And invariably, the new year, after the new year, so many folks experiencing a little bit of depression.

Our Brooke Katz has a look at some ways you can keep spirits up.

The post-holiday blues are real.

The holidays are something that we tend to really look forward to and make a lot of plans, and hopefully there's a lot of joy surrounding them.

And then we come on the other side of it, it can feel like a let down.

Dr. Kenleigh McMinn is a clinical psychologist with BaylorScott&White.

She says it's something adults and kids alike can feel; back to work, back to school, back to normal.

So how do we, then, kind of find that joy again once the holidays are over?

I think something that's important is just making sure you continue to have plans that you make that you are looking forward to, whether that's just taking a little bit at a time, so you know, after Christmas, looking forward to New Years.

Or that something that you try to have just maybe on a semi-regular basis like every month, every other month.

Dr. McMinn says it doesn't have to be anything extravagant like a vacation. It can be as simple as self-care.

Whether that's taking some time, like just have alone time, whether that's on your commute home that you listen to a favorite podcast or favorite music. If that's going in, having a date night with a loved one on a regular basis.

Whether that's exercise, cooking, engaing in hobbies, they're going to be lots of differnt things, so there's really no right way to do it.

It's just finding what works for you and wanting something that is feasible to actually implement into your routine so that you can do it regularly.

And she says do not neglect your health.

A lot of times our food and drink intake changes around the holidays, so we kind of hit the reset button there.

Making sure we're staying active, getting enough sleep, all of those things.

It's Brooke Katz, CBS 11 News.

It's fair to say it's been tough for a lot of folks.

Some more advice from Psychology Today include:

get out of the house, get some exerciese,

look forward, not backwords.

It doesn't have to be a giant goal, something as simple as things you'd like to have happen in the new year, and make a plan and get it done.