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5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: Educational podcast episode with expert interviews and host narration, blending science explanations, personal insights, and practical advice.
- The Key Players:
- Host: John Glenn Hill (also referred to as JQ), guiding the conversation with relatable questions about winter woes.
- Guest 1: Dr. Kelly Rohan, professor at University of Vermont, expert on seasonal affective disorder (SAD)—shares research-backed science.
- Guest 2: Carrie Libowitz, health psychologist and author of How to Winter, offers mindset strategies from her Norway research.
- The Vibe: Relatable and hopeful—starts with shared winter gripes, dives into science, ends on an uplifting, cozy Nordic embrace of darkness.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:20) **Winter Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)**
- 2 (03:00) **Interview: Kelly Rohan on SAD Science**
- 3 (07:21) **Peak SAD Symptoms and Duration**
- 4 (10:28) **Treatments for SAD**
- 5 (15:49) **Preventing Winter Slump**
- 6 (17:52) **Interview: Kari Leibowitz on Embracing Winter**
- 7 (22:35) **Cultural Differences and Getting Outside**
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Show Notes
The days are shorter and colder, and can leave us feeling listless and drained of energy. When do the winter blues tip over into seasonal affective disorder, and how do we make the most of the season?
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Avishay Artsy, it was also edited by Avishay alongside Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Photo by Thomas Warnack/picture alliance via Getty Images.Â
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