Writing Samples

As a journalist for over eight years, I've interviewed hundreds, if not thousands, of sources (public figures, everyday people, and subject matter experts) and I've written informative, entertaining, and service-driven articles. I've crafted long-form explainers and features and shorter (breaking news and trending) pieces. My main beats, plus some extras, are listed below.

Mental Health

• "How to Be There for Someone Who Self-Harms"(Wondermind)

• "Hunter Hayes Loves Being Vulnerable" (Wondermind)

• "How to Deal With Losing a Parent" (Wondermind)

• "How to Help Someone With Depression" (Wondermind)

• "7 People on What Psychosis Actually Feels Like" (Wondermind)

• "Can these supplements fight depression and anxiety through your gut — without medication?" (New York Post)

• "Going to Therapy Doesn't Mean You're Weak—Here's Why" (Layered Feels)

• "How to 'Do the Work' Outside of Sessions" (Layered Feels)

• "Sarah Gilman Never Thought She’d Be in Recovery" (Mental Loan, my Substack)

• "Aly & AJ Started Taking Antidepressants in Their Teens — and They're Better For It" (POPSUGAR)

• "Do I Need Trauma Therapy?" (Wondermind)

• "So What’s the Difference Between OCD and OCPD?" (Wondermind)

• "How to Keep Health Anxiety From Ruining Your Life" (Wondermind)

• "What to Do When You Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop Doomscrolling" (Wondermind)

• "Try This 21-Day Mental Health Plan From Therapists For Mindfulness and Self-Reflection" (POPSUGAR)

• "6 Things We’re All Getting Wrong About Suicide" (Wondermind)

• "The Let Them Theory Is the Secret to Giving Less F*cks in 2025" (Wondermind)

• "25 Worth-It Mental Health Investments, According to People Who Bought Them" (Wondermind)

• "ARFID Isn’t Just Picky Eating—Let’s Talk About It" (Wondermind)

• "Lana Condor Reached an Extremely Low Point Mentally After To All the Boys I've Loved Before" (POPSUGAR)

• "Jess Sims’ Life Was Changing Fast—Therapy Helped" (Mental Loan, my Substack)

• "Braving Brain Surgery Actually Helped My Health Anxiety" (Mental Loan, my Substack)

• "8 People Share Their Top Therapy Lessons" (Mental Loan, my Substack)

• "Does ADHD Show Up Differently in Women?" (Wondermind)

• "Camilla Luddington Gets Real About PMDD and Postpartum Anxiety" (Wondermind)

• "12 Life Hacks for Anyone Who’s Always Distracted" (Wondermind)

• "8 People Share What Really Helped Them With Peripartum Depression" (Wondermind)

• "What Actually Causes Bipolar Disorder?" (Wondermind)

• "5 Things People With Body Dysmorphia Want You to Know" (Wondermind)

• "11 Things People With Bipolar Disorder Want You to Know" (Wondermind)

• "How to Tell If Your Disordered Eating Is an Eating Disorder" (Wondermind)

Health

• "What to Know About Your Birth Control After Taking Plan B" (POPSUGAR)

• "Amy Schumer Wants You to Stop Being Afraid to Talk About Vaginas" (POPSUGAR)

• "If You're a Young Person Affected by Breast Cancer, The Breasties Is a Community For You" (POPSUGAR)

• "Why Doctors Can't Agree About Chronic Lyme Disease" (POPSUGAR)

• "Over 500 Women Athletes Band Together, Urging Supreme Court to Protect Abortion Rights" (POPSUGAR)

• "Study Links COVID Vaccine Symptoms to 'Nocebo Effect' Phenomenon" (POPSUGAR)

• "A Board-Certified Gynecologist Reveals Lies About Sex in Netflix's Steamy Show Bridgerton" (POPSUGAR)

• "The Safe Hands Challenge Will Teach You to Scrub Places You Might Have Missed" (POPSUGAR)

• "Let’s Talk About Revenge Bedtime Procrastination" (Wondermind)

• "Do You Have Insomnia or Just Suck at Sleeping?" (Wondermind)

