Tara Parker-Pope

Tara Parker-Pope is an American author of general-audience books on health and personal wellness.

In April, 2022, she joined the Washington Post as editor of the newly formed wellness department.

For some, this style is appealing, as when Anne Colby writes in an online blog of the Los Angeles Times, "One of the perks of being a journalist is that it can give professional license to explore subjects of personal interest and to knock on doors closed to most people -- all in the course of doing your job.

"[5] For others, this approach yields "relationship advice [which] is familiar and commonsensical," even as "married couples will still benefit from this refresher course.

She has a college-age daughter and lives on Manhattan's Upper West Side, with her aging pets — Sunshine (cat) and Maddie (dog).