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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3 practices
How long you have
Who it is written for · Me
Where you are right now
Theme · Living with uncertainty
Medication and how it works 132Your nervous system 85Systems for daily life 80Get started 68Food, caffeine and fuel 53Your sense of time 52The moment before you snap 49What anger actually is 48Moving your body 48Bringing the future closer 45Choosing your response 45Exercise, food and other supports 41Equanimity and perspective 36Screens and attention 35Grounding and settling 33What ADHD actually is 33Touch and bodywork 31The fear underneath anger 31Getting assessed and diagnosed 30Practising under provocation 30Growing empathy 28Feelings and focus 28Treatment and medication 28When everything feels flat 27Structure and routine 27Being seen and judged 24Cool the body first 23Breathing 23Shame and stigma 22Making it stick 21Remembering to do it 20Knowing your partner 20Treatment and medication 18When you use something to cope 17What worry does 17Shared spiritual life 16Feeling from the inside 15Breaking the worry loop 15Fondness and admiration 14Facing it a step at a time 13What you are actually defending 13Answering bids 12Tolerate distress 11Staying regulated in conflict 11Obsessions and compulsions 10Righteous anger and perfectionism 10Listening and understanding 10Posture and how you carry yourself 9Gratitude 9Use your strengths 8Self-compassion 8Emotions as signals 8Affection and touch 7Rituals of connection 7Anger, alcohol and the body 6Question the thought 6Rebuilding trust 5Shame 5Repair after rupture 3When you go numb 3Notice the pattern and flex 3Your worth is not conditional 3The cost of avoiding 3Living with uncertainty 3Rest and pacing 3Act on your values 2Meaning after harm 2Keep the bond 2Get it out of your head 2Work with your brain 2Find meaning 2Face it gently 2When anger turns to harm 2Care for yourself in loss 1Reading, numbers and learning differences 1Listen to the body 1Panic and the body 1Safety and grounding 1Your window of tolerance 1
When · Any ordinary day

Listen for the condition you have attached to acting: I will apply once I know I will get it, I will go once I know I will like it. If that condition could never actually be met, it is not caution, it is a door you have quietly locked.

From the inside it rarely feels like avoidance. It feels sensible, even responsible, because who would go to all that trouble without knowing. The…

Five minutesLiving with uncertaintyCBTQur’an 31:34

When something feels unbearable to risk, follow it downwards. If that did happen, what would it mean, and what would happen after that?

Keep asking gently, and stop when you reach something that is a statement about the person rather than about the situation, such as it would prove I…

Twenty minutesLiving with uncertaintyCBTQur’an 18:78

An exam is a task with requirements. It is not a ruling on whether you are capable, however much it feels like one while you are sitting inside it.

Saying that once changes very little. The person this comes from took a long time to arrive at it, and that is worth knowing so you do not expect it…

LongerLiving with uncertaintyCBTQur’an 57:23

Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.