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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42 practices
How long you have
Who it is written for
Where you are right now · Coping, mostly
On your own, or with someone
Theme · The fear underneath anger
Medication and how it works 104Systems for daily life 70Getting assessed and diagnosed 63Your nervous system 61What anger actually is 60Staying regulated in conflict 60Get started 48Moving your body 48Equanimity and perspective 46Choosing your response 44The moment before you snap 43Bringing the future closer 43The fear underneath anger 42Exercise, food and other supports 41Your sense of time 40Treatment and medication 39Feelings and focus 38Touch and bodywork 38Screens and attention 32When everything feels flat 32What ADHD actually is 30Growing empathy 28Grounding and settling 27Structure and routine 26The cost of avoiding 26Knowing your partner 25Answering bids 24Food, caffeine and fuel 24What worry does 23Practising under provocation 22Treatment and medication 20What you are actually defending 20Emotions as signals 20Cool the body first 20Making it stick 19Breathing 19Repair after rupture 19Being seen and judged 18Rebuilding trust 17Shared spiritual life 17Righteous anger and perfectionism 16Fondness and admiration 15Affection and touch 15Breaking the worry loop 14Shame and stigma 14Listening and understanding 13Remembering to do it 13Rituals of connection 13Feeling from the inside 12When anger turns to harm 11When you use something to cope 11Tolerate distress 10Reading, numbers and learning differences 10Gratitude 9Facing it a step at a time 9Use your strengths 8Self-compassion 8Anger, alcohol and the body 6Obsessions and compulsions 6Question the thought 5Posture and how you carry yourself 4Meaning after harm 4Safety and grounding 4Your worth is not conditional 3Act on your values 3Calm the body 3Panic and the body 3Notice the pattern and flex 3Shame 3Working with anger 3Let the wave come 3Name what you feel 3Patience and trust 2Validate yourself and others 2Your window of tolerance 2Work with your brain 2Listen to the body 2Keep the bond 2Hold a boundary 2Help someone grieving 2Get it out of your head 2Find meaning 2Rest and pacing 2Face it gently 2Ride the urge 2Care for yourself in loss 2Ask and say no well 2Living with uncertainty 1When you go numb 1
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When

Working out where your reaction came from will not switch it off. That is not a failure of your insight, it is simply how the two kinds of memory work.

The story you can tell sits in one system. The flinch sits in another one, older and quicker, and it never learned from explanations. Which means the…

LongerThe fear underneath angerTrauma informedQur’an 13:28

Every incident you get through without looking at it leaves something behind, a charge that goes off a bit quicker next time. Asking for help early is not making a drama of it, it is cheaper than the version that comes later.

People assume an escalating pattern means they are becoming a worse person. More often it means the same route has been practised a few more times…

LongerThe fear underneath angerTrauma informedQur’an 2:186

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