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

Get started Getting ready for something Any ordinary day Clear all

How long you have

Five minutes 1 Twenty minutes 1

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Someone I care about 2 Me 2

Where you are right now · Getting ready for something

Coping, mostly 47 Struggling right now 20 Getting ready for something 2

On your own, or with someone

On my own 1 Involves someone else 1

Theme · Get started

Medication and how it works 35 Food, caffeine and fuel 20 The moment before you snap 18 Choosing your response 18 Cool the body first 16 Reading, numbers and learning differences 13 Exercise, food and other supports 12 Practising under provocation 12 Your sense of time 11 Your nervous system 11 Facing it a step at a time 10 Systems for daily life 9 Bringing the future closer 9 What anger actually is 9 Making it stick 8 Moving your body 8 Grounding and settling 8 What ADHD actually is 7 Remembering to do it 6 The fear underneath anger 5 Breathing 5 Feelings and focus 4 Equanimity and perspective 4 Structure and routine 3 Posture and how you carry yourself 3 Feeling from the inside 3 When you use something to cope 3 Being seen and judged 3 Getting assessed and diagnosed 2 Get started 2 Shame and stigma 2 The cost of avoiding 2 Tolerate distress 2 Growing empathy 1 Anger, alcohol and the body 1 Screens and attention 1 Self-compassion 1 Rest and pacing 1 Touch and bodywork 1

Working towards something you want will carry you further than working away from something you dread. Before you start, name in your own words what the finished thing gets you.

Fear only switches on when the threat is close, which is exactly how you end up doing a week's work at midnight. It also floods the job with anxiety…

Five minutesGet startedADHD skillsQur’an 16:97

If you are helping someone get moving, start with the thing they mind about, even when you can see something else that needs it more. A goal a person picked for themselves is the only kind they will chase when you are not in the room.

Keep that first target small and specific enough to finish: one drawer, one email, the bag by the door on Tuesday. The thing you can see needs…

Twenty minutesGet startedADHD skillsQur’an 5:48

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