749: Dr. Tanmeet Sethi: Joy as Justice and an Act of Resistance
Tanmeet Sethi, MD, is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician who has spent the last 25 years on the frontlines locally and globally practicing primary care and trauma work with the most marginalized communities. As a mother, she has received the impossible news that her youngest son has a fatal degenerative disease. She weaves together the expertise of both acquired knowledge with lived experience and translates them accessibly through the blend of ancient spiritual traditions and modern neuroscience. She is trained in Psychedelic Medicine, Integrative and Functional Medicine, and is a clinical researcher of psilocybin at the University of Washington.\nTanmeet and I had such a fantastic conversation here that we immediately scheduled a time to meet in person following this interview.\xa0A couple of weeks ago, I got to go on a walk with her and her dog (who is the cutest thing in the world - don\u2019t tell Piper).\xa0It was such a fun and inspiring conversation that brought me so much JOY.\xa0Tanmeet radiates joy in so many ways and I\u2019m so grateful to call her a new friend.\nIf you\u2019re in Seattle, please come meet Tanmeet, Ijeoma Oluo, and me in person at her book launch at Elliott Bay Books on May 3, 2023.\n\nListen in to hear Tanmeet share:\n\nHow she came to embrace joy as an act of resistance and self-identify as a Joy Activist\xa0\n\nHow she has navigated mothering her son, Zubin, who was diagnosed with a fatal degenerative disease at age 3\n\nThe expansiveness of joy vs the narrow path of suffering\n\nThe important difference between happiness and joy\n\nWhat her joy practice looks like when every day she sees there is something new to lose as her son\u2019s condition worsens\n\nHow to fight against whitewashed wellness (\u201clooking on the bright side\u201d or \u201cfinding the silver lining" and how this dampens our power)\n\nHow to show up for people in your life who are going through grief - and things to avoid saying\n\nThe role of our nervous system in joy\n\nHow can we all step into joy activism and make your joy revolution your own\n\n\nLinks mentioned:\n\nParent Prep for Pride Month 2023!\xa0Join me on Tuesday, May 16th for a virtual panel to learn how to use this Pride Month 2023 as a powerful way to increase the safety and well-being of our LGBTQ+ youth: \xa0www.PrideandJoyParents.com\n\n\nMeet Tanmeet, Ijeoma Oluo (and me!) at Tanmeet\u2019s Book Launch on May 3rd: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/events/20230503\n\n\nConnect with Tanmeet: www.tanmeetsethimd.com\n\n\nTanmeet\u2019s Book: Joy is my Justice\n\n\nTanmeet on IG\n\nTanmeet on FB\n\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices