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

Shame and stigma Five minutes Getting ready for something Clear all

How long you have · Five minutes

Five minutes 2 Longer 1

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Someone I care about 2 Me 1

Where you are right now · Getting ready for something

Struggling right now 12 Coping, mostly 6 Getting ready for something 2

On your own, or with someone

Involves someone else 1 On my own 1

Theme · Shame and stigma

Medication and how it works 36 Food, caffeine and fuel 12 Choosing your response 11 Exercise, food and other supports 9 Cool the body first 9 Your nervous system 9 The moment before you snap 8 Practising under provocation 8 Facing it a step at a time 7 What ADHD actually is 7 Getting assessed and diagnosed 6 Treatment and medication 6 Reading, numbers and learning differences 6 Grounding and settling 5 Touch and bodywork 5 Your sense of time 4 Bringing the future closer 4 Equanimity and perspective 4 When everything feels flat 4 Remembering to do it 4 What anger actually is 4 Making it stick 3 Tolerate distress 3 Feelings and focus 3 Moving your body 3 Systems for daily life 2 The fear underneath anger 2 Breathing 2 Being seen and judged 2 The cost of avoiding 2 Shame and stigma 2 Treatment and medication 1 What you are actually defending 1 Breaking the worry loop 1 Structure and routine 1 Screens and attention 1 Get started 1 Feeling from the inside 1 When you use something to cope 1 Living with uncertainty 1

Before you explain anything about ADHD to someone, ask what they already think it is. What they tell you decides what your explanation can land on.

People arrive with family stories, cultural rules about mental health and firm views about medication, and none of it shows up unless you invite it.…

Five minutesShame and stigmaADHD skillsQur’an 20:44

When you are choosing where to start, take the easy one rather than the important one. Direction matters more than size at the beginning, because these things gather speed whichever way they are pointing.

The loops that drag you down run in reverse as well. A week where two small things went right makes a third worth attempting, and the person you are…

Five minutesShame and stigmaADHD skillsQur’an 2:148

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