Shelly Tygielski is the author of Sit Down to Rise Up and founder of the global grassroots mutual aid organization, Pandemic of Love, featured on CNN Heroes. She is a self-care activist and a trauma-informed mindfulness teacher. Tygielski’s work bringing mindfulness and equity to underserved and traumatized populations has been featured in over a hundred media outlets. She contributes to the weekly TIME magazine feature “Evidence of Human Kindness,” and speaks/teaches at organizations and corporations around the world.