Joy is My Justice
Joy is here for you.
Joy is your birthright.
It’s my mission to make sure you find yours.
This book will lead you there.
About The Book
Joy Is My Justice is a radical guide to Joy as a path to liberation in your body, where the truest Justice has always lived. It is rooted in powerful stories of the human capacity to heal, potent guided exercises and meditations, and accessibly translated neuroscience. If you think finding Joy is too hard, too much to hope for, or only for people who are “resilient enough,” this book is for you. Your pain isn’t your fault and you no longer need to feel broken.
Each one of us will endure great pain throughout life, sometimes multiple times, and usually beyond our control. An invitation to everyone whom "wellness" has left behind, Joy Is My Justice will help you rediscover your Joy, not as a destination or solution, but as a profound practice for healing. You can reclaim Joy—as you reclaim your personal power, strength, and purpose—despite the burden of living in an unjust world, past traumas, and what a whitewashed wellness world says about your capacity to do so.
Every footstep you take toward Joy is a radical act of Justice. Joy is your revolution.
What thought leaders are saying…
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"Joy Is My Justice is a book to experience with your whole body and mind.
It is brilliant, profound, necessary—and a joy to read."
―Resmaa Menakem, author of My Grandmother's Hands and Monsters in Love -
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“A beautiful and practical companion to finding joy in your body, here and now!
With the wisdom of a Sikh American doctor, healer, and mother, Dr. Sethi brings to life the Sikh concept of Chardi Kala—even in darkness and adversity, ever-rising joy.”
―Valarie Kaur, author of See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love -
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“Full of transformative practices, illuminating stories and courageous inspiration,
this book offers a path through for anyone dealing with trauma, pain, or simply the daily injustices of the world—all the while painting a vision for how we bring joy and justice into our lives with a radical push for change. This is the friend to keep with you, the reminder that we can change the world.”
―Pramila Jayapal, U.S. Congressmember, civil rights activist, and author of Use The Power You Have
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“We mostly turn away from our pain. I have.
Tanmeet invites us to walk a stronger, more human path, surprisingly to Joy and Justice. I know her wisdom heals, as it has helped me, and my patients, become more whole. I urge you to you make space for Tanmeet’s message in your life.”
―Drew Ramsey, MD, author of Eat To Beat Depression and Anxiety, assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University
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“Dr. Sethi dives into the science behind Joy
and reveals the underexplored relationship between mind-body medicine, biochemistry, and Joy. She invites you to learn how to find your power at your very center—and I cannot recommend enough that you accept the invitation.”
―Ellen Vora, MD, board-certified holistic psychiatrist and author of The Anatomy of Anxiety
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“Let this be your most transformative journey of healing yet
—one that starts from the inside out. Dr. Sethi's roadmap to Joy is the most sacred medicine you will find. She beautifully shows us how ancient wisdom can be amplified through the lens of Justice to create a guide for not only surviving your pain, but for thriving through Joy."
―Avanti Kumar-Singh, MD, Ayurvedic physician and author of The Healing Catalyst
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"Joy Is My Justice is a clear-eyed, eloquent, loving guide to the joy and fulfillment
that we can discover as we meet life’s darkest, most traumatizing challenges. Tanmeet Sethi has been there and done that. She does it every day, and generously shares her hard-earned wisdom. I am honored that Tanmeet credits the Center's work as inspiration, and grateful for all that she teaches me."
―James S. Gordon, MD, author of Transforming Trauma: The Path to Hope and Healing and Founder & CEO of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
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“If you have ever struggled with life’s challenges (who hasn’t?); if your inner critic regularly berates you (who doesn’t?) this is the book for you!
Heartbreaking and triumphant, filled with candid stories from her own life, Dr. Tanmeet Sethi maps a courageous and compassionate path forward with practices we can all learn and do.”
―Victoria Maizes, MD, Executive Director, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine University of Arizona
Buy 1 book and access these 3 bonuses:
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Joy Masterclass, June 27, 12:00 PM PST
This is an invitation to a special 1-hour masterclass on Joy practice to deepen foundational concepts in the book. This is not a bonus that is available anywhere else! It’s a unique way to spend time with me. If you sign up after June 27th, I will send you the recording!
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Reading Guide
Find your Joy off the page, solo, with a friend, or book club. Use these reflective prompts to spark a deep-dive exploration of what Joy really is for you and how to create your own practice. It’s like your own personal workbook to deepen the reading experience!
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Joy Is My Justice Playlist
Enjoy this personally curated playlist to inspire Joy and relive touching moments from the book. I had so much JOY putting this together and hope it offers you a way to take the book into your body. I’ll let you in on why each was selected as well! I can’t wait to hear your favorites, tag me on IG and let me know!
and a special extra Bonus…
And a special extra bonus if you order 5+ copies for your book club! I will personally zoom into your book club for discussion!
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Free Resources
Audio Files
These audio recordings will help guide you through practical exercises in the book, so you can discover Joy more readily in your day-to-day life.
Upcoming Events
March 6, 2024
In person event
Women and Children First Bookstore, Chicago, IL.
7:00 PM CST
March 2024
Details TBD
Virtual Book Club Discussion with Joyful Heart Foundation and Mariska Hargitay
Tanmeet Sethi, MD in conversation with activist and author of The Kissing Bug, Daisy Hernandez
The concept of finding joy has gone mainstream. Its benefits are well known: joy can improve overall well-being, strengthen relationships, and even extend lives. Yet for many, especially folks in marginalized communities, joy is elusive.
Seattle-based Integrative Medicine Physician and activist Tanmeet Sethi wants to prove that joy really can be for everyone. In her book, Joy Is My Justice, she claims that the nervous system can shift its biochemistry into joy at the cellular level. She believes that people can find joy as they reclaim their personal power, strength, and purpose — despite living in an unjust world, past personal traumas, and a whitewashed wellness world.
Sethi invites everyone who has felt like the wellness industry has left them behind to rediscover joy, not just the buzzword, but as a profound practice for healing. Even though joy has become a cultural mainstay, Sethi argues that it can also be a radical act of justice.
About the Author
Tanmeet Sethi, MD, is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She has spent the last twenty-five years on the frontlines practicing primary care, working in global trauma, and community activism. Dr. Sethi has devoted her career to caring for the most vulnerable and teaching physicians how to care for these communities in the most humane and skillful way possible. She is a highly sought-after speaker and her TEDx talk offers a radical way to practice gratitude.