essays & selected edits.

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Scary Mommy

I Was Ready for Postpartum Depression. I Wasn't Ready for the Rage.
All was well. And then the tantrums started — first his, then mine. 
June 15, 2022

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HuffPost

I’ve Only Ever Kept One New Year’s Resolution: Drink More. Here’s Why And How.
Four years, and still going strong.
January 5, 2019

SELF

The Exquisite, Painful Irony of Being a Health Editor With Breast Cancer During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
I’m aware.
October 19, 2018

Before My Double Mastectomy I Went on a Boobymoon
​Ta-ta, tatas.
March 27, 2018
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I Didn't Think I Was Competitive—Until I Met My Gym Frenemy
Why everyone should have their own Garrett.
August 20, 2017

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They're Creepy. They're Crawly. And We Can't Live Without Them. (NYT For Kids)
It’s time to recognize the damage of childbirth, doctors and mothers say (PBS NewsHour)
How America Became Addicted To Food Delivery And Takeout (HuffPost)
The Surprising Ways Big Cities Are Good For The Environment (HuffPost)
Fighting Rising Tides, Coastal Towns Turn To Humble Oysters To Save Their Land And Their Culture (HuffPost)​
Racism and the Invisible Struggle of Mental Health in the Black Community (SELF)
What the Research Says About 10 Controversial Cosmetics Ingredients (SELF)
Just Because a Natural Remedy 'Works' for You Doesn't Mean It Works (SELF)
A Pain Pill Among Friends: The Quick and Quiet Way Young People Are Getting Hooked on Opioids (SELF)
I'm an Ob/Gyn and I Never, Ever Want to Be Pregnant (SELF)