Emily Laurence

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer, and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about health, lifestyle, and social justice.

Emily spent six years as an editor and writer at Well+Good, where she covered everything from healthy food trends to serious issues such as the opioid crisis in America, sexual abuse in hospital settings, and gun violence.

Prior to Well+Good, Emily worked at Metro US newspaper, Seventeen.com, Twist magazine, and ELLE.com. Emily graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University where she majored in magazine journalism.