The festive season is usually a time of joy and celebration, but for many it is the one time of the year where they can no longer run away from two “despicable guests”: stress and depression. On this week’s episode of Sisters Without Shame, Paarl-based clinical psychologist Luc Scheepers shares some tips for coping with stress, anxiety and depression in the festive season.

According to Scheepers in the international classification of diseases, seasonal depression is classified as a sub type of major depressive disorder.