On a gray, rainy day in March 2024, Dr. Norman Rosenthal, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical School, called me from Maryland to, ironically, discuss spring euphoria.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Survey data show 63% of midlife women reported “not feeling like myself” half the time or more over 3 months.

With autumn, shorter days and longer nights always manage to somehow sneak up on us. Year after year, I find myself surprised when the clock strikes 5 pm, and it feels like the middle of the night!

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