What is Seasonal Affective Disorder & How Do I Combat It?

Winter can be a difficult time for many- the sun abruptly sets at 5 pm after a summer spent drinking in the outdoors, the chill ushers you inside, your body loudly requests more time to sleep. The cheer of holiday gatherings and twinkling lights help to lift our spirits until New Year’s celebrations have passed and we settle in for three more months of winter weather. A friend said to me this week, “I leave the house for work at six in the morning, its cold and dark out. Then I get off work at four pm and by the time I get home the sun has set. How am I supposed to have the motivation to do anything?”