Sandy Hausman reports
Kim Penberthy knows only too well how difficult this time of year can be. She’s a PhD psychologist who has heard from plenty of patients battling holiday blues.
Kim Penberthy is a PhD psychologist and co-author of Living Mindfully Across the Lifespan.
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“People who’ve lost family, who don’t have family, who are financially strapped, who have bad memories of the holidays, who have unrealistic expectations, Penberthy explains.
Making matters worse, cold weather is keeping us inside, and the sun sets much too early.
“We’re going into the winter with all the usual stressors – and then you add onto it the uncertainty and the fatigue of COVID.”