Mental Health Writer
Wistar Murray
Education
BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the College of William & Mary, MFA in Fiction from Columbia University School of the Arts
Expertise
Parenting, relationships, neurodiversity, medical and psychological research, environmental issues
Wistar is a copywriter at Thriveworks. She previously wrote for medical communication companies based in NYC and San Francisco. As part of her MFA program at Columbia University, she studied Narrative Medicine and taught fiction writing courses to medical students. In a former life, Wistar was a novelist, ghostwriter, and short story writer.
Wistar was born in Charlottesville, VA. She spent her formative years in Cooperstown, NY; Easton, MD; Birmingham, England; and Earlysville, VA. Wistar met her partner Matt in Brooklyn, NY, where their daughter was born in 2016. They now live along the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg, VA.
Wistar is interested in social justice issues, literature, and mental health. She can usually be found reading PubMed on the front porch or looking for fairies with her daughter.
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Articles written by Wistar Murray
Understanding intermittent explosive disorder (IED)
Clinically reviewed by Laura Harris, LCMHC
A Guide to Individual Therapy
Clinically reviewed by Emily Simonian, M.A., LMFT
Alcohol use disorder: Info and an action plan
Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Fiser, PMHNP
Depression medication: Antidepressants and alternatives
Medically reviewed by George Ramos, PMHNP-BC
DSM-5 bipolar 2: Criteria, symptoms, and treatments
Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Fiser, PMHNP
Dysthymia: A guide to persistent depressive disorder (PDD)
Clinically reviewed by Heidi Faust, LCSW
Depression and anxiety: Exploring their links
Medically reviewed by Tiffany Stewart, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Depression symptoms: What they look like, how they feel, and what to do about them
Medically reviewed by George Ramos, PMHNP-BC
How to protect yourself from mind control techniques and cult recruitment (it’s not as far-fetched as you think)
Clinically reviewed by Emily Simonian, M.A., LMFT
Flowers, chocolate, and CBT: Date night ideas for an anxious or depressed partner
Clinically reviewed by Emily Simonian, M.A., LMFT