Julia Métraux

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I am a health and culture writer whose work has appeared in Verywell Health, Bitch Media, and Insider. I am also a reporter at Richmond Pulse, a blogger at JSTOR Daily, and a contributing editor at Narratively. On top of everything, I'm a journalism graduate student at UC Berkeley.

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My Work

Here are some articles that I am proud of.

Why the Rise of Workleisure Benefits the Chronic Pain Community

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers have been dressing more casually if they work from home, which has benefited people with chronic pain.

The importance of queer visibility in religion reporting

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Nearly half of LGBTQ+ adults identify as being religious. Why are their stories not proportionally included in religion reporting?

The Royal Spy Who Became the Feminist Answer to Shakespeare

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Aphra Behn was the first English woman in history to work as a professional writer. The only thing more colorful than her boundary-pushing stories was her own secretive life.