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

Rebecca Hunter, MSW
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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 Hunter, therapist and anxiety expert, 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.

Rebecca Hunter, MSW helps empathic high-achievers (like you) stop overthinking, overcome emotional overwhelm, and actually feel better—for real.

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Check out Back to Calm, my complete self-paced program that teaches the exact skills I’ve used with thousands of clients to reset their nervous system, rebuild self-trust, and finally feel present in life again.

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Take Out Therapy is a podcast for people who want to reduce anxiety, recover from burnout, and live more authentically.

Each episode explores topics like mindfulness, emotional intelligence, emotional resilience, and anxiety relief—and offers simple, practical tools for managing stress, overcoming overthinking, setting boundaries, and staying grounded.

Created especially for empathic high-achievers and sensitive professionals, this show helps you break free from people-pleasing, build real self-compassion, and create true work-life balance.

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