Carolyn Abate

Senior Health and Wellness Editor /Content Strategist

San Francisco

Experienced editorial leader with a successful track record of developing profitable health and wellness content. Skilled at creating data-driven, user-centered engaging content that educates and drives behavior change.

Carolyn Abate

Senior Health and Wellness Editor /Content Strategist

San Francisco

What Should Doctors Say to Teenage Girls About Pregnancy?
Experts say asking teen girls if they plan to get pregnant is a good way to get a conversation going about issues such as birth control. Your child’s doctor probably asks a lot of questions during a routine checkup. Does your child eat a heathy diet, do they sleep enough hours, what kind of physical activity do they get?
Healthline
Self-Induced Abortions May Be on the Rise Due to Restrictive Laws
A New York Times column on Internet searches for abortion-related terms sparks debate over how women deal with a lack of access to services. Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision in May for a Texas law (HB2) that restricts the number of abortion clinics operating within the state. Among other things, HB2 requires that abortion clinics meet ambulatory standards for surgical centers in order for these facilities to stay open.
Healthline
Surviving Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Two women tell Healthline about the devastating effects of a disease now connected to the Zika virus. Kim Earnshaw was 18 years old when she woke one morning and noticed she couldn’t feel the tips of her middle fingers. The day after, she told her parents about the lack of sensation in her hands and feet and saw a doctor.
Healthline
Foster Andersen provides outdoor adventures to those with disabilities (like him)
Just two months before his senior year in high school, Foster Andersen was riding a motorcycle in his hometown of Henrietta, N.Y., when he crashed. The accident left him in a coma. Andersen came to, he was quadriplegic. He remained in a hospital for seven months; part of that time he didn’t know his own name.
The Christian Science Monitor
The girls in the room: women plot a Silicon Valley revolution
Silicon Valley is perhaps the world’s leading crucible of innovation. But it is a man’s world – with women making up only 25 percent of the tech workforce. Meet the people working to change that. In Silicon Valley-speak, the entire point of the Bay Area’s unique ecosystem of technology companies and capital is to “disrupt” – to use technology to fundamentally change the way society functions.
The Christian Science Monitor
A Daughter's Grief Journal: Daily Prompts and Exercises for Navigating the Loss of Your Mother
Editorial Reviews Review "A Daughter's Grief Journal provides insights, awareness, and healing action for daughters mourning the loss of a mother. Brennan does a wonderful job of balancing education from current grief theories with active, hands-on, refle
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The Vegan Ketogenic Diet Cookbook: 75 Satisfying High Fat, Low Carb, Dairy Free Recipes
Enjoy the benefits of a vegan ketogenic diet with delicious, easy-to-prepare, plant-based meals The Vegan Ketogenic Diet Cookbook features practical guidance on how to start and maintain a vegan keto diet. You'll find detailed instructions on the basics o
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Mental Health Journal for Men: Creative Prompts, Practices, and Exercises to Bolster Wellness
Learn how to deal with feelings―a mental health journal just for men Taking care of yourself means more than just working out and eating right―it also means taking care of the stuff going on in your head. The Mental Health Journal for Men is the one-stop
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Mindfulness Workbook for Panic Attacks: Healing Strategies to Reduce Anxiety, Manage Panic and Live in the Moment
Editorial Reviews Review "Are your panic attacks giving you panic attacks? Now you can toss the Xanax, crawl out from under the covers, and learn how to calm down naturally. In her masterful workbook, trauma therapist Lauren Maher, LMFT, explains what dri
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About

Carolyn Abate

Editor

Project Editor

Content Editor

Features Editor

Content Strategy

Content Development

Managing Editor

Data Editor

SEO Content

Features Editor

Book Editor

Manuscript Editor

Digital Editor

Content Packaging

• An extensive background in health, wellness, nutrition, fitness and mental health content. Highly skilled in managing projects under tight deadlines. A keen eye for evidence-based research. A big believer in leveraging data and SEO to inform editorial strategy and content. Comfortable editing for different content styles, tone and voice.

● EDITORIAL EXPERTISE – 10+ years working on staff in a variety of editorial roles in both online content and product deliverables. Extensive history leading staff writers and editors. Deep understanding of editorial life cycles. Skilled at editing in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment. Firm understanding of AP and Chicago styles.

● SEO and DATA ANALYSIS – 5+ years working with data analytics, market research, and SEO concepts and best practices to create consumer content.

● PROJECT MANAGEMENT – 10+ years working with cross-functional teams including SEO and data analysts, designers, freelance writers, copy editors and medical reviewers. Skilled at maintaining deadlines and budgets. Practiced at adjusting workload in order to meet deadlines. Proficient at using content management systems.

● EVIDENCE-BASED CONTENT – 12 + years of researching, writing, and editing science- driven content including chronic conditions, mental health, nutrition, fitness, health products and equity. A knack for distilling complex scientific studies into consumer-friendly content. More than 500 contacts within the health and wellness community, including leading scientists, medical experts, therapists, and freelance writers.