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By Anita Murray | April 03, 2023 | Staff
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Winter Blues? Try These 10 Food Tips to Help Ease Symptoms
Alter your diet, improve your mood Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that’s believed to be caused by the changing seasons. Typically
By: Brian Krans | Tue Jan 03 2023
Seasonal Affective Disorder (Major Depressive Disorder with Seasonal Pattern)
What is seasonal affective disorder? Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is another term for major depressive disorder (MDD) with seasonal pattern. It’s a…
By: Erica Roth and Erika Klein | Mon Jan 02 2023
Those January Blues Are Real. Here’s How to Avoid Them
Acts of kindness, self-care, and gratitude are some of the ways you can beat back depression during the cold month of January.If you feel depressed in January
By: Constance Gustke | Sun Dec 04 2022
How to Make a Self-Care Checklist That Actually Works for You
Life doesn’t always proceed smoothly, to put it mildly. When challenges you face prove difficult to handle, it can tax your emotional health, especially if…
By: Crystal Raypole | Fri Dec 02 2022
10 Simple Ways to Relieve Stress
Tips to manage stressful situations It might surprise you to learn that biological stress is a fairly recent discovery. It wasn’t until the late 1950s that…
By: Nathan Reese | Fri Nov 25 2022
Boost Your Flexibility with These 8 Yoga Poses
Flexibility is one of the key elements of good physical health. Over time, though, your body may lose flexibility due to aging, a sedentary lifestyle, stress
By: Emily Cronkleton | Thu Nov 17 2022
6 Tips for Building Trust in Yourself
Trust can help bring us closer to other people. Trusting others, such as family members and friends, can reassure us that we’ll be helped when we need it.…
By: Erica Cirino | Thu Nov 10 2022
10 Holiday Tips From Real Appeal Coaches
The added stress of the holidays is real, and it can make it that much more difficult to stay on track with your goals. Our Real Appeal coaches don’t just…
By: Mary Arguelles | Wed Nov 09 2022
The Benefits of Starting Your Day with a Walk
When you wake up in the morning, movement might not be your first priority. But starting your day with a walk — whether it’s around your neighborhood or…
By: Jane Chertoff | Tue Nov 08 2022
