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Beat seasonal affective disorder with these joyful products

Article by Your Home and Garden

Improve your winter wellbeing

Do you often feel sad or have low energy during the winter months? You could be experiencing seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of seasonal depression that occurs due to seasonal changes and a reduction in sunlight. As SAD symptoms like low mood and social withdrawal intensify during winter, seeking advice and treatment from a health professional and prioritising self-care will aid your mental health.

To alleviate the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder and inspire you to feel a little brighter during the colder days, check out these mood-boosting products. You could be after a calming weighted blanket (discover their benefits here), a rainy day puzzle to spark creativity or even a SAD light therapy lamp that helps you regulate your circadian rhythm. Seek out winter homewares in vibrant colours that bring you joy, and indulgent scents that evoke peacefulness. After all, it’s important to find comfort through the darkest months.

Clockwise from left: Hot choc moon mylk, $43.95, from The Iconic, Silk eye mask, $103, from Net-a-Porter, Ice globe facial massager, $64 from The Iconic, Watercolour painting book, $40, from The Iconic

Clockwise from left: 500-piece puzzle crafts table, $51, from shop.yourhomeandgarden, 4kg dumbbell, $19, from Kmart, Yoga mat reversible, $25, from Kmart

Clockwise from left: Loop lamp, $499, from Osin Lighting, Sandalwood and vanilla candle, $37, from shop.yourhomeandgarden.co.nz, Phillips hue iris, $250, from Noel Leeming

Clockwise from left: Koo elite weighted blanket, $150 (6.8kg), from Spotlight, Joules sausage dog hot water bottle, $65, from Smith & Caughey’s, Billy kettle, $183, from Ritual Unions, Weighted blanket, $220 (7kg), from Ecosa, Energise supplements, $39.99, from Me Today