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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2 practices
How long you have · Five minutes
Who it is written for
On your own, or with someone
Theme · When anger turns to harm
Medication and how it works 99Your nervous system 54Getting assessed and diagnosed 43Systems for daily life 36Your sense of time 35Exercise, food and other supports 35What anger actually is 35Get started 33Food, caffeine and fuel 29What ADHD actually is 28Equanimity and perspective 27The moment before you snap 26Screens and attention 23Choosing your response 23When everything feels flat 23Practising under provocation 22Bringing the future closer 22Touch and bodywork 22Treatment and medication 22What worry does 20Grounding and settling 19Moving your body 17The fear underneath anger 17Shame and stigma 15Being seen and judged 14Reading, numbers and learning differences 14Structure and routine 13Cool the body first 13Remembering to do it 11What you are actually defending 10Growing empathy 10Breathing 10Feeling from the inside 10Feelings and focus 10Treatment and medication 9The cost of avoiding 9Making it stick 9Righteous anger and perfectionism 9Obsessions and compulsions 8When you use something to cope 8Breaking the worry loop 8Facing it a step at a time 7Emotions as signals 7Knowing your partner 6Shared spiritual life 4Tolerate distress 4Self-compassion 4Shame 3When you go numb 3Posture and how you carry yourself 3Rituals of connection 3Use your strengths 2Work with your brain 2When anger turns to harm 2Find meaning 2Question the thought 2Act on your values 2Panic and the body 2Meaning after harm 2Listening and understanding 2Get it out of your head 1Rest and pacing 1Rebuilding trust 1Living with uncertainty 1Affection and touch 1Your window of tolerance 1Staying regulated in conflict 1Anger, alcohol and the body 1Your worth is not conditional 1Face it gently 1Notice the pattern and flex 1
When · Any ordinary day

Harm that comes out of feeling threatened and harm that is done coldly, to get something, are not one problem wearing two faces. Before deciding what would help, work out which one you are looking at.

The first kind runs hot. A person feels cornered, the body goes off, and the damage is done inside a few seconds. The second is quiet and aimed, with…

Five minutesWhen anger turns to harmCoreQur’an 42:42

Some true things cannot be said early. A reframe that would land well in the tenth conversation will end the second one.

Ideas about what really drives harm, or about a person being more than the worst thing they have done, are easily heard as excusing it or as blaming…

Five minutesWhen anger turns to harmCoreQur’an 17:53

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