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

A minute Core Coming and going Clear all

Area

Your marriage 2 Anger 1

How long you have · A minute

A minute 3 Five minutes 3

Who it is written for

Me 3 My husband or wife 2

Where you are right now

Coping, mostly 2 Getting ready for something 1

Theme

Rituals of connection 2 Choosing your response 1

Approach · Core

Gottman 4 ADHD skills 3 DBT skills 3 Core 3 Body based 3 Mindfulness 2 CBT 2 Narrative 1 Emotionally focused 1 Grief 1 Medical and treatment 1

When · Coming and going

Under stress 78 Any ordinary day 64 After a row 19 Coming and going 3 Something good 2

Your body gets up in the morning and your mind often does not. Half a day can go by in a sort of waking dream, and whatever meets you in it gets the sleepwalker's answer.

So make waking the moment you decide something, before the day has handed you anything to react to. Thirty seconds on the edge of the bed will do:…

A minuteChoosing your responseCoreQur’an 24:22

Do not let leaving or arriving happen silently.

Today, mark both thresholds. Before you leave, find your spouse and say goodbye properly, face to face. When you come back, find them before you do…

A minuteRituals of connectionCoreQur’an 4:19

When you come home, find them first, before the post, the phone, the kitchen.

The first half-minute of reunion often sets the tone for the whole evening.

A minuteRituals of connectionCoreQur’an 30:21

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