How to Survive — and Thrive — in the Pacific Northwest’s Cold, Dark Months

Battling the Big Dark

  • It’s common to feel more tired and less motivated in the winter.
  • Sometimes purposefully slowing down can be helpful.
  • If you’re having trouble functioning, though, you could have seasonal affective disorder.
  • If you just need a mood boost, exercise and eat healthily.
  • It’s also helpful to go out with friends and maintain your normal sleep schedule.

The Big Dark has arrived, aka winter in the Pacific Northwest,

where we regularly get just eight to nine hours of daylight each day

(most of them obscured by rainclouds)…

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