Thriving through the Holidays
The holidays tend to be a stressful time of year for people on multiple fronts. You might struggle with the change in the weather, be missing a family member that passed away, or just feel stressed with all the planning and events coming up. Many different emotions can come up all at once during the holiday season including anger, guilt, sadness, frustration. Trauma triggers might come up for...
How to accomplish truly guilt free self care!
Have you ever experienced buyer’s remorse? Or have you ever felt bad for spending time or money on yourself? If you have, let me tell you that you are not alone. We recently gave 5 tips for starting a self care routine and if you haven’t started one already, go back and read it so you know where to start. For the rest of us who have started a self-care routine,...
IOME is changing! What you need to know for the new year.
If you are someone who has been a member or a supporter of IOME for awhile now, you have probably heard over and over again how important community is to our mission.
IOME has created, and is growing, its community of like-minded people who share similar attitudes, interests and goals of practicing consistent self care.
Big things are coming to the IOME community. Are you...
6 Ways to Overcome Loneliness
Loneliness effects more than 55 million adults, that's more than double the number of those who have diabetes.
Nearly 22% of Americans say they often or always feel lonely or socially isolated.
This was all from a 2018 report by Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation. Can you imagine what those numbers must look like now with the rules around limiting social interaction with...
Burnout: How you know you've reached your limit
Burnout is more common now than ever before because we are living in an era of doing everything! We are connected to things all of the time and rarely truly take a break from the things that bog us down. IOME's trained supporter, Mackenzie, is here to share with you what the signs of burnout look like and how you know you have truly reached your limits.
Mackenzie, one of IOME's Trained...
#IOMEMyStory: Words My Mother Never Told Me
WARNING: I want to offer a trigger warning. For those of you who are currently struggling with tough issues with a parent or abuse, this testimony may be triggering. In the case you decided to continue to read on, and it does elicit emotions, please connect with IOME so we can offer you support.
You have a story. I have a story. Each one of us has a story that needs to be shared, valued...