How to Battle Your Winter Blues

by Sanctuary | Feb 9, 2018 | Depression & Anxiety, Featured, Wellness & Mindfulness

You know those people who hate hot weather, love wearing ten layers under their super heavy winter coats, and obsess over freshly fallen snow? Gosh, those people have it easy in winter. That’s not everyone. Winter can be a depressing time for many. It’s dark in the...

The Psychological Effects of Falling Back This Weekend

by Sanctuary | Nov 3, 2016 | Depression & Anxiety, Wellness & Mindfulness

It’s here! This weekend ends Daylight Saving Time (DST), and we “fall back” to standard time this Sunday, November 6th, at 2 a.m. So that means you’ll have an extra hour of sleep or an extra hour of whatever fun-filled adventure you have planned (of course...

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

by Heather Kramer Almquist, MA, LPC, NCP, CT, CDWF | Dec 16, 2014 | Depression & Anxiety, Parenting, Wellness & Mindfulness

Has the most wonderful time of the year become your most unbalanced time of the year? The weather has turned colder and Halloween is but a faint memory which means that this year’s holiday season is now in full swing. It seems as though each year the stress of the...

Does “Falling Back” Mean Falling into a Dark Place?

by Heather Kramer Almquist, MA, LPC, NCP, CT, CDWF | Nov 2, 2013 | Depression & Anxiety

This weekend, as a nation – minus Arizona and Hawaii, of course – we will “fall back” as we regain the hour lost to us when we “sprung forward” in March. Yes, it’s Daylight Savings Time. Or the end of Daylight Savings Time. Frankly, I find the whole thing rather...