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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Adult ADHD: An owner’s manual
Medically reviewed by George Ramos, PMHNP-BC
Group therapy with biased America: The psychology behind racial prejudice
Clinically reviewed by Heidi Faust, LCSW
Trans euphoria: 30 inspirational transgender quotes
How to help a frightened child feel safe again
Parenting styles: A guide to patterns in raising children
Children’s mental health: A handbook for common issues
Eating disorders: A guide to achieving a healthy relationship with food
Divorce: A handbook for couples and exes
The pros and cons of a starter marriage
Borderline personality disorder: Symptoms and perspectives
When you’re too much in your feelings: How to hack brooding rumination
