Read more
A blend of mindset science, original research and cultural insights into cultivating a positive “wintertime mindset,” to cure winter blues and learn to find joy and comfort in dark times year-round Do you dread the end of Daylight Savings each year and grouch about the long, chilly season of gray skies and ice? Do you reach for a lightbox to get you through January and February each year? What if there were a way to rethink this time of year? Psychologist and winter expert Kari Leibowitz’s galvanizing Kari Leibowitz travelled to the places on earth with the coldest, darkest, longest and most intense winters, expecting to research the season’s negative effects on mental health--only to find that inhabitants actually looked forward to it with vigor and enthusiasm. In Earth’s most intense winters, Leibowitz discovered the power of the “wintertime mindset”--impactful adaptations that can teach us not just about braving the dark, cold months of the year, but also the darker and more difficult seasons of life. Inspired by the latest research as well as those who find warmth and joy in winter’s extremes, HOW TO WINTER provides readers with concrete tools for making winter wonderful wherever they live, and in the process harnessing the power of small mindset changes with big impact, for every season of life....
About the author
Kari Leibowitz, PhD, is an internationally recognized health psychologist, a writer, and a speaker with a doctorate in psychology from Stanford University. As a US-Norway Fulbright Scholar living in the Arctic, she pioneered research on wintertime mindsets, and her workshops teach audiences around the world how to harness the power of mindset and embrace the darkest season. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post, and her work has been covered by The Guardian, CNN, National Geographic, Forbes, BBC, and New Scientist.
