{"id":9686,"date":"2021-01-29T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnstongroup.ca\/the-advisor-journal\/?p=9686"},"modified":"2021-02-01T08:00:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T14:00:27","slug":"heres-why-you-get-gloomy-in-the-winter-and-what-you-can-do-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnstongroup.ca\/the-advisor-journal\/wellness\/heres-why-you-get-gloomy-in-the-winter-and-what-you-can-do-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why you get gloomy in the winter \u2014 and what you can do about it"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIf the darkening evenings and turning leaves induce a mild sense of dread in you every year, you\u2019re not alone.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 Up to nine percent of the population may experience SAD; some of the symptoms include feeling disinterested in things you usually enjoy, changes to your sleep and mood.\u00a0 <\/span>This helpful article<\/span> from TED provides information about SAD, outlining how it makes one feel and how it can be managed and includes a link to a Ted Talk on the same subject.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here’s why you get gloomy in the winter – and what you can do about it<\/a><\/h4>\n

Seasonal Affective Disorder can get many of us down in the darker months — but there are some simple things you can do to get your body’s rhythms back on track, from psychologist and SAD researcher Kathryn Roecklein, and circadian rhythm researcher Emily Manoogian.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n