Understanding the January Blues For many people, January can feel unexpectedly heavy. After the colour, connection, and stimulation of Christmas, the return to routine, darker mornings, and quieter social calendars can leave people feeling flat, unmotivated, or low. This experience often called the January Blues is a very real emotional response to change, exhaustion, and emotional overload. Financial stress, disrupted sleep, reduced daylight, and unmet expectations for a “fr