WELL-BENTEvidence-Based Health
Volume IX · August 2026
A health and science journalist exploring how we live, make decisions, and understand ourselves.
Read the writingBylines in USA Today, Business Insider, Men's Health, Healthline, Bustle
The Cover Story
Postpartum Identity, Ambition, and the Work of Becoming Someone New
Inside the quiet reckoning of identity after motherhood—and what it reveals about how women redefine ambition.
Business InsiderApril 2026Motherhood & Identity
Featured
All work →Selected Writing
WELL-BENTMental & Emotional Health
Why I Don't Touch Receipts (and What It Says About Anxiety)
HealthlineMental & Emotional Health
Dealing With a Narcissistic Parent
February 2026HealthlineMental & Emotional Health
What the Research Says About Ketamine for Anxiety
November 2025BustleConsumer Wellness
EPRES Bond Repair Treatment Review: Is It Worth It?
WELL-BENTConsumer Wellness
Echelon Adjustable Dumbbells Review: Are They Worth It for Home Workouts?
10BestLifestyle & Modern Living
How to Cook Steak at Home (A Step-by-Step Guide)
Business InsiderMotherhood & Identity
I Went on a Solo Babymoon and I Loved It
Topics
Areas of coverage
My writing explores the intersection of health, behavior, identity, and everyday life through deeply reported features, expert interviews, and evidence-based service journalism. Browse my work by topic below.
- 0112 pieces
Mental & Emotional Health
Reporting on anxiety, trauma, grief, relationships, and the science of emotional wellbeing.
- 026 pieces
Motherhood & Identity
Stories about becoming a parent and how major life transitions reshape identity, behavior, and self-understanding.
- 0310 pieces
Evidence-Based Health
Reporting on longevity, sleep, hormones, mental health treatments, and emerging clinical research.
- 0428 pieces
Consumer Wellness
Service journalism focused on what works, what doesn't, and how health and beauty products actually perform.
- 0511 pieces
Travel & Experience
Narrative reporting on travel, consumer experiences, and the way environment shapes behavior and wellbeing.
- 0615 pieces
Lifestyle & Modern Living
Reporting on the everyday systems, habits, and choices that shape modern life.
Multimedia
Podcast & Media
Selected conversations, interviews, and media appearances spanning podcast hosting, guest interviews, national television, and voiceover narration.
Podcast — Host
Trauma Myths, Treating Complex PTSD & How to Know You're Healing
An in-depth conversation with Harvard-trained psychiatrist and trauma researcher Dr. Frank Anderson on the latest research in complex PTSD, EMDR, and Internal Family Systems — why trauma is so difficult to treat, and what healing actually looks like.
WELL-BENTPodcast Host
Sensitivity as a Superpower
The Dr. Carla Marie Manly ShowPodcast Guest
In conversation with licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Carla Marie Manly on what it really means to be a highly sensitive person — and how sensitivity can become a professional and personal strength in a world that rewards toughness over empathy.
The Drew Barrymore Show
CBS · It's Trending!Television Appearance
Interviewed by Drew Barrymore during the "It's Trending!" segment following a Business Insider essay on taking a solo honeymoon — a national conversation about independence, marriage, and modern ritual.
Featured nationally on television
Harvard Business School Online
HBS Online · Educational SeriesVoiceover Narrator
Narrator for educational content produced by Harvard Business School Online — translating complex entrepreneurship and business concepts into engaging, accessible learning experiences for a global audience.
A note about the writer
Rebecca Strong is a journalist exploring how we make sense of our health, our habits, and ourselves in a rapidly changing world.
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