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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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How long you have · A minute
A minute 2Five minutes 1Twenty minutes 2
Who it is written for
A practitioner 2Me 2Someone I care about 1
Where you are right now
Coping, mostly 1Struggling right now 1
Theme · Food, caffeine and fuel
The moment before you snap 22Cool the body first 21Choosing your response 21What anger actually is 16Grounding and settling 15The fear underneath anger 13Staying regulated in conflict 12Equanimity and perspective 10Your nervous system 9Answering bids 8Practising under provocation 6Affection and touch 6Touch and bodywork 5Bringing the future closer 4Tolerate distress 4What you are actually defending 4Feelings and focus 4Making it stick 4Safety and grounding 3What worry does 3Treatment and medication 3The cost of avoiding 3Shame 3Knowing your partner 3When everything feels flat 3Name what you feel 3Question the thought 2Being seen and judged 2Breathing 2Calm the body 2Food, caffeine and fuel 2Emotions as signals 2Feeling from the inside 2Let the wave come 2Meaning after harm 2Patience and trust 2Ride the urge 2Righteous anger and perfectionism 2Shame and stigma 2Working with anger 2What ADHD actually is 1Treatment and medication 1Shared spiritual life 1Your sense of time 1Your window of tolerance 1Care for yourself in loss 1Breaking the worry loop 1Repair after rupture 1Rebuild trust 1Act on your values 1Posture and how you carry yourself 1Panic and the body 1Obsessions and compulsions 1Medication and how it works 1Listen to the body 1Getting assessed and diagnosed 1Facing it a step at a time 1Letting it out safely 1Growing empathy 1Systems for daily life 1Validate yourself and others 1
When · Under stress
Any ordinary day 9Under stress 2

The pull towards bread, pasta and biscuits when you are low is not simply greed. Carbohydrate makes it easier for the brain to get hold of the raw material it needs for serotonin, so it gives a real if short lived lift.

Calling it self medication instead of a failure of character changes what you do next. You stop trying to out-discipline the craving and start asking…

A minuteFood, caffeine and fuelMedical and treatmentQur’an 52:19

When you find yourself reaching for something sweet again, try asking what the reaching is doing for you instead of telling yourself off. Comfort, a small rebellion, a way to stay awake: the answer usually points somewhere useful.

Talk about being good or bad closes the conversation down. Curiosity keeps it open, and it tends to surface the actual job the food is doing, which…

A minuteFood, caffeine and fuelMedical and treatmentQur’an 2:173

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