Author event! Dr. Jenny Taitz with Dr. Robin Berman

Join us for coffee and a science-based parenting discussion! We're thrilled to join the UCLA Friends of Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in welcoming Dr. Jenny Taitz, Psy.D, ABPP, as she celebrates the launch of her newest book, STRESS RESETS: HOW TO SOOTHE YOUR BODY AND MIND IN MINUTES. Jenny will be joined in conversation by Dr. Robin Berman, MD!

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A clinical psychologist gives us 75 quick, scientifically proven 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 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 proven ways to improve how you respond to stress, both in the moment and the long run.

There are accessible yet powerful exercises like dipping your face in ice water to quiet your body and mind; adopting a half smile to change your mood from the outside in; singing your irrational negative thoughts to reduce their believability; building a hope kit so you can remind yourself of what's possible in tough moments; and making a pie chart of your life to gain perspective. By incorporating these into your days, you can stop the cycle of obsessing, panicking, and avoiding and instead effectively approach what matters to you most. You'll also find stress buffers designed to build your resilience so you can navigate whatever comes your way.

Through personal anecdotes, expert interviews, cutting-edge studies, and practical tips, you'll learn how to manage your emotions instead of the other way around. Stress Resets will not only change how you view your stress but also give you the hope and confidence you need to reset and ultimately change how you feel.

About the authors:

is a clinical psychologist and an assistant clinical professor in psychiatry at the 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, the Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review 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 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.

Dr. Taitz is donating a percentage of her profits from this book to the Arc of the United States, an organization that promotes the human rights and inclusion of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; Breath-Body-Mind Foundation, which offers disaster survivors evidence-based techniques to enhance their resilience and well-being; and Second Nurture, a charity that educates and supports families who want to foster or adopt.

, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Berman is a Founding Board Member of the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA and a Board Member of Matthew McConaughey’s just keep livin Foundation. She is the author of . She has appeared on The Today Show and Good Morning America, and her book has been featured in the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the London Times, and Time Magazine online. Permission to Parent has also been published in the UK under the title Hate Me Now, Thank Me Later. Dr. Berman has given parenting lectures throughout the United States. She has done hundreds of parenting consultations and leads parenting groups in Los Angeles. Dr. Berman is a regular contributor to Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop.

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The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, formerly the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA (NPI), is a world renowned multidisciplinary research institute whose preeminent faculty is dedicated to the study of mind, brain, and behavior. Since its founding five decades ago, the Institute has assembled more than 370 physicians, clinical researchers, and scientists who work collaboratively to study psychiatric and neurological disorders and to develop new and effective treatments that improve lives.

Through research, education, and patient care, these scientists are unraveling the mysteries of the mind and brain and complex human behavior. Researchers are identifying the biological, psychological, behavioral, and socio-cultural underpinnings of the human experience, as well as the causes and consequences of conditions ranging from autism, addiction, and Alzheimer’s disease, to depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, OCD and other illnesses and disorders of the mind and brain.

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