Pam is an editor and writer specialising in psychology, neuroscience and the sciences. She has previously worked as executive and features editor at Discover, where her acquisitions were widely anthologised and received numerous national awards; a consulting editor at Psychology Today; and in a range of roles at Omni magazine, from senior editor and editor-at-large to founding editor of Omni online. She is author of 16 books on medicine, psychology and lifestyle, including Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic, which won the American Medical Writers Association book award in 2009. She can be found on Twitter @pam3001.
Parenting and families
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I’m childfree by choice. Should I feel guilty about ending my line?
by Starre Vartan
Pleasures and pastimes
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How to wander
Whether in a city or the wilderness, near or far, there’s joy to be had in a journey where the destination doesn’t matter
by Jordan Fisher Smith
Body dysmorphic disorder
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Body neutrality gives me the freedom not to love my body
by Payal Dhar
Home
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How war destroys the childhood sense-scape we call ‘home’
by Julia F Christensen
Memoir
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Learn the art of journaling and archive your life
by Sarah Boon
Food and drink
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La cucina povera delivers the fare we need to sustain us now
by Louise Fabiani
Animals
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Human exceptionalism imposes horrible costs on other animals
by Barbara J King
Wonder and the sublime
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Bronze Age people looked to the skyscape to navigate their lives
by Kata Karáth
Disability
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A few simple steps could empower the world’s largest minority
by Paras Shah
Therapeutic relationships
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Homeless, delusional, and brave, Mrs A taught me a powerful lesson
by Patricia Steckler
The body and physical health
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How to live with chronic illness
Whatever your own experience of long-haul sickness, a shift in perspective could help you enjoy a full and happier life
by Jennifer Crystal
Pain
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Medicine has failed chronic pain patients. Here’s what they need
by Haider Warraich