alive Contributors
Laura Bolt is a Los Angeles-based writer and editor specializing in lifestyle and culture. She lives with her cat, Osiris, and can probably be found at Moon Juice.
Michelle von Hahn loves living a healthy lifestyle and will often be found cooking and baking recipes, which can be viewed on her Healthy Num Num blog and Instagram page @healthynumnumblog.
Irene McGuinness is a writer, recipe developer, food stylist for numerous magazines and corporations, and alumna of the Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University
Carole Ames is a counsellor, consultant, and group facilitator with haven.ca
Gina Kelly is a freelance writer and editor located in New Jersey, US. She is a certified health coach and writes about health and wellness.
Carimé Lane is a Toronto-based freelance writer and lawyer.
Ashley Linkletter is a food writer based in Vancouver, BC; she specializes in cheese, wine, and nutrition topics.
Marie White is an author and facilitator. Her work centers on community building, plant medicine, and climate care. Find her on Instagram @marie___white.
Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD, DNM, is an internationally bestselling author whose works include The Cultured Cook and Be Your Own Herbalist. She is a certified herbalist, a board-certified doctor of natural medicine, and one of the world’s most popular natural health bloggers.
Brittany Devenyi is a content strategist and freelance writer with a background in both print and online journalism. She formerly oversaw digital content for brands such as Food Network Canada and HGTV Canada.
Jackie Skrypnek is a holistic nutritionist. She lives in Cochrane, Alberta, where she practises permaculture and operates an urban tiny house bed and breakfast.
Heidi Fritz, MA, ND, is a research fellow and practices at the Bolton Naturopathic Clinic and the Springdale Medical Centre in Brampton, Ontario.
Shawn Radcliffe is a freelance health and science writer based in Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Gillian Flower is a naturopathic doctor at the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre and counsels her patients in the judicious use of natural supplements.
Karen Lee White is a Dak`laweidí, Tuscarora, Salish, Chippewa, and Scots writer and lifelong student of traditional medicines and healing.
Patience Lister is a professional writer specializing in food science, nutrition, and natural health products.
Karli Petrovic is a writer, editor and yoga instructor living in Portland, Oregon. She’s written for a variety of publications, including Greenhouse Grower, HOW, Print and Edible Ohio Valley.
Avery Peternell is a 10-year-old, grade 4 student who loves to read and write and has a passion for grammar and literacy. She aspires to be a best-selling author! Avery also loves cats and almost every kind of animal.
Scott Yavis, in addition to being alive’s Creative Director and photographer, is a passionate world traveller, an avid adventure seeker.
Jennifer Messineo, MS, RD is a Registered Dietitian and health and nutrition freelance writer based in New York.
Susan Rossit, RHN, is a holistic nutritionist, recipe developer, and food fanatic. If she’s not in her kitchen cooking it, she’s in her garden growing it. @ahealthylatitude
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