Episode 417 – Human Animal Zuhgunruhe

The Fanged Ladybug Leaf-Grabber

The Fanged Ladybug Leaf-Grabber

Behold the rare red fanged ladybug leaf-grabber. Known to hibernate in garden sheds, they and other leaf-grabbers herald the arrival of fall in the northern hemisphere. But what connects this creature to my clinical work, suet, firewood, and the call of an unknown bird?

The contents of this week’s podcast will enlighten you regarding this time-related miracle of the human animal brain. Those of you who had similar seasonal experiences and found them disconcerting also will discover the phenomenon almost certainly is quite normal. But whether one sees it that way probably depends on where one spends one’s time: outside in nature or cooped up indoors.