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Brain states

A collection of 9 posts

Joe's Animation of EBT
Brain states

Joe's Animation of EBT

About a decade ago, my son Joe Mellin changed the EBT culture and goals, setting the stage for Brain Based Health. Here is a video he made about EBT, which says it all!

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
1 min read
Intimacy: It's a Skill
Relationship Wires

Intimacy: It's a Skill

The emotional brain state controls our emotional connection, sexual pleasure and loving companionship. Learn the rules of the emotional brain. Brief groups for singles or couples. Email michael@ebt.org

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
Switching Brain States: Magical!
Brain states

Switching Brain States: Magical!

Brain states remain mysterious, as even after we know the science that explains them, switching brain states is absolutely magical.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
3 min read
What's Your Stress Style?
Stress Circuits

What's Your Stress Style?

Faulty circuits in the brain cause us to develop an ineffective stress style. With advances in neuroplasticity, we can rewire those faulty circuits and improve our health and well-being.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
3 min read
The Loneliness Cure
Brain states

The Loneliness Cure

We give ourselves an emotional cleanse each time we use the EBT Tools. Then our mind opens up and we see the grace, beauty, and mystery of life in unexpected ways. Loneliness vanishes. The cure is within.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
The Most Beautiful Pathway
Set Point

The Most Beautiful Pathway

The natural pathway from stress to joy is already inside you. The movement to equip all Americans with the simple tools to access it is the mission of brain-based health. Become part of this natural health movement. Try out the tools!

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
1 min read
Tammy's Loving Brain
Laurel’s Life

Tammy's Loving Brain

Walt and I have a beloved dog, Tammy, and her loving limbic brain is so dominant that she goes into stress overload really easily! How can we help her?

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
2 min read
Feelings: The 2 Types
Allostatic wires

Feelings: The 2 Types

Just the way there are only two types of wires that control our emotions, thoughts, responses, and physiology, there are only two types of emotions. The skill of differentiating them is core to using our power in daily life.

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
3 min read
Brain-based Grieving
Brain states

Brain-based Grieving

Attachments last beyond the grave. Those we have lost live inside us, in our circuity. Based on the new understandings from neuroscience, how can we grieve our losses?

  • Laurel Mellin
    Laurel Mellin
3 min read
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