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Arab News
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Book of Alchemy' by Suleika Jaouad
In 'The Book of Alchemy,' Suleika Jaouad explores the art of journaling and shares everything she's learned about how this life-altering practice can help us tap into that mystical trait that exists in every human: creativity. She has gathered wisdom from one hundred writers, artists, and thinkers in the form of essays and writing prompts. Their insights invite us to inhabit a more inspired life.
The Guardian
19-05-2025
- Health
- The Guardian
I've been living each day as if it were my first – and the results amazed me
Reading about ways to foster joy last week (I know, most of us would settle for waking without lingering dread, but why not dream big occasionally?), I was captivated by the memoirist and cancer survivor Suleika Jaouad's suggestion: live each day like it's your first. When Jaouad's leukaemia returned last year, well-wishers urged her to live each day like it was her last, but the pressure to carpe each second of every damn diem left her feeling panicked and exhausted. Instead, she cultivated a sense of freshly hatched curiosity and playfulness, which she says helped. I loved this, but doubted the feasibility – can you really convince your tired, cynical self to feel joyful astonishment? I tried living yesterday as if it were my first; not like an actual newborn (red-faced, frequently crying, utterly incompetent – I'm all that already), but with childlike wonder. I had some success being captivated by my breakfast banana – great design and colour – and even more with the magical elixir that makes me not hate everyone (coffee). Then I opened the postbox with Christmas-stocking levels of anticipation: a window cleaner's card and an HMRC letter about Making Tax Digital! After lunch, confronted with our dishwasher's habit of popping open whenever I try to shut it, I attempted to cultivate curiosity rather than rage: surely this helpful marvel has its reasons? What might they be? I was left no wiser but marginally calmer. Living a dental hygienist appointment as if it were my first proved more challenging: my body remembered this was not my first scratchy hook and humiliation rodeo, whatever my brain tried to tell it. But a sense of playful discovery did help, sort of. I distracted myself beforehand, flicking in wide-eyed amazement through tooth makeovers in the waiting room brochure. Then, in the chair, I surrendered, childlike, to the transporting strangeness of cold gritty stuff blasting my molars, my tongue getting accidentally sucked into the spit-hoover and what I chose to tell myself was the 'intensely interesting sensation' of manual plaque removal. I wouldn't call it a joy, exactly, but it was absolutely less of an ordeal. Jaouad is right: a sense of wonder can be, well, wonderful. Emma Beddington is a Guardian columnist
New York Times
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
The Well Festival Live Updates: Joy Through Movement, Fixing Relationships and Other Routes to Happiness
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. 11:40 a.m. 'Getting Honest With Ourselves: A Conversation About Mental Health' Charlamagne Tha God is known for interviewing public figures on his radio show 'The Breakfast Club' — 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. 'Food as Nourishment, Community and Happiness' Samin Nosrat is the author of the cookbook 'Salt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking,' and Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, who hosts the podcast 'The Science of Happiness.' 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. 'What We've Learned From 80 Years of Happiness Research' The 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's findings and how we can apply them to our own lives. 2:25 p.m. 'Movement for Joy' It's easy to see exercise as a chore. But Robin Arzón, 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's exercise culture. 3:05 p.m. 'How to Find Joy in an Anxious World' Dan Harris, a former journalist, began meditating after having a panic attack on national television — and then wrote a book called '10% Happier.' 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. 'Can You Make Peace With Your Body?' Jameela Jamil, best known for playing the name-dropping socialite Tahani Al-Jamil in 'The Good Place,' 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. 'The Science of Aging Well' Dr. 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. 'The Stories We Tell in Love and Relationships' Orna Guralnik is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who counsels real couples in the docu-series 'Couples Therapy,' 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. 'Being the M.V.P. of Your Own Life' Dwyane 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.
New York Times
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
The Full Schedule for the Well Festival
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.
New York Times
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
The Well Festival: Live Interviews About Health and Happiness
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. 11:40 a.m. 'Getting Honest With Ourselves: A Conversation About Mental Health' Charlamagne Tha God is known for interviewing public figures on his radio show 'The Breakfast Club' — 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. 'Food as Nourishment, Community and Happiness' Samin Nosrat is the author of the cookbook 'Salt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking,' and Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, who hosts the podcast 'The Science of Happiness.' 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. 'What We've Learned From 80 Years of Happiness Research' The 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's findings and how we can apply them to our own lives. 2:25 p.m. 'Movement for Joy' It's easy to see exercise as a chore. But Robin Arzón, 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's exercise culture. 3:05 p.m. 'How to Find Joy in an Anxious World' Dan Harris, a former journalist, began meditating after having a panic attack on national television — and then wrote a book called '10% Happier.' 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. 'Can You Make Peace With Your Body?' Jameela Jamil, best known for playing the name-dropping socialite Tahani Al-Jamil in 'The Good Place,' 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. 'The Science of Aging Well' Dr. 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. 'The Stories We Tell in Love and Relationships' Orna Guralnik is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who counsels real couples in the docu-series 'Couples Therapy,' 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. 'Being the M.V.P. of Your Own Life' Dwyane 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.
