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UnF*ck Your Money
Welcome to UnF*ck Your Money, I’m so happy you’re here!
I’m Nadine, a trauma-informed Certified Money Coach® and somatic practitioner who helps folks break free from trauma-driven money patterns to transform their lives from a place of safety, self-trust, and power.
Unlike traditional money coaches who throw budgets and spreadsheets at you, I approach money at the root: your nervous system, your trauma patterns, and the deep stories you carry about worth and survival. I combine somatic experiencing, inner child work, and practical financial systems to create real, lasting change that feels good in your body (not just on paper).
I’m trained in somatic and trauma-informed modalities, and I’ve walked this path myself, breaking free from financial chaos, healing money wounds rooted in complex trauma, and creating a life of agency and abundance.
My clients don’t just learn how to “manage” money. They learn how to feel safe with it, build wealth on their terms, and reconnect with freedom, joy, and self-expression. Together, we’ve helped overspenders find peace with saving, underearners raise their prices without shame, and avoiders finally feel empowered to face their numbers with confidence.
The difference?
My work doesn’t stop at the spreadsheet. I help you rewire your nervous system, dissolve old money wounds, and build financial systems that actually honor your healing, your energy, and your desires. Because money magic is more than numbers, it’s nervous system safety, soul-level healing, and practical strategy rolled into one.
Enjoy the show!
UnF*ck Your Money
Transforming Our Financial Reality with Behavioral Neuroscientist Dr Val Rytova
Welcome back to the Unf*ck Your Money Show with Nadine Zumot!
How do we leverage our neurocircuitry to create meaningful and long lasting changes to our financial realities?
In this episode, my guest, Behavioral Neuroscientist Dr Val Rytova and I dive into the fascinating intersection of money, trauma, and neuroscience. We explore how financial environments, trauma, and scarcity shape brain chemistry, nervous system responses, and even DNA through epigenetics. The conversation uncovers the neuroscience behind shame, fear of failure, and goal setting, offering actionable insights on how neuroplasticity can help rewire the brain for abundance and financial success. Whether you’re dealing with financial setbacks, money shame, or want to optimize your mindset, this episode provides tools to reorient toward positivity and growth at any age.
Key Takeaways
- Financial environments and trauma impact brain chemistry and DNA, but neuroplasticity allows us to rewire these patterns.
- Shame around money—whether from scarcity, debt, or wealth—has deep roots in the brain but can be transformed using neuroscience tools.
- Setting neuroscience-backed financial goals can make achieving them easier and more sustainable.
- Focusing on positivity, glimmers, and abundance rewires the brain for resilience and growth after setbacks.
- Neuroplasticity is possible at any age, and small, intentional practices support lifelong healing and transformation.
Keywords
epigenetics, neuroplasticity, moneyshame, scarcitymindset, nervoussystemhealing, traumahealing, brainchemistry, financialgoals, abundancemindset, nervoussystemresilience
Connect with Dr Val:
Dr. Val Rytova is a neuroscientist specialising in behavioural neuroscience, with expertise in brain mechanisms related to anxiety and social behaviour. She has a PhD focusing on these areas and is dedicated to promoting brain health and well-being. Her work often explores how lifestyle changes, such as yoga and meditation, can positively impact brain function and overall mental health. On top of this, she's also an amazing kite surfer!
Her mission is to bring Neuroscience out of the lab to the people. Aside from that she's also a mother and an avid kitesurfer.
www.drvalrytova.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/love_of_brain/
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