What is Digital Wellness Day?

The mission of Digital Wellness Day is to provide free, research-based resources to support well-being in the digital era.

In its fifth year running, Digital Wellness Day is a global movement and international holiday dedicated to mobilizing the masses. Together, we practice a pause and optimize our relationship with technology.

Digital wellness is the optimum state of health and well-being that each individual using technology is capable of achieving.

Digital Flourishing® refers to a mindful approach to digital technology usage that supports our thriving in different areas of life. This approach empowers us to take advantage of the benefits of technology while avoiding associated harms. Digital Flourishing® is the unique approach of The Digital Wellness Institute - founder of Digital Wellness Day.

In 2018, Apple launched its first digital wellness tool, now known as ScreenTime. While this product was incredible and much-needed, its launch unfortunately led to the overnight removal of several other amazing wellness apps in the App Store. Thanks to the swift and brave action of a group of grassroots developers, a petition was circulated to garner more than two thousand signatures which led to the successful reinstatement of these well-being apps.

After this incredible victory, there was a groundswell of interest in organizing the world’s first trade association for digital wellness, dubbed the Digital Wellness Collective. Out of that initiative came the explicit need for an education and training body dedicated to equipping leaders with a common definition of digital wellness and a set of research-based metrics and skills for achieving a more positive digital culture. In March 2020, just as the global pandemic was emerging, the Collective formally reorganized as the Digital Wellness Institute and launched its flagship certificate program for Certified Digital Wellness Educators along with Digital Wellness Day: an annual international holiday and global movement with a resource hub for free. year-round educational resources.

Anyone can become an ambassador on DWD by sharing our toolkit resources or posting their own thought leadership pieces with the #digitalwellnessday hashtag. This will allow our team to chime into the conversation and recognize your voice!

The ambassador badge is located here for your use in posts. More assets and language templates are available in the toolkits!

Digital Wellness Day is brought you in partnership with The Digital Wellness Institute. The Digital Wellness Institute equips leaders and changemakers with tools to assess and address digital wellness and foster positive digital cultures in the workplace and beyond.

Click for info on becoming a Certified Digital Wellness Educator. or email info@digitalwellnessinstitute.com to learn about additional programming.

Global Impact Partners have existing digital wellness initiatives with audiences of 20,000 or larger.

Please contact us for additional criteria on becoming an impact partner.