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

Question the thought Someone I care about Any ordinary day Clear all

How long you have

Five minutes 1 Longer 1

Who it is written for · Someone I care about

Me 6 A practitioner 5 Someone I care about 2

Where you are right now

Struggling right now 1 Coping, mostly 1

Theme · Question the thought

Medication and how it works 90 Systems for daily life 86 Your nervous system 66 Moving your body 55 Your sense of time 52 Exercise, food and other supports 52 What ADHD actually is 44 What anger actually is 41 Treatment and medication 34 Screens and attention 33 Bringing the future closer 32 Get started 29 Structure and routine 27 Reading, numbers and learning differences 27 Shame and stigma 24 What worry does 24 Equanimity and perspective 24 Grounding and settling 23 Food, caffeine and fuel 22 The cost of avoiding 22 The fear underneath anger 21 Breathing 19 Remembering to do it 18 Breaking the worry loop 16 When you use something to cope 15 What you are actually defending 14 Making it stick 13 Cool the body first 13 Feelings and focus 12 The moment before you snap 12 Growing empathy 12 Facing it a step at a time 10 Righteous anger and perfectionism 9 Choosing your response 8 Self-compassion 7 When everything feels flat 6 Use your strengths 6 Anger, alcohol and the body 6 Being seen and judged 5 Tolerate distress 5 Emotions as signals 5 Shame 5 Obsessions and compulsions 4 When anger turns to harm 4 Touch and bodywork 3 Question the thought 2 Practising under provocation 2 Getting assessed and diagnosed 2 Feeling from the inside 1 Rest and pacing 1

Picture somebody you love saying this exact thought about themselves. What would you say back, and why is none of that available to you?

Most of us are far kinder outward than inward, and the kind version is usually the more accurate one as well as the warmer one. Say your answer to…

Five minutesQuestion the thoughtCBTQur’an 24:12

A belief you have carried since childhood will not fall over because you asked it a good question this afternoon. You are planting something, not winning an argument.

The temptation, once a thought starts to look flimsy, is to press harder, and pressing usually makes the belief dig in. Leave the question where it…

LongerQuestion the thoughtCBTQur’an 20:114

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