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#1 Stress Doctor: 5 Tools to Protect Your Brain From Stress & Feel Calmer Now

Order my new book, The Let Them Theory 👉 https://bit.ly/let-them 👈 It will forever change the way you think about relationships, control, and personal power. It all begins with two simple words: Let Them. 🔥 — After today, you will never think about stress the same way again. You’ll learn exactly what to do to take control of your stress, stay calm under pressure, and find instant relief. Harvard’s Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is here today to explain stress and how it relates to your body and brain. Dr. Aditi is a medical doctor, researcher, and world-renowned expert in stress and public health. She's a lecturer at Harvard Medical School and was the medical director of Harvard's Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital's integrative medicine program, where she developed an enormous clinical practice in stress management using evidence-based integrative approaches to help her patients feel better. Today, she is going to give you a reimagined approach to overcoming your stress and burnout using five small but mighty mindset shifts. These mindset shifts are free, backed by science, and can be applied to your life starting today. By the time you finish listening, you will feel uplifted, empowered, and inspired to rest your stress, rewire your brain, move out of survival mode, and start thriving again. Dr. Aditi's website: https://www.draditi.com/ Follow Dr. Aditi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/draditinerurkar/ For more resources, including links to Dr. Aditi’s book, website, and social media platforms, click here for the podcast episode page: www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-176 Follow The Mel Robbins Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelrobbinspodcast In this episode: 00:02:08: Do you want to feel physically, emotionally, and mentally better? 00:04:45: Scientifically speaking, what is stress, and how does it affect our bodies? 00:06:19: Can stress ever be healthy for you? 00:10:56: 70% of people are feeling burned out, here’s why. 00:13:28: Do this one exercise if you want to understand stress better. 00:15:20: Your brain and your body need a reset, and it doesn’t happen automatically. 00:20:03: What happens to your inner critic when you feel stressed. 00:21:30: Why do we doom scroll when feeling stressed. 00:25:50: What revenge bedtime procrastination is, and how you can stop. 00:29:20: How Dr. Aditi assesses stress with her patients. 00:32:10: How to physically and mentally get out of survival mode. 00:34:11: How to find a reason to feel less stressed. 00:37:09: Do you feel angry when stressed out? 00:40:12: It’s time to start creating boundaries with our phones. 00:41:20: What is the best hack for getting off your phone? 00:45:12: What to do starting tonight to get a better night of sleep. 00:48:25: Dr. Aditi’s rule of 2 when trying to lower stress levels. 00:50:32: The scientific reason you need to know about the mind-body connection. 00:54:09: Finally understanding the brain-gut connection and how it impacts mood. 00:57:11: What the #1 stress doctor does for daily movement. 01:01:45: The alarming statistics around sitting for long periods of time. 01:08:20: The only breathing technique you need in your life. 01:12:50: Gratitude journaling actually works, but it doesn’t need to feel hard. 01:16:34: What is the most important thing you need to take from this conversation? #Stress #StressRelief #BetterSleep #ManagingStress — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah #lifeadvice #selfdevelopment #habits

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May 23, 20241h 18mWatch on YouTube ↗

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May 23, 2024
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1h 18m
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The Mel Robbins Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Order my new book, The Let Them Theory 👉 https://bit.ly/let-them 👈 It will forever change the way you think about relationships, control, and personal power. It all begins with two simple words: Let Them. 🔥 — After today, you will never think about stress the same way again. You’ll learn exactly what to do to take control of your stress, stay calm under pressure, and find instant relief. Harvard’s Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is here today to explain stress and how it relates to your body and brain. Dr. Aditi is a medical doctor, researcher, and world-renowned expert in stress and public health. She's a lecturer at Harvard Medical School and was the medical director of Harvard's Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital's integrative medicine program, where she developed an enormous clinical practice in stress management using evidence-based integrative approaches to help her patients feel better. Today, she is going to give you a reimagined approach to overcoming your stress and burnout using five small but mighty mindset shifts. These mindset shifts are free, backed by science, and can be applied to your life starting today. By the time you finish listening, you will feel uplifted, empowered, and inspired to rest your stress, rewire your brain, move out of survival mode, and start thriving again. Dr. Aditi's website: https://www.draditi.com/ Follow Dr. Aditi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/draditinerurkar/ For more resources, including links to Dr. Aditi’s book, website, and social media platforms, click here for the podcast episode page: www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-176 Follow The Mel Robbins Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelrobbinspodcast In this episode: 00:02:08: Do you want to feel physically, emotionally, and mentally better? 00:04:45: Scientifically speaking, what is stress, and how does it affect our bodies? 00:06:19: Can stress ever be healthy for you? 00:10:56: 70% of people are feeling burned out, here’s why. 00:13:28: Do this one exercise if you want to understand stress better. 00:15:20: Your brain and your body need a reset, and it doesn’t happen automatically. 00:20:03: What happens to your inner critic when you feel stressed. 00:21:30: Why do we doom scroll when feeling stressed. 00:25:50: What revenge bedtime procrastination is, and how you can stop. 00:29:20: How Dr. Aditi assesses stress with her patients. 00:32:10: How to physically and mentally get out of survival mode. 00:34:11: How to find a reason to feel less stressed. 00:37:09: Do you feel angry when stressed out? 00:40:12: It’s time to start creating boundaries with our phones. 00:41:20: What is the best hack for getting off your phone? 00:45:12: What to do starting tonight to get a better night of sleep. 00:48:25: Dr. Aditi’s rule of 2 when trying to lower stress levels. 00:50:32: The scientific reason you need to know about the mind-body connection. 00:54:09: Finally understanding the brain-gut connection and how it impacts mood. 00:57:11: What the #1 stress doctor does for daily movement. 01:01:45: The alarming statistics around sitting for long periods of time. 01:08:20: The only breathing technique you need in your life. 01:12:50: Gratitude journaling actually works, but it doesn’t need to feel hard. 01:16:34: What is the most important thing you need to take from this conversation? #Stress #StressRelief #BetterSleep #ManagingStress — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah #lifeadvice #selfdevelopment #habits

SPEAKERS

  • Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

    guest
  • Mel Robbins

    host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, featuring Dr. Aditi Nerurkar and Mel Robbins, #1 Stress Doctor: 5 Tools to Protect Your Brain From Stress & Feel Calmer Now explores harvard Stress Doctor Shares Five Science-Backed Resets To Rewire Stress Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, a Harvard physician and stress researcher, explains that not all stress is bad: healthy stress drives growth, while chronic, maladaptive stress keeps the brain stuck in survival mode via the amygdala.

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