Today’s guest was Laurel Mellin. She is a clinical professor of family and community medicine and pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. She directs the national research coordinatin center for emotional brain training (EBT) in UCSF’s Center for Health and Community, and she has authored two best-selling books on EBT. We focused on her book, “Wired for Joy.”

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Eighty percent of health problems today are due to the downstream effects of stress. And because an overload of stress leads the brain to become wired for extremes of emotions, thoughts, and behavior, you can see its negative effects in every area of your life. Stress symptoms include everything from high blood pressure, to heart disease, to addictions, to chronic anger. …

Are there places around the globe that actually nurture happiness? A groundbreaking new book explores the four parts of the world where people are happiest and reveals the cultural dimensions and personal habits that explain their unusually high level of well-being. This book is “Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way,” the latest from Dan Buettner, New York …

Today on Mind Matters Ajayan and weekly expert Kathleen Lawrence explored what makes for a sense of well-being. Are you happy? Could you be happier? What would that look like? What’s essential for you to enjoy a consistent sense of happiness and satisfaction with your life? Tune in at 1pmPT to find out more..
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