We’re honored to share that Dr. Laurel Mellin, PhD, founder of Emotional Brain Training (EBT), was recently featured in the Marin Independent Journal for her groundbreaking work in neuroscience-based emotional health. The article, “Marin Health Psychologist Develops Emotional Brain Training,” spotlights how Dr. Mellin’s decades of research are transforming the way people manage stress and strengthen emotional resilience.
A Revolutionary Approach to Stress and Health
In the feature, Dr. Mellin discusses how stress overload lies at the root of many of today’s most pressing health challenges — from emotional eating and anxiety to chronic inflammation and burnout. Using emotional brain training, she explains, individuals can learn to rewire their brain’s stress circuits and restore balance to their body’s natural healing chemistry.
“Once we understand that emotions are biochemical and that we can train our brain to restore emotional balance, health becomes a natural byproduct,” Dr. Mellin shared.
EBT provides a practical, scientific, and deeply human way to do just that—giving people tools to switch off stress reactions in minutes and return to a state of clarity, joy, and connection.
Rooted in Science, Designed for Daily Life
Developed over more than 30 years of research and clinical practice, EBT is grounded in neuroplasticity—the brain’s natural ability to rewire itself. By engaging specific emotional pathways, users learn to deactivate stress responses and strengthen “joy circuits,” which in turn regulate hormones, mood, and even immune function.
Today, EBT is accessible through online training, professional certification programs, and the Spiral Up! App (Android, iOS), allowing individuals and providers alike to practice emotional self-regulation anytime, anywhere.
Bringing EBT to a Wider Audience
The Marin Independent Journal article celebrates not only Dr. Mellin’s pioneering work but also the growing movement to make EBT available to more people worldwide. Through partnerships with health systems, universities, and integrative clinics, EBT is being shared with professionals and patients across multiple disciplines—from medicine and psychology to coaching and public health.
Dr. Mellin’s mission is simple yet profound: to make emotional brain training as essential to health as nutrition and exercise.
Join the EBT Movement
The Marin Independent Journal article shines a light on what many in the EBT community already know: that true resilience is built by rewiring the emotional brain.
To learn more, read the full article here: Marin Health Psychologist Develops Emotional Brain Training
Or explore the EBT tools and trainings that are helping thousands rewire stress and experience lasting joy at EBT.org.
