National Self Care Day is on July 24th. The reason why it's on this day (7/24) is because the benefits of intentional self care are felt 24/7. If you're practicing self care on a regular, or somewhat regular basis, you should be able to feel the difference all day, everyday.
So, this probably brings up a good question: what is self care?
Self care is the practice of taking an active role in...
You have a story. I have a story. Each one of us has a story that needs to be shared, valued...
Please hear my heart when I say this, "you can do anything, but you cannot do it everything." I don't know who came up with this, but it wasn't me- as much as I wish it was because it totally hit me right in the gut.
Do you struggle with delegating and asking for help? Do you feel like you're failing, burning out and just spinning your wheels trying to do everything demanded of you? ...
So ironically enough, this week's #IOMEPromise stemmed from an idea I heard during a Podcast I was listening to last week. After taking inventory of what I was listening to, I decided to listen to a few new podcasts that were recommended to me; one of them being Behind the Scenes. This week's #IOMEPromise stems from their idea:
When I first heard...
There are hundreds of resources out there recommending cold showers over warm ones. Believe me, I was surprised to hear this, too. Maybe surprised isn't the right word, more shocked! Who the heck in their right mind wants to take a cold shower? I sure don't!
I started researching and looking into the reasons as to why and much to my surprise, I'm actually excited to see how it can...
I screamed at my kid today. I mean, loud, ugly screamed at her. It was awful. I am sick to my stomach right now as I write this.
She didn’t do anything outside what an average four year old does. Pushing boundaries, making a mess, bossing me around, being too aggressive with her little sister, and singing too loud. Typical day. Right?
No, this wasn’t a typical day. Perhaps from an...
After delivering both of my baby girls, I remember being on autopilot. Wake up, feed, change diapers, sooth baby, snuggle, change diapers, take millions of pictures, and do it all over again the next day. Someone once told me that the days drag on but the months fly by. A perfect explanation!
I’ll...
You’re feeling emotions that probably don’t feel like your own. Or maybe you know your emotions, but have no idea why you’re feeling them. Maybe you’re reacting to situations and people in ways you never have before?
I get it. I’ve been there. I have snapped at my husband and my daughter. I have been angry and...
Welcome to IOME!It is becoming more clear that women are not getting the self-care they need and deserve. Approximately 12 million women in the US experience clinical depression each year. More notably, from 2005 to 2015, depression rates had risen from 6.6 percent to 7.3 percent.Though a few percentage points might not seem like a big deal, one percent accounts of millions of...
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