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Ways To Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder · The Cubby and Christine Morning Show

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  Speaker 1: No longer three hours commercial free. It's four hours commercial free.
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  Speaker 1: It kicks off at eight twenty one or six point
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  Speaker 1: seven LIGHTFM with Cubby and Christine in the morning.
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  Speaker 2: And you know what, it's a.
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  Speaker 1: Tough week for all of us, although we're happy to
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  Speaker 1: be back at work, yes, and get back into the routine.
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  Speaker 1: This is the time of year, Christine, where now winter
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  Speaker 1: sets in, the lights are being taken down.
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  Speaker 3: You leap up some lights.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, the dirtiness, you know, like even driving today, you
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  Speaker 1: got like that leftover salt.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we need a good power wash.
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  Speaker 1: You know, it's just getting It's just And then I
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  Speaker 1: read where actually you told me this yesterday was one
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  Speaker 1: of the worst.
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  Speaker 2: It today the biggest divorce day yesterday was yesterday.
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  Speaker 3: Was so like, if you're still in your relationship today, congratulations.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: This is from lawyers across the US say that is
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  Speaker 3: their number one day for people filing for divorce.
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  Speaker 1: Actually, if you've made it in a relationship the last month,
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  Speaker 1: you're good. Because isn't there a story that comes out
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  Speaker 1: two weeks before Christmas about the biggest breakup day.
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  Speaker 3: People will break up before they had to do the
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  Speaker 3: and then get divorced after the vacation and spending time together, right, you.
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  Speaker 2: Know, and then you got you know what I mean.
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  Speaker 1: I'm not trying to be a bummer here, but look,
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  Speaker 1: we're all human here, and uh and we laugh a
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  Speaker 1: lot around here, and we tackle the serious issues.
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  Speaker 2: And I'm sorry but I've suffered from it. But it's
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  Speaker 2: seasonal effective disorder time too, which is uh, you know,
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  Speaker 2: s a D.
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  Speaker 1: They call it sad sad, right, and it really comes
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  Speaker 1: down to that unexplained sadness or you know, a peek
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  Speaker 1: out the window makes you feel heavy, and there are there.
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  Speaker 2: They're actually the winter blues.
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  Speaker 1: They're tips to beating that, yes, and one of them
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  Speaker 1: is surround yourself with people who bring you joy. So
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  Speaker 1: text somebody, anybody that makes you laugh, you know, reach
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  Speaker 1: out to them.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, you want your close friends who boost your mood
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  Speaker 3: for sure.
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  Speaker 1: Eat food that makes you feel good. Yeah, eating healthy
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  Speaker 1: is important to improving your mental health. But a treat
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  Speaker 1: every now and then can boost your mood.
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  Speaker 3: Can be healthy food that tastes good it happens.
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  Speaker 2: Spend time outdoors.
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  Speaker 1: I know it's hard to say when it's this cold,
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  Speaker 1: but when I take the trash out, actually this is
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  Speaker 1: what I go outside for that brief moment, I feel good.
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  Speaker 3: Just that air, you get a little refresh.
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  Speaker 1: Not happy with the streets and how dirty they are,
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  Speaker 1: but yes, that fresh air does help a little bit.
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  Speaker 3: Maybe airing out the house a little bit too, I
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  Speaker 3: know air and again it's cold, but yeah, it does
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  Speaker 3: feel good.
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  Speaker 1: Find a new hobby, okay, Learn something that kind of
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  Speaker 1: distracts you a little bit. Yeah, these are ways to
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  Speaker 1: combat sad. Stick to a schedule if you can, Going
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  Speaker 1: to bed, waking up at the same time every day
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  Speaker 1: can help you with low energy and sleep problems. Consider
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  Speaker 1: taking a vacation or some time off. That was a
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  Speaker 1: quick okay, even though we just got back from two
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  Speaker 1: weeks off. I'm thinking of the next vacation.
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  Speaker 3: You need to dream of a vacation when it's cold
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  Speaker 3: and wintery.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, don't you feel good when you hit click on
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  Speaker 1: those airline reservations?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, even though it might not be until April or May.
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  Speaker 3: Right, just the planning, just and knowing I have something
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  Speaker 3: to look forward to.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Of course, don't be afraid to ask for help or
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  Speaker 1: reach out to someone if you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed.
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  Speaker 1: That's a big eeach I'm reading where you can keep
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  Speaker 1: a journal. Writing your thoughts and emotions down can help
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  Speaker 1: you cope with sad feelings. Stay hydrated, believe it or not,
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  Speaker 1: something that simple. Drink more water and you actually feel
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  Speaker 1: and sleep better too. Yeah, you're just getting up a
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  Speaker 1: lot to tinkle, right, and practice relaxation habits. Try meditating, yoga,
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  Speaker 1: breathing exercises, anything, you know, when you feel overwhelmed, if
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  Speaker 1: you try one of those, it usually helps, especially if
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  Speaker 1: you're unmotivated. And I've never done yoga, but everyone I
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  Speaker 1: talk to says they feel great after yoga. Do it?
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  Speaker 2: Have you done it?
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  Speaker 3: Of course? Yeah?
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  Speaker 2: Would you?
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  Speaker 3: I mean I used to all the time. I haven't
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  Speaker 3: been in the habit of it lately, but I would
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  Speaker 3: love it.
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  Speaker 1: But say, when you got home today you wanted to
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  Speaker 1: do yoga, would you know how to just do it all?
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  Speaker 3: I didn't go through a little routine really?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah?
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  Speaker 3: Probably maybe YouTube because it's been a while since I've
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  Speaker 3: been in a class. But yeah, it's a really nice practice. Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: All right, Well hang in there, guys. January. We get
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  Speaker 2: through January through it, and you know, we gether. I
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  Speaker 2: think the sunsets after five o'clock in about ten days.
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  Speaker 3: Okay, so that's a good sign.
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  Speaker 2: It's getting brighter, that's right.
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  Speaker 3: More Cubby and Christine in the morning dossed ahead on
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