• "Textured Allergan Breast Implants Are Being Recalled Due to Potential Cancer Link" (POPSUGAR)

• "If You're Losing Your Sense of Smell or Taste, Doctors Say You May Have Coronavirus" (POPSUGAR)

• "If You're Sexually Active, You Should Be Getting Tested For STIs. Period." (POPSUGAR)

• "If You're Having Crazy Dreams Before Your Period, Experts Say You Can Blame Hormones" (POPSUGAR)

• "Rooibos Tea: If You Haven't Tried It, a Dietitian Explains Why You Should" (POPSUGAR)

• "8 Quick, Dietitian-Approved Breakfasts That Make Busy Mornings Easy (and Healthy)" (POPSUGAR)

• "The Relationship Between Water and Metabolism Is Like Any Relationship: Complicated" (POPSUGAR)

• "Is Your Bloating a Sign of 'Hormonal Belly'? Here’s What to Know" (POPSUGAR)

• "Looking to Lose Weight Without Exercise? 2 Experts Break Down Exactly How You Can" (POPSUGAR)

Fitness

• "This 10-Minute High-Intensity Workout For People in a Wheelchair Uses Light Dumbbells" (POPSUGAR)

• "I Tried This Booty Workout With My Cat — and Yes, You Read That Right" (POPSUGAR)

• "5 Core-Crushing Exercises From Cheer's Gabi Butler" (POPSUGAR)

• "I Tried The DB Method Squat Machine With 220 Pounds of Resistance — Holy Glutes!" (POPSUGAR)

• "Chelsie Hill Started the Rollettes Dance Team For Women With Disabilities — and She's Never Looking Back" (POPSUGAR)

• "Soccer Player Lindsey Horan's Ab Workout Is '6 Minutes of Hell' — So Obviously We Tried It" (POPSUGAR)

• "Make Your Workouts Harder Without Weights by Adding This Simple Step to Exercises" (POPSUGAR)

• "Want to Know What a Core-quake Feels Like? Try Jordan Chiles's and Simone Biles's Ab Workout" (POPSUGAR)

• "Try This 2-Move, Upper-Body Pyramid Workout From a Firefighter, No Equipment Necessary" (POPSUGAR)

• "We Asked 24 Fierce Females Why They Love Working Out, and the Answers Are SO Relatable" (POPSUGAR)

• "Kayla Itsines Says Women May Be Missing Out on an Important Step at the Gym" (POPSUGAR)

• "GirlTrek Is Empowering Black Women and Girls to Take Up Space — One Walk at a Time" (POPSUGAR)

• "Peloton Instructor Ally Love Tells Herself 1 Very Important Thing During Workouts: 'I'm a Boss'" (POPSUGAR)

• "2 Trainers Agree: This Is the Best Kind of Treadmill Workout You Can Do to Build Your Booty" (POPSUGAR)

• "Legs Too Sore to Sit Down? Here's What to Do, According to 2 Physical Therapists" (POPSUGAR)

• "Trainers Debunk What They Believe to Be the Top Fitness Myths of the Past Decade" (POPSUGAR)

Sports

• "Simone Biles Withdrawing From the Team Final Sets a Powerful Example For Gymnasts Everywhere" (POPSUGAR)

• "We're Giving the Crystal Billy Goat on Simone Biles's Leotards a Name ASAP" (POPSUGAR)

• "Swimmer Becca Meyers, Denied Personal Care Assistant at Paralympics, Says 'We Have to Do Better'" (POPSUGAR)

• "Kristen Hayden Becomes the First Black Woman to Win a Senior US National Diving Title" (POPSUGAR)

• "Rosalie Fish Spreads Awareness For Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women 1 Race at a Time" (POPSUGAR)

• "Kamila Valieva Should Not Bear the Weight of a Broken System" (POPSUGAR as-told-to piece)

• "Chris Nikic Is Tackling 2 Marathons This Fall, Inspiring the Down Syndrome Community and Beyond" (POPSUGAR)

