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

3 practices

Question the thought Coping, mostly Any ordinary day Clear all

How long you have

A minute 2 Longer 1

Who it is written for

Me 3 A practitioner 2 Someone I care about 1

Where you are right now · Coping, mostly

Coping, mostly 3 Struggling right now 3

Theme · Question the thought

Medication and how it works 97 Systems for daily life 69 Getting assessed and diagnosed 54 Get started 47 Your nervous system 47 Moving your body 43 Exercise, food and other supports 40 Treatment and medication 39 What anger actually is 37 Your sense of time 37 Bringing the future closer 36 Touch and bodywork 30 What ADHD actually is 28 Equanimity and perspective 26 Screens and attention 26 When everything feels flat 25 Structure and routine 25 Growing empathy 25 The moment before you snap 25 Choosing your response 24 Feelings and focus 23 Food, caffeine and fuel 23 What worry does 22 Grounding and settling 21 Knowing your partner 20 Treatment and medication 20 The fear underneath anger 20 The cost of avoiding 19 Breathing 18 Shared spiritual life 16 Being seen and judged 16 Practising under provocation 15 Making it stick 15 Breaking the worry loop 14 Fondness and admiration 14 Remembering to do it 13 Shame and stigma 13 What you are actually defending 13 Righteous anger and perfectionism 13 Answering bids 12 Staying regulated in conflict 11 Feeling from the inside 10 When you use something to cope 10 Emotions as signals 10 Reading, numbers and learning differences 10 Listening and understanding 10 Gratitude 9 Rituals of connection 7 Affection and touch 7 Use your strengths 7 When anger turns to harm 6 Self-compassion 6 Cool the body first 6 Anger, alcohol and the body 5 Obsessions and compulsions 5 Facing it a step at a time 5 Tolerate distress 5 Rebuilding trust 5 Posture and how you carry yourself 4 Notice the pattern and flex 3 Repair after rupture 3 Question the thought 3 Panic and the body 3 Your worth is not conditional 3 Work with your brain 2 Rest and pacing 2 Meaning after harm 2 Keep the bond 2 Get it out of your head 2 Find meaning 2 Act on your values 2 Face it gently 2 Shame 1 Safety and grounding 1 Your window of tolerance 1 Listen to the body 1 Care for yourself in loss 1 When you go numb 1 Living with uncertainty 1

Approach

CBT 2 Core 1

When · Any ordinary day

Any ordinary day 3 Under stress 2

Take the thought that is upsetting you and ask: what is another way to read this?

The event is fixed; the meaning is not. A second reading often fits the facts and hurts less.

A minuteQuestion the thoughtCoreQur’an 2:216

At the end of a stretch of thinking like this, ask yourself plainly what you believe about yourself now, and how that differs from an hour ago.

Shifts that go unnamed tend to have evaporated by the evening. Saying the new version aloud, or writing a single sentence of it, turns it into…

A minuteQuestion the thoughtCBTQur’an 13:11

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.