226: summertime sadness?! answering your most asked mental health q’s

#226 in this week’s solo episode, i’m answering a question on so many of your minds right now: why can summer be so hard on our mental health?!

here, i’ll be sharing my favorite psychology insights on why our mental health can struggle in the summer before reacting to trending tiktoks, articles, and reddit posts on summer mental health. i wrap things up by explaining how you can set yourself up for success this summer (and in summers to come!).

i’ll cover topics including:

• a mental health mantra you need to hear

• making your environment work for your mental health

• my theory on why mental health can decline in the summer

• why school is actually good for mental health (shocking, i know)

• finding purpose + structure during summer break

• how to stay social + make friends in summer

• battling boredom + loneliness when you’re home for the summer

• choosing the right summer job for you

• the importance of actually relaxing during summer

• life hacks for getting out of a mental health rut

mentioned:

• grit lab recap

• parasocial relationships

• “yay summer” tiktok

• college summers tiktok

• depressed on vacation tikok

• therapist’s advice tiktok

• r/college

• r/mentalhealth

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