"Deeply personal and scientifically grounded, Mind Drama explores why we ruminate and--most importantly--how to stop ruminating. If you've ever wondered why your mind sometimes gets the best of you, and you are hungry for science-based tools to stop overthinking, this book is for you." --Ethan Kross, bestselling author of Shift and Chatter "Donna Jackson Nakazawa not only brilliantly illuminates the brain-based underpinnings of our inner defeatist, but also offers compelling, science-grounded strategies for easing the suffering it creates. Written with rare clarity and compassion, this book reveals how deeply ingrained patterns of despair can be transformed through understanding, agency, and care. This is a true masterpiece--a beacon of hope in an age marked by uncertainty, fragmentation, and overwhelm. By seamlessly uniting mind and heart, Jackson Nakazawa leads us out of desperation and anguish toward resilience, meaning, and lasting transformation." --Ruth A. Lanius, MD, PhD "I cannot overemphasize the value, the pure relief, I found in Mind Drama .
With clarity and compassion, science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa explains why we ruminate now more than ever, how it undermines our well-being, and how to transform its defeatism into something productive and, ultimately, liberating. A fascinating read as well as supremely helpful, this is a rare book I will return to again and again." --Peggy Orenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Girls and Sex and Boys and Sex "Ruminations can dominate our internal mental landscape, overwhelming how we experience our sense of well-being and our capacity for relational connections. This magnificent book offers both cutting-edge scientific insights and practical suggestions for understanding and reducing how these incessant preoccupations so frequently dominate our lives and block our sense of everyday joy. By exploring the nature of these cognitions and how they directly mold our emotional life in both constricting and chaotic ways, Donna Jackson Nakazawa offers both personal reflections and captivating stories that invite us to dive into our own mental sea, learning how to bring more calm and clarity into what may have been a stormy way of living. These are neuroscience rich and immediately useful practices that anyone can master. Bravo, for such a powerful and practical plan of action to not only learn to ride and calm our wild waves of worry, but to bring a deep sense of clarity and connection into our waiting lives." --Daniel J.
Siegel MD, New York Times bestselling author of Mind , Mindsight , and A ware.