The Eudaemonia Model

Eudaemonia, also known as eudaimonia, derived from the Greek word “happiness” and is an ancient philosophy of fulfillment. Particularly associated with Aristotle but rooted in African culture, it refers to the highest level of well-being and flourishing that an individual can achieve. Eudaemonia goes beyond momentary happiness or pleasure and encompasses a more profound sense of fulfillment and purpose in life.

So, how do we achieve the state of eudaemonia? Well it involves the development and cultivation of wisdom, courage, temperance, justice, kindness, humility and love to name a few. Eudaemonia is not merely the pursuit of pleasure or external success, but rather the fulfillment of one's inherent human nature and potential. Aaron Consulting and Counseling has developed a model to pursue the state of Eudaemonia. The purpose of this model is to define, analyze and communicate this concept. This system model was specifically developed to support analysis, specification, design, verification, and validation of this system, as well as communicate certain information. 

Ok, enough of the clinical talk. Let’s explore how we feel right now. How are you feeling? I hear a lot of you good folks are stressed out. Well if you don’t talk about stress it won’t disappear on its own. Ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. We hire counselors to address the emotional needs of our students but what are we doing for our teachers? Well I discovered in my 22 years as a therapist the stress is getting worse for educators and it makes us sick. It is impacting our relationships, our ability to be great parents and of course life changing teachers.