Health
Health & medical writing has been been a mainstay throughout my career, including feature articles for consumer magazines (primarily Sacramento Magazine) and corporate publications, such as Vision Service Plan's (VSP's) in-house newsletter. My master's degree in counseling has come in handy when writing about mental health issues. I've also won two national writing awards for my health coverage (articles featured below).
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HEALTH, GENERAL
Is Cosmetic Surgery for You? First-place winner, national journalism awards, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery https://www.sacmag.com/health/is-cosmetic-surgery-for-you/ Migraines (June 2021) www.sacmag.com/health/migraine/ Immune Boosters (March 2021) www.sacmag.com/health/immune-boosters/ www.sacmag.com/health/immune-boosters/ Energy Drinks: Buyer Beware https://www.sacmag.com/health/energy-drinks-buyer-beware/ Sleep Apnea: To Sleep, Perchance to Breathe https://www.sacmag.com/health/health-to-sleep-perchance-to-breathe/ You’ve Got a Cold: Now What? https://www.sacmag.com/casinos/so-youve-got-a-cold-now-what/ Sugar: Sweet Misery https://www.sacmag.com/health/health-sweet-misery/ PSYCHOLOGY/MENTAL HEALTH When Grief Gets Complicated Winner, Writer's Digest Writing Competition When Grief Gets Complicated - Sacramento magazine 7 Things to Know About Sad (Seasonal Affective Disorder) Sacramento Magazine (January 2021) https://www.sacmag.com/health/7-things-to-know-about-sad/ Social Media and Your Sanity (Sacramento Magazine) https://www.sacmag.com/magazine/social-media-and-your-sanity/ Teen Depression (Sacramento Magazine) https://www.sacmag.com/health/health-teen-depression/ Anxiety: Who, Me? Worry? (Sacramento Magazine) https://www.sacmag.com/health/who-me-worry/ |
This article for Sacramento magazine chronicles my struggle with complicated grief in the aftermath of my mother's death. It won a Writer's Digest writing award for best magazine article feature.
When Grief Gets Complicated - Sacramento magazine 
A cautionary guide to cosmetic surgery, this story for Sacramento magazine won a first-place magazine feature writing award from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
www.sacmag.com/health/is-cosmetic-surgery-for-you/ |