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