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A LITTLE PRACTICE EVERY DAY

Your mind can get stronger, just like a muscle.

Your brain learns from what you repeat. WellMindNow helps you understand your feelings, notice your habits, and practice a different response.

8 questions. No email needed. Go at your own pace.

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UNDERSTAND YOUR BRAIN. UNDERSTAND YOUR MIND.

National Brain and Mind Literacy Campaign

WellMindNow is part of the National Brain and Mind Literacy Campaign (NBMLC). Our mission is to make the science of thoughts, feelings, stress, and habits easy to understand and use. Our vision is a society where everyone can learn about their brain and mind throughout life. We increase literacy through clear explanations, clinic posters, school and community learning, and everyday practice.

How it works

Three easy steps.

1

Check in

Answer a few quick questions. See a pattern you may recognize and how repetition can keep it going.

2

Learn the skills

Learn 11 skills to help with strong feelings, relationships, and hard days.

3

Practice every day

Repeat one small skill with Daily Mindio audio and live classes. Practice helps a new response become more familiar.

A free place to begin

What is your brain practicing?

Short questions. Clear insights. Choose either starting point.

Both are optional. No email, score, or diagnosis. Answers stay in this browser.

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Try it right now

When you feel upset, remember three words.

Stop

Pause for a moment. Notice the urge to react. You can wait before you speak or send a message.

Breathe

Try three gentle breaths. Breathe out a little longer than you breathe in, if comfortable.

Choose

Ask: what will help next? Try one calm sentence, one clear question, or a short break.

If breathing this way feels uncomfortable, breathe normally. Practice during calm moments, too, so the steps become more familiar.

Meet your brain team

Your brain and body work together when you feel stressed.

Neurons are brain cells. They communicate through connections called synapses. Learning can change these connections: neuroplasticity.

Simplified teaching diagram.

  1. 01Notice
  2. 02Pause
  3. 03Choose

The Alarm

Amygdala

Helps spot things that may matter or feel threatening. Your body can get ready to react before you have thought it through.

The Wise Boss

Prefrontal cortex

Helps you plan, pay attention, and weigh your choices. Strong stress can make these jobs harder.

The Calm System

Vagus nerve and the rest-and-recover system

Helps your body settle and recover. Gentle, slower breathing can support this process.

The Stress Engine

HPA axis

Sends hormone signals that help you meet a challenge. Repeated stress with too little recovery can put strain on your body.

These names are simple teaching examples. Your brain is not a muscle, and no single part controls a feeling. Many parts work together and can change with learning. Explore the science.

The 11 skills

These are the WellMindNow skills, in plain words.

  1. Know yourself. Notice what you feel and think.
  2. Handle big feelings. Pause before you act when you feel upset.
  3. Notice others. Think about how other people feel.
  4. Build good relationships. Listen, speak clearly, and work through conflict.
  5. Make good choices. Think about what may happen next.
  6. Solve problems. Take one useful step at a time.
  7. Check sticky thoughts. Ask: is this a fact, or is it a guess?
  8. Look for the good. Notice your strengths and what you value.
  9. Be here now. Bring your attention back to this moment.
  10. Bounce back. Learn from setbacks and ask for support.
  11. Think about thinking. Notice your usual patterns and try another view.

Pick your program

The same 11 skills, with examples that fit your life.

Teens

Ages 13 to 18

Skills for school, friendships, and growing up. A parent or guardian must give permission.

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Women

For adults

Everyday mind skills for work, relationships, and the demands of life.

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Men

For adults

Understand your patterns and practice useful mind skills, one day at a time.

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Each program includes 11 lessons, Daily Mindio audio, 3 small-group education sessions with a psychologist, and 6 months of daily live classes.

For parents, teachers and groups

Want the science, the team, or to bring WellMindNow to a school or workplace? It's all here.

An immersive neuroscience journey

Meet Your Mind

Your brain has spent a lifetime learning, remembering and predicting. Have you ever stopped to watch it work? Enter a cinematic journey of self-discovery, with ten interactive chapters.

Enter the Observer Experience →

Keep exploring

Explore more about WellMindNow

The program, the science, and the people behind it — all here when you want to learn more.

