<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Connection becomes restorative when negativity and... > Connection becomes restorative when negativity and rumination have made the mind feel like a closed system. Another regulated human presence can interrupt isolation, widen perception, and help the nervous system remember that the painful thought is not the entire environment. **Source:** [[livestreams/Negativity, Rumination, and the Restorative Power of Connection - Workbook|Negativity, Rumination, and the Restorative Power of Connection]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Connection becomes restorative when negativity and rumination have made the mind feel like a closed system. Another regulated human presence can interrupt isolation, widen perception, and help the nervous system remember that the painful thought is not the entire environment.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-connection-becomes-restorative-thought-entire-environment ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->