Are ruminating thoughts pulling you out of the present moment? You're not alone. In this bonus recovery episode, Ardy shares how mindfulness helped her shift her relationship with mental loops—and how you can begin to do the same.

Whether you're in early recovery, long-term sobriety, or managing trauma and anxiety, this gentle, research-backed practice offers a new way to relate to the noise in your mind.

☁️ You’ll learn:

• What rumination really is
  

• Why it happens in recovery
  

• A simple breathing space practice to ground yourself
  

• How mindfulness offers space, not a quick fix
  

Plus, Ardy gets real about her own hamster-wheel thoughts, the myth of “fixing it,” and the power of practice over perfection.

🧠✨ Links to the science behind mindfulness and rumination are in the show notes.

🎙️ Let this be your invitation back to the breath, the body, and the present.

📚 Links to Research:

• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Research – NIH- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1361002/
  
• How Mindfulness Helps with Rumination – APA https://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/07-08/ce-corner

• Mindfulness Reduces Emotional Reactivity – Harvard Gazette https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/05/eight-weeks-to-a-better-brain/

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