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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2 practices

Rest and pacing On my own Any ordinary day Clear all

How long you have

Five minutes 1 Twenty minutes 1

Who it is written for

Me 2 A practitioner 2 Someone I care about 1

On your own, or with someone · On my own

On my own 2 Involves someone else 1

Theme · Rest and pacing

Your nervous system 81 Medication and how it works 69 Get started 61 Systems for daily life 52 What anger actually is 50 Your sense of time 48 Food, caffeine and fuel 43 The moment before you snap 42 Choosing your response 41 Exercise, food and other supports 40 Moving your body 37 What ADHD actually is 35 Treatment and medication 34 Bringing the future closer 33 Equanimity and perspective 33 Grounding and settling 31 The fear underneath anger 30 When everything feels flat 29 Screens and attention 28 Touch and bodywork 27 Structure and routine 25 Getting assessed and diagnosed 25 Practising under provocation 24 Feelings and focus 22 Shame and stigma 22 Making it stick 20 Treatment and medication 19 What worry does 19 Cool the body first 19 Being seen and judged 18 Breathing 17 Remembering to do it 17 Growing empathy 17 Feeling from the inside 15 When you use something to cope 15 What you are actually defending 13 Fondness and admiration 12 Reading, numbers and learning differences 12 Obsessions and compulsions 10 Answering bids 10 Tolerate distress 10 Righteous anger and perfectionism 10 Staying regulated in conflict 9 Knowing your partner 8 Use your strengths 8 Self-compassion 8 Facing it a step at a time 7 Breaking the worry loop 7 Gratitude 7 Shared spiritual life 7 Anger, alcohol and the body 6 Emotions as signals 6 Question the thought 6 Posture and how you carry yourself 5 Shame 4 When you go numb 3 Notice the pattern and flex 3 Living with uncertainty 3 Your worth is not conditional 3 When anger turns to harm 3 Get it out of your head 2 Work with your brain 2 Meaning after harm 2 Find meaning 2 Act on your values 2 Face it gently 2 Rest and pacing 2 Repair after rupture 2 Keep the bond 2 Panic and the body 1 Your window of tolerance 1 Rebuilding trust 1 Listening and understanding 1 Affection and touch 1 Listen to the body 1 Care for yourself in loss 1 The cost of avoiding 1 Safety and grounding 1

When · Any ordinary day

Any ordinary day 2 Coming and going 1

Half watching a programme while half answering emails is the worst of both. The work takes twice as long and the evening gives you nothing back.

Pick one and let it be the whole thing. If it is work, work, and you will usually finish earlier than you expected. If it is rest, shut the laptop,…

Five minutesRest and pacingADHD skillsQur’an 94:7

Rest is not the prize waiting at the end of the work. It is part of what makes the work possible, and it does not have to be earned first.

Self control runs down over a day the way a battery does, and the thing that fills it back up is properly stopping. What that looks like is yours to…

Twenty minutesRest and pacingADHD skillsQur’an 10:67

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