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Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, MD

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🧠 I help you feel better in a world that won’t switch off
👩‍⚕️Doctor @harvardmed 📚Author THE 5 RESETS
🎧 Host, The Blind Spot @iheartpodcast @rubyiheart

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Accidentally became besties with Harrison Ford. 10/10 would recommend.

Comment “DOC” and I’ll send you the book Indiana Jones couldn’t put down.👇

#mentalhealth #harrisonford #indianajones #starwars by @draditinerurkar

Thank you @CNN! What an honor. 🤍
🔁 Repost @CNN: Human beings originally developed fight or flight mechanisms to deal with predators in the wild, but the brain and body were never designed to handle the chronic stress now wreaking havoc on our system. @draditinerurkar a Harvard physician, offers 4 key strategies to help.

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Eileen Gu’s real gold medal? Her brain. 🧠 🥇

Comment “BRAIN” and I’ll send you my science-backed tips to rewire your brain for the better. 👇

What @eileengu is describing is neuroplasticity. Your brain is a muscle just like your biceps. You can train it to get stronger. Every thought, action or habit can rewire your brain for better or worse. You get to choose.

Eileen mastered this at 22! But there’s NO age limit to neuroplasticity. Your brain rewires itself into your 80s and 90s. You’re not too old. It’s never too late. You just haven’t started yet. It takes minutes a day, costs nothing and can change everything.

#mentalhealth #brain #neuroscience #eileengu by @draditinerurkar

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When OG horror icons need self-care because the world is THAT scary right now. 💀🎃😂

🎥: Straight Up, led by our fave therapist @paulaabdul

#halloween #mentalhealth #stress by @draditinerurkar

THIS is dopamine under a microscope (not AI!) 🧠 And it explains why you can’t stop scrolling.

Ever say “just 5 more minutes” and lose an hour? That’s dopamine. It drives your brain to chase what’s next. Which is why you can’t stop scrolling even when it doesn’t feel good!

Your brain was built for more than a feed. Sunlight. Movement. Music. Laughter. Real connection. New experiences. Your brain can find reward in the real world too. And it’ll actually make you feel good while protecting your mental health.

Your weekend reset: Give your brain a break from the scroll. Get outside. Move your body (a short walk counts!). See your friends. Try something new. Do something that makes you feel good.

📲 SEND this to your favorite scrolling buddy. Then close the app and go live your life. Your stressed brain will thank you. 🧠

🎥: Incredible crystal footage by Karl Gaff @electron_micronaut x
@helnium

#brain #neuroscience #mentalhealth #brainhealth #health by @draditinerurkar

🏆 Huge congrats to @rubyiheart on winning @signalawards 2026 Agency of the Year! So proud to be part of this team’s story!

🚨 Have you discovered The Blind Spot yet? You need to STAT. Think true-crime-level intrigue meets medicine. Stories that reveal what medicine almost missed. And how one detail can change everything.

👀 Swipe through for our fabulous guests like @drjudithjoseph @jeremysamuelfaust @drlucymcbride @ucsfmedicine Bob Wachter and more. Then go listen!

👇 What do you think gets missed most in healthcare: the symptoms, the questions or the patient’s voice? Tell me in the comments below. I want to know!

🎧 The Blind Spot is available wherever you get your podcasts. From the award-winning team at @RubyIHeart @iHeartPodcasts.

#healthcare #podcast #doctor #medicine #community by @draditinerurkar

Your brain remembers the bad. Train it to notice the good. 🧠

Ever have one bad moment ruin your whole day? Your brain is designed to pay more attention to what feels wrong.

But practicing gratitude for 60 seconds a day can rewire your brain.

Tonight, write down 5 things you’re grateful for. Not because life is perfect. But because the bad isn’t the WHOLE story.

↗️ SHARE this with someone who needs the reminder.

💬 Comment “BRAIN” and I’ll send you the full video.

Follow me @draditinerurkar to stop spiraling and start rewiring your brain. 🧠✨

🎥: My episode with @bigthinkers @unlikelycollaborators @perception.box

#mentalhealth #health #brainhealth #neuroscience #gratitude by @draditinerurkar

When your emergency contact is also the emergency. 🫠

Life is hard. Find your people. The ones who help you stay afloat while barely keeping their own heads above water.

🧠 Brain science says connection matters. Supportive relationships can help buffer stress and protect mental well-being.

Sometimes you don’t need someone to fix your problems. You just need to know you’re not facing them alone. 🫂

So check on your people. Text the friend who’s gone quiet. Ask how they’re REALLY doing.

You don’t have to save someone from falling. Just make sure they know they’re not falling alone. 💛

👇 Comment “CHECK IN” for more brain science on connection.

↗️ Share this with your emergency contact. Especially if they’d fall through the ice with you.

Follow me @draditinerurkar for brain science that actually makes sense

#mentalhealth #neuroscience #stress #friendship #therapy by @draditinerurkar

Therapy for our collective trauma.

Like you I’ve had a triggering week. I was a r🍇pe crisis counselor in college. As a doctor I hold many patient stories deep in a vault. As a woman I have my own stories. When the world feels dark I read this poem. @maggiesmithpoet once told me she knows when calamity strikes because her poem goes viral. I wonder how many times it’ll be shared this time. As a woman, doctor and mother, Maggie’s poem brings me comfort during dark moments. I hope it does the same for you.

Educate yourself on this painful story.. It’s important to be an informed citizen. But I also urge you to step back from scrolling. Because when you consume disturbing news, you increase your own risk of P T S D even without experiencing the event firsthand.

So what am I doing to cope? Spending time radically offline to protect my mental health. Sleeping early. Walking in nature. Eating ice cream. Watching Ted Lasso for a dose of healthy masculinity. What a different world it would be if there were more Teds in it. I hope you take care of yourself too.

#mentalhealth #therapy #womensupportingwomen #news by @draditinerurkar

Comment “Yes” and we’ll DM you the episode link.

330 million people around the world can go two weeks without speaking to anyone. And the consequences of loneliness go far beyond simply feeling alone.

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, Harvard physician and stress expert, explains how loneliness affects the brain, heart, lungs and even mortality and why our growing comfort with talking to technology instead of people could make this problem even bigger.

Watch this if you’ve ever wondered whether being constantly connected has actually made us more alone.

Also catch the full conversation on YouTube and Spotify. by @draditinerurkar

Comment “Toxic” and we’ll DM you the episode link.

We’ve made “keep going” and “just adjust” sound like signs of strength. But Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, Harvard physician and stress expert, has a name for what happens when that mindset goes too far: toxic resilience.

She explains the difference between genuinely resilient people and people who have simply become very good at pushing past their own limits.

Watch this if you’re proud of how much you can handle but rarely give yourself permission to stop.

Also catch the full conversation on YouTube and Spotify. by @draditinerurkar