Defeating SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) with Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal

Are you ready to feel better and increase your wellbeing this year? This week, my guest Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal gives us the sacred recipe to overcoming the winter blues and enhancing our health and happiness. Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal is the world-renowned researcher and psychiatrist who led the team that first described Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and pioneered light therapy to treat it. A best-selling author (Transcendence, The Gift of Adversity, Super Mind, and Poetry Rx),he is also an executive coach and popular public speaker.  He is currently Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine and is listed as one of the Best Doctors in America. Dr. Rosenthal has practiced psychiatry for over three decades, treating people with all manner of psychiatric and emotional health issues. He is also a motivational speaker and a personal and professional coach, working with people from all walks of life including CEOs, top athletes, and performing artists. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects more than 10 million people in the States, 2 Million in the UK, and more than 12 million in Northern Europe, Dr. Norman Rosenthal led the team that discovered SAD and has a new book entitled, Defeating SAD, which provides new information on overcoming the disorder. He’s articulate and interesting and explains: ● How to prepare for the shorter days/winter ●  Ways to enhance environmental light ●  Cognitive behavior therapy specifically geared to SAD ● Foundational habits to alleviate SAD – including sleep, exercise, diet and weight management, meditation, and negative ions ● How to select an appropriate “SAD lamp” or “happy light” and, just as important, how to use it to the best effect ● that there is so much more to living well all year round than simply using a light box and so much more.  To learn more about Dr. Norman, visit https://www.normanrosenthal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices