Practice
Glimmers and Triggers
Noticing glimmers.
Why this helps: glimmers are small moments that bring a sense of safety, calm or joy — the opposite of triggers. Noticing both, without judging either, helps you learn what your nervous system loves and what wears it down.
How to use it: Once a day, jot a word or two in each half: the gold half is for glimmers, the plum half for triggers. Blank days are fine. Example — Glimmer: sun on my face on the walk home. Trigger: a sudden fire alarm test at work.
The worksheet, as designed. The same content is written out below.
The week
Once a day, jot a word or two in each half: the gold half is for glimmers, the plum half for triggers. Blank days are fine.
| Glimmer | Trigger | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | ||
| Tue | ||
| Wed | ||
| Thu | ||
| Fri | ||
| Sat | ||
| Sun |
Pattern spotting
My glimmer menu
Small, reliable things to reach for on a hard day.
My glimmer menu
Reflect
For reflection and practice, not diagnosis. Bring it to your next session if you’d like to talk it through.
Sources and credits. SOLA · NEURODIVERGENT EDUCATION & COMMUNITY