How to Deal With Seasonal Depression

Episode #7

Millions of Americans experience seasonal affective disorder each year. In this episode, we explore the cause, symptoms, and tips for both dealing with SAD and improving mental health with Dr. Kristina Sowar, a psychiatrist and Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.

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About Our Guest(s)

Kristina Sowar

Dr. Kristina Sowar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UNM, and dual-boarded in General and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She serves as the General Residency Program Director and Co-Director of Well-being at UNM. Her primary clinical focus involves caring for individuals of all ages with disordered eating.

Hosted by UCAM’s Carly Bowling

Long-time listener, first-time podcaster, Carly Bowling, is a university communication representative in The University of New Mexico’s University Communication and Marketing team (UCAM). She is thrilled to help shed light on the outstanding research work being done at UNM, New Mexico’s only R1 university. In addition to producing IPNRS, she contributes stories and videos to the UNM Newsroom, the University’s official communications platform.

Bowling is a graduate of the Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism (’19). Her background includes multimedia journalism, documentary filmmaking, photography and writing. She is passionate about science communication and making academic topics and research accessible and interesting to people from all backgrounds and she hopes you’ll consider subscribing to the show!