The 10 Dimensions of Wellness

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The 10 Dimensions of Wellness is a way to understand how various parts of your life make up your wellbeing. Combined with WellSort, our digital tool for self-reflection, you’ll be able to understand your own personal wellbeing through the different dimensions of wellness and find on-campus support to support you in your wellness goals.

The 10 Dimensions

Wellness is lifelong, multifaceted practice—and one that is deeply personal to each individual. Both distinct and intrinsically linked to one another, the 10 Dimensions of Wellness make up the whole experience of your wellbeing, and offer you a way to think through your unique journey.

Creative Wellness

Creative wellness is all about expressing yourself and honoring your creative impulses. This dimension can help build confidence in occupational wellness and improve emotional wellness.
 

Cultural Wellness

Cultural wellness focuses on understanding and embracing your own cultural background while committing to connecting with people from other backgrounds. This dimension can assist with spiritual wellness and stimulate intellectual wellness.
 

Emotional Wellness

Emotional wellness focuses on recognizing, expressing, and effectively regulating your emotions. This dimension can encourage physical wellness and support social wellness.
 

Environmental Wellness

Environmental wellness is the harmony among an individual, their community, and the environment as a whole. This dimension can increase physical wellness and support emotional wellness.
 

Financial Wellness

Financial wellness focuses on meeting financial needs and setting you up for future goals. This dimension influences cccupational wellness and can assist with emotional wellness.
 

Intellectual Wellness

Intellectual wellness focuses on promoting mental growth through engaging in stimulating activities. This dimension can aid growth in cultural wellness and provide opportunities for occupational wellness.
 

Occupational Wellness

Occupational wellness focuses on finding a fulfilling career that aligns with your skills and values. This dimension can influence financial wellness and stimulate creative and intellectual wellness.

Physical Wellnesss

Physical wellness focuses on fostering healthy and sustainable living by moving, fueling, resting, and cleaning your body. This dimension can help emotional wellness and encourage you to engage with spiritual wellness.
 

Social Wellness

Social wellness focuses on your ability to develop meaningful relationships with individuals and communities by fostering an environment of trust, respect, and support. This dimension can help strengthen your emotional wellness and benefit environmental wellness. 

Spiritual Wellness

Spiritual wellness focuses on finding peace and harmony by exploring balance, fostering compassion, and practicing forgiveness. This dimension can help inspire creative wellness and can encourage engagement with cultural wellness.
 

WellSort

WellSort is a digital tool designed to help you improve and maintain your overall wellbeing. 

With WellSort there are no wrong answers, just your own priorities and goals. Once you log in, you’ll go through an activity that asks you to rank and sort cards that are related to various wellness activities. Each card also provides you with information about tools and resources on campus that can help support you in your wellness goals. 

Ready to get started? Here’s how to set up your login:

  1. Go to app.wellsort.com/signup and create your account using your RISD email address. 
  2. Check your inbox to verify your account.
  3. Once you’re logged into your dashboard enter the access code: HEP_WS in the top left-hand corner of the screen. 
  4. Follow the instructions to start the activity.

More wellness resources

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