Rewired; Neuroscience Meets Real-Life Change
Rewired: Neuroscience Meets Real-Life Change is your space for unlocking intentional growth — in yourself and in the people you lead, coach, or inspire.
Each episode blends brain science with real-world application, delivering practical tools you can use right away to create lasting change. Through expert interviews, powerful coaching conversations, and bite-sized solo episodes, host Tiffany Grimes shares neuroscience-based strategies for rewiring habits, expanding possibilities, and living with purpose.
Whether you’re pursuing your own transformation or helping others navigate theirs, you’ll find insight, community, and empowerment here. This is where science meets soul — and change gets real.
Rewired; Neuroscience Meets Real-Life Change
Ep 17, The Neuroscience of Money Mindset and Financial Confidence | Kelly Zúñiga
In this episode of Rewired, we explore how the brain, nervous system, and early life experiences shape two of the most emotionally charged areas of our lives: relationships and money.
We begin with our very first listener question, focused on recognizing and untangling codependency. Guest coach Theo Morrison joins Tiffany to break down what codependent patterns look like through a neuroscience and nervous-system lens—and shares grounded, compassionate tools for building self-trust, boundaries, and emotional regulation.
Then Tiffany sits down with Money Mindset Coach Kelly Zúñiga to unpack how our money stories are formed, why even high-achievers struggle with money anxiety, and how to begin rewiring your money mindset in ways that feel sustainable, embodied, and shame-free. This conversation moves beyond budgeting into identity, regulation, and aligned decision-making.
This episode is for you if you want to:
• Understand how your nervous system responds to stress, boundaries, and money
• Heal money anxiety, scarcity thinking, or avoidance
• Build a more regulated, empowered relationship with both people and finances
🎧 In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Practical steps for shifting from over-functioning to shared responsibility
- The neuroscience behind money stress, avoidance, and financial self-sabotage
- How childhood experiences and family beliefs shape money mindset
- Simple, actionable tools to start regulating your nervous system around money and relationships
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🔗 Guest Resources:
Kelly Zúñiga – Money Mindset Coach
🌐 https://kellyzuniga.com/
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Understanding our brains gives us access to new choices. Rewriting our stories creates room for a life that feels calmer, clearer, and more aligned.
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