With anxiety and stress at an all-time high, self-care has never been more important. The pandemic has taken a toll on our physical and mental wellbeing leading many to seek healthier habits, avenues for connection and new ways of thinking. Hear from experts about how different kinds of accessible self-care solutions can support altruism and can help you reach your personal and professional wellness goals.
Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers spoke with The Chopra Foundation founder Deepak Chopra, MD, Thrive Global CEO Arianna Huffington and Yale psychologist Laurie Santos.
Highlights
Guests
Deepak Chopra, Founder, The Chopra Foundation
DEEPAK CHOPRA™ MD, FACP, founder of the Chopra Foundation [choprafoundation.org], a non-profit entity for research on well-being and humanitarianism, and Chopra Global [chopra.com], a whole health company at the intersection of science and spirituality.
He is a pioneer of integrative medicine and author of over ninety books published in more than forty-three languages. Many have been New York Times bestsellers in both the fiction and nonfiction categories.
Arianna Huffington, CEO, Thrive Global
Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books, including, most recently, Thrive and The Sleep Revolution. In 2016, she launched Thrive Global, a leading behavior change tech company with the mission of changing the way we work and live by ending the collective delusion that burnout is the price we must pay for success.
She has been named to Time Magazine's list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union.
She serves on numerous boards, including Onex and The B Team.
Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology, Yale University
Dr. Laurie Santos is Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. Dr. Santos is an expert on human cognition and the cognitive biases that impede better choices. Her new course, Psychology and the Good Life, teaches students how the science of psychology can provide important hints about how to make wiser choices and live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. Her course recently became Yale’s most popular course in over 300 years, with almost one of our four students at Yale enrolled. Her course has been featured in numerous news outlets including the New York Times, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, GQ Magazine, Slate and O! Magazine. A winner of numerous awards both for her science and teaching, she was recently voted as one of Popular Science Magazine’s “Brilliant 10” young minds, and was named in Time Magazine as a “Leading Campus Celebrity.” Her podcast, The Happiness Lab, has over 35 million downloads.
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Prioritizing Self-Care in the Workplace
Donna Kimmel, chief people officer at Citrix, and Amit Sood, MD, executive director of the Global Center for Resiliency and Well-Being, discuss creative ways employees can maintain wellness at work and at home.
Amit Sood, MD, Executive Director, Global Center for Resiliency and Well-Being
Dr. Sood is one of the world’s leading experts on resilience and wellbeing, and executive director of the Global Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing. He was also professor of medicine, and Chair for student life and wellness at Mayo Clinic.
Donna Kimmel, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Citrix
Donna Kimmel is the executive vice president and chief people officer of Citrix. She is responsible for all aspects of identifying, fostering and developing top talent as well as overseeing organizational strategies that maximize engagement and position the company to win in the marketplace.
Moderated by Kelly Collis, Partner, Real.Fun.DC
Kelly Collis is a native Washingtonian and has been working in the DC area for more than 20 years. In 2011, after working for more than a decade in public relations and marketing, she decided to try her hand at radio with one of her best friends, Tommy McFLY. She and Tommy hosted a morning show on 94.7 Fresh FM in Washington, DC, for eight years. She also founded CityShopGirl, a subscription email publication delivering updates on lifestyle in the DC area, and was nominated for hosting one of the best blogs by the Washingtonian Magazine. Washington Life named Kelly one of the top 200 influencers under 40 in DC three years in a row. She was featured on the cover of Washington Family Magazine with her 2 children and most recently named one of the “Women of Style” by DC Modern Luxury Magazine.