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

43 practices

Bringing the future closer Coping, mostly Clear all

How long you have

A minute 17 Five minutes 21 Twenty minutes 5

Who it is written for

Me 41 A practitioner 36 Someone I care about 27 My husband or wife 5

Where you are right now · Coping, mostly

Coping, mostly 43 Getting ready for something 10 Struggling right now 7

On your own, or with someone

On my own 30 Involves someone else 8 Both of us together 5

Theme · Bringing the future closer

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

When

Any ordinary day 36 After a row 2 Coming and going 2 In a change 2 Under stress 1

Mindfulness practice is good for most people, and may help a little more if you have ADHD. Treat it as something supportive rather than as the treatment itself.

The honest version is worth having, because being told it is the answer and then finding it is not tends to end with people dropping it entirely. If…

Twenty minutesBringing the future closerADHD skillsQur’an 99:7

Once a week, both calendars open on the table. Who is doing scouts, who has football, what is happening on Thursday. Twice a week if the house is busy.

The point is finding the collisions while there is still time to sort them out, rather than at eight on Thursday morning with coats half on. Keep it…

Twenty minutesBringing the future closerADHD skillsQur’an 12:48

When the thing is over, sit down for twenty minutes and go through it: what happened, what worked, what did not, what you will do differently. Put it in the diary, because it never happens on intention alone.

The monthly report, the school year, the audit. Write the answers where you will actually find them next time, and be specific about the point it…

Twenty minutesBringing the future closerADHD skillsQur’an 9:105

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