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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44 practices

Exercise, food and other supports On my own Clear all

How long you have

A minute 8 Five minutes 31 Twenty minutes 4 Longer 1

Who it is written for

A practitioner 44 Someone I care about 44 Me 41

Where you are right now

Coping, mostly 26 Getting ready for something 13 Struggling right now 5

On your own, or with someone · On my own

On my own 44 Involves someone else 15 Both of us together 2

Theme · Exercise, food and other supports

Your nervous system 108What anger actually is 83 Medication and how it works 83 The moment before you snap 76 Choosing your response 73 Get started 65 Systems for daily life 62 Grounding and settling 60 The fear underneath anger 57 Equanimity and perspective 57 Cool the body first 55 Your sense of time 52 Touch and bodywork 52 What ADHD actually is 49 Food, caffeine and fuel 49 Moving your body 48 Bringing the future closer 46 Exercise, food and other supports 44 When everything feels flat 44 Treatment and medication 43 Getting assessed and diagnosed 42 Feelings and focus 38 Staying regulated in conflict 36 Practising under provocation 36 Screens and attention 31 Shame and stigma 30 Making it stick 29 Breathing 28 Structure and routine 25 What worry does 24 Treatment and medication 24 Feeling from the inside 23 Tolerate distress 23 Being seen and judged 22 What you are actually defending 21 Growing empathy 20 Remembering to do it 20 When you use something to cope 19 Reading, numbers and learning differences 14 Breaking the worry loop 13 Fondness and admiration 13 Righteous anger and perfectionism 13 Answering bids 13 Obsessions and compulsions 13 Self-compassion 12 Emotions as signals 12 Facing it a step at a time 11 Question the thought 11 Shame 10 Knowing your partner 10 Use your strengths 9 Posture and how you carry yourself 8 Repair after rupture 8 Anger, alcohol and the body 8 Gratitude 7 When anger turns to harm 7 Shared spiritual life 7 Meaning after harm 4 Living with uncertainty 4 When you go numb 4 Letting it out safely 4 Notice the pattern and flex 3 Act on your values 3 Safety and grounding 3 Rest and pacing 3 Rebuilding trust 3 Working with anger 3 Your worth is not conditional 3 Name what you feel 3 Let the wave come 3 Calm the body 3 Ride the urge 2 Your window of tolerance 2 Panic and the body 2 Listen to the body 2 Rituals of connection 2 Keep the bond 2 Hold a boundary 2 Patience and trust 2 Get it out of your head 2 Find meaning 2 Face it gently 2 Care for yourself in loss 2 Affection and touch 2 Work with your brain 2 The cost of avoiding 2 Listening and understanding 1 Validate yourself and others 1

When

Any ordinary day 40 Coming and going 2 Under stress 2

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Twenty minutesExercise, food and other supportsMedical and treatmentQur’an 2:247

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Twenty minutesExercise, food and other supportsMedical and treatmentQur’an 23:21

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LongerExercise, food and other supportsMedical and treatmentQur’an 2:153

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