Hello friend,
If you’re reading this, you probably know what it’s like to get stuck in your head. Someone says something that lands wrong… and hours later, you’re still replaying it: in the car, at dinner, or lying in bed. Running the same loop, over and over. Each time, the feelings come back just as strong—or stronger.
That's rumination and it’s your brain doing exactly what it evolved to do.
When you replay an upsetting moment, your brain reacts as if it’s happening again right now. The stress, the tension, the surge of emotion—it’s all real. And over time, those patterns get reinforced, making it easier and easier to fall back into them.
But here’s the hopeful part: Your brain can learn something different.
You can interrupt the loop. You can relate to your thoughts differently.
You can feel your feelings without getting stuck inside them.
That’s exactly what I teach in my upcoming session of Breaking Out of Rumination, and I hope you'll consider joining me.
Over 5 weeks, I'll focus on simple, practical tools you can use in real time—like recognizing when you’re caught in a loop, shifting attention into the body, and gently loosening the grip of those repetitive thoughts. And just as importantly, we work on gradually rewiring the brain so that it becomes more natural for you to do that yourself over time.
This is not about trying to get rid of anger or difficult feelings. It's about learning how to move through them—without letting them take over your mind.
If that sounds helpful, you can learn more about the course here. (And if you sign up by Thursday, you can save 25%.)
Whatever you do, I hope you remember this: each time you notice rumination and shift even a little bit, you’re building a new pathway in your brain.
And those small moments really do add up.
Warmly,
Rick
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