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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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342 practices

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Area

Focus, starting, and ADHD 166Your body 63 Anger 43 Worry and anxiety 27 Low mood and hard feelings 21 Your marriage 18 After harm 2 Grief and loss 2

How long you have · Twenty minutes

A minute 446Five minutes 973Twenty minutes 342Longer 133

Who it is written for

A practitioner 313Me 281Someone I care about 221My husband or wife 34

Where you are right now

Coping, mostly 225Struggling right now 63 Getting ready for something 54

On your own, or with someone

On my own 201Involves someone else 82 Both of us together 59

Theme

Systems for daily life 28 Moving your body 21 Medication and how it works 20 Get started 16 Screens and attention 12 Reading, numbers and learning differences 12 What ADHD actually is 12 Your nervous system 11 Treatment and medication 11 Getting assessed and diagnosed 10 Your sense of time 9 Food, caffeine and fuel 8 The cost of avoiding 8 Feelings and focus 8 Exercise, food and other supports 8 What anger actually is 8 Bringing the future closer 7 Touch and bodywork 7 Shared spiritual life 7 Grounding and settling 6 Breaking the worry loop 6 Breathing 5 Tolerate distress 5 The moment before you snap 5 The fear underneath anger 5 When you use something to cope 5 When everything feels flat 5 Facing it a step at a time 4 When anger turns to harm 4 Righteous anger and perfectionism 4 Shame and stigma 4 Being seen and judged 3 Emotions as signals 3 Remembering to do it 3 Use your strengths 3 Structure and routine 3 Growing empathy 3 Practising under provocation 3 Knowing your partner 3 Rituals of connection 3 Obsessions and compulsions 2 Shame 2 Repair after rupture 2 Rebuilding trust 2 Posture and how you carry yourself 2 What worry does 2 Making it stick 2 Feeling from the inside 2 Equanimity and perspective 2 Cool the body first 2 Choosing your response 2 Anger, alcohol and the body 2 Rest and pacing 1 Answering bids 1 What you are actually defending 1 Care for yourself in loss 1 Safety and grounding 1 Treatment and medication 1 Living with uncertainty 1 Keep the bond 1 Listen to the body 1 Question the thought 1

Approach

ADHD skills 104Medical and treatment 76 Core 44 CBT 39 Body based 32 Gottman 13 Mindfulness 11 Emotionally focused 7 Trauma informed 5 DBT skills 5 Narrative 2 Parts work 2 Grief 2

When · Any ordinary day

Any ordinary day 342Under stress 50 In a change 27 After a row 25 Coming and going 16 When apart 4 Something good 2

If you cannot feel your own state yet, a device that shows it on a screen can stand in until you can.

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If a practice feels like homework you are failing at, turn it into a game. Some feedback tools do this for you, bringing colour and birdsong to a grey screen as your heart rhythm settles.

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Twenty minutesYour nervous systemBody basedQur’an 16:78

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