Summer Sads & Reading Slumps with Amber Burns

On this week’s episode, we have Amber sitting down at the mic to talk through how the change of seasons can impact our routines, our behaviors, and how our bodies feel. We know Seasonal Affective Disorder often hits in the winter as the doom and gloom of darker days set in, but we don’t hear a lot about the summer blues. Summer is supposed to be nothing but bright happy days, but what about when it isn’t?

Amber talks through what it’s like to have an “energy crisis” in the summer, the research she’s done on the topic, and her personal experiences dealing with and combatting the effects that summer Seasonal Affective disorder can have on our daily lives. If you’ve been feeling down, whether it’s the general state of the world or hormones doing their thing, you’re not alone and this episode is for you!

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Reading List:

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuide

Rilzy Adams on Kindle Unlimited

The Arc of Scythe by Neal Shusterman

The Mothers Brit Bennett

Dating You Hating You by Christina Lauren

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

See what else we’re reading on the TYFA Bookshelf

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Resources Mentioned:

• Modern Mind Instagram Post
• Penn Medicine: The Summertime Blues
• Well and Good: Yes, Seasonal Depression Can Happen During the Summer
• Superhuman Email App: Superhuman Code

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