The Future of Wellness Is Human Flourishing with Sean Hoess

What does wellness look like when you strip away the hype and get back to what actually helps people live better?In this episode of Return On Wellness, I sit down with Sean Hoess, Founder and CEO of Eudēmonia Summit, for a conversation about human flourishing, community, credibility, and the future of wellness.We get into the meaning behind Eudēmonia, Sean’s path into building one of the most talked-about wellness gatherings in the space, and why the next chapter of wellness may have less to do with optimization and more to do with connection, curation, and experiences that actually help people feel better.We also unpack the tension between science and hype, the role of wellness influencers, what event professionals still get wrong, and why shared experiences may be more powerful than many people realize.This is a conversation for anyone working at the intersection of wellness, hospitality, meetings, events, and human performance.Episode HighlightsWhat human flourishing really meansWhy Sean built Eudēmonia SummitThe tension between evidence and hype in wellnessWhy community matters more than people thinkWhat event professionals can learn from wellness-first designThe backlash to over-optimizationSean’s own wellness non-negotiables