THE EMOTIONAL CALENDAR Understanding Seasonal Influences and Milestones to Become Happier, More Fulfilled, and in Control of Your Life

A thoughtful psychiatrist puts together a potpourri of information and empowering advice about how our emotional states can be influenced by seasonal weather changes, cultural views of certain months, and anniversaries of difficult past experiences. Some depressive disorders can cause reactions to different types of weather or changes in the amount of daylight. People can also develop emotional sensitivities to milestones such as certain holidays or the end of the football season. Arthur Morey’s steady performance makes him sound like an urbane, highly educated psychiatrist. His reading is at once reserved and amicably engaged with the author’s warmth and helpful intentions. Full of interesting anecdotes and cultural references, the program strikes a perfect balance between being a comprehensive mental health guide and a poetic journey through some interesting facets of human emotion. T.W. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2011]