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Ep 30 - Rewiring Reward: The Neuroscience of Supporting Your Dreams

Building Your Best Brain

Release Date: 02/01/2026

Welcome to the Building Your Best Brain podcast — and the very first episode of 2026.

Recently, I shared that 2026 is the year I’m intentionally rewarding my brain to build the circuits that support my dreams.

And while that might make logical (even scientific) sense… how do you actually begin doing that? The good news: it’s probably not as complicated as you think. You’ve likely experienced versions of this already.

But when we try to apply these principles to our goals, something tends to go sideways. A small mismatch. A quiet error in how we’re using reward and motivation.

Until now.

In this episode, we explore:

  • How evolution shaped the brain’s reward system

  • The role of dopamine in reward, motivation, and attention

  • The brainwave states involved in learning and stress

  • How I personally rewired circuits to reframe reward in my own brain

  • A simple 3-step process to start rewarding your brain differently — starting today

If this feels uncomfortable or awkward at first, that’s actually a good sign.
It means you’re moving against your brain’s default patterns — and that’s where change happens.

Feel free to leave a comment or reach out in my DMs with questions, reflections, or breakthroughs. I love hearing how this lands for you.

And stay tuned for the next episode — where we’ll go deeper into the education, integration, and application of these ideas so you can feel truly empowered by your brain.

 

Additional Resources

Ep 17 - Brain FUNdamentals

Ep 13 - Stress Is NOT Bad for You

Ep 25 - The 6 Levels of Stress Regulation - Neuroscientist’s Framework 

Ep 28 - Your Brain Doesn’t Like Your Goals

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Want to Go Deeper?

If you’re interested in my 1:1 brain training program, Fire & Rewire, designed to jumpstart your rewiring journey, fill out the form and I’ll send you all the details.

 

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