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How Wellness Became A Market
If the last 50 years have taught us anything, it is that the systems that claim to keep us healthy will not save us on their own.
 • Julia Craven
Wellness Debrief 004: Baby Formula Recall Widens, AI Targets Medicare, and Climate Risks Are Growing
Woosahhh.
 • Julia Craven
A Healthy Future Requires Economic Justice
Health and wellness cannot be separated from access to stable employment, fair hiring processes, and economic conditions that allow people to meet basic…
 • Julia Craven
The Hidden Ripple Effects of SNAP Pauses and Prop 65 Labels
Misunderstandings about risk and exposure affect us all. Welcome to Wellness Debrief 003.
 • Julia Craven
When Policy Falls Short, Science and Community Pick Up the Slack
Wellness Debrief No. 002 strikes a balance between doom and gloom and positive leaps forward in health and well-being—maybe that’s a side effect of…
 • Julia Craven
Policy Fails Everywhere, All At Once: Birth Control Bans, Oil Explosions, Buried Health Reports, and the Shrinking Pipeline of Black Doctors
Wellness Debrief No. 001 is dark, but Morgan State is building a medical school, and that's excellent news. I also discuss the recent face-lift wars…
 • Julia Craven
The State of Wellness for August 2025
Fewer people are taking the pill, ChatGPT is making language dumber, ticks are all over the place, and no one can get a good night’s sleep.
 • Julia Craven
Enough With The Protein Propaganda
No, I don't want protein dusted popcorn. Have you lost your mind?
 • Julia Craven
Big Beautiful Bullshit
Thoughts on the latest attack on people living in poverty from another hostile presidential administration.
 • Julia Craven
The Ancestral Practice of Doula Care Could Be the Future of Maternal Health for Black Moms
In the latest Friday Post, which is available for free, I talk about doulas and the role they play in keeping Black birthing people alive.
 • Julia Craven
A Heavy Mental Load Is Breaking Down The Health Of Women Living On Low Incomes
Republicans have promised to cut billions of dollars in public funding. It won’t help poor families’ mental health.
 • Julia Craven and Haley Swenson
The U.S. Black Maternal and Child Health Crisis Is Centuries in the Making
"When It Comes to Maternal Mortality, The U.S.
 • Julia Craven
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