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The Model Health Show · June 29, 2026 · 1h 1m

Use These Stress Resets and Stop Letting Stress Control You - With Dr. Jenny Taitz

Jenny Taitz

Clinical psychologist Dr. Jenny Taitz shares evidence-based techniques from her book Stress Resets to build stress resilience. She explains how a shift in stress mindset can change your physiological response, and introduces skills like the TIPP technique from DBT for acute distress. You'll learn about body resets, the value of a personalized hope kit, and the pros and cons of medication for stress. The episode offers a practical toolkit for managing daily stress.

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Curious

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TIPP Skill for Acute Stress13:37
TIPP (Temperature, Intense exercise, Paced breathing, Paired muscle relaxation) is a DBT distress tolerance skill that rapidly calms extreme stress or panic.
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Highlights

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Stress Mindset Shift08:23
Changing the way you view stress—seeing it as a challenge rather than a threat—can transform your body’s physiological reaction and boost resilience.
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Body Resets38:32
Small, deliberate physical actions like splashing cold water on your face or standing up and shaking your body can short-circuit a stress spiral.
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Building a Hope Kit54:35
A hope kit is a personalized collection of items—photos, quotes, objects—that remind you of past successes, strengths, and sources of optimism.
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Editorial

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Medication for Stress: Pros and Cons25:11
Taitz discusses the appropriate role of medication in managing stress-related disorders, weighing when pharmaceuticals can be lifesaving and when they might be overused.
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References

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Stress Resets — Dr. Jenny Taitz (2026) — Her newest book featured in this episode

Misc

✧Taitz references a striking percentage of physician visits being stress-related, and notes that a specific single word was voted to describe the year 2026 in a survey.
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