Short audio practices for the moments that tip you over — a head that won't switch off, the feeling you can't name. A few minutes each. Headphones optional.
Short, guided ways to steady yourself when a moment is getting on top of you. A few minutes each. Do one once, or come back to it — you don't have to be any good at it, and if your mind wanders, that's the practice, not a failure.
One thing worth saying. These are for settling yourself in the moment — not for working through something painful. If real distress comes up, stop, and there's support at the foot of the page.
A quick way back into the here and now — when your head's still at work and you're in the room but not really in it.
+Steadying, not therapy. If distress rises, stop — support is at the foot of the page.
For when your head won't switch off. Watch the thoughts float past instead of chasing them.
+Steadying, not therapy. If distress rises, stop — support is at the foot of the page.
For a feeling you can't name but can feel in your body. Turn it into something you can look at, instead of something that runs you.
+Steadying, not therapy. If distress rises, stop — support is at the foot of the page.
Not therapy. Everything here is practical, educational material built on clinical frameworks — not clinical or therapeutic care. If you want individual therapy, that's available separately at nnpsychology.co.uk.
If you're going through something that needs more than a page right now, please reach out to your GP or call Samaritans on 116 123 (free, 24/7).