In this episode of the Get Loved Up Podcast, Koya Webb welcomes Shelly Tygielski, public speaker, author of Sit Down to Rise Up, and Founder of Pandemic of Love. The road to healing does not run in a straight line and it does not have to be a lonely journey. Shelly shares how her book helps turn all the lessons of self-help into concrete action. She zeroes in on the power of community in healing you and how this community of care can inspire you to heal others too. She shares the genesis of Pandemic of Love and how it is rooted in the concept of mutual aid. Being in community with others doesn’t just help you survive, it is actually a requirement to thrive. Shelly shares many anecdotes that have all been instrumental, in one way or another, in the creation of her book. She looks back on that time she was kidnapped, the trials of being a single mom, and wrestling with the duality of being Jewish with a meditation practice.