Mental Health

Sunlight isn’t just about warmth or scenery — it’s a vital nutrient. When daylight fades through fall and winter, your body feels it: lower motivation, slower mornings, heavier moods. That’s not weakness; that’s physiology. Light fuels your nervous system like food fuels your body. When it’s scarce, you need to nourish that system differently — through rhythm, nutrition, and conscious attention to where your energy is spent.

That moment never fully left me because it wasn’t just about that day — it was about every day I’ve been on the edge of doing something that matters and stepped back instead.