Are you like me - a birthday dreader? That feeling which surfaces a few days before your birthday, over-reflecting and overanalysing everything you've done (or not) in the past year?

We're not alone. Suicide rates increase within 3 days of people's birthdays. It's time we start accepting how we feel and finding ways to deal with it healthily. 

This episode has my top 8 tips for managing the birthday dread!

  

Honorable Mentions (if you can't access these links, try using the Apple Podcasts or Overcast apps)

 

Witt et al (USA) on 21st birthday alcohol consumption

Callaghan et al (Canada) on increased consequences of drinking around birthdays

Peetz et al (Cologne) on how ‘temporal landmarks’ like birthdays affect our behaviour

Williams et al (Manchester) on suicide risk around birthdays

Matsubayashi et al (Japan), on connection between ‘milestone’ birthdays and suicide risk

 

 

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