Senior Editor Jenisha Watts spent more than a year working to tell her own story of neglect and abuse as the result of her mother’s crack addiction. It now graces the cover of “The Atlantic.” Read my story at Shondaland. enisha Watts’ powerful story gracing […]
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MDs on the Cutting Edge of Science
MDs are working at the cutting edge of medicine to support gender-affirming care, use AI to help us live longer, and prioritize brain health.
Sabré Cook is Challenging Gender Norms in Racing
Read my story at Shondaland. Sabré Cook, at just 29 years old, is the first and only female race car driver to participate in the Porsche Carrera Cup, an automotive racing series that takes place ahead of huge events in the Formula One category of […]
This Skincare Device is Backed by NASA and it Really Works
Read my story at CoolHunting. A therapeutics designer and a medical diagnostics professional have created a handheld device that delivers skincare ingredients below the surface of the skin to improve the outcome for everything from wrinkles and fine lines to acne and dark spots. But […]
Ten of the Best Facial Sunscreens For Your 40s
I’m a sunscreen junkie. Not by choice. More out of necessity. After all, most sunscreen is greasy, sticky, smelly, white-casty, stingy, and slippery all at once. You’d think that nearly 40 years of scientific development would have changed that, but the truth is, there is […]
Building Tomorrow: A New Blueprint for the Future
Communities are defined not just by their people, but by the environments where they gather, work, and live. From material and technology innovation to interior and exterior design, high-quality buildings form the bedrock of sustainability, urban strategy, and community engagement. Discover the ideas and products […]
How Technology Can Bring Breakthroughs to Every, Single Bedside
As innovation accelerates across the healthcare field, these leaps forward are perhaps nowhere more pressing than in the fight against cancer. In this 2023 SXSW Fast Company panel discussion, discover how revolutionary advancements in healthcare are unlocking new paradigms and methods—especially for cancer control and […]
Why Mentorship Matters
Young people across the country are struggling. These mentors are working to help. Read my full story at Shondaland. There’s no question about it — the pandemic has taken a tremendous toll on young people around the world. According to a recent study by the CDC, […]
What I Learned About Makeup As an On-Air Personality
Check out my full post on The Candidly. There your purchases may earn The Candidly commission. Here they earn no commission (and I bought every single one of these products myself). Makeup can be amazing, or it can bring you to tears. But, as someone […]
A Conversation With Journalists: CNN’s Lisa Ling
Ling grew up watching television and says she thought it was the best way to a better life. It led her to journalism. Read my full interview with Lisa Ling at Shondaland. In the ongoing Shondaland series Head Turners, we meet interesting women from every […]
Grappling With Our Nation’s History of Hatred: How Do We Remember to Move Forward?
Read my story over at Shondaland. “The Atlantic” staff writer Clint Smith argues that in order for America to move forward and avoid mistakes and atrocities of our past, we have to find a way to atone for them in the present Author, poet, Ph.D., […]
What the Midterm Election Results Mean For You (and the Future of Democracy as We Know it)
Read the full story at Shondaland. Following Tuesday’s historic midterm elections — a test of America’s democracy and its ability to heal after the January 6 attacks on the Capitol — the outcome is still unclear. Control of Congress hangs in the balance as votes […]