A bit about me:
Sara Moniuszko is a Wellness and Lifestyle reporter at USA TODAY whose work focuses on the intersection of culture and mental health. She reports on a wide range of topics, exploring everything from stigma against LGBTQ patients in healthcare settings to the societal ramifications of gendered violence to the latest problematic TikTok trend.
Moniuszko has unpacked COVID shame, analyzed period stigma and written explainers on trauma. Her work also features high-profile celebrity interviews – she has spoken with Michael Phelps on his struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts and interviewed Lady Gaga on the near universal feeling of powerlessness during the pandemic.
Moniuszko also authors a weekly newsletter on mental health that now has 20,000 subscribers. As a member of the LGBTQ community, Moniuszko has intimate knowledge of and an informed perspective on the intersections of diversity and mental health. She is intentional about including diverse voices in her reporting and is committed to deepening readers’ understanding of underreported communities.
Before she was selected to join USA TODAY’s recently launched Wellness vertical, she wrote breaking and trending news as a digital editor.