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      Kate Schweitzer

      Kate Schweitzer

      Joined: Mar 24, 2022

      Kate is a seasoned journalist and storyteller who has penned more than 1000 articles covering topics ranging from wellness and parenting to culture and fashion for brands like POPSUGAR, Well+Good, Motherly, Marie Claire, Glamour, US Weekly, Prevention, and Time Out Media. When she's not writing, she's making a mess in the kitchen with her two young children or sneaking off to an early-morning OrangeTheory class. She lives in Chicago.

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