Feeling heavier than usual this January? If you expected the new year to bring fresh energy, but instead feel flat, foggy, tired, or unmotivated, you’re not alone. And it’s not a personal failure.

January places real biological demands on your nervous system.

In Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Why January Hits Harder and What Helps, Dr. Atoosa explains what’s really going on beneath the surface, including:

• What SAD is—and what it isn’t

• Why January often feels worse than December

• Simple, realistic supports that actually help regulate mood and energy

This article breaks through the “push through it” narrative and offers practical, science-grounded steps, like light exposure, nutrition, and movement, that support your biology during the darkest months of the year

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