Season 2, Episode 7
The Ripple Effects of Human Flourishing
Episode Description
In the world of mental health care, wellness is often reduced to a lowering of symptoms. While fewer symptoms are vital to health and healing, it doesn’t always lead to a thriving life. So then, how does one view mental health through a wider lens—the lens of flourishing?
In this episode of The Hidden Work of Leadership, Michaela O’Donnell talks with Mark Eastburg, president and CEO of Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, about the narrow medical models of health and the wisdom behind the interdependence of flourishing. From elementary schools to thriving local businesses, Mark explains how the ripple effects of individual flourishing extend to communities and vice versa. Together, they discuss
- why the concept of shalom should shape both individual and communal definitions of flourishing
- how leaders can better measure outcomes and successes of flourishing
- the large-scale ripple effects of any and every job—including yours
Links:
Learn more about Mark Eastburg.
Check out Pine Rest and their work.
Michaela O’Donnell
Mary and Dale Andringa Executive Director
Michaela is the Mary and Dale Andringa Executive Director Chair at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership. She is also an assistant professor of marketplace leadership and the lead professor for Fuller Seminary’s Doctor of Global Leadership, Redemptive Imagination in the Marketplace progr...
