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.

Narrowed down

1 practice

Cool the body first Coping, mostly Involves someone else Clear all

Who it is written for

A practitioner 1 Me 1

Where you are right now · Coping, mostly

Getting ready for something 5 Coping, mostly 1 Struggling right now 1

On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else

On my own 18 Both of us together 1 Involves someone else 1

Theme · Cool the body first

Medication and how it works 34 Staying regulated in conflict 24 Systems for daily life 24 The cost of avoiding 20 Moving your body 16 Knowing your partner 15 Rebuilding trust 14 Affection and touch 13 Exercise, food and other supports 13 Screens and attention 12 Listening and understanding 12 Repair after rupture 11 Answering bids 11 Rituals of connection 11 Shared spiritual life 10 Your nervous system 8 Bringing the future closer 8 Feelings and focus 8 What anger actually is 8 Getting assessed and diagnosed 7 Your sense of time 7 Structure and routine 7 Treatment and medication 7 What ADHD actually is 7 Breaking the worry loop 7 Growing empathy 6 What worry does 6 Equanimity and perspective 6 Get started 5 Food, caffeine and fuel 5 Emotions as signals 5 Grounding and settling 4 When you use something to cope 4 When everything feels flat 4 Breathing 4 Treatment and medication 4 The moment before you snap 3 Facing it a step at a time 3 Righteous anger and perfectionism 3 Choosing your response 3 Gratitude 2 Obsessions and compulsions 2 Shame and stigma 2 Reading, numbers and learning differences 2 Being seen and judged 2 Tolerate distress 2 Touch and bodywork 2 Ask and say no well 2 Remembering to do it 2 Fondness and admiration 2 What you are actually defending 2 Help someone grieving 2 The fear underneath anger 2 Panic and the body 2 Shame 1 Practising under provocation 1 Safety and grounding 1 Posture and how you carry yourself 1 Cool the body first 1 Validate yourself and others 1

Anger pulls your attention towards whatever provoked it, the way a vacuum cleaner pulls at a curtain. Naming it that way makes it something happening to you rather than something wrong with you.

Rumination is an accurate word and a heavy one, and people who already feel judged tend to close up when it appears. A picture does the same job…

A minuteCool the body firstMindfulnessQur’an 89:27

Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.