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

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

By 10% Happier

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

How to avoid “revenge nighttime procrastination” 

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:

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Stress Better, Modupe Akinola

How to Thrive Under Stress | Elizabeth Stanley, PhD

 

 

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Additional Resources: 

The Science Of Journaling: How Writing Reduces Overthinking, Rumination, And Anxiety | Dr. James Pennebaker (Co-Interviewed By Dr. Bianca Harris)

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