Practices

Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.

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Being seen and judged Five minutes Involves someone else Clear all

How long you have · Five minutes

A minute 1 Five minutes 2

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Me 2 Someone I care about 1

Where you are right now

Getting ready for something 1 Coping, mostly 1

On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else

On my own 11 Involves someone else 2 Both of us together 1

Theme · Being seen and judged

Medication and how it works 43 The cost of avoiding 15 Screens and attention 13 Systems for daily life 12 What anger actually is 10 Moving your body 8 Bringing the future closer 8 Your nervous system 8 What ADHD actually is 8 Your sense of time 8 Rebuilding trust 8 Exercise, food and other supports 8 What worry does 7 Treatment and medication 7 Knowing your partner 7 Facing it a step at a time 7 Remembering to do it 6 Breaking the worry loop 6 Feelings and focus 5 Cool the body first 5 Staying regulated in conflict 5 Choosing your response 5 Equanimity and perspective 5 Emotions as signals 5 When everything feels flat 5 Listening and understanding 5 When you use something to cope 4 Structure and routine 4 The moment before you snap 4 Touch and bodywork 3 Food, caffeine and fuel 3 Getting assessed and diagnosed 3 Rituals of connection 3 Reading, numbers and learning differences 3 Shared spiritual life 3 Tolerate distress 3 Growing empathy 3 Shame and stigma 2 Shame 2 Being seen and judged 2 Get started 2 Treatment and medication 2 Panic and the body 2 Righteous anger and perfectionism 2 Grounding and settling 2 The fear underneath anger 1 Posture and how you carry yourself 1 Practising under provocation 1 Affection and touch 1 Repair after rupture 1 Rest and pacing 1 Making it stick 1 Living with uncertainty 1 Help someone grieving 1 What you are actually defending 1 When you go numb 1 Feeling from the inside 1 Breathing 1 Ask and say no well 1 Obsessions and compulsions 1

Approach

Narrative 1 CBT 1

Give the ladder a name that sounds like yours. Challenges you set yourself land completely differently from tasks you have been handed.

Write the steps out with whoever is helping rather than receiving a finished list. The words matter more than they should: a challenge invites you to…

Five minutesBeing seen and judgedCBTQur’an 5:54

Being articulate is not the same as being alright. Plenty of people who talk easily one to one are barely holding it together in the rooms that actually frighten them.

This is where families and clinicians get it wrong most often. Someone speaks well in a quiet office, so the fear gets marked down as mild, and the…

Five minutesBeing seen and judgedNarrativeQur’an 40:19

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