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.

Tanmeet and I had such a fantastic conversation here that we immediately scheduled a time to meet in person following this interview. A 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’t tell Piper). It was such a fun and inspiring conversation that brought me so much JOY. Tanmeet radiates joy in so many ways and I’m so grateful to call her a new friend.

If you’re in Seattle, please come meet Tanmeet, Ijeoma Oluo, and me in person at her book launch at Elliott Bay Books on May 3, 2023.

Listen in to hear Tanmeet share:

• How she came to embrace joy as an act of resistance and self-identify as a Joy Activist 
• How she has navigated mothering her son, Zubin, who was diagnosed with a fatal degenerative disease at age 3
• The expansiveness of joy vs the narrow path of suffering
• The important difference between happiness and joy
• What her joy practice looks like when every day she sees there is something new to lose as her son’s condition worsens
• How to fight against whitewashed wellness (“looking on the bright side” or “finding the silver lining" and how this dampens our power)
• How to show up for people in your life who are going through grief - and things to avoid saying
• The role of our nervous system in joy
• How can we all step into joy activism and make your joy revolution your own

Links mentioned:

• Parent Prep for Pride Month 2023! Join 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:  www.PrideandJoyParents.com
• Meet Tanmeet, Ijeoma Oluo (and me!) at Tanmeet’s Book Launch on May 3rd: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/events/20230503
• Connect with Tanmeet: www.tanmeetsethimd.com
• Tanmeet’s Book: Joy is my Justice
• Tanmeet on IG
• Tanmeet on FB

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