Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

It'll change your brain circuitry.

And it will silence that inner critic and quiet down, decrease the volume of your amygdala.

The resilience rule of two is how your brain responds to change.

Change is a stressor for your brain.

Even positive changes in your life can be a stress for your brain.

This is why New Year's resolutions don't stick because we often have the everything but the kitchen sink approach and we try to do everything all at once.

Nothing sticks.

And so we throw in the towel and we say, oh, well, didn't work.

That is how we work with our biology rather than against it.

Stress is the great equalizer, but the goal of life is really about making sure that this stress can serve you rather than harm you.

Stress is the great equalizer, but the goal of life is really about making sure that this stress can serve you rather than harm you.

Resilience and stress go hand in hand.

Resilience and stress go hand in hand.

Every single society has some concept of toxic resilience because it's a manifestation of hustle culture.

Every single society has some concept of toxic resilience because it's a manifestation of hustle culture.

We are seeing unprecedented rates of stress and burnout right now, Hala.

We are seeing unprecedented rates of stress and burnout right now, Hala.

I mean, as a doctor, I've known that stress and burnout has always been something that people, you know, certainly come to me and other doctors about, but the statistics are staggering right now based on lots of different sources and data from different touch points here in the U.S.

I mean, as a doctor, I've known that stress and burnout has always been something that people, you know, certainly come to me and other doctors about, but the statistics are staggering right now based on lots of different sources and data from different touch points here in the U.S.

and abroad.