Anxiety & Money: Your Brain's Financial Stress Fix

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ANXIETY: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

Let's Work This Sh*t Out

49 episodes

2 months ago

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Anxiety & Money: Your Brain's Financial Stress Fix

ANXIETY: Let’s Make Sense of This Sh*t

44 minutes

3 months ago

Anxiety & Money: Your Brain's Financial Stress Fix

In this episode, we're diving deep into the messy, complicated world of financial anxiety and why your brain treats credit card bills like saber-toothed tigers. Whether you're losing sleep over money worries, avoiding your bank statements, or having grocery store meltdowns over cereal choices, this episode will help you understand what's really happening in your nervous system when money stress takes over. We'll explore the science behind why financial decisions feel so overwhelming, share real stories of financial anxiety in action, and build you a practical toolkit for transforming your relationship with money from fear-based to conscious and compassionate.

Key Takeaways

Financial anxiety isn't about money—it's about safety, control, and self-worth
Your brain processes financial stress the same way it processes physical pain
Money anxiety often stems from childhood experiences and inherited family patterns
Breathing techniques can literally rewire your nervous system response to money stress
You can work with financial anxiety instead of being controlled by it

What You'll Discover

Why your amygdala treats bank statements like life-threatening emergencies
The four primary money scripts that drive financial anxiety patterns
How to use body awareness to catch financial stress before it spirals
The difference between productive money concern and anxiety loops
Practical tools for gradually exposing yourself to financial triggers safely

Resources Mentioned

Journal of Financial Therapy study on threat amplification loops in financial anxiety
Dr. Sarah Chen's brain imaging research on financial stress and physical pain
Dr. Linda Martinez's work on money scripts and financial psychology
Box breathing technique for nervous system regulation
Financial neuroplasticity research by Dr. James Rodriguez at Harvard Medical School

Next Episode Preview Next Tuesday, we're tackling perfectionism and anxiety—how to ditch those impossible standards and learn to be human instead of perfect. Get ready for some perfectionism disaster stories and practical tools for loosening that grip.

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