National Brain & Mind Literacy Campaign

What are you
repeating today?

You promise yourself you’ll respond differently. Then a familiar moment brings back a familiar reaction.

Start by noticing your patterns. WellMindNow helps you understand your mind and practice skills for everyday life.

8 questions. No email needed. Go at your own pace.

Why practice matters

Familiar doesn’t
have to mean fixed.

Your brain keeps learning from experience. Repeating a useful response can help it become more familiar over time.

Change takes practice, and the pace is different for everyone. Sleep, health, workload, and support matter too.

The science, in plain language

Your brain can adapt. Scientists call this neuroplasticity. Learning and experience can change connections in the brain. Read about how experience shapes the brain.

Pressure needs recovery. Repeated demands with limited recovery can create cumulative strain, called allostatic load. Read the stress research.

Habits develop through repetition. Research supports practicing an action in a consistent setting, without a fixed timetable for change. Read the habit-formation study.

These sources explain learning principles. They are not clinical trials of WellMindNow. Explore the research.

Try one small moment

Pause. Notice. Choose.

You can try this now, or come back when it feels useful.

  1. Pause

    Give yourself a moment before the next task.

  2. Notice

    What thought or feeling is here? You don’t have to change it.

  3. Choose

    Ask yourself: what would be a helpful next step?

Inside WellMindNow

One program. Three ways to learn.

Audio practice, practical lessons, and live classes to help you understand your mind and build everyday skills.

Listen & practise

Daily Mindio

Guided audio to practise pausing, patience, and noticing your thoughts, at a time that suits you.

Preview Mindio audio
Learn at your pace

11 practical lessons

Understand emotions, habits, relationships, and choices, with examples for adults and teenagers.

See the skills
Learn together

Daily live classes

Explore everyday situations with mental-health educators. Join as your schedule allows.

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See price & join

All three included. View the price before entering your email.

Skills for everyday life.

Work through 11 lessons, one at a time. You’ll practise skills such as:

  • Pausing before reacting
  • Communicating and setting boundaries
  • Working through problems
View all 11 lessons
  1. Know what you’re feeling

    Notice your feelings, thoughts, and what tends to set off a reaction.

    Course topic: Self-Awareness

  2. Pause before reacting

    Practise handling strong feelings and choosing how to respond.

    Course topic: Self-Management

  3. See another point of view

    Explore what another person may be feeling or thinking.

    Course topic: Social Awareness

  4. Communicate and set boundaries

    Practise listening, speaking clearly, and saying what you need.

    Course topic: Relationship Skills

  5. Make thoughtful choices

    Consider your options and what may follow from each one.

    Course topic: Responsible Decision-Making

  6. Work through problems

    Break a difficult situation into manageable steps.

    Course topic: Problem Solving

  7. Understand your thought patterns

    Explore how thoughts, feelings, and actions affect one another.

    Course topic: Cognitive Behavioral Skills

  8. Build on your strengths

    Notice your strengths and what gives your life meaning.

    Course topic: Positive Psychology

  9. Bring your attention back

    Practise noticing the present moment without immediately reacting.

    Course topic: Mindfulness

  10. Recover from setbacks

    Explore ways to adapt and ask for support when life is difficult.

    Course topic: Resilience

  11. Question your assumptions

    Notice how you think and when another approach might help.

    Course topic: Metacognition

Join a live class.

Daily · 7:30 AM Eastern Time
About 60 minutes

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Meet the people behind the program

Created by mental-health educators.

Psychiatrist Dr. Shivam Dubey co-founded WellMindNow to make mental-health knowledge and practical skills easier to use in everyday life.

Meet Dr. Dubey and the team

Join WellMindNow

Six months to learn and practise.

Daily Mindio, all 11 lessons, and daily live classes, included in one payment.

Also includes 3 small-group learning sessions with a psychologist educator.

This is education, not therapy or medical treatment.

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Choose who the program is for:

The same core skills, with examples for women, men, or teenagers.

A few things to know.

How much time do I need?

The shortest full Mindio audio is 5 minutes 20 seconds. Lessons are self-paced and take longer. Live classes last about an hour; daily attendance is optional. Choose a routine you can realistically return to.

