The Science Behind Stress & Burnout with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
Conversations with Cam
Cameron Oaks Rogers
4.7 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, a Harvard physician, stress expert, and author, breaks down the science behind stress and burnout, what's actually happening in our brains when overwhelmed, and the actual tools to do something about it. Dr. Aditi explains how you can be burned out without even realizing it, why toxic resilience is ruining us, and the effect that doomscrolling has on our brains. Plus, she shares her five science-backed and cost-free resets to rewire your brain in a busy world.
Key Takeaway / Points:
Dr. Aditi's personal story from a stressed patient to a leading stress expert
The difference between good stress and bad stress (and why zero stress isn't actually the goal)
What modern burnout really looks like
Why 74% of people have at least one feature of stress or burnout right now
The resilience myth: why you can be deeply resilient and completely burned out at the same time
What doomscrolling and information overload is actually doing to your brain and how to create digital boundaries that stick
The concept of "Popcorn Brain" and revenge bedtime procrastination
Why women are more likely to experience burnout
Order The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience HERE
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Instagram: @draditinerurkar
Website: www.draditi.com
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to Conversations with Cam. Today's episode is for the many of us who are feeling |
| 0:06.1 | stressed or burnt out by life. Like we all have so many things going on. I would say majority |
| 0:13.0 | of us are feeling these two things. And this episode is not only going to make you feel less |
| 0:17.9 | alone, but also like help and give you tangible tips on how to rewire your brain for stress. |
| 0:23.6 | Today we are joined by Dr. Aditi Narukar, who shares science-backed and cost-free tools to manage stress, anxiety, and burnout. |
| 0:32.5 | Her best-selling book, The Five Resets, Rewire Your Brain and Body for less stress and more resilience is a reimagined |
| 0:38.3 | approach to overcoming stress for better mental health. Obviously something I deeply care about. |
| 0:43.3 | She believes that better mental health is possible for us all and that we all have the power |
| 0:47.9 | within ourselves to take the first step to better our lives. Dr. Nauruqar has her own |
| 0:53.7 | incredible story of getting into this work |
| 0:56.2 | and before becoming a Harvard doctor specializing in stress, she was a stressed patient |
| 1:00.8 | herself looking for answers during her medical residency. She was dismissed by many doctors, |
| 1:06.1 | which fueled her to become the doctor that she needed in order to help herself and other |
| 1:10.4 | stressed patients. |
| 1:11.7 | In today's episode, we talk all about stress and burnout, but also how it manifests in our body, |
| 1:17.0 | parental burnout, and why women are particularly affected to finding toxic resilience and hustle |
| 1:22.0 | culture and why some aspects of stress are actually necessary as part of our biology and how to combat the not so good |
| 1:28.8 | parts that come with it. She shares more on the five resets from her book and gives tips on how |
| 1:34.1 | to find quiet in a very busy world, how to create digital boundaries with social media, |
| 1:38.9 | which is something I really, really, really want to work on, ways to strengthen our brain |
| 1:44.1 | and body connection, and how to build habits ways to strengthen our brain and body connection and |
| 1:45.4 | how to build habits for a stress-free life. I found this episode so incredibly helpful, not only |
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