What's the difference between joy and happiness? How can our posture and movement affect our mental state? And how can we access joy even when we're suffering?

Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, a family medicine physician, is an advocate for joy who has spent her career caring for marginalized communities. She's worked with survivors of natural disasters, school shootings, and other traumatic events. 

As a mother, she faced the devastating news of her son's degenerative disease diagnosis and embarked on a journey to find joy amidst the pain. 

Tanmeet has shared her insights on gratitude as medicine on two TEDx stages, and her book "Joy is My Justice" offers a powerful exploration of the intersection between ancient spiritual practices and modern neuroscience.

In this episode, you'll:

• Learn how to access joy throughout adversity.
• Discover why joy can be an act of resistance.
• Develop practices of self-compassion and gratitude to nurture emotional well-being.
• Discern the differences between happiness and joy for a richer life.
• Find out how what you do in your body rewrites the way your brain interprets and translates what's happening.

Learn more about Tanmeet and her work:

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