{"id":113821,"date":"2025-12-22T04:25:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T04:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/?p=113821"},"modified":"2025-12-22T04:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T04:25:11","slug":"escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Escape the Winter Blues: Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winter can be a stressful and depressing time of year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/north-east-yorkshire\/2023\/12\/18\/christmas-a-time-of-joy-happiness-and-goodwill-to-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">According to recent polling, around a third of us experience a downturn in mood<\/a>, associated with the changing weather, and the shorter daylight hours. So, how can we deal with this problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-get-outdoors-and-embrace-natural-light\"><strong>Get Outdoors and Embrace Natural Light<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The more daylight you\u2019re exposed to, the healthier your levels of melatonin and serotonin become. These hormones, both derived from the amino acid tryptophan, help us respectively to get to sleep, and to feel good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting out and about during winter is therefore critical, especially on seemingly grey days. You might go for a long walk in the park, of through the countryside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stay-active-exercise-as-a-mood-booster\"><strong>Stay Active: Exercise as a Mood Booster<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It isn\u2019t just time outdoors that can help to restore your depleted mood. Regular exercise can help to keep you feeling great, especially if there\u2019s a social component involved. You might do simple yoga and Pilates routines at home, or you might join a local club or team. Even short sessions can make a big difference, provided that they\u2019re sufficiently intense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bykoket.com\/guilty-pleasures\/casegoods\/avalanche-console.php?utm_source=LH_Blog_article&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=Banner_Article&amp;utm_content=avalanche_console\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kk-avalanche-console-750.jpeg\" alt=\"avalanche marble and brass console table koket\" class=\"wp-image-57244\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kk-avalanche-console-750.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kk-avalanche-console-750-300x52.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-plan-social-activities-and-connect-with-others\"><strong>Plan Social Activities and Connect with Others<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don\u2019t take the time to connect with those close to you, it\u2019s more or less inevitable that your mood will suffer. Try to schedule catch-ups with your closest friends, and volunteer to do charitable activities (with outdoor activities being preferable). This is what will help you to fend off that nagging sense of isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-try-something-new-creative-and-seasonal-hobbies\"><strong>Try Something New: Creative and Seasonal Hobbies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have a creative outlet, then you might provide yourself with something to look forward to, and something for your mind to get absorbed in. You might sit down at a piano, or bake a cake, or even paint a massive mural for your child\u2019s bedroom. Whatever your preferences, the right hobby can give you a valuable sense of purpose and achievement, which can be invaluable during winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In some cases, it can even rewire your brain and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bupa.co.uk\/newsroom\/ourviews\/creativity-hobbies-benefit-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">provide more enduring mental health benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-escape-for-a-change-of-scenery\"><strong>Escape for a Change of Scenery<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the weather in the UK is at the root of your problems, then making a switch to a sunnier part of the world might be exactly what\u2019s called for. This might mean escaping to a beach resort. Or, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heidi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the mountain air and physical exercise of the best ski holidays might be worth considering<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0692429385d3a575a7b90ea5614a2864\" id=\"h-more-to-love\"><strong><em>More to Love!<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/20\/winter-fashion-tips-for-staying-warm-and-stylish-this-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winter Fashion Tips for Staying Warm and Stylish this Season<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/29\/black-trend-fall-2025-winter-2026-haute-couture-fashion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black for Fall 2025\u2013Winter 2026, Classic Haute Couture Fashion We Love<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter can be a stressful and depressing time of year. According to recent polling, around a third of us experience&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":962,"featured_media":113822,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6970,5992],"class_list":["post-113821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-mental-health","tag-winter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Escape the Winter Blues: Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season - Love Happens Mag<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover effective methods to tackle the winter blues. Enjoy outdoor activities to boost your serotonin and mood levels.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Escape the Winter Blues: Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover effective methods to tackle the winter blues. Enjoy outdoor activities to boost your serotonin and mood levels.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Love Happens Mag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lovehappensmag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-22T04:25:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-22T04:25:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/getty-images-b3EYj1rH-Jo-unsplash.