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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Rest and pacing Five minutes Clear all

How long you have · Five minutes

A minute 1 Five minutes 2 Twenty minutes 1 Longer 1

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Me 2 Someone I care about 1

Where you are right now

Coping, mostly 1 Struggling right now 1

On your own, or with someone

On my own 1 Involves someone else 1

Theme · Rest and pacing

Medication and how it works 111Your nervous system 73 What anger actually is 60 Getting assessed and diagnosed 59 Equanimity and perspective 44 Touch and bodywork 43 Systems for daily life 40 The moment before you snap 39 Exercise, food and other supports 39 Your sense of time 38 What ADHD actually is 37 Get started 35 When everything feels flat 35 Grounding and settling 35 Choosing your response 35 Screens and attention 31 Treatment and medication 31 Food, caffeine and fuel 30 Feelings and focus 29 The fear underneath anger 29 Practising under provocation 28 Bringing the future closer 27 Moving your body 24 Cool the body first 23 What worry does 23 Shame and stigma 20 Breathing 19 Emotions as signals 19 Feeling from the inside 17 Structure and routine 16 The cost of avoiding 16 What you are actually defending 16 Breaking the worry loop 15 Remembering to do it 15 Reading, numbers and learning differences 15 Growing empathy 14 Being seen and judged 14 Facing it a step at a time 13 When you use something to cope 12 Treatment and medication 12 Making it stick 12 Obsessions and compulsions 11 Tolerate distress 11 Righteous anger and perfectionism 11 When anger turns to harm 9 Staying regulated in conflict 9 Rebuilding trust 9 Knowing your partner 8 Shame 7 Self-compassion 7 When you go numb 6 Posture and how you carry yourself 6 Listening and understanding 5 Question the thought 5 Shared spiritual life 4 Rituals of connection 3 Living with uncertainty 3 Use your strengths 3 Work with your brain 2 Panic and the body 2 Repair after rupture 2 Anger, alcohol and the body 2 Act on your values 2 Find meaning 2 Meaning after harm 2 Rest and pacing 2 Affection and touch 1 Notice the pattern and flex 1 Your window of tolerance 1 Working with anger 1 Your worth is not conditional 1 Let the wave come 1 Help someone grieving 1 Get it out of your head 1 Face it gently 1 Letting it out safely 1 Calm the body 1 Ask and say no well 1

When

Under stress 1 Any ordinary day 1

When you are already behind, rest feels like the one thing you cannot afford. That feeling is usually what keeps you behind.

Running from one near disaster to the next burns exactly the abilities you need in order to dig out: planning, holding a thought long enough to use…

Five minutesRest and pacingADHD skillsQur’an 4:28

Half watching a programme while half answering emails is the worst of both. The work takes twice as long and the evening gives you nothing back.

Pick one and let it be the whole thing. If it is work, work, and you will usually finish earlier than you expected. If it is rest, shut the laptop,…

Five minutesRest and pacingADHD skillsQur’an 94:7

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