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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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How long you have
Five minutes 2Twenty minutes 1
Who it is written for · Me
A practitioner 5Someone I care about 5Me 3
Where you are right now
Coping, mostly 2Struggling right now 1
Theme · Facing it a step at a time
The moment before you snap 32Cool the body first 30Grounding and settling 29Choosing your response 28Touch and bodywork 22Staying regulated in conflict 20Your nervous system 19What anger actually is 18The fear underneath anger 15Equanimity and perspective 15Feelings and focus 12Tolerate distress 11Breathing 10Answering bids 9Systems for daily life 9Practising under provocation 8Feeling from the inside 8Moving your body 8Medication and how it works 7What worry does 7Making it stick 6Bringing the future closer 6Affection and touch 6Shame 6Breaking the worry loop 6When everything feels flat 5Food, caffeine and fuel 5Knowing your partner 5Question the thought 5Treatment and medication 5What you are actually defending 5Growing empathy 4Get started 4Getting assessed and diagnosed 4Shame and stigma 4Letting it out safely 4Posture and how you carry yourself 4Emotions as signals 4Facing it a step at a time 3Righteous anger and perfectionism 3Safety and grounding 3Screens and attention 3Exercise, food and other supports 3Obsessions and compulsions 3Name what you feel 3Working with anger 3Listening and understanding 3Let the wave come 3Calm the body 3Being seen and judged 3The cost of avoiding 3When anger turns to harm 2Patience and trust 2Your sense of time 2Self-compassion 2When you use something to cope 2Rebuild trust 2Ride the urge 2Meaning after harm 2Structure and routine 1Rest and pacing 1Repair after rupture 1Anger, alcohol and the body 1Treatment and medication 1What ADHD actually is 1Validate yourself and others 1Act on your values 1Your window of tolerance 1Care for yourself in loss 1Remembering to do it 1Listen to the body 1Panic and the body 1Shared spiritual life 1
When · Under stress
Any ordinary day 13Under stress 3Coming and going 1After a row 1

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

Solve the problem without leaving the situation. Change where you sit in the canteen, who you sit with, what you bring with you, but stay in the canteen.

Otherwise a good problem solving session quietly becomes a plan for avoiding more skilfully. The test is simple. Does this option keep me in the…

Five minutesFacing it a step at a timeCBTQur’an 94:5

When something frightens you the mind offers one option: do not go. Force out two or three more before judging any of them, daft ones included. Choosing needs something to choose between.

There is an order that works. Say what the problem actually is, in one sentence. List some options without weighing them yet. Then go through what is…

Twenty minutesFacing it a step at a timeCBTQur’an 12:87

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