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

Rest and pacing Five minutes Me Clear all

How long you have · Five minutes

A minute 1 Five minutes 2 Twenty minutes 1 Longer 1

Who it is written for · Me

Me 2 A practitioner 2 Someone I care about 1

Where you are right now

Struggling right now 1 Coping, mostly 1

On your own, or with someone

Involves someone else 1 On my own 1

Theme · Rest and pacing

Medication and how it works 97 Your nervous system 67 What anger actually is 50 Equanimity and perspective 42 The moment before you snap 39 Touch and bodywork 37 Getting assessed and diagnosed 35 Choosing your response 35 Grounding and settling 35 Get started 34 Systems for daily life 34 Exercise, food and other supports 32 Your sense of time 32 Food, caffeine and fuel 30 Practising under provocation 28 When everything feels flat 28 The fear underneath anger 27 What ADHD actually is 26 Bringing the future closer 25 Feelings and focus 25 Screens and attention 23 Moving your body 21 Cool the body first 20 Treatment and medication 18 Shame and stigma 18 Breathing 18 Feeling from the inside 16 What you are actually defending 16 What worry does 15 Breaking the worry loop 15 Remembering to do it 15 Emotions as signals 14 Being seen and judged 14 Growing empathy 13 Structure and routine 13 Making it stick 11 When you use something to cope 11 Tolerate distress 11 Treatment and medication 10 Facing it a step at a time 9 Staying regulated in conflict 9 Obsessions and compulsions 9 Rebuilding trust 9 Righteous anger and perfectionism 8 Knowing your partner 8 Self-compassion 7 Posture and how you carry yourself 6 Shame 6 Listening and understanding 5 Question the thought 5 Shared spiritual life 4 When you go numb 4 Living with uncertainty 3 Rituals of connection 3 Use your strengths 3 When anger turns to harm 3 Meaning after harm 2 Rest and pacing 2 Repair after rupture 2 Work with your brain 2 Reading, numbers and learning differences 2 Find meaning 2 Act on your values 2 The cost of avoiding 2 Anger, alcohol and the body 2 Notice the pattern and flex 1 Help someone grieving 1 Get it out of your head 1 Ask and say no well 1 Affection and touch 1 Face it gently 1 Letting it out safely 1 Calm the body 1 Working with anger 1 Your worth is not conditional 1 Your window of tolerance 1 Let the wave come 1 Panic and the body 1

When

Under stress 1 Any ordinary day 1

When you are already behind, rest feels like the one thing you cannot afford. That feeling is usually what keeps you behind.

Running from one near disaster to the next burns exactly the abilities you need in order to dig out: planning, holding a thought long enough to use…

Five minutesRest and pacingADHD skillsQur’an 4:28

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

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