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 practices

Rest and pacing On my own Clear all

How long you have

A minute 1 Five minutes 1 Twenty minutes 1

Who it is written for

A practitioner 3 Me 3 Someone I care about 1

Where you are right now

Coping, mostly 2 Struggling right now 1

On your own, or with someone · On my own

On my own 3 Involves someone else 2

Theme · Rest and pacing

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 Equanimity and perspective 57 The fear underneath anger 57 Cool the body first 55 Your sense of time 52 Touch and bodywork 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 Righteous anger and perfectionism 13 Fondness and admiration 13 Answering bids 13 Obsessions and compulsions 13 Breaking the worry loop 13 Self-compassion 12 Emotions as signals 12 Question the thought 11 Facing it a step at a time 11 Knowing your partner 10 Shame 10 Use your strengths 9 Anger, alcohol and the body 8 Repair after rupture 8 Posture and how you carry yourself 8 When anger turns to harm 7 Shared spiritual life 7 Gratitude 7 When you go numb 4 Meaning after harm 4 Living with uncertainty 4 Letting it out safely 4 Name what you feel 3 Let the wave come 3 Working with anger 3 Your worth is not conditional 3 Act on your values 3 Safety and grounding 3 Notice the pattern and flex 3 Rest and pacing 3 Calm the body 3 Rebuilding trust 3 Work with your brain 2 Hold a boundary 2 Keep the bond 2 The cost of avoiding 2 Face it gently 2 Patience and trust 2 Rituals of connection 2 Ride the urge 2 Affection and touch 2 Your window of tolerance 2 Care for yourself in loss 2 Get it out of your head 2 Panic and the body 2 Find meaning 2 Listen to the body 2 Validate yourself and others 1 Listening and understanding 1

When

Any ordinary day 2 Coming and going 1

Say it, out loud if you can manage it: I am done for the day. A decision, rather than a slow guilty drift away from the desk.

The hours after a proper clocking off feel different from the same hours drifted into, even when nothing else about them changes. It does mean facing…

A minuteRest and pacingADHD skillsQur’an 73:20

Half watching a programme while half answering emails is the worst of both. The work takes twice as long and the evening gives you nothing back.

Pick one and let it be the whole thing. If it is work, work, and you will usually finish earlier than you expected. If it is rest, shut the laptop,…

Five minutesRest and pacingADHD skillsQur’an 94:7

Rest is not the prize waiting at the end of the work. It is part of what makes the work possible, and it does not have to be earned first.

Self control runs down over a day the way a battery does, and the thing that fills it back up is properly stopping. What that looks like is yours to…

Twenty minutesRest and pacingADHD skillsQur’an 10:67

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