After two years of COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns and most large gatherings moving to online-only platforms, the virtual-event fatigue is real. No one wants to sit in front of a screen for hours at a time listening, learning or connecting with those you'd rather be physically present with. It's just not the same. The attraction of virtual events -- if there ever really was one -- has worn off.
But long before every in-person thing you love moved itself to Zoom, the InDependent Wellness Summit -- designed by a team of forward-thinking military spouses -- already had cracked the code on delivering useful and interesting life help without the hassle of travel. And it's still offering an event that's still worth attending virtually.
That's because the flip side of virtual fatigue is a truth military spouses have known since well before the internet era: Traveling and gathering feel impossible when you're stationed in the middle of nowhere, holding down the home front and a career around the whims of military life.
The seventh annual InDependent Wellness Summit runs March 7-11 and offers all participants two weeks of access to free learning sessions delivered podcast style, a printable guide and entrance into a gift giveaway. Attendees can purchase an all-access pass and also receive one year of access to an exclusive Facebook group; an expanded summit guide; virtual coupons; and expanded, unlimited access to the recorded learning sessions. And, new this year, the summit is also offering a VIP access ticket that comes with shipped spa items and a pre-printed guide.
The all-access pass is $34.99 -- about $15 less than 2021's price -- while the VIP access ticket is $79.99. Military.com readers can receive 20% off the all-access pass by registering through this link. VIP ticket sales close Feb. 15 to allow for shipping time.
The 2022 speakers are centered around the theme of "Flourish," and include top experts in their fields, such as Florence Williams, who literally wrote the book on how heading into nature can make you happier, healthier and more creative; physical therapist Dr. Tia Ukpe-Wallace; and Katherine Picott, an organization and tidying expert. And all sessions are hosted as conversations between the expert and Corie Weathers, a licensed mental health counselor known for her work around military spouse marriages with the USO and through her podcast, Lifegiver.
Military.com is an InDependent Wellness Summit media partner.
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