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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2 practices

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How long you have · A minute

A minute 2 Five minutes 5 Twenty minutes 6 Longer 2

Who it is written for

Me 2 Someone I care about 2 A practitioner 2

Where you are right now · Struggling right now

Getting ready for something 5 Coping, mostly 4 Struggling right now 2

Theme · Food, caffeine and fuel

Cool the body first 17 Grounding and settling 17 The moment before you snap 15 What anger actually is 11 Your nervous system 10 Choosing your response 9 Get started 7 Touch and bodywork 7 The cost of avoiding 6 Systems for daily life 6 Practising under provocation 5 Treatment and medication 5 The fear underneath anger 4 Getting assessed and diagnosed 4 Making it stick 4 Your sense of time 4 Structure and routine 4 Tolerate distress 4 Bringing the future closer 3 What ADHD actually is 3 Posture and how you carry yourself 3 What worry does 3 Shame 3 Being seen and judged 3 Breathing 3 Food, caffeine and fuel 2 Shame and stigma 2 Treatment and medication 2 Equanimity and perspective 2 Medication and how it works 2 Screens and attention 2 Feelings and focus 2 Feeling from the inside 2 Self-compassion 1 Rest and pacing 1 Remembering to do it 1 Question the thought 1 What you are actually defending 1 Breaking the worry loop 1 Panic and the body 1 Obsessions and compulsions 1 When you go numb 1 Moving your body 1 When everything feels flat 1 Facing it a step at a time 1 Letting it out safely 1 Growing empathy 1 Righteous anger and perfectionism 1

When

Under stress 1 Any ordinary day 1

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

Put a rubber band round your water bottle for each refill you want to get through today, and slide one off each time you finish it. Nothing to remember, nothing to buy, and you can see where you are at a glance.

Tracking anything in your head is hard when your head is already full, and harder still when concentration is one of the things that has taken a hit.…

A minuteFood, caffeine and fuelMedical and treatmentQur’an 16:10

Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.