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Episode 86 — The Neuroscience of Anxiety: Dopamine, Procrastination & the Sunday Scaries Explained
23 Nov 2025
In this episode, we break down the real neuroscience behind anxiety, avoidance, procrastination, and the Sunday Scaries — and give you practical tools to interrupt the patterns your brain keeps running on autopilot. You’ll finally understand what your brain is doing, why it’s doing it, and how to retrain it.By the end of this episode, you’ll walk away knowing:Why your brain predicts the worst How dopamine actually drives avoidance Why Sundays hit so hard How the threat circuit, DMN, and executive network shape procrastination Why your brain is doing this and how to use these tools to retrain it.___Work With MeIf you want to go deeper into this work — the patterns, the tools, the rewiring — and you want support and accountability tailored to your brain, you can work with me 1:1. This is where we take the science and apply it directly to your life so you can create real, lasting change.___Be sure to follow my Instagram @briannadiorio for all the Brianna Approved educational content! Check out my Amazon Storefront for all of my favorite Brianna Approved things!You can visit my website www.briannadiorio.com to learn more.Production Manager and Graphics @kylediorio___
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