Rina Raphael
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Journalist, Editor, & Author of The Gospel of Wellness (Macmillan) / words for @nytimes @bw @latimes @fastcompany @nbcnews / Well To Do newsletter
Los Angeles, CA
Joined February 2009
Yo, my feature on womyn’s lands is the lead Sunday Styles piece this weekend! Check it out online or in print:.
Womyn’s lands, established in the 1960s as lesbian utopias, have failed to attract a new generation of members and are at risk of dying out, partly because of their virtues: They exist in remote, off-the-grid areas
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RT @HenMazzig: Here's a list of synagogues that have been set on fire, or targeted with arson, since October 7:. - Oct 17: El Hamma, Tunisi….
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RT @havivrettiggur: Sam Harris has a problem with religion. All religion. Everywhere. Including that of his own people and heritage. Zohra….
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RT @tabletmag: The new Tablet is launching June 1: our gorgeous 120-page print magazine, enhanced version of the Scroll, and premium site.….
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RT @msophiefrancis: 6 Wellness Books I Can't Stop Reading:. • The Gospel of Wellness by Rina Raphael.• Lost Connections by Johann Hari.• Go….
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Dozens of teachers have told Ms. Vazquez that teens are getting health advice from wellness influencers, leading to misinformed or oversimplified views, she said. But now, “it’s not just that they’re listening to wellness influencers; they want to become wellness influencers.”.
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My latest for the NYTimes profiles the "crunchy teens" often in line with the MAHA movement.
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"The teens’ videos, while at times factually questionable, highlight a desire among some to avoid the chronic illnesses and other conditions that have plagued their elders."
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The latest wellness influencers? Teens. For the New York Times, I profiled high schoolers appealing to other health-conscious kids online, sometimes by expressing views in line with the MAHA movement. In these circles, red dyes are out, and red light therapy is in.
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RT @weingradmichael: RIP David Horowitz. His memoir Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey is one of the must-read books of American political….
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RT @DicconHyatt: One of the great things about The Rehearsal is you never quite know what the show is or will be about .
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RT @LabMuffin: I'm begging science journalists to learn dose and concentration. "Detected" is useless information, there are atoms of heav….
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RT @blondedicarus: have you considered that maybe you see angel numbers all the time because your screen time is 12 hours.
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Join me next week at Book Soup! I'll be chatting with Adam Chandler about his new book, 99% Perspiration: A New Working History of the American Way of Life!
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I'm on NPR this week for a special series called Losing My Religion! We discuss modern spirituality—everything from yoga and reiki to treating wellness itself like a religion. LISTEN:
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