Good Grief, It's Dark! 11 Tips for Tackling Winter Blues

11/29/22 • 17 min

Baggage Check: Mental Health Talk and Advice

As clocks get turned back and evenings grow cold and dark, many people struggle with a dip in their mood. Even if you don't quite suffer from diagnosable Seasonal Affective Disorder, you may feel your energy, motivation, and mood dip significantly. Today we discuss 11 research-backed actions you can take to make things feel a little better.

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Baggage Check: Mental Health Talk and Advice - Good Grief, It's Dark! 11 Tips for Tackling Winter Blues

Transcript

When darkness starts to fall earlier, does your mood take a dip? Does winter start to bring you down physically and mentally, not even counting the stress of the holidays? Today we'll list eleven research-back tools to help counteract the effects of the winter blues. When we're exposed to less sunlight, our neurotransmitters take notice. And even if you don't have Seasonal Affective Disorder, this shift can be tough. If you've ever struggled with the gloom of darkness, no matter how you feel a