Writer, editor, and content strategist.

Hi there, I’m Sam! I’m a writer and digital media expert based in Seattle, WA.

I use my combined expertise in mental health and digital media to produce engaging, uplifting content for platforms like Healthline, Greatist, Teen Vogue, Huffington Post, Medium, Upworthy, and more.

Most recently, I worked as the Content & Community Lead for Inflow, a science-based app that helps users manage their ADHD through psychoeducation, including cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness.

I run a successful blog, Let’s Queer Things Up!, discussing the intersections of mental health and the LGBTQ+ community. I previously served as the Lead Editor of Mental Health for Healthline and the Social Media Manager for Psych Central.

As a positive psychology practitioner, I also offer peer support coaching to those living with mental health challenges, particularly those with ADHD and executive dysfunction.

Download my resume here (PDF).

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recent articles

ADHD Quick Tips: 11 Focus Boosts When Your Brain Won’t Cooperate

If you’re going to procrastinate, you might as well read this.

The Dos and Don’ts of Supporting Someone In a Mental Health Crisis

No one has an unlimited supply of emotional resources.
POPULAR articles

I Attempted Suicide. Here’s What I Want Loss Survivors to Know.

I’d like to think that, if your loved one could reach you now, these are some of the things they would want you to know.

5 Lessons on Mental Health From ‘Animal Crossing’ That We All Need

While many of us are sheltered in place, novelty can be hard to come by.

Doctors Using a Transgender Patient’s Pronouns is a Life-or-Death Matter

This is why transgender people deserve better from the people who treat them.

7 Reasons You Don’t Need To Lose Your ‘Quarantine 15’ (Or Any Weight, Period)

Lose the shame, not the weight gain.
Contact
sam@letsqueerthingsup.com
IMO: Survivors of complex trauma often struggle to accept kind words from others because, if those compliments were true, we'd have to ask ourselves why our abusers were unable to love us in the ways that people less intimate with us can and want to. We’re right on the brink of Scorpio season and I’m feeling it. ✨ Confession: Sometimes jealousy, hurt, or even annoyance comes up for me, and I go fault-finding to try to justify my feelings about the other person. Via @laurajaneillustrations. I’m slowly learning to put things down at the end of the day. 🌷 What are you releasing? Before I was diagnosed with an eating disorder, I had a very stereotypical idea of what they looked like. I was convinced I couldn’t have anorexia because I could still enjoy donuts and ice cream! What anorexic could do that, I told my dietitian. Obviously there’s no single tool that will work for everyone, but this is a favorite strategy of mine.