{"id":16178,"date":"2024-11-08T09:04:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T10:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16178"},"modified":"2024-11-08T10:25:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T10:25:08","slug":"how-to-love-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16178","title":{"rendered":"How To Love Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s not all dark mornings and bulky coats.<\/p>\n

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As soon as the temperature drops, my husband undergoes a transformation. A Midwesterner, Tom starts reminiscing about the Great Blizzard of 1978. He shares chipper platitudes like, \u201cThere\u2019s no bad weather, only bad clothing!\u201d And on the first snowy day, he will crow about our car\u2019s all-wheel drive. Like a bear in reverse, he comes alive in winter.<\/p>\n

I am his opposite. When the leaves begin to fall, so does my mood. It\u2019s still warm in the Northeast, but there have been some chilly nights lately. So I spent last weekend in a state of gloom, packing away my hummingbird feeders and pulling out our family\u2019s collection of giant, shapeless coats.<\/p>\n

Many people love winter, but if you\u2019re not one of them, \u201cyou don\u2019t have to just accept that you\u2019ll be crankier at this time of year,\u201d said Kari Leibowitz, a health psychologist and author of \u201cHow to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark or Difficult Days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having a more positive approach doesn\u2019t mean denying the realities of dark mornings or icy roads, she said. But when you write off wintertime, she added, you\u2019re writing off a quarter of your life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She and other experts told me how to open yourself up to the delights of the season.<\/p>\n