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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3 practices

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How long you have · Five minutes

Five minutes 3 Twenty minutes 3

Who it is written for

Me 3 Someone I care about 3 A practitioner 3

Where you are right now · Struggling right now

Coping, mostly 27 Getting ready for something 9 Struggling right now 3

On your own, or with someone

On my own 2 Involves someone else 1

Theme · Exercise, food and other supports

Your nervous system 27 What anger actually is 20 Grounding and settling 16 Touch and bodywork 15 Screens and attention 14 Shame and stigma 12 The moment before you snap 12 Getting assessed and diagnosed 12 When everything feels flat 12 Medication and how it works 12 Get started 11 Equanimity and perspective 11 The fear underneath anger 9 Feelings and focus 9 Your sense of time 9 Obsessions and compulsions 8 Cool the body first 8 What ADHD actually is 8 Feeling from the inside 7 Emotions as signals 7 Choosing your response 7 Breathing 7 Systems for daily life 7 Breaking the worry loop 7 When you use something to cope 6 Shame 6 What worry does 6 The cost of avoiding 5 Reading, numbers and learning differences 5 Food, caffeine and fuel 5 When you go numb 5 Treatment and medication 5 Growing empathy 5 Remembering to do it 5 Question the thought 4 Moving your body 4 When anger turns to harm 4 Structure and routine 3 Treatment and medication 3 Practising under provocation 3 Posture and how you carry yourself 3 Exercise, food and other supports 3 Being seen and judged 3 Tolerate distress 3 Making it stick 2 Self-compassion 2 Bringing the future closer 2 Facing it a step at a time 2 What you are actually defending 1 Letting it out safely 1 Rest and pacing 1 Living with uncertainty 1

When

Under stress 2 Any ordinary day 1

Weight across the body settles a lot of people and sends some of them to sleep quickly. It is a preference though, not a remedy, and for others it feels like being closed in.

If you try it, watch what actually happens rather than what is supposed to happen. Some people have wanted pressure, small dark spaces and being…

Five minutesExercise, food and other supportsMedical and treatmentQur’an 25:47

Keep something to eat and drink within reach for hard conversations. Handing someone a biscuit and a glass of water often settles a room faster than any instruction does.

Part of why it works is that nobody has to be told how. A person too wound up to follow a breathing exercise can still take a sip and chew. Sharing…

Five minutesExercise, food and other supportsMedical and treatmentQur’an 2:57

Being told you are too sensitive is usually someone else's comfort talking. Feeling things strongly is not the problem to solve; what to do once the feeling has arrived is.

Both halves have to be said together. Validation on its own leaves a person flooded with permission and no handles. Teaching control on its own joins…

Five minutesExercise, food and other supportsMedical and treatmentQur’an 13:28

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