What happens after I pay?

Verify your email and open your dashboard. Complete the program’s starting assessment before Module 1; this is separate from the free check-in. Then choose a Mindio audio and join a live class when you can. Start with one skill and a routine that fits your day.

Can I get reminders?

You can choose reminders in your dashboard on supported devices. Notifications need your permission. You can change their timing or turn them off.

Is this therapy or medical treatment?

WellMindNow is an educational program. It helps you learn and practise skills, and can sit alongside care from your clinician. It does not replace therapy or medical treatment, and it cannot remove every source of stress.

What is the science behind it?

The teaching draws on research about attention, habits, breathing, and learning. These studies help explain the ideas; they do not establish that WellMindNow itself produces a particular health outcome. Read the research and its limits.

Learning about yourself belongs in everyday life

You learned about the world.
You can learn about your mind, too.

Many of us learned maths, science, and how to do a job. We had fewer chances to practise what to do when we feel worried, angry, or overwhelmed.

Skills for the world around you

  • Reading, maths, and science
  • Technology and work
  • Solving practical problems
  • Learning how things work

Skills for what happens inside you

  • Recognizing stress and emotions
  • Pausing before an impulse
  • Understanding a thought pattern
  • Recovering and asking for support

👉 Both kinds of learning matter. Understanding yourself can help you use what you already know in a difficult moment.

A closer look at the mechanism

Your brain and body work as a team.

These are connected systems. No single brain area controls a whole feeling or behavior.

Noticing possible danger

Amygdala and connected brain areas

Your brain can respond to a possible threat before you have fully thought it through. That can be useful in danger. In everyday life, it can also mean a sharp reply comes before a careful one.

Pausing and planning

Prefrontal cortex and connected brain areas

These areas help you hold information in mind, weigh choices, and manage impulses. Those jobs can become harder under strong stress. A pause gives you time to consider your next step.

Adjusting your body’s pace

Autonomic nervous system

This system helps manage your heart rate and breathing. Gentle, comfortable breathing can help some people settle. It is one skill to practise, not an instant switch that removes every feeling.

Responding to demands

HPA axis: your stress-hormone system

Your brain and body work together to release stress hormones when you face a demand. This response helps you cope. Repeated stress with too little recovery can add strain over time, called allostatic load.

👉 Practice gives you another response to use. Rest, sleep, support, and changes to stressful situations matter too. Explore the research below.

National Brain & Mind Literacy Campaign

Five areas you can understand better.

Start with one skill you can use today. Come back to it in a familiar moment.

Know your brain

Learn how stress, attention, and practice affect your everyday responses.

Know your emotions

Notice and name a feeling before deciding what to do with it.

Know your thoughts

Spot a familiar thought. Ask what you know, what you are guessing, and what else could be true.

Know your habits

Find the cue that starts a routine. Practise one small, useful action when that cue appears.

Know your relationships

Practise listening, setting boundaries, and repairing a conversation after a mistake.

Follow the evidence

The research behind the ideas.

Our teaching draws on these six areas. Studies differ in who took part and what was tested. They help explain the ideas; they do not prove a specific result from WellMindNow.

Open the full research library

Learn together

Bring WellMindNow to your organization.

Talk with us about education for your community, workplace, or clinical setting. We can discuss your audience, goals, delivery, and how to review participation and feedback.

Universities & colleges

  • Student wellbeing and orientation
  • Faculty and staff learning
  • Research collaboration

Workplaces

  • Everyday stress and communication skills
  • Leadership and team learning
  • Employee education

Medical schools

  • Understanding stress and emotional responses
  • Student and resident learning
  • Skills for communication and recovery

Hospitals & health systems

  • Staff education and group learning
  • Patient-facing brain and mind literacy
  • Support for clinic referral pathways

Community organizations

  • Nonprofits and public services
  • Faith and cultural communities
  • Learning adapted to your group

Tell us who you want to reach.

We’ll discuss an approach that fits your group.

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Partners in the Mission

Our Supporters

We are grateful to organizations that stand with us in bringing evidence-based inner education to more people. Public recognition helps others see what is possible — and encourages new partners to step forward.

