Mental wellness is a broad term that goes beyond being mentally fit.

It’s a triple whammy. Most of us go from the warmth of Thanksgiving, to the exuberance of Christmas and Hanukkah, right to the excitement of New Year’s – and then what? Then we face the cold hard truth of January and February – the two most barren months of the year. You are not alone if you feel blue just anticipating next week when all the hubbub of the holidays is over. If you take Google Trends to be an indication of how we are collectively feeling, searches for the words “depression,” “depressed,” and “sad” spike beginning the last week in December and don’t decline until April.

Part of the Get Through the Winter series When people feel more depressed in the winter they often toss it off as a simple case of “winter blues.”  And that may well be the case. After all, it’s cold, dark, and by default, we spend a lot of time indoors.