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Dr Aditi Nerurkar

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

11/20/2025

You deserve some quiet in a noisy world. If you’ve felt the pull to disconnect, your brain is trying to protect you.

📊 The data:
-2 out of 3 people want to spend less time on their devices
-74% women want to log off

🧠 The science:
Your brain wasn’t designed for constant digital input. Every scroll triggers your fight or flight response with bursts of stress hormones (cortisol + dopamine). If you’re overwhelmed, irritable, anxious or burned out…it’s not you, it’s your biology.

🌿The reset:
Your brain needs downtime. It triggers your “rest and restore response” (called your default mode network). These simple offline activities can help:
-reading a book -walking outside
-cooking a meal
-connecting with your people

✅ Try it today:
Spend 10 intentional minutes offline. Gradually go to one hour a day device-free. It’s the analog reset your brain and body deserve.

What’s one analog activity that instantly makes you feel calmer? Share it below because your idea might help someone else. 👇
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11/19/2025

Ghosting but make it AI. When Black Mirror comes to life.

A dead relative app by a Disney alum is trending. It creates Al twins of dead relatives known as DEADBOTS and it could have huge implications for grief and mental health. 🧠

The science:
Studies show deadbots are high-risk for psychological harm.

It’s called “unwanted digital hauntings” in science.

Mic drop from the researchers:
“These services run the risk of causing huge distress to people if they’re subjected to unwanted digital hauntings from alarmingly accurate AI recreations of those they have lost. The potential psychological effect, particularly at an already difficult time, could be devastating.”

Source:

What’s your take? Is the “AI afterlife” something you’d use for yourself or your loved ones? I would love to know below. 👇

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Follow for the human side of AI. I’m a Harvard doctor, author researcher going deep into the world of AI so you don’t have to.

11/12/2025

You’re not the only one pretending to feel festive.

In a room of 30 people, 21 people are pretending to be “fine” says a new report.

📈 The study:
7 out of 10 people feel pressured to appear happier than they actually are during the holidays.

🧠 The science:
This is called emotional masking in neuroscience. It worsens stress, loneliness, and burnout at a time when you need support the most.

💡What can help:
1. Name it to tame it. Giving it a name takes away its power.
2. Be honest with one safe person. You don’t have to open up to everyone.
3. Set one small boundary. Protect your energy.
4. Drop the holiday performance bar. Real is better than perfect. We’re managing impossible standards.
 If this hits home, drop a ❤️ or share this with someone who needs to know they’re not the only one. 
And tell me in the comments: What emotion are you giving yourself permission to feel this season?

Source: LifeStance Health Survey  
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11/10/2025

You’re not lazy. You’re just constantly interrupted.

A new Microsoft study found the average person is disrupted every two minutes at work. Almost 250 times a day! Every ping, “quick question’ and meeting forces your brain to shift gears. Your brain never truly resets. It’s stuck in survival mode.

You can’t outwork a system your brain wasn’t built for. But you can learn to protect your focus, rebuild your attention & work in a way that honors your nervous system.

The answer isn’t to push harder. It’s to pause. This week, give yourself permission to slow down. Protect your focus like your health depends on it. Because it does.

Save this for when you forget. And follow for more calm, science-backed ways to feel human again.

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11/07/2025

Turns out falling in love with AI is a real human experience. 🤯

What’s your take on this new trend? Do you feel like it’s here to stay? I’m so curious about your thoughts.

Big thanks to for this fascinating piece.

Stay tuned for a deeper dive into the findings of this study from me. 👀

Follow for real world insights on AI and your brain. I’m going deep into this otherworld so you don’t have to.

11/06/2025

We’re not meant to be strong all the time.

Toxic resilience tells us to push through no matter what— to wear stress like a crown.

But here’s the truth: rest is strength. Boundaries are strength. Saying “I’m not okay” is strength.

Toxic resilience keeps you running on empty. Real resilience refills your tank.

Save this for the days you need permission to stop performing strength and start practicing it.

Sign up for my Substack ‘Mental Health-ish’ for science-backed tips, real talk, and actionable strategies to help you beat burnout, calm your mind, and reclaim your day one reset at a time.

👩‍⚕️I’m , Harvard doctor and bestselling author. Follow me for tips on making mental health work for you in the real world.

11/05/2025

ChatGPT isn’t ready to be your therapist. 🧠

In a Stanford study, when AI was asked about bridges for someone who lost their job, it gave him a list. You don’t need a psychology degree to see the red flag. 🚩

Meanwhile AI has become the world’s largest therapist. More people turn to AI for their mental health than any other reason. 🌎

This isn’t about being shaming people who use AI for mental health. It’s about making AI safer. So you can use AI without it using you.

👩‍⚕️ Follow me for real-world strategies to protect your human mind in an AI-driven world. I dive deep into the tech so you don’t have to.

Study: arXiv:2504.18412

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