The Best Well-being Frameworks Explained: PERMA, SPIRE, Flow, Māori Wisdom & More

What does it mean to live well? Across psychology, indigenous wisdom, leadership research, and well-being science, dozens of frameworks attempt to answer that question. In this episode, Brad Hook (https://bradleyhook.com) explores the world’s most influential models — what they mean, why they matter, and how they can help us understand our own lives more clearly.You’ll learn the core ideas behind:• PERMA• SPIRE• Te Whare Tapa Whā• Ryff’s Psychological Well-being• Gallup’s Five Elements• Maslow’s Hierarchy• Flow and Peak States• McKinsey’s Holistic Model• The Eight Dimensions of Well-being• Life by Design• The Resilience Institute’s Spiral• The Dimensions of Performance & CentropyRather than giving rigid steps or checklists, this episode shows how the principles behind these models can orient your daily choices, habits, and leadership.Each model offers a different angle: meaning (PERMA), balance (Te Whare Tapa Whā), autonomy (Ryff), relationships (Gallup), or flow (Csikszentmihalyi).Choose the one that resonates with your season of life and use it as a mirror for reflection.Most models agree: flourishing is multi-dimensional.Awareness is the first application.Rather than trying to improve all domains, make one shift:deepen a relationshipimprove sleepreconnect with meaningcreate one regenerative habitadd recovery between stress cycles