How to mentally reset when you’re stressed out (w/ Dr Jenny Taitz)

It’s hard to not feel stress at the state of the world today, so how can you cope with stressors without letting them completely overwhelm you? Clinical psychologist Jenny Taitz spends most of her days helping clients navigate through their stress. She shares why she uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, in her therapy work, whether a cold plunge can help you snap out of your messy ruminations, and why doing a few tasks each day to practice for pleasure and mastery can help improve your mood. Featured guest Follow Dr. Jenny Taitz on Instagram , LinkedIn , and at Buy Dr. Taitz's book Stress Resets Connect with the team Follow Chris on Instagram and at chrisduffycomedy.com Buy Chris’ book, Humor Me Watch How to Be a Better Human videos on YouTube at TEDAudioCollective Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How to mentally reset when you’re stressed out (w/ Dr Jenny Taitz) is an episode from How to Be a Better Human by TED.

This episode is 39:39 long.

This episode was published on May 4, 2026.

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