3/8 - Springing Forward with Intention: How to Care for Your Mind During the Spring Time Change
Springing Forward with Intention: How to Care for Your Mind During the Spring Time Change If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may recall that I wrote a post in the Fall, about the "Fall Back" Time Change. So, I decided it just made sense to write a post discussing the "Spring Forward" Time Change. And what a perfect time since, on the day this is published, it is the first day of Daylight Savings Time. Most states in the United States (with the exception of a few) change their clocks twice a year - once in Spring and once in the Fall. Each year, when the clocks move forward an hour for Daylight Saving Time , we technically “lose” an hour of sleep. And while many people look forward to longer evenings and the promise of spring, many people also dread that loss of an hour of sleep, especially if they already feel like they don't get enough. For many, the transition itself can feel surprisingly disruptive. From a therapist’s perspective, the ...
