Introduction -- PART I: DETECTING AND DEALING WITH SAD: Opening up the curtains on SAD -- Is it SAD or something else? -- Who gets SAD and why? -- Getting help for SAD -- PART II: EXAMINING THE BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT FOR SAD: Shining light on SAD -- Lightening up moods with medications -- A happy diet for SAD -- Alternative treatments for SAD -- PART III: SHIFTING SAD THOUGHTS: Exposing SAD thinking -- Brightening up SAD thinking -- Soothing the storms within -- Handling SAD stress -- PART IV: CHANGING SAD BEHAVIORS: Sleep and SAD -- Fighting SAD by getting moving -- Exercising into a good mood -- Feeling good about having fun -- PART V: LIFE AFTER SAD: Reducing the risk of relapse -- Accepting reasonable sadness -- Living happily after SAD -- PART VI: THE PART OF TENS: Ten ways to get more light -- Ten quick ways out of a bad mood -- Ten ways to help people with SAD -- Ten ways to help a kid with SAD -- Appendix A: SAD forms for you -- Appendix B: SAD resources for you