I live in New York’s Hudson Valley with my husband Dan and our three fat cats. I like pasta and wine and doing projects, especially around our 140-year-old house and garden. I brush my hair a lot less often than this picture implies.
As a writer, I’ve hung out in discount nail salons, talked my way into Mexican sweatshops, and learned how to wax, Brazilian-style, all in the name of exploring key health, social and economic issues facing women today.
My writing has appeared in more than 40 national magazines and newspapers including Slate, Glamour, Parents and the New York Times. Online, I’ve enjoyed stints as a contributing blogger for AOL, iVillage Health, and Planet Green. I also wrote The Essential Green You, the third volume in Deirdre Imus’ best-selling Green This! series (Simon & Schuster, 2009). I spent ten years in New York City, and prior to becoming a freelance journalist in 2005, was on the editorial staffs of Organic Style and Seventeen. The Nation Institute’s Investigative Fund has supported several of my projects.
You can download my full resume here. Use the links above to find me on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. I’m also on Pinterest, mostly because I like to geek out about mason jars and such… though I do have a few work-themed boards where I track stories and other finds related to my key issues like women’s health and body politics.
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Photo by Jason Falchook.