{"id":27301,"date":"2025-05-07T13:12:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27301"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:25:52","slug":"the-well-festival-watch-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27301","title":{"rendered":"The Well Festival: Watch Live"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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9:35 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018Building a Life of Joy\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Tracee Ellis Ross<\/strong> \u2014 the former star of \u201cblack-ish,\u201d current owner of PATTERN Beauty and future star of \u201cSolo Traveling With Tracee Ellis Ross\u201d \u2014 is known for her joyful demeanor. She speaks with Lori Leibovich<\/strong>, the editor of The Times\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

10 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018Finding Meaning in the Face of Adversity\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Suleika Jaouad<\/strong> burst into the public eye in 2012 with \u201cLife, Interrupted<\/a>,\u201d 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\u2019s impact on her life, including in her memoir \u201cBetween Two Kingdoms.\u201d Patia Braithwaite<\/strong>, an editor on the Well desk, will interview her.<\/p>\n

10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018Protecting Your Happiness in the Age of Social Media\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Dani Blum<\/strong>, a Well reporter, will moderate a conversation between Lisa Damour<\/strong>, a psychologist specializing in children\u2019s and teenagers\u2019 health, and Gabriela Nguyen<\/strong>, the founder of Appstinence, a student organization at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that encourages people to quit social media \u2014 as Ms. Nguyen did herself.<\/p>\n

11:15 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018How to Fix Your Relationships\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Terry Real<\/strong> is a family therapist, author and public speaker who specializes in relationships. Jancee Dunn<\/strong>, the author of Well\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

11:40 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018Getting Honest With Ourselves: A Conversation About Mental Health\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Charlamagne Tha God<\/strong> is known for interviewing public figures on his radio show \u201cThe Breakfast Club\u201d \u2014 and for his openness about depression, anxiety and addiction. He will talk with Astead Herndon<\/strong>, a national politics reporter for The Times, about how he manages his mental health and what needs to change to reduce stigma, especially in Black communities.<\/p>\n

1:25 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018Food as Nourishment, Community and Happiness\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Samin Nosrat<\/strong> is the author of the cookbook \u201cSalt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking,\u201d and Dacher Keltner<\/strong> is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, who hosts the podcast \u201cThe Science of Happiness.\u201d The Times food writer Kim Severson<\/strong> will investigate how they think about cooking and food as sources of pleasure and community.<\/p>\n

1:55 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018What We\u2019ve Learned From 80 Years of Happiness Research\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Harvard Study of Adult Development is the longest-running study of human happiness, and Dr. Robert Waldinger<\/strong>, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, is its current director. Susan Dominus<\/strong>, a Times reporter who wrote a recent profile<\/a> of Dr. Waldinger, will interview him about the study\u2019s findings and how we can apply them to our own lives.<\/p>\n

2:25 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018Movement for Joy\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s easy to see exercise as a chore. But Robin Arz\u00f3n<\/strong>, an endurance athlete and head instructor for Peloton, and Kelly McGonigal<\/strong>, a health psychologist at Stanford University, have found it to be a source of joy. They will discuss revelatory fitness with Danielle Friedman<\/strong>, a frequent Well contributor who wrote a book about women\u2019s exercise culture.<\/p>\n

3:05 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018How to Find Joy in an Anxious World\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Dan Harris<\/strong>, a former journalist, began meditating after having a panic attack on national television \u2014 and then wrote a book called \u201c10% Happier.\u201d Sara Bareilles<\/strong> is a singer, songwriter and Broadway star who opened up a few years ago about her experiences with depression and anxiety. Along with Dacher Keltner<\/strong>, making a second appearance at the festival, they will discuss how they cope.<\/p>\n

3:35 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018Can You Make Peace With Your Body?\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Jameela Jamil<\/strong>, best known for playing the name-dropping socialite Tahani Al-Jamil in \u201cThe Good Place,\u201d has been outspoken about her struggles with eating disorders and body image. Lisa Miller<\/strong>, a Well reporter, will interview her about her advocacy for body positivity, as well as how she found peace with her body and how others might do the same.<\/p>\n

4:05 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Science of Aging Well\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Dr. Peter Attia<\/strong> is a podcast host who promotes an aggressive regimen to prevent chronic disease and maximize health late in life. Kate Lowenstein<\/strong>, the deputy editor of Well, will interview him about his fitness, nutrition and sleep routines, and whether an average person can emulate a program for which his practice charges tens of thousands of dollars a year.<\/p>\n

4:35 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Stories We Tell in Love and Relationships\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Orna Guralnik <\/strong>is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who counsels real couples in the docu-series \u201cCouples Therapy,\u201d a new season of which airs on May 22. In a conversation with Caitlin Roper<\/strong>, the executive producer for scripted film and television at The Times, she will speak about the stories we tell in love and relationships.<\/p>\n

