Tracee Ellis Ross, Suleika Jaouad, Charlamagne Tha God, Samin Nosrat and Dwyane Wade are among those being interviewed on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. Eastern time to 5:30 p.m.
The first-ever Well Festival, hosted by the Well desk of The New York Times, runs from 9:30 a.m. Eastern to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. A livestream is available here.
Below is the full schedule and a brief description of each of the 13 panels, covering love and relationships, the quest for joy, facing adversity, protecting mental health, aging well and many other issues that matter to us all.
9:35 a.m.
‘Building a Life of Joy’
Tracee Ellis Ross — the former star of “black-ish,” current owner of PATTERN Beauty and future star of “Solo Traveling With Tracee Ellis Ross” — is known for her joyful demeanor. She speaks with Lori Leibovich, the editor of The Times’s Well desk, about what brings her that joy and what the rest of us can do to get more of it in our own lives.
10 a.m.
‘Finding Meaning in the Face of Adversity’
Suleika Jaouad burst into the public eye in 2012 with “Life, Interrupted,” a column in The Times in which she wrote about facing cancer in her 20s. Since then, she has faced two recurrences, most recently last year. Throughout, she has been open about leukemia’s impact on her life, including in her memoir “Between Two Kingdoms.” Patia Braithwaite, an editor on the Well desk, will interview her.
10:30 a.m.
‘Protecting Your Happiness in the Age of Social Media’
Dani Blum, a Well reporter, will moderate a conversation between Lisa Damour, a psychologist specializing in children’s and teenagers’ health, and Gabriela Nguyen, the founder of Appstinence, a student organization at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that encourages people to quit social media — as Ms. Nguyen did herself.
11:15 a.m.
‘How to Fix Your Relationships’
Terry Real is a family therapist, author and public speaker who specializes in relationships. Jancee Dunn, the author of Well’s newsletter, will interview him about how couples can build more satisfying lives together, avoid common interpersonal mistakes and fix problems in their relationships and sex lives.