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

2 practices

Facing it a step at a time Struggling right now On my own Clear all

How long you have

A minute 1 Five minutes 1

Who it is written for

Someone I care about 2 A practitioner 2 Me 2

Where you are right now · Struggling right now

Coping, mostly 6 Getting ready for something 3 Struggling right now 2

On your own, or with someone · On my own

On my own 2 Both of us together 1

Theme · Facing it a step at a time

Your nervous system 44 What anger actually is 31 Grounding and settling 30 Cool the body first 26 The moment before you snap 24 Get started 23 Touch and bodywork 19 Choosing your response 17 When everything feels flat 17 Shame and stigma 16 Equanimity and perspective 16 What ADHD actually is 15 Screens and attention 14 Your sense of time 14 Food, caffeine and fuel 14 The fear underneath anger 14 Systems for daily life 13 Tolerate distress 13 Obsessions and compulsions 11 Moving your body 11 Medication and how it works 11 Breathing 10 Shame 10 Treatment and medication 10 Feeling from the inside 9 Feelings and focus 9 Getting assessed and diagnosed 9 Being seen and judged 8 When you use something to cope 8 Practising under provocation 7 Treatment and medication 7 What worry does 7 Making it stick 6 Question the thought 6 Bringing the future closer 6 Exercise, food and other supports 5 Structure and routine 5 Breaking the worry loop 5 Emotions as signals 4 Remembering to do it 4 Letting it out safely 4 Growing empathy 4 When you go numb 3 Posture and how you carry yourself 3 Self-compassion 3 Living with uncertainty 3 What you are actually defending 3 Facing it a step at a time 2 When anger turns to harm 2 Reading, numbers and learning differences 2 Panic and the body 1 The cost of avoiding 1 Use your strengths 1 Anger, alcohol and the body 1 Righteous anger and perfectionism 1 Rest and pacing 1

When

Under stress 1 Any ordinary day 1

Coming back after a bad patch is quicker than getting there was the first time. Most people expect the opposite, which is why a setback feels so final.

What you learned did not vanish. It went out of reach for a while, usually because something else was going on in your life. Pick up a rung or two…

A minuteFacing it a step at a timeCBTQur’an 3:139

Start with the body. Slow breathing, muscles let go one at a time, a piece of music, a familiar object in a pocket. Small levers, and they turn fear from something happening to you into something you are doing something about.

Children in particular notice the body first: the racing heart, the sick stomach, the tight chest. That is the part they are actually frightened of.…

Five minutesFacing it a step at a timeCBTQur’an 20:25

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