Hello and welcome to the Mindfulkind podcast.

I'm your host, Rachel Cable, author of the Mindfulkind book, Mindfulness Teacher and blogger at

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Each week, this podcast will bring meaningful tips, tools and strategies so you can manage stress

and live more mindfully in the modern world.

Hello and welcome to episode 241 of a Mindful Kind podcast.

A few weeks ago, I received a really thoughtful message from Angelica on Instagram.

She's been listening to this podcast for a little while and it was so

amazing to hear she's been enjoying it. She was also wondering if I'd done any episodes about

leaving the past in the past or in other words how to stop ruminating and I realized that I haven't

actually talked much about this topic before. So in this episode,

I'll be sharing some insights about rumination, including what it is, why we engage in

rumination and five strategies to help reduce rumination. I really hope you enjoy it and thank

you to Angelica for inspiring this episode.

Rumination occurs when you dwell on past events that can't be changed, usually from a negative

perspective. Often, rumination can trigger emotional distress. Rumination can be similar to

worrying, but rumination tends to focus on past events,

while worrying tends to focus on uncertainty about the future. When you ruminate, you might

repeat the same thoughts in your mind, like, I'm so stupid, why did I make that decision? Or if I didn't

make that mistake, everything would be so much better.

You might also replay events in your mind, watching them unfold over and over.

There can be several different reasons why your mind might engage in rumination.

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