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Keep a... | Foreign object: products may contain glass pieces | Status: Ongoing HHS Update — Symptoms & Treatment | Everything you need to know about the flu illness, including symptoms, treatment and prevention - CDC FDA Class I Recall — Addall XR Shot 1 single bottle, 2 fl. oz., liquid dietary supplement | The product contains 1,4-DMAA, Phenylethylamine and Phenibut | Status: Ongoing HHS Update — Prevention & Vaccination | Everything you need to know about the flu illness, including symptoms, treatment and prevention - CDC FDA Class II Recall — Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit, Tomato Bisque with Cheese Croutons & White Cheddar Cheese, Ready to Heat, Net Wt. 14 OZ (397g), with UPC 1 94346474... | Product had a presumptive positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes | Status: Ongoing HHS Update — Children & Infants LP | Learn how to protect your children from the flu, get treatment instructions, and learn the warning signs that your child needs emergency medical assistance at Flu.gov FDA Not Yet Classified Recall — Clear glass bottle with black screw lid with multi label which reads in part as "***AFRICANDO FOODS, LLC ALFREDO HOT SAUCE, Net Weight 8 oz. ***INGRED... | Labeling, wheat not listed as sub ingredient of chicken bouillon (minor ingredient), and soybean oil missing from ingredient list | Status: Ongoing HHS Update — What Is HIV/AIDS? | HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that can lead to AIDS. 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The Wire, Not the Will: Rewiring Stress with Dr. Laurel Mellin

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TO: Dr. Laurel Mellin, Health Psychologist and Founder of Emotional Brain Training (EBT)

FROM: Dr. Eli Joseph & Dr. Janice Gassam Asare

RECORDING DATE: July/August 2026 (TBD)

PODCAST EPISODE- The Wire, Not the Will: Rewiring Stress with Dr. Laurel Mellin

Narrative Overview

In this episode, we explore a transformative approach to self-care and healthcare with Dr. Laurel Mellin, a health psychologist and the founder of Emotional Brain Training (EBT). Dr. Mellin provides insight into a proven, scientific method that rewires the emotional brain at the circuit level to prevent and treat chronic diseases and emotional health problems.

Dr. Mellin discusses the root causes of emotional stress and explains why traditional approaches—such as cognitive, behavioral, mindfulness, and pharmaceutical interventions—often stop short of resolving these deep-seated issues. She offers concrete solutions for clearing the “emotional blockade” and addresses how trauma, which impacts 70 percent of people, is encoded in survival circuits that require brain-based rewiring rather than an overreliance on medication and standard therapy.

This discussion highlights the launch of her new book, The 5-Minute Solution: Clear Stress, Heal Trauma & Create Joy (publishing July 2026), and provides listeners with an understanding of how EBT serves as an evidence-based, affordable, and foundational tool for the future of psychotherapy, medicine, and daily self-care.

 

Editor’s Note: The Academic Boardroom’s episodic memoranda publish the full scope of our internal preparatory research, core market data, and targeted queries before recording. Some of the questions documented before our recording may have been modified or omitted from our episode.

Possible Questions to Consider for Our Conversation:

Part I: The Root of Stress & The Emotional Brain

  1. The Root Cause: What is the fundamental root cause of our current epidemic of emotional stress, and why is the unconscious mind (the emotional brain) the ultimate controller of it?
  1. Anatomy of a Circuit: How are the specific brain circuits formed that cause these persistent emotional and physical health problems?
  2. The Trauma Epidemic: Why does traditional talk therapy or medication often stop short of truly curing these deep-seated issues?

Part II: The Breakthrough & Science of EBT

  1. The Discovery: Could you share the personal or professional journey of how you first discovered and developed Emotional Brain Training (EBT)?
  1. The Evidence Base:  What does the scientific research show regarding its effectiveness in clinical and everyday settings?
  2. Clearing the Blockade: What exactly is the emotional blockade that keeps other self-care methods from working, and how does EBT uniquely clear that blockade to speed up personal transformation?

Part III: The Horizon—Practical Application, Scale, and Joy

  1. The 5-Minute Skill: How can someone practically apply this skill to rewire a survival circuit in 5 minutes or less, and how can listeners start using EBT today?
  1. Democratizing Healthcare: Why was it vital for you to make this neurological toolkit so affordable and scalable?
  2. The Ultimate Goal: When the emotional brain is successfully rewired, what is the ultimate goal or state of being that EBT delivers for optimal health and life purpose?

Faculty affiliations

NYU School of Professional Studies
Columbia University

Dr. Janice Gassam Asare
Dr. Eli Joseph

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