Dr Aditi Nerurkar

Dr Aditi Nerurkar Reset your stress, burnout & mental health. Bestselling author of THE 5 RESETS. Physician

The human brain wasn’t designed to manage this constant onslaught. Like you, I’ve spent this week in sadness and disbeli...
12/17/2025

The human brain wasn’t designed to manage this constant onslaught. Like you, I’ve spent this week in sadness and disbelief. I’ve also been fielding journalists’ questions: “How can we create healthy digital boundaries in the tsunami of bad news?” or “What are some strategies to help us cope and stay buoyant?”

Here’s what I’ve told them: There are moments in life when grief and sadness are mentally healthy responses. Mental health isn’t about being positive all the time. It’s about giving yourself permission to feel all your emotions (even the tough ones). If you’re feeling low right now, it’s not just you. Your brain isn’t broken. You’re not weak. You’re simply human. And you’re having a normal and healthy response to an abnormal situation. Hang in there. Brighter days are coming. In the meantime, check out Slide 5 for more tips.🤍

💌 This excerpt is from my free weekly newsletter Mental Health-ish. Subscribe to get my insights delivered to your inbox.

Whenever the world feels heavy, I read this poem by . Like you, I woke up to a flurry of headlines. Brown University and...
12/14/2025

Whenever the world feels heavy, I read this poem by . Like you, I woke up to a flurry of headlines. Brown University and Bondi Beach Sydney. Same tragedy 10,000 miles apart. What a world we live in. Maggie once told me she knows when calamity strikes because her poem goes viral. I wonder how many times it’ll be shared this time. As a mother and doctor, Maggie’s poem always brings me comfort during moments like this one. I hope it does the same for you today.

Educate yourself on these stories in the world. It’s important to be an informed citizen. But I also urge you to step back from scrolling today. Because when you consume disturbing news, you increase your own risk of P T S D even without experiencing the event firsthand.

So what am I doing today? I’m going to be radically offline to protect my mental health. Sledding with my family, making hot chocolate and sitting by the fireplace. Reflecting on life’s simple blessings and mourning those who can’t do the same. Hoping you take good care of yourself today. 🤍

POV: You realize the best gift isn’t more stuff, it’s less stress. 😭✨I used to be a stressed patient who got brushed off...
12/12/2025

POV: You realize the best gift isn’t more stuff, it’s less stress. 😭✨

I used to be a stressed patient who got brushed off with “it’s just stress.” I became the doctor I needed, found a better way and wrote THE 5 RESETS. A science-backed roadmap to help rewire your brain and body for calmer days, more resilience and better mental health. 🧠

This holiday season, don’t take stress into the new year. Give the gift that actually matters to yourself and the people you love: less stress. 🎁

You’ve carried enough this year. Let THE 5 RESETS help lighten the load.

👇 Comment “BOOK” and I’ll send you the link to shop. (Perfect for last-minute gifting.)

12/09/2025

Perimenopause: The 2026 remix no one asked for. Because nostalgia hits harder than my hot flashes.🔥🤣

Follow me for more 2026 life hacks.

#2026

12/09/2025

Perimenopause: The 2026 remix no one asked for. Because nostalgia hits harder than my hot flashes.🔥

Follow me for more 2026 life hacks.

#2026

12/08/2025

2025: The year I silenced my inner critic. 📣
Thanks for being my people in this little corner of the internet. Your support is my favorite superpower. 🦸
Forever grateful to YOU for all of this. 🥹

#2025 #2026

12/07/2025

Turns out the Stop-Breathe-Be technique is the best three seconds you can spend this holiday season.

Try this before any holiday activity:
1. STOP: Take a mindful pause.
2. BREATHE: Deep breath in and out.
3. BE: Get grounded in the present moment.

It’s a powerful 3 second brain reset that gets you out of anxious “what IF” thoughts and back to “what IS” in the here and now.

When practiced everyday, the Stop-Breathe-Be technique literally rewires your brain for less stress, more calm and better mental health. It was the first technique I learned as a stressed patient (before I became a doctor specializing in stress) and I use it everyday 20 years later!

Holiday stress is SO REAL. But so are the game changing benefits of the Stop-Breathe-Be technique. I can’t wait for you to try and make it yours!

Save this for later and be sure to send it to your friend who needs a little sanity this holiday season.

👋 Hi! I’m Harvard doctor specializing in stress and burnout. Follow me for more practical, science-backed hacks to survive the holiday season, new years and beyond!

12/05/2025

This is the quickest 3-second brain reset to avoid holiday stress and burnout. 🧠✨

Stop-Breathe-Be is a game changer. Try it right now:
✋ Stop scrolling.
😮‍💨 Breathe in and out.
🧘‍♀️ Be still in this present moment.
🔁 Repeat throughout the holidays.

Make Stop-Breathe-Be your mantra for the holidays and watch how your stress and burnout melt away. Pick high/stress holiday moments like managing family dynamics, traveling or last-minute gift shopping. Before the activity take a pause. Take a deep breath. Ground yourself in the moment and just BE.

It’s the quickest, science-backed brain reset that gives your stressed brain the break it truly deserves this holiday season. 💫

Are you going to try Stop-Breathe-Be? It’s been on repeat in my home since Thanksgiving and the one thing that’s saving my sanity.

🎥: From my episode
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👋 Hi, I’m , Harvard physician, stress expert and bestselling author of The 5 Resets. Follow me to stress-proof your brain for the holidays.

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