About Well Happy Thrive

Your Weekly Guide to the Art & Science of Living Well

You want to live well — with clarity, confidence, beauty, and joy.

You want insight, not noise. What’s essential and truly worth your attention.

So do I.

Well Happy Thrive is a weekly space devoted to the art and science of thriving: in your body, your relationships, your work, and your creative life, with greater ease, intention, and purpose.

This project draws on more than two decades of reporting across wellness, longevity, creativity, culture, beauty, joy, and luxury travel. My work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times (including the Mind & Body section), CNN, Elle, Templeton Ideas, Marie Claire, Variety, Shondaland, and Fodor’s, among others. I’ve also discussed my work on-air, in both television and radio interviews, including as a guest on NPR.

I’ve written cover stories, profiled world-shaping figures, and explored how we live, thrive, and evolve.

Along the way, I’ve spoken with some of the most acclaimed artists and thinkers of our time, including Zendaya, Deepak Chopra, Ela Gandhi, David Lynch, Richard Branson, Misty Copeland, and Tracee Ellis Ross.

I’ve also interviewed Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Nobel Prize winners, as well as visionary scientists and Olympic champions. All in pursuit of the same question that drives this space:

What does it mean to live well and create a life worth living?

Here’s what I’ve found: thriving isn’t about perfection.

It’s about living with clarity, momentum, and meaning.

About being well, yes, but also bold.

Aligned, cherished, ambitious, joyful, and deeply alive.

Why subscribe?

Each week, you’ll receive thoughtfully crafted stories about how to thrive rooted in science, culture, and lived experience.

📖 Essays that blend insight, reporting, and reflection

🗣️ Conversations with people shaping how we live, connect, and create

🧽 Curated tools and recommendations that can actually help

🌍 Reflections on travel, creativity, reinvention, and emotional well-being

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Alene Dawson is a journalist and storyteller covering culture, wellness, creativity, joy, health, and meaningful travel. ✨ Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Well Happy Thrive, a weekly publication exploring the art and science of a well-lived life.