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March 30, 2026 · 2 min read

The 11 PM Walk for When Your Brain Won't Shut Up

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Some nights your brain just won't shut up. You're lying there replaying everything. Things you said, things you didn't say, stuff that doesn't even matter. The harder you try to sleep, the louder it gets.

I stopped fighting it. Now when that happens I just get up and walk. There's something about an empty street at night that makes everything feel smaller. By the time I get back, my head's quiet. No playlist, no podcast. Just footsteps.

If you walk late like I do, do it somewhere you feel comfortable, which is the whole reason we care so much about safe walking at night. And if the racing thoughts are a regular thing, it helps to know walking is basically free therapy.