The People Behind the Work

A dedicated team. A long horizon.

Dr. Shivam Dubey

Dr. Shivam Dubey

Psychiatrist · Co-Founder, WellMindNow

Psychiatrist, co-founder of the world's first mental health education curriculum, and co-founder of WellMindNow. With almost 20 years of experience in mental health, my goal is to help people understand and take care of their mental well-being. I believe that with the right knowledge and tools, anyone can manage stress, build resilience, and support others in their journey toward better mental health. I am the founder of WellMindNow, a certification program that teaches people how to improve their mental health, help their families and colleagues, and make a positive impact in their communities. This program provides simple and practical strategies that make it easier to handle everyday challenges, strengthen relationships, and feel more in control of life. The WellMindNow certification follows a three-step process: Aware, Equip, and Share. Through live sessions with experts, guided meditations, and helpful eBooks, participants learn skills to manage their own mental health and support others. Our community of like-minded people ensures that no one has to go through this journey alone. Mental health is important for everyone. When people have the right knowledge and support, they can create positive change at work, at home, and in society. Whether you are a professional looking to lead, a parent wanting a healthier home, or someone who wants personal growth, WellMindNow gives you the tools to succeed.

Dr. Salil Gupta

Dr. Salil Gupta

Co-Author, Collaborator & Community Health

I am Salil Gupta, born and raised in India, where my journey in medicine began. I initially trained as an OB/Gyn, witnessing the challenges of maternal health, and later moved to the United States in 1983, retraining as a pediatrician and neonatologist. Over my career, I helped develop NICUs in Illinois and Florida, contributing to improved newborn outcomes. Alongside my medical career, my wife, Dr. Vandana Gupta, and I raised four children and now enjoy time with our six grandchildren. After retiring from clinical practice in 2020, I dedicated myself to service and philanthropy, especially through Rotary and community initiatives. For the past several years, I have worked with Matthew's Hope, helping expand healthcare access for the homeless. I joined full-time at a symbolic $1 salary, focusing on building a medical home model that prioritizes patient dignity and removes barriers to care. With decades of experience in medicine, mentorship, and community service, I now focus on coaching and guiding individuals toward better emotional, social, and overall well-being.

Dr. Andy Hahn

Dr. Andy Hahn

Harvard-Educated Licensed Clinical Psychologist · Founder, Life Centered Therapy

Dr. Andy Hahn is a Harvard-educated licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of Life Centered Therapy, a transformative, body-centered approach that works at the root of emotional and psychological suffering. Over the past three decades, he has trained therapists, coaches, and wellness practitioners internationally, helping them move beyond symptom management and into deep, lasting change. His work bridges clinical psychology and consciousness, challenging the conventional assumption that anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and recurring life patterns are problems to be fixed. Instead, he demonstrates how these experiences can be understood as meaningful signals—expressions of unresolved experiences that, when engaged directly through the body, can rapidly and profoundly resolve. Dr. Hahn is the co-author of The One-Hour Miracle and has been featured in conversations at the intersection of psychology, healing, and human potential.

Sreesha Sreenivasan

Sreesha Sreenivasan

Chief Executive Officer

Sreesha Sreenivasan is the CEO of WellMindNow, a visionary leader dedicated to helping individuals unlock a life of whole health, mental clarity, and ease. Her journey is defined by a relentless pursuit of excellence. A gold medalist and scholarship winner during her academic years, she carries that same standard of distinction into every professional endeavor she undertakes. Sreesha possesses a unique talent for bridging the gap between high-level strategy and tangible results; she thrives on bringing bold visions to life by meticulously operationalizing business plans into thriving realities. She aims to make WellMindNow a catalyst for global mental wellbeing, blending a rigorous curriculum with an empathetic approach to mental health education.

Angela Jackson

Angela Jackson

Educator · Curriculum & School Improvement

Angela Jackson has enjoyed 40 years as an educator, including as a teacher, instructional coach, principal, chief of operations, and a state educational consultant. She has a bachelor's degree in chemistry and education, a master's in educational leadership, and a PhD (ABD) in educational leadership. She specializes in leadership program development, curriculum and instructional design, school improvement planning and implementation, data analysis, and professional development and coaching. All the schools that she led, she improved, including a middle school in Broward County, Florida, moving from a grade of D to a grade of B. Most of her educational career was spent in urban, high-need schools. Angela has always developed innovative programs and integrated technology to support instruction, assessment, and learning. She brings a wealth of experience to support the WellMindNow program.

