Q&A: Getting through the dreary winter blues [Video]

With the holiday season behind us and colder, shorter days ahead, many of us may be feeling a bit …. blah.

London Morning host Andrew Brown spoke with Camille Quenneville, the CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario, about beating the winter blues and staying on top of your mental health.

The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Andrew Brown: So what are the winter blues?

Camille Quenneville: Well, it’s something I think we can all relate to to some extent. We have shorter days, it’s darker, it’s cold, and I think it’s not unimaginable to feel a bit down.

AB: These feelings that most of us share this time of year—how are they different from something like seasonal affective disorder?

CQ: Seasonal affective disorder is actually a clinical diagnosis. It affects about three per cent of the Canadian population.

AB: And the feelings of being down in the winter—is that just more of …