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Reina Gattuso

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Reina Gattuso writes about food and agriculture, gender and sexuality, and mental health. Her writing has appeared in Time, The Washington Post, and Atlas Obscura, and her work on sexuality and consent has been cited in Duke Law Journal and other academic publications. She was a 2015-2016 Fulbright fellow in New Delhi, India.
Man sitting on bench and thinking
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Published on: 15 Feb 2021
  • 6 minute read

How to Make Long-Term Plans in a Crisis

Published on: 15 Feb 2021
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Feb 15, 2021
Mona Eshaiker was two years into a high-profile job when she realized something wasn’t working. It was 2020,…
illustration of man with emotion bursting from chest
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Published on: 08 Feb 2021
  • 7 minute read

How Trauma Changes Our Relationships

Published on: 08 Feb 2021
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Feb 08, 2021
Illustration by Kenzo Hamazaki If you grew up experiencing violence or repression — whether in the home, from…
climate anxiety illustration
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Published on: 11 Jan 2021
  • 15 minute read

Wellness in a World On Fire: Therapy Tackles Climate Change

Published on: 11 Jan 2021
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Jan 11, 2021
Illustration by Derek Abella The boy spoke of a crocodile. It was the size of a continent, crawling…
Finding hope and resilience in 2020
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Published on: 17 Dec 2020
  • 11 minute read

How Resilient People Found Hope in 2020 — And How You Can, Too

Published on: 17 Dec 2020
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Dec 17, 2020
Social justice activism made me believe, again, in God. It wasn’t necessarily the God of my childhood church,…
fixing relationships after the election
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Published on: 02 Dec 2020
  • 8 minute read

This Holiday Season, Can We Heal The Relationship Wounds of Politics?

Published on: 02 Dec 2020
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Dec 02, 2020
The euphoria was contagious. Car horns clamored through Brooklyn. Under the arch in Grand Army Plaza, brass bands…
mental health is political
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Published on: 18 Nov 2020
  • 8 minute read

Therapy is Political. It’s High Time Therapists Acknowledge This.

Published on: 18 Nov 2020
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Nov 18, 2020
Erica Woodland didn’t intend to create a directory of queer and trans therapists of color. He was working…
Illustration by Daniel Zender
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Published on: 03 Nov 2020
  • 6 minute read

Why This Election is Not “Just” Politics

Published on: 03 Nov 2020
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Nov 03, 2020
Illustration by Daniel Zender As votes are cast and tallied in all fifty states, the air itself feels…
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Published on: 02 Nov 2020
  • 20 minute read

Intuitive Eating: Interview with Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

Published on: 02 Nov 2020
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Nov 02, 2020
In 1993, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch were dietitians working next to each other in the same office.…
Illustration by Daniel Zender, political burnout
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Published on: 27 Oct 2020
  • 8 minute read

How to Manage Election Stress & Prevent Political Burnout

Published on: 27 Oct 2020
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Oct 27, 2020
Illustration by Daniel Zender There’s a reason they call it “hitting the wall.” Burnout really does feel like…
family friend relationships during election
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Published on: 26 Oct 2020
  • 6 minute read

How to Survive a Political Breakup

Published on: 26 Oct 2020
  • Written byReina Gattuso
  • Oct 26, 2020
Illustration by Daniel Zender Every four years around election season — and particularly this year — the media…

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