Shelly Tygielski is the founder of the global, grassroots mutual aid organization, Pandemic of Love. She has been hailed by individuals from President Joe Biden to Arianna Huffington, and Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn to Maria Shriver.

Shelly is a trauma-informed mindfulness teacher named one of the “12 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement” by Mindful Magazine, and a Garrison Institute Fellow.

Her work has been featured in over 100 media outlets including on CNN Heroes, The Kelly Clarkson Show, CBS This Morning, the New York Times and Washington Post.

Shelly teaches formalized self-care and resilience practices at organizations around the world, and is widely regarded as self-care activist. She is happily married to her husband, Jason, and is an adoring mother to her son, Liam.

As part of her own self-care, Shelly makes time for skateboarding, playing guitar and making craft cocktails. Since mid-2020, Shelly and Jason have been relocating every few months, exploring and adapting to a modern nomadic lifestyle.