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Blue Monday isn’t real, but sadness is – and it plays a vital role in children’s development

January can feel exhausting. With the magic of Christmas and New Year fading fast, returning to routine brings with it an undeniable emotional slump. But is it really the saddest month?

The Conversation

Blue Monday is coming — here's what it means for your energy levels and sleep, according to experts

How will Blue Monday effect your sleep? I asked the experts to find out more

Tom’s Guide

5 'Uplifting' Design Haunts to Visit in London That'll Make 'Blue Monday' Feel Less Depressing

While January might be the glummest month of the year, you can still find joy by seeking out spaces that give you a dopamine hit

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Blue Monday is a myth but the winter blues are real — how to cope in the cold months

In 2005, psychologist Cliff Arnall coined the term “Blue Monday” as part of a marketing campaign for a British travel agency to encourage people to book a holiday during the winter. Using a pseudo-scientific formula, the third Monday in January was determined to be the “bluest” day of the year,…

The Conversation

What is Blue Monday and why is it criticised by mental health charities?

The third Monday of January is labelled the ‘most depressing’ day of the year.

The Independent UK

New Order release third Blue Monday t-shirt in aid of mental health charity CALM

New Order have launched another 'Blue Monday' t-shirt to raise funds for the mental health charity CALM.

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Why Blue Monday is the most depressing day of the year and how to overcome it

Follow our tips to help you beat those January blues and lift your spirits

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Forget Blue Monday — 5 bodyweight strength building moves to boost your mood

Before you fall victim to the supposed dreariness of Blue Monday, why not boost your mood with this five move workout?

Tom’s Guide

7 mood-boosting tips to relieve stress and anxiety on Blue Monday

From cold showers to pamper sessions, here’s how to beat Blue Monday 2024

Best Blue Monday buys to lift your mood this January

From budget to blowout, the dopamine-raising buys to get you through the month

Evening Standard

Three tips from a psychological therapist on how to survive Blue Monday

Keep these tips in your back pocket for the "saddest day of the year"

Fit & Well

What is Blue Monday? How good sleep can make this miserable day better

Blue Monday is meant to be the most miserable day of the year – these 5 bedtime changes can make the day a bit brighter.

TechRadar

Forty years of New Order’s Blue Monday: who inspired it and who it inspired

The Mancunians spliced Donna Summer with Ennio Morricone to make a futurist dance smash – and ended up influencing Rihanna, Pet Shop Boys and Detroit techno

The Guardian - UK

Amanda Holden switches up her look for work return after saying she's a nudist

The Britain's Got Talent judge turned frowns upside down on the so-called 'most depressing day of the year', with most people returning to work

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Everything you can do to survive until payday and boost your finances to beat Blue Monday

Blue Monday falls on January 16 - but whether you think it is made up or not, there are still plenty of ways to boost your finances in January, at a time where payday might still feel far off

Evening Standard

Talking Point: What’s keeping you cheerful this Blue Monday?

Blue Monday marks the third Monday of the year and is believed to be the most depressing day

Daily Record

The Scottish town striving to be country's 'wellbeing capital' starting this Blue Monday

Visit Kelso has launched a brand new initiative designed to help people beat the blues.

Evening Standard

Martin Lewis: Blue Monday is ‘crap pseudoscience’ used by companies to sell goods

Mental health charities have criticised Blue Monday as unhelpful pseudoscience

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Manchester Evening News

Why 'there is no such thing' as Blue Monday

Samaritans say 'people can feel low at any point in the day, week or year'

Daily Mirror

Warmest February destinations as temperatures plummet across UK on Blue Monday

Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Madeira are among the warmest holiday hotspots in Europe in February, when the bleak winter weather is sat over most of the Continent

Evening Standard

The first thing to cut on Blue Monday: abstinence

OOH, fancy standing in front of a billboard all day? Saatchi and Saatchi has teamed up with a supplements brand to provide London with “sunlight-inspired, light-emitting” billboards to help us cope with the depression associated with that peculiar phenomenon known as Blue Monday. The idea is that if you stand…

Daily Record

What is Blue Monday and the truth behind the 'most depressing' day of the year

The January blues are said to hit extra hard today - but why exactly is this?

Liverpool Echo

Feel good messages are shown across Liverpool billboards for Blue Monday

The motivational messages have been created to lift spirits on the gloomiest day of the year

The Independent UK

Blue Monday travel: the best winter and spring sun spots for fleeing the UK chill

Need something to look forward to? Us, too. Here are some warmer climes currently open for business, for all your daydreaming needs

Dublin Live

Here's why you shouldn't let the 'Blue Monday' PR stunt get you down

The Blue Monday concept began almost two decades ago but many people don't know where it came from and why it's a load of nonsense

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