Issue No. 47 · Weekly
Evidence-based reporting and thoughtful conversations about health, behavior, and modern life—for people who want more nuance and less noise.
Featured in Business Insider, USA Today, Men's Health, Healthline, Yahoo, and more. Rated 5 stars by podcast listeners.
Meet the journalist behind WELL-BENT
I'm Rebecca Strong, a health journalist whose work has appeared in Business Insider, USA Today, Men's Health, Healthline, and dozens of other national publications.
After more than a decade covering wellness—and becoming a mom myself—I created WELL-BENT to help people cut through the hype and navigate health decisions with confidence rather than stress and overwhelm.
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The wellness industry promised us better health—but somewhere along the way, it sold us anxiety, extremism, perfectionism, and overwhelm instead. (And a never-ending list of things to optimize or avoid.) Here's how I separate meaningful health habits from the noise.
The Podcast · Episode 6
Recorded in person at Big Night Studio in Boston, trauma researcher and Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Frank Anderson joins WELL-BENT to separate trauma myths from science—exploring how trauma changes the brain, what recovery really looks like, and the science behind therapies like EMDR.
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Browse the archive by topic. Each section features reporting, essays, and guides built around the questions audiences are asking most.
Trauma, anxiety, relationships, resilience, and the science of feeling better.
Pregnancy, postpartum, parenting, and the messy transformation of becoming a parent.
Science-backed insights on nutrition, movement, longevity, sleep, and everyday health decisions.
A critical look at products, trends, and tools — what's worth your attention and what's just hype.
The habits and cultural forces shaping how we live today.
The Weekly Letter
No fear-mongering. No perfectionism. No extremism. Just evidence-based guidance for living well.