Living S.A.A.F.E.: Twenty Ways to Beat Depression
S.A.A.F.E. Book 2
When you can’t make yourself do anything, start with something small.
Some days you can’t get out of bed. America’s Gentleman Hypnotist has been there. In Living S.A.A.F.E., David Bryan Smith shares twenty simple, hands-on ways he fights depression and procrastination, from paint nights and karaoke to nature walks and ten-minute self-hypnosis.
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About the book
When you can’t make yourself do anything, start with something small.
David Bryan Smith has hypnotized more than 40,000 people. He has also lost both parents within a year, survived multiple heart attacks, and spent mornings under a blanket he couldn’t make himself leave. Living S.A.A.F.E. is the toolbox he built to climb out.
S.A.A.F.E. Book 2 and the companion to his book Playing it S.A.A.F.E., it puts the five S.A.A.F.E. principles (Stretch, Affirm the Positive, Action, Find Your Purpose, and Everyday Gratitude) to work on the hardest days. You get twenty ways to fight back, each with a short story, plain how-to steps, a hands-on exercise, and a “hard-day version” for when even ten minutes feels like too much:
- Make something: paint, draw, sculpt, write, craft
- Let art move you: music, theater, reading
- Move: nature, exercise, a change of venue
- Connect: friends, meetup groups, intimacy
- Feed your spirit: a spiritual home, daily practices, meditation and self-hypnosis
- Play, and know when to stop: games, video games, TV
Plus a chapter on taking S.A.A.F.E. to work, a bad-day menu you can stick on the fridge, and a simple three-way plan to find what works for you.
Warm, funny, and honest, this isn’t a lecture. It’s a friend who’s been there, handing you one small thing you can do today.
If you are in crisis: This book is not a substitute for professional care. In the US, call or text 988 in a crisis.
Living S.A.A.F.E.: Twenty Ways to Beat Depression. Copyright © 2026 David Bryan Smith. All rights reserved.