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Rumination Remedies: A Workbook to Free Your Mind From Worry, Regret, and Racing Thoughts by Sheri McGregor
Published by Sowing Creek Press on October 5, 2025
Genres: Self-Help
Pages: 228
Format: ARC
Source: Provided as part of book tour
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If you struggle with overthinking, an anxious mind, rumination, negative thinking, worry, or catastrophizing, it's time to GAIN INSIGHT, CONTROL, AND RELIEF.

The human brain is amazingly resilient but in today's stress-filled and overstimulating world, your mind can get stuck. Worry, regret, and racing thoughts steal your joy, peace, and confidence-not to mention sleep. The good news? You can change the pattern.

Rumination Remedies is a gentle, smart guide to freeing your mind so you can stop overthinking and let go of anxiety. Whether you're caught up in dread, weighed down by regret, or distracted by what-ifs or wishes, this practical workbook offers holistic, body-friendly and brain-building ways to:
--Identify your vulnerable times and triggers
--Get clear on what your rumination consists of and why
--Break the cycle of overthinking
--Stop worrying
--Quiet your mind
--Calm your inner critic and shift your self-talk
--Find relief from regrets and "what ifs"
--Say good-bye to repetitive thought patterns
--Create new habits that support peace of mind
--Get grounded in the present and enjoy life

In a steady voice of cheerful realism, Sheri McGregor, M.A., distills concepts and practices that are rooted in neuroscience-yet wrapped in the cozy warmth of compassion and even joy. Rewire your anxious brain, stop worrying,

You'll play your way through this engaging workbook to stop overthinking that helps you gain wise growth and renewal using your brain's natural neuroplasticity.

Personally engaging, alternatives to make the remedies your own, and room for reflection make this workbook uniquely experiential.

It's never too late to unbind your mind from worry, regret, and negative thinking. Stop catastrophizing, quiet overthinking, and alter depressive thought patterns that limit you. With Rumination Remedies, you will cultivate resilience, gain peace of mind, and use neuroscience in accessible, practical ways to rewire your mind and improve your outlook.

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Rumination Remedies

A Workbook to Free Your Mind From Worry, Regret, and Racing Thoughts

By Sheri McGregor, M.A.

Book Summary

In Rumination Remedies, Sheri McGregor offers 41 powerful, practical tools to help you recognize, interrupt, and release repetitive thought loops. Thoughtfully written, immediately useful, and deeply compassionate—this is a must-have for anyone ready to stop spinning and start living with more ease and clarity.”

— Lori Clemmons, author of Rewire Your Wellness: A Guide For Reclaiming Your Life from Chronic Illness, Anxiety, 

The human brain is amazingly resilient but in today’s stress-filled and overstimulating world, your mind can get stuck. Worry, regret, and racing thoughts steal your joy, peace, and confidence-not to mention sleep. The good news? You can change the pattern.

Rumination Remedies is a gentle, smart guide to freeing your mind. Whether you’re caught up in dread, weighed down by regret, or distracted by what-ifs or wishes, this practical workbook offers holistic, body-friendly and brain-building ways to find your peace of mind.

Publisher: Sowing Creek Press (October 5, 2025)

ISBN: 0997352272

ISBN-13: 978-0997352276

AISN: B0FTWVBW26

Print length: 228 pages (also available as ebook and audiobook)

 

Purchase a copy of Rumination Remedies on

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rumination-Remedies-Workbook-Regret- Thoughts/dp/0997352272

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rumination-remedies-sheri-mcgregor/1148539691

 

 

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Julie’s Review:

 

Rumination Remedies is a journal of self-reflection that helps you identify your negative thoughts and reframe them. Each section has a tip and journal prompts to help you practice that idea. The remedy chapters have an introduction of the remedy idea, why it works, and how to use it.

These remedies help you practice healthy self-talk and teach you to give yourself grace. When your mind is racing and stuck in a negative thought spiral, these tips are designed to help you turn them around. Each remedy has you intentionally change your thinking patterns in a positive way. With continued practice, you can use these tips to avoid these thoughts before they take over.

This book is a great addition to your journaling practice, especially for those of us with anxiety and overactive thoughts. It’s not just a book you read, but it’s an activity you can do every day to practice these lessons.

 

Guest Post — Taming the Inner Editor: How to Stop Overthinking While You Write

By Sheri McGregor, M.A., author of Rumination Remedies: A Workbook to Free Your Mind From Worry, Regret, and Racing Thoughts

Writers all have an inner editor to refine language, sharpen arguments, and polish prose. Those are good reasons to keep your inner editor on board. Just don’t allow it to rule.

When your inner editor second guesses every sentence, stops you before you get started, or plays devil’s advocate about what readers might think, it’s time to put it in its place. And it does have a place, just not one that overshadows your creative genius when you’re trying to get into flow.

Of two minds

My experience over decades has taught me that the act of writing requires more than one mind.  You might think of it as putting on different hats for different roles. Two of these roles are your creative genius, when given freedom, and the inner editor with its watchful eye. They can work together.

Creation thrives on openness. Revision, your inner editor’s domain, requires discipline. One isn’t more important than the other, but they each have their place.

I’ll get back to you, I promise.

Whether your inner editor is a sometimes-annoying voice or a power-hungry monster, don’t fight it. Instead, give it a job—for later.

It can help to come up with a few phrases as you sit down to write. Tell yourself statements like these:

·       Right now, it’s about getting words on the page. They can be moved around later.

·       Every masterpiece starts messy.

·       No one will see this version anyway.

Do this often enough and you’ll internalize them so your inner editor will more naturally take a rest.

When life stress is high or a deadline looms, your inner editor may get louder. You can give it due respect, assure it you’ve heard, and still get back to work. When I’m in white-hot creation mode and my inner editor points to a potential problem or need, I gently guide it to wait its turn.

Making a mental note or even jotting down my inner editor’s worry keeps its thoughts safe. And because I always circle back, my inner editor knows to trust my creative genius. Over time, by honoring the dance between these two roles, you learn to trust yourself with your work. Your creative genius gets to play, and your inner editor grows tame. Later, it gets a bigger role, polishing your work.

Let go of Excess Energy

Let’s not forget how your inner editor can affect your body, too. Writers can be so intensely focused they’re unaware of how much physical energy gathers in their wrists, their shoulders, their neck, or behind their eyes. Being still and concentrating for long stretches builds tension that seeks an outlet. Sometimes the outlet is your inner editor, suddenly picking at your work.

When your inner editor speaks up, pause and consider if it’s a problem with your writing, or perhaps your body is asking for relief. Simple forms of physical movement—a stretch, a shake, a few dance steps, or even a sigh—can discharge excess energy and help regulate your nervous system. When the body settles, the mind follows.

In my work with writers and others, somatic approaches are at least as important as more mindful and reason-based tools. In fact, this balance between creative freedom, editorial discipline, and body-based regulation sits at the heart of my workbook Rumination Remedies. The book supports the partnership between the two minds: creative and critical. Ideally, each mind steps forward in turn, in a fruitful rhythm. Over time and with practice, the cooperation becomes intuitive. Creation flows. Revision sharpens. The two minds move together, not as rivals but as partners, each strengthening the other as the writing takes shape.

 

About the Author, Sheri McGregor

 

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