5 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2018Being the M.V.P. of Your Own Life\u2019<\/span><\/h3>\n

Dwyane Wade<\/strong>, an N.B.A. Hall of Fame shooting guard, will talk to Marc Lacey<\/strong>, a managing editor at The Times, about masculinity, vulnerability, fatherhood, and how and why he has become healthier since leaving basketball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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.\u2018Building a Life of Joy\u2019Tracee Ellis Ross \u2014 the former star of \u201cblack-ish,\u201d current owner of PATTERN Beauty and future star of \u201cSolo Traveling With Tracee Ellis Ross\u201d \u2014 is known for her joyful demeanor. She speaks with Lori Leibovich, the editor of The Times\u2019s 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.\u2018Finding Meaning in the Face of Adversity\u2019Suleika Jaouad burst into the public eye in 2012 with \u201cLife, Interrupted,\u201d 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\u2019s impact on her life, including in her memoir \u201cBetween Two Kingdoms.\u201d Patia Braithwaite, an editor on the Well desk, will interview her.10:30 a.m.\u2018Protecting Your Happiness in the Age of Social Media\u2019Dani Blum, a Well reporter, will moderate a conversation between Lisa Damour, a psychologist specializing in children\u2019s and teenagers\u2019 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 \u2014 as Ms. Nguyen did herself.11:15 a.m.\u2018How to Fix Your Relationships\u2019Terry Real is a family therapist, author and public speaker who specializes in relationships. Jancee Dunn, the author of Well\u2019s 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.11:40 a.m.\u2018Getting Honest With Ourselves: A Conversation About Mental Health\u2019Charlamagne Tha God is known for interviewing public figures on his radio show \u201cThe Breakfast Club\u201d \u2014 and for his openness about depression, anxiety and addiction. He will talk with Astead Herndon, a national politics reporter for The Times, about how he manages his mental health and what needs to change to reduce stigma, especially in Black communities.1:25 p.m.\u2018Food as Nourishment, Community and Happiness\u2019Samin Nosrat is the author of the cookbook \u201cSalt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking,\u201d and Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, who hosts the podcast \u201cThe Science of Happiness.\u201d The Times food writer Kim Severson will investigate how they think about cooking and food as sources of pleasure and community.1:55 p.m.\u2018What We\u2019ve Learned From 80 Years of Happiness Research\u2019The Harvard Study of Adult Development is the longest-running study of human happiness, and Dr. Robert Waldinger, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, is its current director. Susan Dominus, a Times reporter who wrote a recent profile of Dr. Waldinger, will interview him about the study\u2019s findings and how we can apply them to our own lives.2:25 p.m.\u2018Movement for Joy\u2019It\u2019s easy to see exercise as a chore. But Robin Arz\u00f3n, an endurance athlete and head instructor for Peloton, and Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist at Stanford University, have found it to be a source of joy. They will discuss revelatory fitness with Danielle Friedman, a frequent Well contributor who wrote a book about women\u2019s exercise culture.3:05 p.m.\u2018How to Find Joy in an Anxious World\u2019Dan Harris, a former journalist, began meditating after having a panic attack on national television \u2014 and then wrote a book called \u201c10% Happier.\u201d Sara Bareilles is a singer, songwriter and Broadway star who opened up a few years ago about her experiences with depression and anxiety. Along with Dacher Keltner, making a second appearance at the festival, they will discuss how they cope.3:35 p.m.\u2018Can You Make Peace With Your Body?\u2019Jameela Jamil, best known for playing the name-dropping socialite Tahani Al-Jamil in \u201cThe Good Place,\u201d has been outspoken about her struggles with eating disorders and body image. Lisa Miller, a Well reporter, will interview her about her advocacy for body positivity, as well as how she found peace with her body and how others might do the same.4:05 p.m.\u2018The Science of Aging Well\u2019Dr. Peter Attia is a podcast host who promotes an aggressive regimen to prevent chronic disease and maximize health late in life. Kate Lowenstein, the deputy editor of Well, will interview him about his fitness, nutrition and sleep routines, and whether an average person can emulate a program for which his practice charges tens of thousands of dollars a year.4:35 p.m.\u2018The Stories We Tell in Love and Relationships\u2019Orna Guralnik is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who counsels real couples in the docu-series \u201cCouples Therapy,\u201d a new season of which airs on May 22. In a conversation with Caitlin Roper, the executive producer for scripted film and television at The Times, she will speak about the stories we tell in love and relationships.5 p.m.\u2018Being the M.V.P. of Your Own Life\u2019Dwyane Wade, an N.B.A. Hall of Fame shooting guard, will talk to Marc Lacey, a managing editor at The Times, about masculinity, vulnerability, fatherhood, and how and why he has become healthier since leaving basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26927,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27301"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27303,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27301\/revisions\/27303"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}