Jenny Taitz

It's something we easily co-create, then spread like the flu.

But here's the good news.

If you can create stress, you can also learn to reset it.

In minutes.

no long meditations, medications or martinis required.

Just shifts in your mind, body and behavior.

I call these pivots stress resets, and I love them so much, I wrote a book highlighting 75 of my favorites.

We will cover them all, I wish.

As a clinical psychologist, I've taught thousands of people how to ease intense emotions in crises, helping clients transform from wanting to die to building lives they cherish.

And I rely on these tools myself, whether I'm trying to get my three young kids to bed, a live-action version of whack-a-mole, or when I'm struggling to find the words to write a eulogy hours after losing one of my closest friends.

Of course, stressing over spilled milk isn't worrying that AI will hijack your career or facing a cancer diagnosis.

A reset won't turn awful into awesome, but it will let you ditch hopelessness and bring the best of you forward, sparking that priceless feeling of knowing you can count on yourself.

The secret?

Practicing stress resets in ordinary moments allows you to reach for them when life feels unbearable.

You might be wondering, can you even feel better if your challenges aren't disappearing?

Absolutely.

Stress is less about what you're facing and more about believing you can cope.

This isn't positivity, this is regulating your nervous system.

Framing stress as an opportunity for growth

and accepting sensations, even knots in your stomach, lowers cortisol and allows you to persevere.