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Cassie Shortsleeve

Cassie Shortsleeve is a skilled journalist with over a decade of experience reporting for the country's top health, travel, parenting, and lifestyle magazines. She is a frequent contributor to national magazines and newspapers, including Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Parents, Condé Nast Traveler, What to Expect, and more, and her work has also been published in outlets like The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Forbes, and others. She has held on-staff editing roles at Men’s Health and Shape and has traveled the world to cover major international events, including the London Olympics. Trained as a health journalist, she is well-versed in medical research and studies and regularly interviews leading physicians from around the globe. Her work as a journalist has been hailed by respected institutions such as Postpartum Support International and covered by major media outlets, including The Skimm, Motherly, and more.

In addition to her health and travel reporting, Cassie is a trusted and thoughtful voice in the maternal health community. Through her online platform, Dear Sunday, she bridges the gaps between the mainstream media, medicine, and government. She is a co-founder of Chamber of Mothers, a nonpartisan non-profit that prioritizes mothers’ rights, and the best-selling Substack newsletter Two Truths.

Cassie holds a bachelor of arts from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she majored in English and Creative Writing. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and three daughters and enjoys running, coffee, and spending time with her family.

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