Warm Holiday Wishes from RCBM | | To our patients, colleagues, and community: we’re grateful for your trust and partnership throughout the year. This holiday season, we’re wishing you peace, connection, and care - wherever you are and however you celebrate. | | What to Know About Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) | | |
During the colder, darker months, some people experience more than just the “winter blues.” Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of depression tied to the changing seasons - most commonly emerging in late fall and lasting through winter.
In his latest blog post, Dr. Joel Young explains how SAD affects mood, energy, sleep, and motivation. The good news? It’s treatable. Light therapy, medication, and lifestyle changes can make a big difference.
🔗 Read Dr. Young’s full article
If you're struggling with seasonal mood changes, RCBM is here to help.
Contact us to learn more about treatment options.
| | | Staying Sober Through the Holidays | | |
The holiday season can be a joyful time - but also a challenging one for individuals in recovery. In her latest blog post, Aliya Pasik, PA‑C, Director of the Addiction Medicine Program at RCBM, offers supportive, stigma-free strategies to stay grounded, intentional, and connected during this time of year.
Aliya is also the author of The Sobriety Manual - a compassionate and practical guide to understanding addiction, reclaiming mental wellness, and building a sustainable life in recovery.
Whether you're navigating your own sobriety or supporting someone you love, you're not alone. Help is here.
🔗 Read the Blog
| | RCBM’s Holiday Giving Drive | | |
We’re still collecting food and hygiene items to support two local nonprofits.
📍 Drop-off donations accepted in the RCBM lobby through December 19.
Giving isn’t just good for the community - it’s good for you, too. Studies show that acts of kindness like charitable giving can lower stress, boost mood, and even improve heart health. Helping others may be one of the most powerful ways to help ourselves.
Thank you for your generous donations this season!
🔗 Why Giving Is Good for Your Health – Cleveland Clinic
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🥫 Gleaners Community Food Bank
RCBM is hosting a food drive to help fight food insecurity in our community. Current RCBM patients can drop off nonperishable food items in our office lobby through December 19.
Want to give from afar? You can also donate online:
🔗 Make a donation to Gleaners - every $1 provides 3 meals!
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🧼 Teen Clean Closet
We’re also collecting full-size, unopened hygiene products for youth and families in Oakland County. Items include shampoo, body wash, deodorant, period products, toothpaste, laundry supplies, and more.
| | RD-Approved Recipe: Homemade Granola | | |
Looking for a cozy, fiber-rich snack or breakfast topper? Try this homemade granola from Chelsea Butler, RDN, MSN - perfect for gifting, meal prep, or a nourishing treat.
Ingredients
Rolled oats, coconut oil, honey or maple syrup, vanilla, salt, brown sugar, coconut flakes, chopped nuts, and chia seeds.
How to Make It
Mix all ingredients, spread onto a parchment-lined sheet pan, and bake at 300°F. Stir halfway through until golden and crisp.
🧡 Full of healthy fats, fiber, and slow-digesting carbs to support energy and mood all season long.
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🎄 Christmas
RCBM will close at noon on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 and reopen at 9:00 AM on Friday, December 26, 2025.
📦 Prescription refill requests submitted during this time will be processed on Friday in the order they were received.
🎉 New Year’s
RCBM will close at noon on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 and reopen at 9:00 AM on Friday, January 2, 2026.
📦 Prescription refill requests submitted during the closure will be processed on Friday in the order received.
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As we wrap up 2025, we want to thank you for being part of the RCBM family. Your trust, stories, and resilience inspire us every day.
Have feedback or ideas for future newsletters? We’d love to hear from you. Just reply to this email and let us know what you'd like to see.
Wishing you a safe, healthy, and meaningful end to the year.
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Best Wishes,
The RCBM Team
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441 South Livernois Suite 100
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
Phone: (248) 608-8800
Fax: (248) 608-2490
www.rcbm.net
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