JENNIFER L. TAITZ, Psy.D., A.B.P.P., is a board-certified cognitive behavioral clinical psychologist and a certified dialectical behavioral therapist who specializes in offering people proven tools to enhance their life. Dr. Taitz is passionate about helping people move past habits that interfere with their capacity for joy. Her first book, End Emotional Eating, earned a Seal of Merit from the Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Dr. Taitz has presented her novel clinical application on mindfulness and managing emotions at national and international conferences. She serves as a clinical instructor in the department of psychiatry at University of California, Los Angeles, and maintains a clinical practice, LA CBT DBT. The author will donate a portion of her proceeds from How to be Single and Happy to the charitable organization Distributing Dignity and Girls Not Brides member organizations.
Once upon a time, most people wanted one thing when it came to their romantic relationship: marriage. These days, millions of people aren’t in traditional relationships. Americans are delaying marriage, and many are foregoing the institution altogether. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, nearly 40 percent of
Are you burnt out from one bad date after another? Are you sick of being single? Are your thoughts consumed with finding the right person? Life doesn’t have to start when you find a partner and couple up. Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jenny Taitz is here to give us all the tools to stop over-analyzing romantic encounters, get over regrets about past relationships, and identify what you want and need in a partner.
A board certified expert in cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy, Dr. Jennifer Taitz, joined us live with tips from her new book “How to Be Single and Happy."
I know the fear and sadness that being single can bring. I also know how disappointing it can feel to stay in less-than-optimal relationships because it seems too scary to risk being alone in case you never meet someone else. My goal is to show you that you can live with happiness and fulfillment, with or without being in a committed relationship.