When East Meets West

S2E30_Worry and Rumination

October 13, 2021 Peter Economou, Ph.D. and Nikki Rubin, Psy.D. Season 2 Episode 30
When East Meets West
S2E30_Worry and Rumination
Show Notes

Why do we worry about the future and ruminate about the past? In this episode, Dr. Rubin and Dr. Pete discuss and distinguish between these two “covert” behaviors (behaviors happening inside you that are invisible to everyone else), their evolutionary purposes, and why the brain thinks these behaviors help solve problems (spoiler alert: they don’t!) Unsurprisingly, you’ll see once again how all roads lead to mindfulness and how mindful practices can help you let go of worry and rumination behaviors.