Is there neuroscience behind affirmations or are they bunk?
From Not Entirely Unlike Tea by Christine Collins, MS
January 16, 2026 · 8 min
About this episode
This episode explores the neuroscience behind affirmations and their effectiveness when tied to core values compared to generic statements.
In this episode, we'll peek at the neuroscience behind "affirmations" and their connection to our self-processing systems. We'll talk about why affirmations tied to your core values hit different than generic positive statements. We'll also talk about buffering against stress and the specifics needed to activate the neuro-scientific rewards (hint, it's not generic, random statements). . . . oh hi & welcome to “Not Entirely Unlike Tea” – i’m christine collins & together we'll explore h...
People in this episode
Host: Christine Collins
Topics covered
- neuroscience
- affirmations
- self-processing systems
- core values
- stress buffering
- neuro-scientific rewards
Keywords
- affirmations
- neuroscience
- self-improvement
- stress
- core values
- positive statements
- self-processing
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