The Boulder Blah’s of Winter? Many of us experience depression and related challenges during the short dark days of winter.  What is that about? What do we do about it? Beating Boulder’s Winter Blahs! Winter blues, often referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), is a type of depression that occurs at certain times of […]

They are always those days where we feel blah, sometimes worse. I view myself as a generally positive person, but there are those moments when I feel like I can’t pull myself out a funk. Sometimes it feels easier to just sit and stew in the blah feeling, but that is rarely the best option. […]

It’s more than just a song lyric—rainy days really can get you down! Weather has a definite effect on our emotions. About 9 percent of people fall into a “rain haters” category, a group that feels angrier and less happy on days with more precipitation.  When it’s dark and dreary, some of us are more […]