S8 EP10: SAD Sucks: What Can We Do?

Wintertime blues? If you feel down, low on energy, or unmotivated during the winter months, it’s not just self sabotaging behavior on your part, and it’s not just you either. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) – a form of depressive illness related to the seasons, generally beginning in the fall and continuing throughout the winter – affects around 10 million people in the US and many more worldwide. However- it’s important to make the distinction between SAD & plain old winter time blues, which most people tend to experience during the dreary winter months. Listen in to learn the difference, what symptoms of SAD are, what you can do to combat it, and more in today’s episode of The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast. Topics Discussed In This Episode: ● When there may be something chemically going on instead of self-sabotaging behavior ● The stigma around mental health things ● Why more women suffer from seasonal depression ● Why you need low-effort tools when depressed ● Symptoms of seasonal depression ● Making adjustments in different seasons of your life ● The problem of rigid thinking ● Doing something can be enough ● Why it’s a problem to maintain a whole lot of stress all the time ● Why there’s nothing wrong with needing medication Related Links: The CVG Nation app, for iPhone The CVG Nation app, for Android Our Fitness FB Group. Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings