Ep. 87 | Transforming Suffering Into Joy with Dr. Tanmeet Sethi

 
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Integrative physician and author of “Joy Is My Justice,” Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, is back with Dr. Avanti to explore the transformation of suffering into joy and how reclaiming our story can lead to healing. They discuss the differences between suffering and pain, and ways joy can help us hold our suffering with more ease. Dr. Tanmeet unpacks the science behind how toxic positivity heightens our stress response, and its role in suppressing true emotions. You’ll learn exercises for identifying and labeling emotions, as well as techniques for bringing ease and joy into the body. Dr. Tanmeet and Dr. Avanti also explore why we experience resistance, and the power of sitting with deep pain to move through it.

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Today on The Healing Catalyst:

  • The distinction between suffering and pain

  • Reclaiming joy and creating safety in our bodies

  • Happiness vs. joy: understanding the difference

  • The dangers of toxic positivity and its impact on healing

  • Techniques for bringing ease and identifying emotions

  • Exercises to help reclaim joy and confront resistance

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Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh, is an Ayurveda Wellness Expert on a mission to show how Ayurveda is a health catalyst to achieve optimal wellness in modern life.

Over the two decades of her training, study, and research, Dr. Kumar-Singh has shared her expertise with Fortune 500 companies, at elite undergraduate and graduate institutions, and at prestigious industry and medical conferences. She has been featured in the Huffington Post, goop, Thrive Global and mindbodygreen, and served as the co-lead facilitator of the Faculty Scholars Program in Integrative Healthcare at the OSHER Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern Medicine. Dr. Kumar-Singh is also the author of The Health Catalyst.

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