Seasonal changes can influence your mood and wardrobe choices, but what about your chances of finding love? In our Q&A session below, Dr. John Sharp explains how the “emotional calendar” works.
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Match.com:
Sirius XM
The Judith Regan Show – The Emotional Calendar
KPCC
AirTalk – Weathering the emotional ebb & flow of seasonal changes.
WBUR
On Point with Tom Ashbrook
The Early Show
BBC.com:
Reverse Sad: Why springtime can be bad for depression sufferers
While the arrival of spring heralds a new lease of life and energy for most people, for those suffering from depression the effect can be drastically different.
OutsideOnline.com:
How the Seasons Affect Fitness Motivation
Dr. John R. Sharp, who teaches at Harvard and UCLA, has been practicing psychiatry for two decades. He brings his wisdom to the masses with The Emotional Calendar, a book of case studies and advice on recognizing and understanding the annual cycle of your emotions in relation to the four seasons. Here’s a re-cap of the Doc’s main pointers and how to tailor them for a healthy, active lifestyle throughout the year.
Boston.com:
Surviving Winter’s Darkness
Q. Why do people tend to feel so bad at this time of year?
A. Even if you don’t have SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), the lack of sunlight leaves most people feeling depleted, and the snow contributes to the feeling of being besieged. People don’t always turn into Jack Nicholson in “The Shining,’’ but staying home a lot can contribute to cabin fever. Psychiatric admissions peak in January, while spring and summer are happiest for most of us.