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Welcome to Episode 78 of the ANEW Insight Podcast, where Dr. Supatra Tovar returns for Part 2 of her powerful conversation with Dr. Laurel Mellin, health psychologist, nutritionist, and creator of Emotional Brain Training (EBT). In this episode, Dr. Mellin explores how to achieve food addiction recovery by rewiring the brain and healing deep-rooted emotional eating patterns tied to trauma, stress, and shame.

Drawing from decades of clinical work, Dr. Mellin explains how the emotional brain encodes survival circuits in response to early experiences—bullying, parental criticism, or moments of shame—that later manifest as food cravings, binge episodes, or persistent body dissatisfaction. Through the use of EBT tools like the Cycle Tool and Flow Tool, individuals can identify, melt, and replace the emotional circuits that drive compulsive eating, perfectionism, and internalized body criticism.

Listeners will hear:

• How emotional brain training works to uncover and rewire unconscious circuits
• Why emotional eating is not a behavior issue, but a neurological stress response
• How Dr. Mellin used EBT to heal her own sugar addiction by replacing a harmful survival circuit with self-compassion
• What clinicians need to know about the limits of CBT and mindfulness for treating food addiction recovery
• The critical role of neuroplasticity healing in emotional wellness and weight regulation
• Why true transformation requires more than diets, medications, or willpower
• How circuits in the emotional brain influence trauma and food triggers—especially for women
• How rewiring the brain leads to emotional freedom, sustainable eating patterns, and inner resilience
  

Dr. Mellin also discusses how EBT can support patients using weight loss medications, helping them reduce dependency and stabilize their neurobiology from within. If you’ve tried every method and still feel trapped in the cycle of eating, shame, and self-blame—this episode offers a science-backed, compassionate path forward.

🎓 Clinicians and therapists: Dr. Mellin shares insights on applying EBT in practice and how to reframe eating disorders and weight concerns as emotional brain circuits rather than character flaws.

Here are Dr. Laurel Mellin social media channels link: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000APE9YS, https://www.ebtconnect.net/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurelmellin, https://www.instagram.com/drlaurelmellin/?hl=en, https://www.facebook.com/ebtgroups/

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