Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

So that's why something like going to a gym and when you're feeling horrible, saying, oh, I'm going to exercise and I'm going to work out for an hour, you know, three times a week. That's why it doesn't work. I want to share a real world example. I have a friend who's going through a job crisis right now. She's potentially going to leave her job. And so we were having a conversation recently.

So that's why something like going to a gym and when you're feeling horrible, saying, oh, I'm going to exercise and I'm going to work out for an hour, you know, three times a week. That's why it doesn't work. I want to share a real world example. I have a friend who's going through a job crisis right now. She's potentially going to leave her job. And so we were having a conversation recently.

And she said to me, trying to put in all of these things and trying to do it, but I'm just so stressed out. And my response to her was, forget it. Just focus on sleep because she was in crisis mode. And I said, just focus on your sleep, focus on laughter, community, and that's it. You can get to the other things later.

And she said to me, trying to put in all of these things and trying to do it, but I'm just so stressed out. And my response to her was, forget it. Just focus on sleep because she was in crisis mode. And I said, just focus on your sleep, focus on laughter, community, and that's it. You can get to the other things later.

And she said to me, trying to put in all of these things and trying to do it, but I'm just so stressed out. And my response to her was, forget it. Just focus on sleep because she was in crisis mode. And I said, just focus on your sleep, focus on laughter, community, and that's it. You can get to the other things later.

And so she had this big sigh of relief, like, oh, even Aditi is telling me that I don't have to do everything all at once.

And so she had this big sigh of relief, like, oh, even Aditi is telling me that I don't have to do everything all at once.

And so she had this big sigh of relief, like, oh, even Aditi is telling me that I don't have to do everything all at once.

Because when you are in that mode, you need to just almost parent yourself and really think about what are you going to do to lean into that idea of self-compassion and really nurture yourself so that you can feel stronger to then do all of those big things that you have planned.

Because when you are in that mode, you need to just almost parent yourself and really think about what are you going to do to lean into that idea of self-compassion and really nurture yourself so that you can feel stronger to then do all of those big things that you have planned.

Because when you are in that mode, you need to just almost parent yourself and really think about what are you going to do to lean into that idea of self-compassion and really nurture yourself so that you can feel stronger to then do all of those big things that you have planned.

But when you start off thinking or when other people tell you, oh, you're feeling stressed, you know, join a marathon or do this or that, it feels so inauthentic. And so you don't do anything. It's that all or nothing fallacy. It's like, oh, I have to do all of it or none of it. No, you can do a little bit at a time and you can fan that flame of empowerment.

But when you start off thinking or when other people tell you, oh, you're feeling stressed, you know, join a marathon or do this or that, it feels so inauthentic. And so you don't do anything. It's that all or nothing fallacy. It's like, oh, I have to do all of it or none of it. No, you can do a little bit at a time and you can fan that flame of empowerment.

But when you start off thinking or when other people tell you, oh, you're feeling stressed, you know, join a marathon or do this or that, it feels so inauthentic. And so you don't do anything. It's that all or nothing fallacy. It's like, oh, I have to do all of it or none of it. No, you can do a little bit at a time and you can fan that flame of empowerment.

Loneliness is actually one of my favorite topics to talk about. How come? I just find it fascinating. Just like stress and burnout, I love discussing these topics because I like to... demystify things that people feel like it's only happening to me. See, I have this unique vantage point, right? Because I've been a clinician and seeing patients, and then I've also been giving talks.

Loneliness is actually one of my favorite topics to talk about. How come? I just find it fascinating. Just like stress and burnout, I love discussing these topics because I like to... demystify things that people feel like it's only happening to me. See, I have this unique vantage point, right? Because I've been a clinician and seeing patients, and then I've also been giving talks.

Loneliness is actually one of my favorite topics to talk about. How come? I just find it fascinating. Just like stress and burnout, I love discussing these topics because I like to... demystify things that people feel like it's only happening to me. See, I have this unique vantage point, right? Because I've been a clinician and seeing patients, and then I've also been giving talks.

So I see that perspective of what people tell me when the door closes. And I wish more people knew. So let me share the data with you. Loneliness is a global epidemic. Data shows that globally, 330 million people go two weeks without speaking to a friend or a family member. Two weeks? Two weeks.

So I see that perspective of what people tell me when the door closes. And I wish more people knew. So let me share the data with you. Loneliness is a global epidemic. Data shows that globally, 330 million people go two weeks without speaking to a friend or a family member. Two weeks? Two weeks.

So I see that perspective of what people tell me when the door closes. And I wish more people knew. So let me share the data with you. Loneliness is a global epidemic. Data shows that globally, 330 million people go two weeks without speaking to a friend or a family member. Two weeks? Two weeks.