The Wellness Reflect

The Definition of Love

What is love? According to M. Scoot Peck, Love is “The will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth.”  Join me as I review bell hooks' All About Love: New Visions, reflect on the definition of love, and explore the impact of love on our health and wellness. Journal Prompt: How would you define love? Have you seen the presence or absence of this love impact your health? References: Goodreads (link to purchase or borrow from library) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17607.All_About_Love https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/limbic-system [https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/limbic-system] https://nazarethcastellanos.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Love_Health.pdf [https://nazarethcastellanos.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Love_Health.pdf] Rajmohan, V., & Mohandas, E. (2007). The limbic system. Indian journal of psychiatry, 49(2), 132–139. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.33264 Guidi, J., Lucente, M., Sonino, N., & Fava, G. A. (2021). Allostatic Load and Its Impact on Health: A Systematic Review. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 90(1), 11–27. https://doi.org/10.1159/000510696 [https://doi.org/10.1159/000510696]

Welcome to The Wellness Reflect

Welcome to The Wellness Reflect where the goal is to encourage you to reflect on and prioritize your wellness through sharing personal experiences, research, music, and books.  I am your host, Dr. Shameka Rodgers Phillips, a nurse scientist and nurse practitioner who is passionate about encouraging and supporting wellness through research, healthcare, advocacy and service.  I also like to consider myself a millennial, story teller with an old soul from the Deep South. Through this podcast, I hope to inspire your wellness journey by sharing my love for reading and music along with knowledge from my career in research and healthcare. I will also share my journey of practicing mindfulness and intentionality as a way to maintain inner peace and wellness.  I hope you come back and join me for our wellness sessions.  Until next time…  Be grounded. Be well.