Ginabel

Ginabel

Program Coordinator & Client Relations

With a strong background in virtual assistance, lead generation, and client relations, Ginabel excels at building meaningful connections that support student well-being. Inspired by her journey as a widowed mother, she is passionate about advocating for mental health awareness and believes that emotional strength is essential for lifelong personal and academic success.

Nidhi Garg

Nidhi Garg

Integrative Therapist & Mindfulness Guide

Nidhi is an integrative therapist and mindfulness guide who creates spaces where people can slow down, reconnect with themselves, and build emotional clarity from within. With a background in counseling and meditation, she helps people understand their thoughts and emotions through simple, practical approaches to everyday life. Her work has spanned individual therapy, corporate workshops, and global well-being projects. Her sessions are not about fixing but about gently learning how to pause, observe, and respond with awareness. She believes that even small shifts in attention can create powerful changes in how we experience ourselves and the world.

Ayesha Ijaz

Ayesha Ijaz

Clinical Psychologist

I am Ayesha Ijaz, a clinical psychologist with a master's in clinical psychology, working with Mental Health Education and WellMindNow. I spend most of my time trying to understand people beyond what they say out loud: what they are feeling, what they are holding in, and what they are struggling to make sense of. I am passionate about making mental health feel simple, real, and something people can actually relate to in their everyday lives. The way I work comes very naturally to me; it shows in how I listen, how I connect, and how I sit with people without judging them.

Aditya Sharma

Aditya Sharma

Brand Manager

Aditya Sharma is a Brand Manager at Mental Health Education Inc. and WellMindNow. He brings strong experience in creative content creation, focusing on building meaningful and impactful brand presence. His expertise lies in lead generation, organic social media marketing, and video editing. He specializes in creating end-to-end content strategies that attract attention, drive engagement, and support growth. Aditya enjoys transforming ideas into compelling visual and digital stories that connect with audiences and help build strong communities. He is passionate about combining creativity with strategy to help brands grow organically while staying aligned with a purpose that truly makes a difference.

Muthamil Amutha

Muthamil Amutha

Program Lead & Strategic Partner, WellMindNow · Counselling Psychologist · Founder, Origin Holistic Therapy Centre

With over nine years of experience, she supports emotional well-being through psychological counselling and holistic approaches. As Program Lead and Strategic Partner with WellMindNow, she leads program outreach, strategic partnerships, and expansion across India and Australia, advancing mental health education and community impact. As Founder of Origin Holistic Therapy Centre, she supports women's mental health and is trained and certified as a Women's Mental Health Specialist through PESI (Sydney). She also supports children and adolescents in strengthening attention, emotional balance, and confidence. Formally trained in integrative therapy, she is also an international affiliate member of the American Psychological Association.

Dinesh Chandra

Dinesh Chandra

Transformational Coach · Convener, Global Wellbeing Network (GWN) · Board Member, WellMindNow

Dinesh Chandra is a Transformational Coach, Convener of the Global Wellbeing Network (GWN), and Board Member with WellMindNow. He is dedicated to fostering cultures of wellbeing and high performance in organizations and communities. Through its strategic initiatives, GWN enhances creativity and innovation, improves employee retention, strengthens team collaboration, and supports holistic wellbeing that attracts top talent. His work goes beyond traditional physical and mental health programs to drive deep cultural transformation. His purpose is to contribute to humanity through lifelong learning and dedicated practice in individual and organizational transformation. As the Convener of the Global Wellbeing Network, he is on a mission to create healthier, happier, and more humane communities. Previously, he served as Director of Productivity and Quality at Beckman Coulter in Miami, FL. His journey as a global citizen has taken him to fifteen countries, where he has collaborated with leading organizations around the world.

One small next step

Notice your pattern.
Choose what you practise next.

You do not need to change everything today. Start by understanding one familiar moment.