Working with Dr. Will Tadros
#5
#5
Four tools for difficult moments
Four tools for difficult moments
Four tools for difficult moments
Practise four straightforward ways to work with physical sensations, emotions, busy thoughts and the world around you.
ACT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
Which of the four tools felt most relevant to what happens when you are struggling?
Which of the four tools felt most relevant to what happens when you are struggling?
Try
Try
When a difficult thought appears, could you say, “I notice I’m having the thought that…” and then ask whether following it is helpful?
When a difficult thought appears, could you say, “I notice I’m having the thought that…” and then ask whether following it is helpful?
Live
Live
When and where will you practise your chosen tool from tbis session tomorrow?
When and where will you practise your chosen tool from tbis session tomorrow?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Thoughts can be observed
The aim is not to try switching off nighttime thoughts. Naming, categorising and being playful with a thought helps create some distance between having the thought and automatically becoming caught up in it.
01
Thoughts can be observed
The aim is not to try switching off nighttime thoughts. Naming, categorising and being playful with a thought helps create some distance between having the thought and automatically becoming caught up in it.
02
Breathing does not need changing
The breathing practice is about noticing and observing how you already breathe - not slowing it down, deepening it or using it to force relaxation or sleep.
02
Breathing does not need changing
The breathing practice is about noticing and observing how you already breathe - not slowing it down, deepening it or using it to force relaxation or sleep.
03
Skills strengthen through practice
These tools are easier to access during a difficult night when they have already been practised at calmer, lower pressure points during the day.
03
Skills strengthen through practice
These tools are easier to access during a difficult night when they have already been practised at calmer, lower pressure points during the day.
Next Session
Dropping the anchor at night
Dropping the anchor at night
A guided exercise bringing together breathing, body awareness, thoughts, your senses and what matters to you.
A guided exercise bringing together breathing, body awareness, thoughts, your senses and what matters to you.
An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.
Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.
©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved. Address: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE
An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.
Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.
©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved. Address: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE
An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.
Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.
©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved. Address: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE