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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3 practices

Living with uncertainty On my own Any ordinary day Clear all

How long you have

Five minutes 1 Twenty minutes 1 Longer 1

Who it is written for

Me 3 A practitioner 3

Where you are right now

Struggling right now 2 Coping, mostly 1

Theme · Living with uncertainty

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 Shame and stigma 22 Feelings and focus 22 Making it stick 20 What worry does 19 Treatment and medication 19 Cool the body first 19 Being seen and judged 18 Growing empathy 17 Remembering to do it 17 Breathing 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 3 In a change 1

Listen for the condition you have attached to acting: I will apply once I know I will get it, I will go once I know I will like it. If that condition could never actually be met, it is not caution, it is a door you have quietly locked.

From the inside it rarely feels like avoidance. It feels sensible, even responsible, because who would go to all that trouble without knowing. The…

Five minutesLiving with uncertaintyCBTQur’an 31:34

When something feels unbearable to risk, follow it downwards. If that did happen, what would it mean, and what would happen after that?

Keep asking gently, and stop when you reach something that is a statement about the person rather than about the situation, such as it would prove I…

Twenty minutesLiving with uncertaintyCBTQur’an 18:78

An exam is a task with requirements. It is not a ruling on whether you are capable, however much it feels like one while you are sitting inside it.

Saying that once changes very little. The person this comes from took a long time to arrive at it, and that is worth knowing so you do not expect it…

LongerLiving with uncertaintyCBTQur’an 57:23

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