Dr. Diego Salinas, MD, NBC-HWC
Neuroscientist, MD, and Certified Health Coach
Dr. Diego Salinas, MD is a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach specializing in mental health, with a cognitive and behavioral neuroscience degree from Brown University. His experience includes both clinical practice and entrepreneurial ventures in health tech startups. As a subject matter expert, Dr. Diego plays a pivotal role in developing standards and educational frameworks for NBCHW-approved programs and their certification exams. He is deeply committed to using technology to foster human connections, emphasizing that while AI can support wellness, it cannot replace the essential human empathy and compassion.
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July 8, 2026
Hardwired for the Negative–But Not Stuck There: the Negativity Bias & The Science of Gratitude with Dr. Diego Salinas, MD, NBC-HWC
Your brain is not working against you. It is working for you — the best way it knows how. But sometimes that wiring gets in the way. In this episode of the Let's Talk Brain Health! Podcast, Dr. Krystal Culler sits down with Dr. Diego Salinas — pediatrician, neuroscientist, and board-certified health and wellness coach — for a rich, practical, and deeply human conversation about two things that are more connected than most people realize: your brain's built-in negativity bias and the science o...