SELECTED WRITING
Why the maternal instinct is a myth ~ The Guardian, “The Big Idea” (Oct. 10, 2022)
Maternal Instinct Is a Myth That Men Created ~ The New York Times, Sunday Opinion (Aug. 26, 2022)
Motherhood brings the most dramatic brain changes of a woman’s life: So why does prenatal care ignore the topic altogether? ~ Boston Globe Magazine (July 17, 2018)
New mothers, don’t fear ~ Boston Globe Ideas section (May 8, 2020)
Coffee, Sex and Sushi: An Evidence Update on Pregnancy Do’s and Don’ts ~ WBUR (March 16, 2018)
She Started Selling Abortion Pills Online. Then the Feds Showed Up ~ Mother Jones (March/April 2019)
The abortion debate doesn’t change, but the science of abortion does ~ Boston Globe Ideas section (Aug. 13, 2018)
A prescription for… resiliency?: If you could inoculate kids against stress, it might just change their futures. Inside the effort to find out if it works. ~ Politico: The Agenda (Jan. 10, 2018)
‘They’re out there—if we can find them’: In rural America, social isolation isn't just a private woe. It's increasingly seen as a public health crisis, with new ideas for tackling it. ~ Politico: The Agenda (April 12, 2017)
Suboxone, sweetgrass and sweat lodges: Penobscot Nation drug court is finding success by connecting participants with their roots. ~ The Maine Monitor (Aug. 23, 2018)
Trauma survivor now acting as a beacon of hope: Muji Karim lost his legs in a fiery crash. Now he finds his way by showing others that there is life after injury. ~ Boston Globe (May 29, 2013)
When healing hurts: Parents struggle to cope when a child’s treatment comes with great pain. ~ Boston Globe (May 9, 2011)
Remember Me series ~ A five-part series about a mother diagnosed with an aggressive liver cancer, her fight for more time with her children, and her family’s struggle to redefine itself after her death. A collaboration with photographer Preston Gannaway, who won a 2008 Pulitzer Prize for her work on this project. Concord Monitor:
Remember Me ~ (Oct. 15, 2006)
‘The sea of grief is coming’ ~ (Jan. 13, 2007)
By her bedside ~ (Feb. 13, 2007)
‘Now, we’re four’ ~ (Dec. 8, 2007)
Surviving together ~ (Dec. 9, 2007)