There's a reason the self-help section keeps getting bigger, and it isn't because we're getting better at being well.

It's because somewhere along the way, someone realised that our discomfort was a business model, and they built an entire industry around the idea that if you just added one more thing, tried one more strategy, bought one more supplement, you might finally feel okay.

In this episode, Amy takes us back to where it all started, because understanding why we're so obsessed with wellness, and why it still isn't working actually requires a little bit of history. History that explains not just how we ended up here, but why the model the wellness industry is built on was never actually designed to make us well in the first place.

This isn't about throwing out your supplements or cancelling your gym membership. It's about asking a completely different question than the one the wellness industry keeps handing us. Not "What else can I add?" but "What kind of life do I actually want to live?" Because until we start there, no smart ring, sleep score, or green shake is going to give us what we're really looking for.

WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:

• 00:00 — The history behind the wellness obsession and why it explains everything you're feeling right now
• 03:30 — How a mission to help humans thrive became a billion dollar industry that somehow makes us feel worse
• 06:00 — Why your smart watch might actually be moving you further away from real wellbeing
• 08:30 — Self-care, wellness, wellbeing, mental health - they're not the same thing and mixing them up is costing you
• 11:00 — Why what you're chasing and what you actually need are two completely different things
• 14:00 — What sustainable wellbeing actually looks like when you stop letting the wellness industry decide for you

The Wellness Paradox is Amy’s new book for everyone who is tired of being told to do more.

Buy direct from Amy (signed copies available) or order on Amazon https://amygreen.com.au/thewellnessparadox-thebook

ABOUT AMY GREEN

Amy Green is a futurist, keynote speaker, and author of The Wellness Paradox, a book that interrogates the six paradoxes keeping us trapped in a version of success that was never designed to make us well. She is the founder of The Wellness Strategy and has spent years studying the intersection of work and life, and the systems that shape both.

WHERE TO FIND AMY GREEN

• Website: https://www.thewellnessstrategy.com.au/
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