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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62 practices

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How long you have

A minute 12 Five minutes 25 Twenty minutes 23 Longer 2

Who it is written for

Me 62 A practitioner 60 Someone I care about 60 My husband or wife 1

Where you are right now

Coping, mostly 39 Struggling right now 13 Getting ready for something 10

On your own, or with someone · On my own

On my own 62 Involves someone else 37 Both of us together 15

Theme · Systems for daily life

Your nervous system 108Medication and how it works 83 What anger actually is 83 The moment before you snap 76 Choosing your response 73 Get started 65 Systems for daily life 62 Grounding and settling 60 Equanimity and perspective 57 The fear underneath anger 57 Cool the body first 55 Touch and bodywork 52 Your sense of time 52 Food, caffeine and fuel 49 What ADHD actually is 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 Remembering to do it 20 Growing empathy 20 When you use something to cope 19 Reading, numbers and learning differences 14 Obsessions and compulsions 13 Righteous anger and perfectionism 13 Fondness and admiration 13 Breaking the worry loop 13 Answering bids 13 Emotions as signals 12 Self-compassion 12 Question the thought 11 Facing it a step at a time 11 Knowing your partner 10 Shame 10 Use your strengths 9 Posture and how you carry yourself 8 Anger, alcohol and the body 8 Repair after rupture 8 Gratitude 7 When anger turns to harm 7 Shared spiritual life 7 When you go numb 4 Letting it out safely 4 Meaning after harm 4 Living with uncertainty 4 Calm the body 3 Name what you feel 3 Rebuilding trust 3 Rest and pacing 3 Safety and grounding 3 Act on your values 3 Let the wave come 3 Working with anger 3 Your worth is not conditional 3 Notice the pattern and flex 3 Get it out of your head 2 Hold a boundary 2 Work with your brain 2 Face it gently 2 Your window of tolerance 2 Keep the bond 2 Panic and the body 2 Find meaning 2 Listen to the body 2 Care for yourself in loss 2 Affection and touch 2 Rituals of connection 2 The cost of avoiding 2 Ride the urge 2 Patience and trust 2 Validate yourself and others 1 Listening and understanding 1

Approach

ADHD skills 56 Medical and treatment 6

When

Any ordinary day 52 Under stress 6 In a change 4

If you are pulled towards risk, you will do better giving that pull somewhere with a floor under it than trying to switch it off. Fast, high, cold, loud: choose the planned version rather than the one that turns up at two in the morning.

Work out what the appeal actually is. Speed, height, cold water, a crowd, the edge of fear. Then find the form of it that has brakes: a climbing wall…

LongerSystems for daily lifeMedical and treatmentQur’an 7:31

Medication can make the learning possible. It does not do the learning. If no tools get built while things are steadier, there is nothing standing there when the dose wears off.

A common disappointment runs like this: the medication helps, then it seems not to be enough, then it gets stopped. Often what happened is that…

LongerSystems for daily lifeADHD skillsQur’an 12:48

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