Get Ready for the Well Festival
How can you live a healthier, more fulfilling life?
That question is at the heart of what we do in the Well section. And on May 7, the first-ever Well Festival will bring that mission to live conversations with some of the most thoughtful minds in health, science and wellness.
Times journalists will interview a lineup of influential doctors, psychologists, relationship experts, athletes, celebrities, academics, chefs, podcasters and best-selling authors.
A livestream will be available for Times subscribers. Sign up for access and you will receive an email link to the video feed on the morning of the event.
The festival will include:
Our reporters and editors will host these conversations, including some of the people behind Well bylines — like Jancee Dunn, Dani Blum and Lisa Miller. They'll be joined by colleagues from around the The Times, including the food reporter Kim Severson, the national politics reporter Astead Herndon and Susan Dominus from The New York Times Magazine.
Sign up for access to the livestream now, and read more about the Well Festival.
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