Health, Revisited
What does health, or being healthy, mean to you?
Welcome to Group Chat. Today we’ll be revisiting the very first question of the Health Gossip questionnaire: What does health, or being healthy, mean to you?
Whenever I explain this project to those who are unfamiliar, I preface it by insisting that ‘it’s not really about health.’ While this is mostly true (everything is about health ∞ nothing is about health), it’s also a defense against all that this word has come to be associated with; industry, optimization, quick fixes, prescriptive advice, Almond Mom (Almond Daughter?) …things that I find not only spiritually depleting but also profoundly boring.
And so, here we are. Here you are. Reading Health Gossip. Not really about health? Perhaps it’s more about being.
What does health, or being healthy, mean to you?
Responses gathered from 30+ guests, past and future.
Presence & Ease
In order of appearance: Moselle, Em, Natalia, Johanna O., Emma, Lex, Eyren, Vivian, S., Jenna, Marie, Lea.
Sensory Experience
In order of appearance: Marla, Jenna, Fay, Sofia, Johanna H., Priya.
Functionality & Physical Wellbeing
In order of appearance: Olga, Lu, Anonymous (forthcoming guest), Anonymous (Reply Guy), Amalia, Anonymous (forthcoming guest), Rebecca.
Balance & Adaptability
In order of appearance: Emmalea, Adina, Libby, Jane, Sofia, Anonymous, Lu, Tess, Naomi, Priya, Lauren.
What does health mean to you?