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1278\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jessica Mendoza\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jessica Mendoza\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jessica Mendoza\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3745118881c85e9b83d8d77614c5aa3b\"},\"headline\":\"Escape the Winter Blues: Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-22T04:25:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-22T04:25:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":437,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/getty-images-b3EYj1rH-Jo-unsplash.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"mental health\",\"Winter\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Lifestyle\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/\",\"name\":\"Escape the Winter Blues: Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season - Love Happens Mag\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/getty-images-b3EYj1rH-Jo-unsplash.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-22T04:25:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-22T04:25:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover effective methods to tackle the winter blues. Enjoy outdoor activities to boost your serotonin and mood levels.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/getty-images-b3EYj1rH-Jo-unsplash.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/getty-images-b3EYj1rH-Jo-unsplash.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1278,\"caption\":\"mother and father pulling daughter on sledge\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/22\\\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Escape the Winter Blues: Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Love Happens Mag\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Love Happens Mag\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/01\\\/logo-lh-04.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/01\\\/logo-lh-04.png\",\"width\":4463,\"height\":1440,\"caption\":\"Love Happens Mag\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/lovehappensmag\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/lovehappensmag\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3745118881c85e9b83d8d77614c5aa3b\",\"name\":\"Jessica Mendoza\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/36b8c43905edb14585e4549194174ca45260dc750a88abaa78fa66dd58d65d22?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/36b8c43905edb14585e4549194174ca45260dc750a88abaa78fa66dd58d65d22?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/36b8c43905edb14585e4549194174ca45260dc750a88abaa78fa66dd58d65d22?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jessica Mendoza\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lovehappensmag.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/lovehappens-jessica\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Escape the Winter Blues: Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season - Love Happens Mag","description":"Discover effective methods to tackle the winter blues. Enjoy outdoor activities to boost your serotonin and mood levels.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Escape the Winter Blues: Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season","og_description":"Discover effective methods to tackle the winter blues. Enjoy outdoor activities to boost your serotonin and mood levels.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/","og_site_name":"Love Happens Mag","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lovehappensmag","article_published_time":"2025-12-22T04:25:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-22T04:25:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1278,"url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/getty-images-b3EYj1rH-Jo-unsplash.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jessica Mendoza","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jessica Mendoza","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/"},"author":{"name":"Jessica Mendoza","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3745118881c85e9b83d8d77614c5aa3b"},"headline":"Escape the Winter Blues: Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season","datePublished":"2025-12-22T04:25:03+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-22T04:25:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/"},"wordCount":437,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/getty-images-b3EYj1rH-Jo-unsplash.jpg","keywords":["mental health","Winter"],"articleSection":["Lifestyle"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/","name":"Escape the Winter Blues: Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season - Love Happens Mag","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/getty-images-b3EYj1rH-Jo-unsplash.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-22T04:25:03+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-22T04:25:11+00:00","description":"Discover effective methods to tackle the winter blues. Enjoy outdoor activities to boost your serotonin and mood levels.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/getty-images-b3EYj1rH-Jo-unsplash.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/getty-images-b3EYj1rH-Jo-unsplash.jpg","width":1920,"height":1278,"caption":"mother and father pulling daughter on sledge"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/22\/escape-the-winter-blues-simple-ways-to-lift-your-mood-this-season\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Escape the Winter Blues: Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/","name":"Love Happens Mag","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Love Happens Mag","url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/logo-lh-04.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/logo-lh-04.png","width":4463,"height":1440,"caption":"Love Happens Mag"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lovehappensmag","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lovehappensmag\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/3745118881c85e9b83d8d77614c5aa3b","name":"Jessica Mendoza","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/36b8c43905edb14585e4549194174ca45260dc750a88abaa78fa66dd58d65d22?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/36b8c43905edb14585e4549194174ca45260dc750a88abaa78fa66dd58d65d22?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/36b8c43905edb14585e4549194174ca45260dc750a88abaa78fa66dd58d65d22?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jessica Mendoza"},"url":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/author\/lovehappens-jessica\/"}]}},"modified_by":"Anna Beck Bimba","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/962"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113821"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113842,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113821\/revisions\/113842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}