• "US Soccer Says the Women's Team Requires Less Skill Than the Men's — Yes, You Read That Right" (POPSUGAR)

• "Simone Biles Had the 'Twisties' During the Olympic Team Final — Here's What They Are" (POPSUGAR)

• "On the Same Day, Diede de Groot and Dylan Alcott Achieve the First Golden Slams in Wheelchair Tennis History" (POPSUGAR)

• "Serena Williams, Our Tennis Hero, Has Now Won the Most US Open Matches in History" (POPSUGAR)

• "Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger Talk Fighting For Change on and Off the Soccer Field" (POPSUGAR)

• "8 Memorable Moments From the 2022 Winter Paralympics" (POPSUGAR)

• "Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue Skate to Olympic Ice Dance Bronze" (POPSUGAR)

• "US Women's Sitting Volleyball Players Set, Spike, and Block Their Way to 2nd Straight Paralympic Gold" (POPSUGAR)

• "3-Time Paralympian Melissa Stockwell Learned That Despite It All, 'You Can Surprise Yourself'" (POPSUGAR)

• "Serena Williams Encourages Women in Sports to Persevere Amid Adversity: 'You Have to Keep Going'" (POPSUGAR)

• "Medals? Records? No, Katie Ledecky's Real Career Turning Point Was a Broken Arm in Gym Class" (POPSUGAR)

Miscellaneous (Fashion, Food, Entertainment)

These are not my main beats, but I am versatile!

• "Achieve 'Whatever You Set Your Mind to' in Vanessa Hudgens's First-Ever Activewear Line" (POPSUGAR)

• "I'm Buzzing About Rens Slip-On Sneakers Made From Used Coffee Grounds. Are You?" (POPSUGAR)

• "We tried it: Cynthia Nixon’s favorite (and unusual) bagel order" (Metro US)

• "Meghan Markle wedding dress predictions: Metro speaks with NYC bridal designer" (Metro US)

• "A talk with LOCASH: the country music duo proving there’s no time limit on success" (Metro US)

• "HBO execs reveal new details about how Game of Thrones ends" (Metro US)

• "Put This Chocolate Mint Protein Bar in the Fridge and Get Transported Back to Girl Scouts" (POPSUGAR)

• "L.A. fan-favorite Ramen Hood brings vegan ramen to SoHo" (Metro US)

• "I Made Naomi Osaka's Post-Workout Smoothie but Still Didn't Win Any Grand Slams" (POPSUGAR)

• "Introducing Be Brave: More Inclusive Athletic Wear From Parsons Students and Special Olympics" (POPSUGAR)

• "Shop the First-of-Its-Kind Collection From Peloton, Beyoncé's Ivy Park, and Adidas" (POPSUGAR)

• "'Try to Speak Your Truth': Aly Raisman Wants to Empower People With Her New Aerie Collection" (POPSUGAR)

• "These Fall Trader Joe's Bars Taste Like the Pumpkin Spice Latte You Crave Right Now" (POPSUGAR)

• "These No-Bake Chocolate Chip Energizing Oat Balls Are My New Favorite Workday Snack" (POPSUGAR)

• "Cricket Powder Is an Alternative Protein Source — and I Gave It a Try Just For You" (POPSUGAR)

Newsletter Copy

Throughout my time at Wondermind, I worked on the company's newsletter. For the first six months or so, I was in charge of writing a few different sections. Those often involved motivational reminders and "therapy speak" breakdowns. My focus shifted to articles once Wondermind's website launched, but I continued to contribute to the newsletters regularly. Here are some clips.

• I wrote most of the section and graphics copy in this newsletter on singlehood loneliness

• I wrote most of the section and graphics copy in this newsletter on work loneliness

• I wrote the "Un-Jargon This" section

• I wrote the "TGI-EFF THAT" section here and here

• I wrote the "Weekly Wind Down" and "Highly Recommend" sections in this Wondermind newsletter

• I wrote the "Monday Warmup"

• I worked on this newsletter and this newsletter for Dr. Aditi Nerurkar’s Mental Health-ish Substack