Stress Resets by Jennifer L. Taitz PsyD, ABPP

A clinical psychologist gives us 75 quick, scientifically based techniques and exercises to manage stress and build resilience.

Here’s a promise that could not be more timely or needed: You can dial down your level of stress in just a few minutes, with no ponderous meditations, medications, or martinis required. Written by Dr. Jennifer L. Taitz, a clinical psychologist who specializes in teaching mindfulness-based behavioral skills to manage intense emotions and situations, Stress Resets provides 75 scientifically based ways to improve how you respond to stress both in the moment and the long run. You’ll find step-by-step instructions on how to break free from overthinking, prevent panic and worry from hijacking your days and sleep, and boost your resilience. Combining expert advice with tangible and accessible exercises that can be done any time and anywhere, Stress Resets makes it clear that you have the power to change how you feel. All it takes is a few minutes.

Jennifer Taitz is a clinical psychologist and an assistant clinical professor in psychiatry at University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Taitz completed her fellowship in psychology at Yale University School of Medicine and achieved board certifications in both cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Passionate about spreading hope to a wider audience, she enjoys writing for publications such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal and sharing her work on leading podcasts ranging from NPR’s Life Kit to Spotify’s Call Her Daddy.In addition to treating clients in her private therapy practice, LA CBT DBT, she is also the author of How to be Single and Happy: Science-based Strategies for Keeping Your Sanity While Looking for a Soul Mate and End Emotional Eating: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Cope with Difficult Emotions and Develop a Healthy Relationship to Food. Both books earned the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy Self-Help Book Seal of Merit for allegiance to research and readability.

9781523523320
Paperback
English
General Trade
Dec 19, 2023