Stress Reduction: 5 Free, Quick, Science-Backed Strategies | Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

Dan Harris

A Harvard doctor on how she went from stress patient to stress expert.

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is a Harvard stress expert, and the author of The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body For Less Stress and More Resilience.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Healthy stress vs. unhealthy stress
  • The distinction between stress and burnout
  • What Dr. Nerurkar calls "toxic resilience"
  • Finding quiet in a noisy world
  • The relationship between scrolling and sleeping
  • The gut-brain connection
  • Key breathing exercises
  • Dealing with your inner critic
  • How to avoid what she calls "revenge nighttime procrastination"
  • Exercises to help you get into your "future self"
  • The rule of two strategy
  • And much more

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A Harvard doctor on how she went from stress patient to stress expert.

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is a Harvard stress expert, and the author of The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body For Less Stress and More Resilience.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Healthy stress vs. unhealthy stress
  • The distinction between stress and burnout
  • What Dr. Nerurkar calls "toxic resilience"
  • Finding quiet in a noisy world
  • The relationship between scrolling and sleeping
  • The gut-brain connection
  • Key breathing exercises
  • Dealing with your inner critic
  • How to avoid what she calls "revenge nighttime procrastination"
  • Exercises to help you get into your "future self"
  • The rule of two strategy
  • And much more

Related Episodes:

Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes

Additional Resources:

2025-03-10 66 min
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