Don’t Drop the Cookie, Drop the Cortisol

This Holiday Season… Don’t Drop the Cookie, Drop the Cortisol

A 3-Part DistressRx™ Mind-Body Reset Series for Women Physicians

3 live sessions to help you laugh through the chaos, lower your cortisol, and enjoy the holidays again.

Save My Spot — Includes the DistressRx™ Quiz

You’re not the only one with “holiday hilarity.”

Real talk: cortisol doesn’t take holidays off — and neither do family dynamics. So let’s laugh at the chaos, regulate our nervous systems, and remember that humor is evidence-based medicine.

Unsolicited advice from family members
“Have you tried just relaxing?” — said no regulated nervous system ever.

Too many presents even when you said gifts aren’t necessary

You said “no gifts,” but here we are.
The mountain of presents that screams “boundaries who?”

Mom’s baking takeover even though you’re allergic

You’re allergic to gluten, sugar, and dairy... and Mom knows.
She brought three pies, two cheesecakes, and a cortisol surge.

You wanted to be the “baking-for-memories” parent...
But your amygdala had other plans. Flour is now a known trigger.

“Dogs can’t have chocolate!”
And yet your retriever’s cortisol just rivaled yours on call week.

Parent hiding in the pantry eating a cookie

Sometimes you just need “you time.”
Also known as a 90-second parasympathetic break with one cookie and zero witnesses.

The family photo you envisioned...
...vs. the one that activated your fight-or-flight and smudged mascara.

Everyone’s thrilled about matching PJs… except you.
Because flannel is not a love language — and your cortisol agrees.

We’ve all been there — the family, the feedback, the flour. This season, you’ll have something better than patience: DistressRx™-level regulation.

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You take care of everyone — this could be the year you actually enjoy the holidays.

As a woman physician, the holiday season can feel like one long cortisol experiment. You know the physiology — stress, cravings, sleep disruption, emotional overload — but living it between call shifts, shopping lists, cookie trays, and family dynamics? That’s another story.

The DistressRx™ Holiday Series has your back! This holiday series is a 3-part reset designed just for us. It’s where stress science meets self-compassion, and you’ll finally get tools that actually work for your real life.

Before the first session, take the DistressRx™ Quiz to discover your unique stress subtype — because your triggers and your regulation style are as individual as your fingerprint.

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The Three-Part Series

Three concise, evidence-based sessions designed to help you regulate cortisol, protect your energy, and enjoy the holidays again.

SESSION 1: Before the Baking Begins: Drop the Cortisol, Not the Cookie

Wed Dec 3rd · 8 PM ET

The “holiday cortisol cycle.”
How each DistressRx™ type gets holiday-triggered.
Rewire stress response with mindset + micro-boundaries.
Set your tone before the season ramps up.

SESSION 2: Holiday Hustle Reset: How to Stay Cool When It’s All Too Much

Wed Dec 10th · 8 PM ET

Why “doing it all” raises cortisol (and lowers joy).
Spot your active DistressRx™ type in the moment.
Three instant resets: body, breath, boundary.
The physiology of self-compassion.

SESSION 3: Cookies, Cortisol & Comebacks: Your 2026 Mind-Body Reset

Wed Dec 17th · 8 PM ET

The hidden cost of “holiday hustle hangover.”
The neuroscience of the comeback.
Micro-habits to enter 2026 in regulation, not recovery.
Set intentions from curiosity instead of cortisol.

It’s not another webinar — it’s your cortisol-calming, connection-filled reset.

Women physicians on group call laughing together

Real-time coaching with Dr. Ali Novitsky.
Connection that feels like relief — laugh, share, and be seen.
Exclusive live-only tools you can use instantly.
Replays available — but the real breakthroughs happen live.

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This isn’t just about surviving the holidays — it’s about transforming your stress response for life.

DistressRx™ is part of Transform® — a 12-month physician coaching experience blending emotional regulation, mindset mastery, metabolic optimization, and evidence-based medicine for sustainable fulfillment.

When you drop the cortisol this holiday season, you’re doing more than feeling calmer — you’re strengthening the foundation of your longevity, leadership, and life satisfaction.

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Meet Your Host — Ali Novitsky, MD: Founder of DistressRx™

Hi, I’m Dr. Ali Novitsky — a triple board-certified physician, Master Coach, and founder of The FIT Collective®, Transform®, and DistressRx™.

I help women physicians reclaim calm, confidence, and cortisol balance through evidence-based coaching that blends science, soul, and self-compassion.

As a Validation Distress Type, I know how quickly “superwoman syndrome” takes over — saying yes to everyone, performing perfection, and crashing later. Without the tools of DistressRx™, I’d stay stuck in that loop. This series helps us break it — with humor, honesty, and heart.

You deserve to enjoy your holidays and more importantly, your life — with humor, health, and heart.

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Drop the Cortisol. Keep the Cookie.

Your stress-science + self-compassion holiday reset starts here.

Save My Seat for the Series

Not a doctor? You’re still in the right place. 💛 This live series was created especially for women physicians — because their experience of stress is uniquely shaped by medicine’s culture of perfection, constant responsibility, and the unspoken expectation to “hold it all together.” Every conversation, example, and strategy is designed with that reality in mind.

But if you’re not a physician and still crave a reset (and a few good laughs), we’ve got something amazing for you too. Start Dr. Ali Novitsky’s 12-Part Podcast Series on Stress — where you’ll learn to see stress as a signal, not a failure, and start rewiring your nervous system today.

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