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Jan 2025
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#251 What to Actually Do When You're Str...

BREAK UP BESTIE
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In today's episode we have a return guest, Jenny Taitz who is here to talk about her new book Stress Resets which is full of incredible advice and tools on how to decrease stress in the moment and over time. We talk about where stress comes from and what it does to the body, we talk about why different tools help at reducing stress, and how you can build a practice of these habits to reduce your stress level over time. You will walk away from this episode with so many ideas on how to tackle stress and anxiety as you work through your breakup.

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