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Sep 5
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How To Stop Ruminating About Old Relatio...

Rebecca Hunter, MSW
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If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT!

Why do old loves still haunt us...sometimes decades later?

That late-night dorm call, the heartbreak, the chaos… your brain remembers it all.

In this episode of Take Out Therapy, Rebecca unpacks why past relationships feel unforgettable: how first love wires the brain like an addiction, how attachment ruptures cut deep, and why memory loves to romanticize the drama.

You’ll also learn simple strategies to quiet the rumination loop, naming it, reality-checking it, and creating your own closure, so old love stops running your present.

Listen now and discover how to stop replaying the past and reclaim your peace.

Get in touch anytime at info@takeouthterapy.com

Rebecca Hunter, MSW helps busy people reduce anxiety, stop overthinking, and build emotional balance.

NEW! The Everyday Calm app is a personalized, daily stress relief program that will take only a few minutes a day and change your relationship with yourself for the better.

Try the free class -20 minutes to understanding and ending your overthinking issue

Book a consultation call if you want straightforward, personalized coaching to improve your mental health quickly. I no longer do talk therapy, preferring a more solution focused approach. Get in touch!

Take Out Therapy is a podcast for people who want to reduce anxiety, recover from burnout, and live more authentically with topics ranging from mindfulness and emotional intelligence to emotional resilience and anxiety relief; discover actionable tips for managing stress, cultivating inner peace, overcoming overwhelm, setting boundaries, and mastering emotional regulation, all while supporting empathic high-achievers on their journey toward self-compassion, work-life balance, and freedom from overthinking and people-pleasing habits.

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