Cold Comforts: Embracing the Cozy Magic of Winter
Kari Leibowitz shares five key insights from How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days.
It’s getting pretty chilly out there, if you hadn’t noticed. But just because the temperature is low, it doesn’t mean you have to be, too. When we trudge into the cold, dark months with a negative mindset, we risk overlooking winter’s restorative, celebratory, and cozy gifts. According to How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days by , embracing small, simple practices can transform this once-dreaded season into a time of meaning and joy. Kari is a health psychologist, speaker, and researcher at Stanford’s Mind and Body Lab who studies the profound power of mindset. Drawing on her experiences living in the Arctic and exploring the world’s wintry landscapes, she reveals how to unlock the comfort, creativity, and resilience that winter offers. Scroll down to hear Kari share her insights.
The 5 Key Insights:
1. Set your expectations to prepare for winter.
2. Adapt to winter by leaning into rest.
3. Find the opportunities in winter.
4. Make winter positive small talk.
5. Get outside.
Hear Kari share the secrets to successful wintering:
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