Act 2 at Alisal

Jessica Zucker is a Los Angeles-based psychologist and the author of the award-winning book I Had a Miscarriage: A Memoir, a Movement. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Vogue, and Harvard Business Review, among others. She’s been featured on NPR, CNN, The Today Show, and Good Morning America and earned advanced degrees from New York University and Harvard University. Her second book, Normalize It: Upending the Silence, Stigma, and Shame That Shape Women’s Lives, is out now and available everywhere books are sold.

Award-winning journalist Deborah Vankin pivoted from covering art and culture to pursuing her own well-being for the L.A. Times. She writes about about fitness in midlife, cutting edge spa and self-care experiences, longevity, anxiety, intergenerational friendships and other issues. Expect to hear what works – and what doesn’t – in the pursuit of health and happiness.

Dr. Jessica Wu is a renowned L.A.-based cosmetic & clinical dermatologist in independent practice who makes house calls to Hollywood movie sets. She’s also the founder and CEO of Residen, a health technology company that uses AI and automation to make medical visits easier for physicians and patients. Dr. Wu, a Harvard grad, joins us to talk about smart skincare and bio-rejuvenation or harnessing our body’s own regenerative powers to heal, revive and possibly even rewind.

Dr. Manuela Maria Vazquez-Whitledge is an OB/GYN and the founder of LaMaria, a luxury skin-care line for women going through hormonal changes. “There’s been such taboo and shame around aging. Thankfully, the beauty industry is shifting,” she says of the surge in products formulated for women of all ages. Her plant-based feminine moisturizer and facial hydrating cream, made with estrogen-based plant nutrients, have been featured in Vogue and The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Vazquez-Whitledge join us to talk about how to have better sex.

Trisha Cole is what you might call a modern-day matchmaker. Her passion lies in making targeted, high-level connections between brands/personalities and top media, and forming meaningful partnerships and guest experiences. Trisha has also written a book, Life at the Dumpling, which affectionately refers to the home she shares with her family. It is a “guidebook for good living” – a fanciful read filled with musings, recipes, travel tips, and more based on a newsletter of the same name that Trisha mails out several times a year.