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Allie Volpe

Senior Reporter, Vox

Allie Volpe is a senior reporter covering mental health, relationships, wellness, money, home life, and work. She’s curious about how to live better, both practically and holistically, having reported on topics like the components of an effective apology and ways to deal with a canceled or delayed flight. Her reporting offers actionable and accessible advice to readers, empowering them to live happier and healthier lives.

Before joining Vox, she was a freelance reporter, contributing to the New York Times, The Atlantic, the Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Playboy, and many others. Outside of work, she is a triathlete and avid karaoker.

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  • What homeowners and renters need to know after a wildfire
    14 Jan—Vox
    Allie Volpe is a senior reporter at Vox covering mental health, relationships, wellness, money, home life, and work through the lens of meaningful self-improvement. We’re making this story accessible to all readers as a public service. At Vox, our mission is to help everyone access essential information that empowers them. Support our journalism by becoming a member today. In the midst of the devastating wildfires that have raged through the Los Angeles area over the last week, thousands of...
  • Can you still be close to someone whose politics you despise?
    7 Dec 2018—Vox
    Allie Volpe is a senior reporter at Vox covering mental health, relationships, wellness, money, home life, and work through the lens of meaningful self-improvement. When Kay’s two best friends — a married couple she met at work — told her they weren’t voting for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, she believed them. After all, Kay and her friends shared similar values; they all supported issues like reproductive rights and protections for LGBTQ people. But while she was scrolling...
  • The impossible promise of “making it”
    5 Sep 2024—Vox
    Land your dream job by 25. Buy a house at 30. Earn enough money to put your bills on autopay and still have enough left over to save. Somehow find time to run a few marathons while also maintaining a tight-knit group of friends. According to some, these are the markers of a good life, a sign that you’ve “made it,” that elusive goal signifying maturity and success. For decades, even as the economic landscape has drastically shifted, traditional milestones of happiness and adulthood remained....

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