial “wellness” cultur e? How can we be more conscious consumers of individual “self-care” cultu re while attending meaningfully to mental and physical health challenges in our communities?</span></p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220921T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220921T152000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR