Highlights
- Specializes in health and wellness, nutrition, and parenting
- Work appears in Insider, Byrdie, Livestrong, and more
- Honors degree in History/English
I'm passionate about cutting through the fads and the noise to communicate health information clearly. I want readers to come away knowing what to do next and feel like someone out there understands and is in their corner.
— Rachel MacPherson, BA, CPT
Experience
Rachel is a professional writer whose work has been published in Insider, Business Insider, Livestrong, The Upside, Byrdie, and more.
She writes about a wide range of topics, but her interests lie in health & wellness, parenting & family, and mental health. Outside of writing, she is a certified personal trainer and exercise nutritionist.
Education
Rachel received her bachelor's degree in Arts with Honours from the University of New Brunswick, where she majored in history and English. She also has a post-graduate certificate in content marketing from York University.
She is a certified strength and conditioning coach, personal trainer, pre/postnatal coach, nutrition coach, and Pain-Free Performance Specialist. She is pursuing an advanced certification for coaching women, a corrective exercise specialist certification, and a youth exercise specialist certification.
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