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Laurel Mellin

Laurel Mellin

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Discover your unconscious mind with EBT!
the unconscious mind

Discover your unconscious mind with EBT!

A new way to become aware of the deepest part of ourselves is to use EBT to uncover the hidden messages in the unconscious mind. By knowing ourselves better, we can love ourselves more

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
Power and Hope: EBT and Erasing Trauma
Trauma

Power and Hope: EBT and Erasing Trauma

A new way to treat trauma is EBT. Activate the circuit and learn how to stay present to your emotions and discharge that damaging memory.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
3 min read
Trusting the Paradise Inside You
Joy

Trusting the Paradise Inside You

Our shared genes make paradise available to all of us. All we need is to take 23 small but important steps. All we need is EBT.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
From Stress to Joy at Breakfast
Reactive Circuits

From Stress to Joy at Breakfast

Reactive Circuits make even waffles and look rather revolting. Clear the cortisol and enjoy a lovely breakfast, eating when hungry and enjoying every bite.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
What's the problem? STRESS
Stress

What's the problem? STRESS

The extremes we see today are the neurophysiological impact of untreated stress overload. Stress protect yourself and those you love by learning the 5 Core Skills of Stress Overload.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
How do you turn stress into joy?
Resilience

How do you turn stress into joy?

The emotional brain's resilience pathways lead from stress to joy. EBT gives us the skills to access those pathways anytime, anywhere.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
Intimacy – Spiraling Up and Loving Even More
Relationships

Intimacy – Spiraling Up and Loving Even More

Bringing up an issue and staying at Brain State One to work it through can open the brain to loving more deeply and clear the air!

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
How many Joy Points from animals do you need?
Joy Points

How many Joy Points from animals do you need?

Natural pleasures create biochemical surges that counter addictive drives. We can plan our Joy Points to get all the joy we need to raise our set point, including plenty of joy from the love of animals.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
Boundless JOY! It's a skill
Adversity

Boundless JOY! It's a skill

It's not until we dig so deep into the mysterious wires in our emotional brain that the self-torture that follows a loss goes "poof" and brings boundless joy.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
Anxiety? Process Your Emotions with EBT
Anxiety

Anxiety? Process Your Emotions with EBT

EBT sends a wave of relaxation through the body, an antidote to anxiety. It's all-natural, and once you have the skill, you have it for life. Share it with friends and family – it is time!

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
Small Pleasures: The Brain Lights Up!
reward

Small Pleasures: The Brain Lights Up!

The latest science of stress overload (allostasis) suggests that it is our habit of cultivating small, "addiction prevention" pleasures (Joy Points) that our brain needs.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
Anxious? Spiral Up!
Anxiety

Anxious? Spiral Up!

Stress causes blocked feelings. Don't pathologize or psychologize them. Unblock your stressed emotions in 2 minutes by learning the science-based skills of EBT.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
Are your circuits flip-flopping?
Allostatic Circuit

Are your circuits flip-flopping?

Therapists are becoming Certified EBT Providers to help patients rewire faster and integrate "spiraling up" into their self-care.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
Fear of Feelings?
Allostatic Emotions

Fear of Feelings?

Chronic stress, aka toxic emotions, kill us, so getting past fearing our feelings and learning how to use them to clear stress is foundational to healthcare.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
1 min read
A World at One - NEW EBT Initiative to Treat the #1 Problem Worldwide: Stress Overload
Stress

A World at One - NEW EBT Initiative to Treat the #1 Problem Worldwide: Stress Overload

Take one day each month and dedicate it to creating a World at One.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
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