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The Choice Point Worksheet - NEW June 2025

Getting my Brain back online when I ‘flip my lid’ - The Hand Model of the Brain - NEW June 2025

My Self Care Reminders

My Gratitude Guide

Grief Workbook

5 Strategies for High Achievers - to manage stress & find work-life balance

Boundaries for Energy

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STOP

A simple practice for the moments when you notice yourself becoming reactive.

STOP is commonly taught as Stop, Take a breath, Observe and Proceed. I use it a little differently in my counselling work.

S — Stop.
Interrupt the automatic r
When emotion is really intense, thinking your way out of it may not be the best place to start. ⚡

TIPP is a DBT distress-tolerance skill that uses the body to help lower emotional intensity.

T — Temperature ❄️
Use a safe cooling sensation, su
RAIN

Not every difficult feeling needs to be fixed. Sometimes we need enough space to understand what's actually going on. 🌧️

RAIN is a mindfulness and self-compassion practice I like when there is enough capacity to turn towards an experience wit
Understanding Your Window of Tolerance 🌿

The Window of Tolerance describes the range in which your nervous system has enough capacity to meet what is happening.

Within your window, you may still feel stress, sadness, frustration or pressure - but
What Narrows Your Window of Tolerance? 🪫

Have you noticed that things you could manage last week feel much harder today?
Your capacity is not fixed.

Your window can narrow when the load you are carrying becomes greater than the resources available
What Helps Widen Your Window of Tolerance? 🌱

We do not widen our Window of Tolerance by forcing ourselves to tolerate more.

Capacity develops through repeated experiences of:
🤍 safety
🤍 support
🤍 regulation
🤍 recovery
🤍 choice
🤍 connection

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