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5 Proven Ways To Beat The Winter Blues
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Shellie Reneé
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Is this the time of year when you find yourself feeling blue and you can’t really put your finger on why? The reality is there are many people who feel this way. Researchers are still trying to pinpoint the cause, but there is a name for it: Seasonal Active Disorder (SAD).

A huge contributor is that once the days “fall back” and become shorter, there’s less time we spend in the sunlight. That can put a real damper on some people’s moods. Some of the symptoms include fatigue, irritability, lack of concentration, body aches, poor sleeping patterns, crying spells and a low libido.

If you’re feeling absolutely miserable, we recommend that you make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible. You may be depressed and that’s nothing to take lightly! But if you’re simply not feeling like "your old self" and you’d like some help on getting back to it, here are some proven ways to do that.

About Shellie Reneé

Just a woman who digs all things relationships. HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, that is. I've been writing (professionally) for close to 20 years, including having two books published. I'm also a marriage life coach and doula. Sometimes I speak to large audiences or do radio interviews, but usually I'm sitting in my favorite chair, surfin' the 'net and penning stuff that I wish I had read in my early 20s.

Listen, I don't have all the answers, not by a LOOOOONG shot. But whatever I can do to spare folks any heartbreak, bitterness or straight-up drama, I'll devote some keystrokes to doing. 

That's it...in a nutshell. For the most part. Kinda. ;)

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