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
3 practicesHow long you have
Who it is written for
Where you are right now · Getting ready for something
On your own, or with someone · On my own
Theme · Facing it a step at a time
The early rungs do not have to be the real thing. A photograph, a video, or picturing it carefully with your eyes shut is a proper step and not a cheat.
This matters most when the real version is out of reach: the dog you cannot summon, the flight you cannot afford, the classroom that is thirty miles…
Before a step, write down what you will do when the fear arrives. Which breathing, what you will say to yourself, who you will speak to. Nobody invents a plan in the moment, they only follow one.
Keep it short and specific enough to be followed while frightened. It also gives you something to go over afterwards: what you used, what you forgot,…
Put a number on each step, nought to ten, and let it be your number. Two people facing the same school will not agree about which part is worst, and the ladder has to belong to the person climbing it.
One child dreads the bus and is fine once inside the building. Another would happily ride the bus all morning and cannot get through the front door.…
Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.