Review of Bringing Wellness Home: How to Create a Household Subculture that Supports Wellness Lifestyle Goals (Paperback)

When it comes to changing lifestyle behaviors, one truism is that change requires support.This support can come from any number of sources such as community, worksite, family and friends.One of the more influential supports is the family.This book breaks new ground in the area of family support.

The author, Judd Allen, is a nationally recognized expert in the area of healthy cultures.In this book, Dr. Allen applies his healthy culture expertise to the family structure.

Though small in size, this book contributes a lot in its content.While the book's message is important, its real value lies in the tools it contains.The tools include: surveys, checklists, self-tests and exercises.

As both a worksite wellness specialist and health/wellness coach, I am seeing increased attention being paid to the important role the family plays in supporting lifestyle behavior change. Worksites are expanding their efforts to include families, while health/wellness coaches are beginning to explore family health/wellness coaching.This book goes a long way in supporting both of these efforts.

If you are interested in family health and wellness, this book is a must read and one you should have easily accessible on your ready reference shelf.


Product Description
A supportive household environment makes it easier to achieve difficult lifestyle goals such as healthy eating and physical activity. Bringing Wellness Home is for anyone living with others. A step-by-step approach, solid advice, case stories, checklists and revealing self-tests take the guesswork out of creating a hoousehold subculture that supports wellness. Bringing Wellness Home guides efforts to: (1) choose household wellness norms, (2) develop a shared vision of a healthy household subculture, (3) align cultural influences such as traditions and rewards with wellness, (4) offer effective peer support for healthy lifestyle goals, and (5) foster healthy relationships and a good social atmosphere.

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