Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tough times are just as much a part of our lives as happy moments. While we'd all prefer smooth sailing over stormy seas, you ...

We are midway through the month of November, and the annual fall and winter reality of living in western Washington is setting in. The days are getting shorter and the nights, longer. Add in a series ...

Dr.: There are well-established therapies that can help those afflicted with SAD to get through the dark winter months ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heat, humidity and pollen likely cause summer sadness, while reduced daylight causes winter seasonal affective disorder. (Getty ...

There was a time when sadness was fashionable, which is something difficult to imagine nowadays, given our current cultural reliance on mandatory positivity and happiness. The time was the beginning ...

Ice cream, swimming pools, barbecues and beaches – summer has many positive associations. But some people feel more anxious and depressed during the hotter months and may suffer from a type of ...

Those two go hand-and-hand and can affect many people throughout the season. According to an expert I spoke with at the Bowen Center, seasonal depression or SAD affects one out of every 30 Americans.

Here's what I wish I'd known.

For most people, losing daylight is not a part of the holiday season we look forward to. Following the time reset courtesy of daylight saving time ending, many of us working a traditional 9-5 end our ...