Can You Retrain Your Brain by Changing the Way You Think? Have you ever caught yourself in the middle of a negative thought spiral and wondered, “Why am I thinking this way?” That moment of awareness is called metacognition—the ability to think about what you’re thinking about. And it can be a powerful first step toward changing unhealthy thought patterns, managing your emotions, and retraining your brain. God created our brains with an incredible capacity to change. Through