I've written somewhere in the ballpark of 382 stories throughout my career as a journalist, according to my very official portfolio of work I like to call the desktop folder, and yet I still remember the first time I read something that really made me feel something.
I was 13, finding a handwritten letter from a friend tucked away in my locker, my name printed in bubble letters. I relished the moment I could sneak away to the bathroom, unwrap the highlighter-yellow sheet of origami paper, and get lost in the spilled secrets, spring break plans, and day-to-day minutiae. My favorite part came at the end, sometimes scribbled in all caps or cursive and obviously followed by a teeny heart in place of a period: PS. The juiciest bits always followed that.
Which brings me to today, where I am breathing-into-a-paper-bag ecstatic to announce my new role as the editor in chief of PS.
This month marks my seventh year at the brand, which I first joined as beauty director after stints across print magazines like Allure, Shape, and Seventeen (and, as my dad will never let me forget, the ad department of Golf Digest, briefly) and digital publishers like Refinery29. I knew instantly, though, that POPSUGAR was special. I was captivated by the brand's positivity that seemed to permeate through the proverbial halls, and it trickled down to the people, the ideas, and the work.
What I'm most excited about today, however, is its next evolution. In a world where everyone is clamoring for human eyes and seven seconds of your attention, and when the news cycle feels heavy no matter which direction you look, I want PS to be the reprieve from it all. The exhale or laugh after you watch a video. The opposite of a doomscroll — the bright spot on the internet.
My first order of business: reignite that spark of positivity and flicker of authentic connection in every story we tell.
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