Christine J GoldOwner, Soul Healers Sanctuary · ADHD Burnout Recovery Coach

BLUEst Day of the year?!? #january2025 #seasonalaffectivedisorder #theblues #anxietyanddepression

20 Jan 2025 · 3 min

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This content was created by Christine J Gold. This content was uploaded by Christine J Gold. This is a YouTube video titled "BLUEst Day of the year?!? #january2025 #seasonalaffectivedisorder #theblues #anxietyanddepression" (published 2025-01-20). It is a single-speaker personal wellness vlog in which the creator discusses the idea of January 20 being the "bluest day," touches on seasonal affective disorder, anxiety and depression, and shares daily self-care practices (mindful waking, avoiding early phone use, meditation, yoga/stretching, getting sunlight, pet companionship, journaling, a whole-food plant-based diet, reducing caffeine, and a relaxation exercise called “starfishing”). Metadata: YouTube content with thumbnail available; informal, first-person mental-health guidance.

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They say January 20th, today, is the bluest day of the year. Now back in 2017, I would have definitely felt it, but since then I have— I take a lot of steps Towards taking care of myself at all levels, especially mental health. And it's a series of practices that I do every day. Waking up mindfully, not scrolling on my phone the first thing in the morning. Little bit of meditation. Some yoga or stretching, definitely getting outside, getting the sunshine, the vitamin D effect, having a lovely animal around, doing some journaling, eating well, like whole food, plant-based as much as possible. Getting rid of the caffeine. I'm drinking a lovely tea today, even though I think it's National Coffee Break Day today too. So funny how that works. Because if you're highly sensitive, and you most likely are if you're watching this, you pick up every little vibration, you feel everything more than most, and it does affect your mental health. It makes you anxious. Now, there is healthy anxiety, and then there's out of your mind, mind racing, get on the crazy train, monkey mind. That's something totally different. And then the depression part is you've been running at full tilt without giving yourself time to take care of yourself, a break to relax, to rejuvenate. I call it a starfish. So pick a spot in your home, lay down, spread your arms out, your legs out, and now you're starfishing where you're doing absolutely nothing. I want to see some pictures, so share with me and let Let's make January 20th the loveliest day of the year.