Hope for Your Mental and Emotional Health During Winter

The Healthiest You

Learn how to maintain mental and emotional wellness all winter long. We’ll talk about seasonal affective disorder, signs you may have a vitamin D deficiency, resetting your circadian rhythm and how mindfulness and light therapy may help. You can beat the “winter blues” and find a treatment plan that works for you.

Guests:

Susan Wiley, MD, psychiatrist and co-founder of Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Center for Mindfulness and Kelly Strickler, DO, family medicine physician with LVPG Family Medicine–Pennsburg discuss mental and emotional wellness with Mike and Steph from B104.

Chapters:

· 00:01 - Intro

· 1:05 - Mental vs. emotional health

· 2:55 - Self-care tips

· 4:45 - Mindfulness exercise

· 12:02 - Prioritizing your wellness

· 13:32 - Why gratitude matters

· 14:29 - Gratitude practice

· 16:56 - App recommendations

· 18:02 - Sunlight and mental health

· 18:50 - Reset your circadian rhythm

· 20:00 - Melatonin supplements

· 21:02 - Melatonin side effects

· 21:46 - Preventing seasonal depression

· 22:43 - Low vitamin D levels

· 23:00 - Vitamin D deficiency symptoms

· 23:56 - Vitamin D supplements

· 25:30 - Light therapy and seasonal depression

· 26:54 - Stress eating and weight management

· 28:28 - Talking to your doctor about treatment options

· 29:52 - Advice to remember