'Wired for Joy offers a brain-based solution to stress and practical tools that are the missing link in health care.'---John Gray, Ph.D., #1 New York Times best-selling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

In Wired for Joy, researcher and New York Times best-selling author Laurel Mellin presents a simple yet proven way to train your brain to move through stress and back to joy. Her method focuses on rewiring the emotional brain---the cauldron of our stress---rather than the thinking brain, which has been the focus of most other stress-busting methods.

Based on the cutting-edge science of neuroplasticity, Mellin outlines the five emotional states of the brain. For each state, she presents a specific tool that easily and quickly switches the brain back to well-being---in essence, retraining your brain to be in joy more moments of the day.

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, so learning to break free from stress could dramatically improve your mood, your relationships, your health---and your life.

Imagine a world without all the jaw clenching, nail biting, and stress-induced melt-downs. With the five simple tools in Wired for Joy, you can finally change the wiring that triggers your stress, instead of focusing on its symptoms. And once you make that switch, life becomes easier and more rewarding; your stress symptoms---depression, anxiety, overeating---tend to fade; and you experience a new sense of freedom in your life.

The ability to self–nurture and set effective limits is the root of human maturity, and the foundation for emotional, behavioural, and spiritual balance. Fortunately, the skills to self–nurture and set effective limits can be fine–tuned and readers will learn them via a wealth of practical examples, colourful case histories, and scientific findings that are both fascinating and easy to understand. These skills are effective for a wide range of psychological and addictive problems––from alcoholism and other addictions to overeating, overworking, overspending, and perfectionism.

You've tried everything : the pills, the shakes, the diets, even the surgery, and it's been a losing battle. But permanent weight loss isn't impossible. Not anymore . . .

Now dietary expert Laurel Mellin offers a scientifically proven, agony–free, breakthrough program for weight loss that doesn't require deprivation or superhuman willpower. The Diet–Free Solution presents a practical six–step plan that succeeds where other diets fail because it identifies the psychological, physical, and lifestyle causes of weight problems : the powerful mind and body drives that lead to overeating and inactivity?d offers the cure for each. You can change your body, and ultimately your whole life ?ith:

The Nurturing Cure: How to become aware of your feelings and meet your own needs

The Limits Cure: How to control your actions and set appropriate, realistic expectations

The Body Pride Cure: How to turn off negative stereotypes about fat

The Good Health Cure: How to become aware of body health and stay healthy

The Eating Cure: How to eat regular meals and maintain a healthy diet

The Activity Cure: How to maintain an exercise program and find personal time

Until you understand the whole truth about your weight problem, you can't solve it. Whether you're trying to lose those last five pounds, end a compulsive eating problem, or shed more weight than you ever thought you'd carry, let The Diet–Free Solution work for you now and for the rest of your life!

The ability to self–nurture and set effective limits is the root of human maturity, and the foundation for emotional, behavioural, and spiritual balance. Fortunately, the skills to self–nurture and set effective limits can be fine–tuned and readers will learn them via a wealth of practical examples, colourful case histories, and scientific findings that are both fascinating and easy to understand. These skills are effective for a wide range of psychological and addictive problems––from alcoholism and other addictions to overeating, overworking, overspending, and perfectionism.