Fawn Weaver, celebrated entrepreneur and author, is making waves once again—this time with a powerful social media message and video from her series Nightcap with Fawn Weaver.
The video reminds viewers that hope is not something we’re born with—it’s something we learn.
In her post, Weaver explains why we often fixate on what’s going wrong rather than what’s going right, highlighting a neurological reality known as negativity bias.
“No one is born seeing the glass half full,” Weaver wrote. “That mindset is learned—because from the beginning of humanity, our brains were wired to search for the negative. To spot the threat.”
Her video goes further, unpacking the science behind this survival-based brain function, showing how our brains respond more strongly to negativity—something she says modern research and Scripture both address.
You’re Wired That Way—But You’re Not Stuck That Way
Weaver cites studies published in the Review of General Psychology, revealing that negative experiences are processed more deeply than positive ones. It takes four to five positive experiences to counter just one negative moment.
Functional MRI scans back this up: the amygdala—the brain’s fear center—activates more powerfully when we encounter negative stimuli than when exposed to neutral or positive ones.
“In plain terms, one person misjudging you feels bigger than 100 affirming you,” she says.
But the core of Weaver’s message is one of empowerment.
Rewiring the Brain: Faith Meets Science
Weaver, founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, shares that both neuroscience and Scripture provide a blueprint for breaking this pattern. Through neuroplasticity, the brain can be retrained to focus on positive truths.
“The more you train your mind to focus on what’s good, what’s working, what’s true, the easier it becomes,” she explains. “New thought patterns can physically reshape the brain over time.”
She cites Philippians 4:8–9, showing that long before scientific research confirmed it, scripture instructed believers to dwell on what is true, noble, right, and pure—and to put it into practice.
“Peace doesn’t come from a perfect environment,” Weaver states. “It comes from alignment with truth over and over again.”
A Toast to Transformation
As she closes her Nightcap episode, Weaver reminds viewers they are “not defined by the worst moment” or “reduced to the harshest voice.”
Instead, she encourages them to make the intentional choice of peace—daily and repeatedly—until it becomes a way of life.
And in signature fashion, she ends with a toast, holding up a glass of Uncle Nearest 1884, the award-winning whiskey she helped bring to global prominence: “Y’all know that 1884 is delicious, right? Cheers.”
