The Summer Psyche: Why Heat, Touch, and Movement Matter for Mental Health

There is a reason people in Toronto countdown to summer. And it is not just the patios or the longer days, though those matter too. It is something more physical than that. After months of cold, grey, and indoors, the body gets a chance to remember what it feels like to be fully alive in the world.

In my Junction and Roncesvalles offices, I notice a shift in clients every July. Not just in mood, but in posture, in breath, in the way people settle into the chair. Summer does something to the nervous system that is genuinely therapeutic, and it is worth understanding why….