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Jana Pollack

Jana Pollack is a freelance writer, editor, and creative strategist with significant experience writing about health, wellness, and lifestyle topics, including mental health, fitness, parenting, and food. She values conversational writing that puts the reader at ease while conveying real value, and always aims to leave the reader feeling calm and prepared to take action.

Previously, she worked for theSkimm and BuzzFeed in their branded content studios, and she has bylines at Romper, Insider, and Jenny Mag. Early in her career, she spent two years as an editorial assistant at UpToDate.

She lives in Boston with her husband and young son, and spends all of her free time reading.

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    • This Year, Give Dad the Gift of Great Skin — Here Are Our Top Men’s Skin Care Picks for Father’s Day
      22 May—Everyday Health
      To start, we’d like to share a little secret. Are you ready? Here it is: The dad you’re celebrating this Father’s Day already owns enough ties. Phew. That felt good to get off our chests. If you’re in the market for a Father’s Day gift that he’ll really like and actually use, may we suggest skin care? Although skin care routines are generally associated with women, men do in fact have skin. Just like women’s skin, it gets dry and irritated, feels the effects of the sun, and ages. And it could...
    • Breaking the Cycle of Toxic Family Behavior Is Hard—Here's Why Experts Think It's Worth It
      27 May—Parents
      Every new parent plans to do their best to raise children in a loving environment. But as kids grow from babies to toddlers to little people with their own firmly held opinions, idealistic aims for doing the “best” can get lost in the day-to-day grind of parenthood. And in those overwhelming moments of chaos, toxic parenting patterns that were present in our own childhoods—or even ones that have existed for generations within our families—can emerge. That’s why some parents who identify these...
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    • How ‘Glazed Donut Skin’ and Other Skincare Trends Might Actually Be Harming Your Teen
      24 Apr—Parents
      Have you heard of “glazed donut skin?” The term might sound strange to you, but if you’re the parent of a teen, odds are it's familiar to your kid. They’ve also probably come across “clean girl aesthetic,” “glass skin,” and “butter skin.” These are social media skincare trends, and they’re part of a growing number of hard-to-achieve, money- and time- intensive looks that go viral on TikTok. Most of these trends emerged from TikTok creators putting a clever and memorable name on their skincare...

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