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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Growing empathy Twenty minutes Any ordinary day Clear all

How long you have · Twenty minutes

A minute 13 Five minutes 10 Twenty minutes 3 Longer 3

Who it is written for

A practitioner 3 Me 3

Theme · Growing empathy

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

When · Any ordinary day

Any ordinary day 3 When apart 1

You cannot decide to feel closer to people. You can decide to eat with them, walk with them, sit near them and say one true thing, and the closeness tends to follow.

The chemistry gets talked about a great deal and it is the least useful part. What you can act on is the diary: a standing meal with someone, a hand…

Twenty minutesGrowing empathyMedical and treatmentQur’an 30:21

Four ordinary things take the edge off a hot temper: being touched by someone you trust, eating with people, moving your body hard enough to breathe, and sitting still for a few minutes a day.

None of them are about anger directly, which is the point. Exercise lowers what you are already carrying before the argument starts. A shared meal…

Twenty minutesGrowing empathyMedical and treatmentQur’an 76:8

If eating together helps, it is the together that is helping. Being full is not a route to feeling close, and treating it as one goes wrong quickly for some people.

Sit down with somebody once a week and eat whatever you were going to eat anyway. That is the whole practice. If you notice yourself reaching for…

Twenty minutesGrowing empathyMedical and treatmentQur’an 90:14

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