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Podcast: The Glow Girl Podcast
Episode: Navigating Seasonal Depression + Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Description: Seasonal affective disorder — aka SAD or winter depression — is a type of depression that directly correlates to the changing of the seasons.Â
SAD can be linked to a biochemical imbalance in the brain prompted by shorter daylight hours and less sunlight in winter. Roughly 13 million people in the US suffer from seasonal depression (mostly women)
Here are some symptoms of the big SAD:
😔 Feelings of depression that happen most of the day, every day, in a seasonal pattern
💤 Tiredness or low energy
🥱 Loss of interest in...