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Stanford Wellness Fireside Chats
Fireside chats offer you a break in your day to re-center and focus on your emotional health. We encourage you to relax and join us for our free fireside chats with well-known luminaries.
Upcoming chats are listed below. For your convenience, recordings of chats are posted in a list at the bottom of the page.
Upcoming fireside chats
Tuesday, February 23
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Becky Diamond, War Reporter, Professor, Blogger on Risk-taking and Resilience
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Tuesday, March 9
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Dr. Noémie Le Pertel, DACM, MS, MPH, MAPP
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Thursday, March 11
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Tanya Luhrmann, Psychological Anthropologist, Professor, Author
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Tuesday, March 23
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Tony Drees, Motivational Speaker, Army Veteran, a Purple Heart Recipient, Athlete
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Tuesday, April 13
12:30 pm- 1:00 pm
Jack Groppel, PhD, Professor of Exercise & Sport Science, and Professor of Business at Judson University
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Thursday, May 13
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Aleta Hayes, Choreographer, Performer, and Lecturer in the Department of Theater and Performance Studies at Stanford University
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Tuesday, June 15
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Colleen Reilly, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Immersive Worlds, Adjunct Faculty, University of Denver
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Previous fireside chats:
Focus on Calm with Emma Seppala, PhD ’09, Psychologist, author, international speaker
Being a Positive Energizer with Kim Cameron, PhD, author of Positive Leadership
Creating Habits with BJ Fogg, MA ’95, PhD ’97, author of Tiny Habits
Gratitude with Robert Emmons, PhD, author of Thanks!
Progress & Positivity with Pamela Dukes, MA ’87, USA Olympian
Adapting to Change with Al’Ai Alvarez, MD, Stanford Health Care
Transforming your Trek with David Hunnicutt, PhD
Resilience with Bryan Sexton, PhD, Duke Patient Safety Center
Staying Positive with Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, PhD
Movement & Wellness with Laura Putnam, MA ’87
Contributing with Tom Rath, author of Life’s Great Question
Positivity with Barbara Fredrickson, PhD ’90, author of Positivity
Cultivating Joy with Byron Katie, author of Loving What Is
Learning Through Challenge with Chip Conley ’82, MBA ’84, author of Rebel Rules
Healthy Eating at Home with Christopher Gardner, PhD, Stanford Medicine
Compassion & Peace with James Doty, MD, author of Into The Magic Shop
Equity, Leadership & Change with John L. Hennessy, PhD, author of Leading Matters
Compassionate Care with Lee Tomlinson, founder of the CARE Effect Movement
Compassion at Work with Monica Worline, PhD, author of Compassion at Work
Leading Through Challenge with David Jones, MA, Chief HR Officer, Stanford Health Care
Change with Meag-gan O’Reilly, PhD, CEO, Inherent Value Psychology
Self-care with Lakiba Pittman, Sr. Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) Instructor, author of Bread Crumbs from the Soul
The PlayfulMonk Approach with Amaranatho, international speaker, Scrum Master
Gratitude & Culture of Health with Ron Goetzel, PhD, Senior Scientist in Health, Behavior and Society and Vice President of IBM Watson Health
Happiness is a Choice with Karith Foster, speaker, humorist, author
Self-Compassion with Kristin Neff, PhD, researcher, professor and author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Justice Reform with Jim Gash, JD, author of Divine Collision, President of Pepperdine University
Self-Forgiveness with Fredrick Luskin, PhD, PhD ’98, author of Forgive for Good
Creativity with Constraints with Tina Seelig, PhD., PhD ’85, author of Creativity Rules
A Life with Purpose and Workability, Roy Redd, author and Internationally recognized speaker
Purpose in Life and Resilience with Vic Strecher, PhD., author of Life On Purpose
Love and Gratitude with don Jose Ruiz, author and motivational speaker
Positivity & Connections with Mark J. Lindquist, Motivational Speaker, Performer, and United States Air Force and Afghanistan War Veteran
Thoughts Create Feelings with David Burns, M.D., author and Adjunct Clinical Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavior Science
Intentions, Connections, and Listening with Phyllis Stewart Pires, MA, Assistant Vice President of WorkLife Strategy at Stanford University
Post Traumatic Growth with Stephen Buehler, Psychotherapist, Leadership Coach, and Consultant
Strengths and Wellbeing with Ryan Wolf, Physical Wellbeing Lead at Gallup
Compassion and Empathy with Bryan Bohman, MD, Associate CMO for Workforce Health and Wellness, Senior Advisor of WellMD Center, and Clinical Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine