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Slate Debates

Well, Now: The Future of Wellness

Slate Debates

Slate Podcasts

Society & Culture, News

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

After a year of nuanced conversations on wellness, we say goodbye by reflecting on how these discussions expanded what it means to live a full, well-balanced life.  We’re also joined again by longevity expert Dr. Darshan Shah to discuss what needs to change to make wellness more accessible for everyone. Well, Now is hosted by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Feller and Dr. Kavita Patel. Editing and podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery. The Well, Now team is grateful to every listener who’s sent us a note. We’re not sure how long the address will work, but if the show mattered to you, we’d love to read your emails: [email protected]  Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock ad-free listening to Well, Now and all your other favorite Slate podcasts.  Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Is crypto perfect? Nope. But neither was email when it was invented in 1972.

0:05.9

And yet today, we send 347 billion emails every single day.

0:12.0

Crypto is no different. It's new. But like email, it's also revolutionary.

0:17.5

With Crackin, it's easy to start your crypto journey with 24-7 support when you need it.

0:22.6

Go to crackin.com and see what crypto can be.

0:25.3

Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.

0:27.2

This is a high-risk investment, and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.

0:35.7

You're listening to Well Now, Slate's podcast on health and wellness.

0:39.4

I'm Kavita Patel.

0:40.7

And I'm Maya Feller.

0:42.1

For those of you who missed our news last week, this will be the final episode of Well Now.

0:47.8

While we're sad to be ending our time with you, we were happy to have had the opportunity to bring vital conversations to you

0:54.8

about the wellness industry over this last year. Some of the conversations that have stuck with me

1:00.6

are the conversation with Vanessa Kroll Bennett about puberty. When you mess up, because you

1:06.5

will mess up, we all mess up. The most powerful thing we can do is take a do over and to circle back

1:12.7

and really own, hey, I said this thing to you yesterday and I am so embarrassed that came out of my

1:19.7

mouth. Can I get another chance to answer your question? Can I get another opportunity to have this

1:26.1

conversation with you? I have to tell you, Kavita,

1:28.8

as the mom of two kids, having modern puberty explained to me in such tangible terms and helping

1:38.9

me to think about the role of social media and kind of how fast life is. Because honestly, sometimes as a parent,

1:48.9

I just don't get it. And I'm like, why are they all on their phones all the time? Why does it all

1:53.8

matter so much? And so I found that conversation with Vanessa to just be really eye-opening

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