Tara Parker-Pope

Washington, D.C.

Well+Being Editor

Education: University of Texas at Austin, BA in Sociology; Yale School of Public Health, MPH candidate/current student

Tara Parker-Pope is the Well+Being editor for The Washington Post. She is an editor and columnist who has devoted most of her career to consumer health news and service journalism. Her most recent stories have focused on helping people navigate pandemic life and understand covid-19. Before joining The Post, she was the founding editor of "Well," the New York Times’s consumer health site. She was part of the newsroom team that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service for coverage of the pandemic. In 2013, she won a News and Documentary Emmy for “Life, Interrupted,” a video series abou
Latest from Tara Parker-Pope

Tips for coping with increasingly hot weather

It’s never been more important to be smart about the heat.

July 6, 2023

Predigested food, field trips and ticks: The week in Well+Being

When we eat highly processed packaged foods, the machines that grind, pound, heat and puff foods are also doing the pre-chewing and predigesting for us.

June 29, 2023

Growth guide, mindful walking and nightshades: The week in Well+Being

We probably have some combination of a "growth" and "fixed" mind-set, and different environmental triggers may push us in one direction or the other.

June 22, 2023

The growth mind-set: Why friends, family and work make a difference

Psychologists are studying how different workplace, school and social situations can trigger a growth or fixed mind-set.

June 19, 2023

Pride recipes, hungry microbes and birding: The week in Well+Being

To help you celebrate this month, we’ve got 10 recipes that are as colorful as the rainbow.

June 15, 2023

Air quality, self-care and weight loss: The week in Well+Being

Those of us who live on the East Coast have been marveling at the orange sky, strange smells and the coughing, headaches and sneezes it has triggered in many people.

June 8, 2023

Women’s health: A medical breakthrough and new guidance

The stories of two women may change the way psychiatrists care for their patients.

June 1, 2023

Weed, happiness and comfort foods: The week in Well+Being

We’ve got some useful advice to learn more about how smoking, vaping and eating cannabis affects your health, brain and daily life.

May 25, 2023

The silent crisis in men’s health

Across the life span, the risk of death is higher for men and boys than women and girls. The longevity gap is the greatest it’s been in years. It’s a health crisis that’s largely silent because men are largely silent about their health.

May 23, 2023

Birds, sweeteners and a mystery: The week in Well+Being

Being in nature is good for your health, but tuning into the chirps, twittering, warbling and caroling of birds has an extra benefit.

May 18, 2023