Feb 13 2024 53 mins 58
For episode 233, Dr. Jenny Taitz returns to the Metta Hour. Jenny is a clinical psychologist and an assistant clinical professor in psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Jenny 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.
In this episode, 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
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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