As we remember, it was just a year ago that winter swooped in and sprinkled snow all over the pavement in New York. Daylight Savings Time has happened already and so the sun is setting quicker which makes most of us who don’t get out of work before 4 p.m. sad. So the question is: how can you avoid getting the blues this winter?
We interviewed Denise Varela, a licensed Mental Health Counsoler of 12 years and owner of the practice Nurture We. Denise grew up in Ridgewood and has been living in Bushwick for a few years, so she knows the area well and just how to combat depression right here in our own neighborhood.
1) Last winter was especially hard on New Yorkers, and it felt like a collective depression came over the city from the harsh weather. Are some people more affected by the weather than others?
