Move the Needle on Burnout by Going to the Source.

A Nervous System Solution for Individual Burnout and Systemic Renewal

Distress Rx™ empowers organizations to shift culture through our 3-Phase Framework: Identify. Interact. Integrate.

By teaching leaders and staff to Identify patterns of emotional dysregulation, Interact with them using evidence-based tools, and Integrate new regulation strategies into daily practice, organizations move beyond surface-level wellness fixes.

This process creates a resilient workforce that can regulate stress, communicate with clarity, and sustain compassion.

Let’s Normalize What’s True

Every physician has stress. Not just those who “can’t cope,” but those who lead, stay late, carry teams, and hold the pulse of entire systems.

And yet, the silence around stress remains—fragmenting teams, widening empathy gaps, and leading clinicians to internalize what is, in fact, systemic.

But stress is not a personal flaw. It’s a biological signal. Learning how to respond to it—individually and relationally—can change everything.

When Physicians Learn to Regulate, Teams Start to Thrive

This isn’t just burnout prevention. It’s the foundation for emotionally intelligent medicine.

• Boundaries are respected
• Feedback is constructive
• Conflict is navigated with clarity
• Compassion doesn’t cost us everything
• Every voice—quiet or assertive, anxious or confident—feels heard

Distress Rx™ equips leaders, educators, and care teams with a shared language for regulation, empathy, and cohesion.

How DistressRx™ Can Help

Errors. Exhaustion. Turnover. → Become Stability. Trust. Executive Function. Retention.

When teams regulate together, they move from surviving to leading with purpose. Regulate the team. Save lives.

What Becomes Possible When We Transform Stress Together

• Retention – Restore purpose, pacing, and passion before the point of no return
• Team Trust – Build emotionally safe teams through co-regulation and clarity
• Mental Health – Offer recovery before crisis—and dignity through shared understanding
• Leadership – Equip your top performers with relational tools, not just task mastery
• Longevity – Shift from chronic wear-and-tear to nervous system sustainability

Distress Rx™ for Organizations

Distress Rx™ Pilot Program 2026

Transforming Culture. Retaining Talent. Elevating Care.

A nationwide opportunity for 10 healthcare organizations to participate in a year-long pilot designed to transform workforce culture through Distress Rx™.

Who We Are

Catalyst for Organizations™ was founded by three physician leaders who understand both the system and the solution:

• Dr. Ali Novitsky, MD – Triple board-certified physician and Master Certified Coach; CEO, The FIT Collective®; Creator of DistressRx™.
• Dr. Brooke Buckley, MD – Dual board-certified surgeon and lifestyle medicine physician specializing in trauma-informed leadership and workforce resilience.
• Dr. Mark Novitsky, MD – Dual board-certified in child, adolescent, adult psychiatry and obesity medicine; expert in emotional regulation and mental wellness.