Episode Description

For episode 233, Dr. Jenny Taitz returns to the Metta Hour to talk about her new book, Stress Resets. Jenny is a clinical psychologist and an assistant clinical professor in psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles. She completed her fellowship in psychology at Yale University School of Medicine and achieved board certifications in cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. In addition to treating clients in her private therapy practice, LA CBT DBT, she is the author of How to Be Single and Happy and End Emotional Eating. Her new book, Stress Resets: How to Soothe Your Body and Mind in Minutes, is now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats. This is Jenny’s second appearance on the Metta Hour. Her first appearance was in 2018 on Episode 78, which you can hear right here.

In this conversation, Sharon and Jenny discuss:

• Jenny’s new book, Stress Resets

• Acute versus chronic stress

• Learning how to put stress down

• The distinction between stress and trauma

• How stress affects the body

• Preventing a stress snowball

• Cultivating agency in dealing with stress

• The role of acceptance in stress

• Working with causes and conditions

• Stress resets versus stress buffers

• Emotions come in waves

• Coherent breathing

• Creating an anti-depressant lifestyle

Additional Resources

Jenny closes the conversation with a guided mindfulness practice. You can learn more about Jenny’s work and get a copy of her new book, Stress Resets, on her website.

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