Designing for Wellness

As we head into March, let’s pause to reflect on St. Patrick’s Day and why we celebrate.

St. Patrick is widely celebrated on the anniversary of his death for his impact on culture and for spreading Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century. In St. Patrick’s Letters of Confession, he stated that when on mission to bring Christianity to Ireland, he “started with the women in the communities, because if the women believed, the men and children would follow”. 

As women, our impact is vast. In our wellness practice, we believe that well women create well families and well communities. Furthermore, we believe Life Design is an intentional approach that can impact our individual wellness and help shape the wellness of those around us.

What is Life Design?

The Life Design approach gained widespread attention through Stanford University professors Bill Burnett and Dave Evans in their bestselling book Designing Your Life. Their framework applies design thinking principles—typically used by engineers and innovators—to everyday life decisions. Instead of drifting or reacting, Life Design encourages intentional choices grounded in curiosity, experimentation, and reflection.

Designing for Wellness

We have adopted the same design thinking principles when we are designing for wellness. In our wellness practice, we assess current wellness and design a plan based upon a desired future state. Wellness is not achieved through working out and eating according to some diet plan. That is a stagnant approach that fails more often than it sustains results. When you design for optimal wellness, you build upon failures with grace and incorporate actions to feed your soul. A life design for wellness recognizes the need for sleep, reduced stress, considers underlying health issues, and listening to your bodies, incorporates gratitude, and explores spirituality. 

We begin with a wellness risk assessment and identify areas at risk. We lean into the root causes of risk in these areas. We share strategies to mitigate risks. We consider overall health status, and we celebrate progress over perfection. 

Our Core Pillars

@Well’s core principles include:

✅ Fueling Your Body for optimal health;

✅ Moving With Intention within your daily obligations;

✅ Feeding Your Soul with gratitude and spiritual understanding. 

If you think you would benefit from this kind of intentional approach to your wellness, email us at kelly@well-simple.com. We’d love to hear from you and share more about our solutions.

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